The1982–83 season was the 68th season of theIsthmian League, an Englishfootball competition.
Wycombe Wanderers were champions, winning their seventh Isthmian League title. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to theAlliance Premier League till 1985. Worthing finished second in Division One achieving the second promotion in a row.
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Relegated | Leatherhead Woking |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,312 (2.84 per match) |
1983–84 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from theprevious season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
At the end of the season Leytonstone & Ilford changed name intoLeytonstone/Ilford.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 85 | |
| 2 | Leytonstone & Ilford | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 81 | |
| 3 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 58 | +33 | 79 | |
| 4 | Hayes | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 78 | |
| 5 | Sutton United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 96 | 71 | +25 | 68 | |
| 6 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 68 | |
| 7 | Slough Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 67 | |
| 8 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 65 | |
| 9 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 63 | |
| 10 | Billericay Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 61 | |
| 11 | Croydon | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 60 | |
| 12 | Hendon | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 60 | |
| 13 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 60 | |
| 14 | Barking | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 56 | |
| 15 | Bromley | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 54 | |
| 16 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 54 | |
| 17 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 48 | |
| 18 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 47 | |
| 19 | Staines Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 47 | |
| 20 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 42 | |
| 21 | Woking | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 24 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 22 | Leatherhead | 42 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 121 | −85 | 17 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Leytonstone/Ilford | Victoria Road |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Walthamstow Avenue | Green Pond Road |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park |
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Worthing |
| Promoted | Harlow Town Worthing |
| Relegated | St Albans City |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,217 (2.9 per match) |
1983–84 → | |
Division One consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious season and four new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthing | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 81 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Harlow Town | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 74 | |
| 3 | Farnborough Town | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 73 | |
| 4 | Hertford Town | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 71 | |
| 5 | Oxford City | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 70 | |
| 6 | Boreham Wood | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 69 | |
| 7 | Metropolitan Police | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 66 | |
| 8 | Walton & Hersham | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 57 | |
| 9 | Hampton | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 55 | |
| 10 | Wembley | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 52 | |
| 11 | Aveley | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 52 | |
| 12 | Kingstonian | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 51 | |
| 13 | Tilbury | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 46 | |
| 14 | Feltham | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 45 | |
| 15 | Chesham United | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 45 | |
| 16 | Epsom & Ewell | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 44 | |
| 17 | Lewes | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 44 | |
| 18 | Cheshunt | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 43 | |
| 19 | Hornchurch | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 41 | |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 87 | −30 | 40 | |
| 21 | St Albans City | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 39 | Relegated toDivision Two |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise |
| Farnborough Town | Cherrywood Road |
| Feltham | The Orchard |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Clapton |
| Promoted | Clapton Windsor & Eton |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,510 (3.27 per match) |
1983–84 → | |
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from theprevious season and four new teams:
Two clubs relegated from Division One:
Two clubs joined from theAthenian League:
At the end of the season Dorking Town were renamed Dorking.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clapton | 42 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 46 | +50 | 94 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 98 | 43 | +55 | 88 | |
| 3 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 84 | |
| 4 | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 111 | 41 | +70 | 83 | |
| 5 | Basildon United | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 92 | 42 | +50 | 82 | |
| 6 | Uxbridge | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 78 | |
| 7 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 76 | |
| 8 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 95 | 48 | +47 | 75 | |
| 9 | Egham Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 71 | |
| 10 | Tring Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 86 | 59 | +27 | 70 | |
| 11 | Letchworth Garden City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 66[a] | |
| 12 | Southall | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 81 | 80 | +1 | 61 | |
| 13 | Molesey | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 60 | |
| 14 | Dorking Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 54 | |
| 15 | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 50 | |
| 16 | Rainham Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 57 | 94 | −37 | 46 | |
| 17 | Eastbourne United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 54 | 104 | −50 | 36 | |
| 18 | Epping Town | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 89 | −60 | 26 | |
| 19 | Ware | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 97 | −63 | 24 | |
| 20 | Finchley | 42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 92 | −64 | 24 | |
| 21 | Horsham | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 106 | −74 | 22 | |
| 22 | Harwich & Parkeston | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 130 | −88 | 22 | Resigned and joined theAthenian League |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Basildon United | Gardiners Close |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Eastbourne United | The Oval |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Epping Town | Stonards Hill |
| Finchley | Summers Lane |
| Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak |
| Hemel Hempstead | Vauxhall Road |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Letchworth Garden City | Baldock Road |
| Leyton-Wingate | Wadham Lodge |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Rainham Town | Deri Park |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |