The1984–85 season was the 70th season of theIsthmian League, which is an Englishfootball competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs fromLondon,East andSouth East England.
The league consisted of three divisions. After 19 clubs, mainly from theAthenian League joined the league, Division Two was divided into two sections.
Also, it was the first Isthmian League season as anAlliance Premier League feeder league. Sutton United were champions, winning their second Isthmian League title. Wycombe Wanderers were promoted to the APL, as Sutton United and Worthing were ineligible for promotion. Epping Town resigned from the league midway through the season and folded.
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sutton United |
| Promoted | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Relegated | Harlow Town Leytonstone/Ilford |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,412 (3.06 per match) |
1985–86 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from theprevious season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton United | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 115 | 55 | +60 | 84 | |
| 2 | Worthing | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 59 | +30 | 80 | |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 78 | Promoted to theAlliance Premier League |
| 4 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 73 | |
| 5 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 67 | |
| 6 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 66 | |
| 7 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 65 | |
| 8 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 62 | |
| 9 | Hayes | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 59 | |
| 10 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 59 | |
| 11 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 56 | |
| 12 | Croydon | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 55[a] | |
| 13 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 53 | |
| 14 | Slough Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 51 | |
| 15 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 50 | |
| 16 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 48 | |
| 17 | Hendon | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 46 | |
| 18 | Billericay Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 46[b] | |
| 19 | Barking | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 46 | |
| 20 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 45 | |
| 21 | Leytonstone/Ilford | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 43 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 22 | Harlow Town | 42 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 95 | −50 | 27 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Leytonstone/Ilford | Victoria Road |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Walthamstow Avenue | Green Pond Road |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park |
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Farnborough Town |
| Promoted | Farnborough Town Kingstonian |
| Relegated | Clapton Hertford Town Metropolitan Police Woking |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,496 (3.24 per match) |
1985–86 → | |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 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 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 101 | 45 | +56 | 86 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Kingstonian | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 79 | |
| 3 | Leatherhead | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 109 | 61 | +48 | 76[a] | |
| 4 | Chesham United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 74 | |
| 5 | Wembley | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 70 | |
| 6 | St Albans City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 67 | |
| 7 | Tilbury | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 86 | 68 | +18 | 67 | |
| 8 | Bromley | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 63 | |
| 9 | Hampton | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 62 | |
| 10 | Staines Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 59 | |
| 11 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 59 | |
| 12 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 55[b] | |
| 13 | Aveley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 55 | |
| 14 | Oxford City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 54 | |
| 15 | Lewes | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 72 | −2 | 54 | |
| 16 | Basildon United | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 53 | |
| 17 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 72 | 83 | −11 | 52 | |
| 18 | Hornchurch | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 51 | |
| 19 | Woking | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 91 | −31 | 51 | Relegated toDivision Two South |
| 20 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 92 | −27 | 42 | |
| 21 | Clapton | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 50 | 124 | −74 | 26 | Relegated toDivision Two North |
| 22 | Hertford Town | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 97 | −61 | 25 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Basildon United | Gardiners Close |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Farnborough Town | Cherrywood Road |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leyton-Wingate |
| Promoted | Finchley Leyton-Wingate |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,176 (3.09 per match) |
1985–86 → | |
Division Two North consisted of 21 clubs, including eight clubs transferred from Division Two, one team relegated from Division One and twelve new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leyton-Wingate | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 98 | 49 | +49 | 81 | Promoted to theDivision One |
| 2 | Finchley | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 79[a] | |
| 3 | Heybridge Swifts | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 75 | |
| 4 | Stevenage Borough | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 75 | |
| 5 | Saffron Walden Town | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 74 | |
| 6 | Tring Town | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 68 | |
| 7 | Chalfont St Peter | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 61 | |
| 8 | Flackwell Heath | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 59 | Transferred toDivision Two South |
| 9 | Berkhamsted Town | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | |
| 10 | Letchworth Garden City | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 57 | |
| 11 | Royston Town | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 48 | |
| 12 | Cheshunt | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 47 | |
| 13 | Marlow | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 64 | 81 | −17 | 45 | Transferred toDivision Two South |
| 14 | Hemel Hempstead | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 40 | |
| 15 | Barton Rovers | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 35 | |
| 16 | Wolverton Town | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 35 | |
| 17 | Kingsbury Town | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 34 | |
| 18 | Harefield United | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 81 | −30 | 30 | |
| 19 | Haringey Borough | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 79 | −41 | 30 | |
| 20 | Ware | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 40 | 100 | −60 | 26 | |
| 21 | Epping Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | Resigned from the league |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| Epping Town | Stonards Hill |
| Finchley | Summers Lane |
| Flackwell Heath | Wilks Park |
| Harefield United | Preston Park |
| Haringey Borough | Coles Park |
| Hemel Hempstead | Vauxhall Road |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Letchworth Garden City | Baldock Road |
| Leyton-Wingate | Wadham Lodge |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Royston Town | Garden Walk |
| Saffron Walden Town | Catons Lane |
| Stevenage Borough | The Lamex Stadium |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wolverton Town | Wolverton Park |
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grays Athletic |
| Promoted | Grays Athletic Uxbridge |
| Matches | 342 |
| Goals | 1,037 (3.03 per match) |
1985–86 → | |
Division Two South consisted of 19 clubs, including eleven clubs transferred from Division Two, one team relegated from Division One and seven new clubs:
Clubs transferred fromDivision Two:
Club relegated fromDivision One:
Clubs joined from theAthenian League:
Plus:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grays Athletic | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 84 | 25 | +59 | 81 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Uxbridge | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 81 | 20 | +61 | 76 | |
| 3 | Molesey | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 65 | |
| 4 | Hungerford Town | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 63 | |
| 5 | Whyteleafe | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 61 | |
| 6 | Egham Town | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 58 | |
| 7 | Southall | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 57 | |
| 8 | Bracknell Town | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 52 | |
| 9 | Banstead Athletic | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 70 | −7 | 50 | |
| 10 | Horsham | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 49 | |
| 11 | Ruislip Manor | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 49 | |
| 12 | Dorking | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 47 | |
| 13 | Rainham Town | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 44 | Transferred toDivision Two North |
| 14 | Feltham | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 43 | |
| 15 | Camberley Town | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 42 | |
| 16 | Eastbourne United | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 39 | |
| 17 | Petersfield United | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 41 | 80 | −39 | 32 | |
| 18 | Newbury Town | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 16[a] | |
| 19 | Chertsey Town | 36 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 118 | −95 | 6[b] | Resigned and joined theCombined Counties League |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Eastbourne United | The Oval |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Feltham | The Orchard |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Newbury Town | Town Ground |
| Petersfield United | The Southdowns Builders Stadium |
| Rainham Town | Deri Park |
| Ruislip Manor | Grosvenor Vale |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
