The2001–02 season was the 87th season of theIsthmian League, which is an Englishfootball competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,East andSouth East England.
The league consisted of four divisions for the last season. At the end of it single Division One was divided into Division One North and Division One South, most of the clubs in Division Two were promoted to the newly created divisions. Division Three was disbanded after all the clubs were promoted to divisions One North, One South and to Division Two.
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| Promoted | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| Relegated | Croydon |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,388 (3 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 4,058 –Gravesend & Northfleet –Canvey Island,(26 March) |
| Total attendance | 211,727 |
| Average attendance | 458 (+3.4% to previous season) |
2002–03 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from theprevious season and four new clubs:
Gravesend & Northfleet won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference. Canvey Island finished second for a second season in a row. At the end of the season the Premier Division was expanded up to 24 clubs, so only one club were to relegate this season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 33 | +57 | 99 | Promoted to theFootball Conference |
| 2 | Canvey Island | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 108 | 41 | +67 | 95 | |
| 3 | Aldershot Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 73 | |
| 4 | Braintree Town | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 73 | |
| 5 | Purfleet | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 72 | |
| 6 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 70 | |
| 7 | Chesham United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 67 | |
| 8 | Hendon | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 62 | |
| 9 | Billericay Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 61 | |
| 10 | St Albans City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 57 | |
| 11 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 55 | |
| 12 | Sutton United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 54 | |
| 13 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 85 | −17 | 54 | |
| 14 | Kingstonian | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 52 | |
| 15 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 51 | |
| 16 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 50 | |
| 17 | Bedford Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 48 | |
| 18 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 48 | |
| 19 | Enfield | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 42 | |
| 20 | Hampton & Richmond | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 40 | |
| 21 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 50 | 89 | −39 | 34 | |
| 22 | Croydon | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 93 | −57 | 26 | Relegated toDivision One South |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aldershot Town | Recreation Ground |
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose |
| Bedford Town | The Eyrie |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road |
| Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Enfield | Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) |
| Gravesend & Northfleet | Stonebridge Road |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | Beveree Stadium |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Thurrock | Ship Lane |
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ford United |
| Promoted | Aylesbury United Bishop's Stortford Ford United |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,667 (3.61 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,412 –Aylesbury United –Oxford City,(20 April) |
| Total attendance | 103,283 |
| Average attendance | 224 (+0.4% to previous season) |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from theprevious season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Three clubs promoted from Division Two:
At the end of the previous season Barking ceased to exist when they merged withEast Ham United to formBarking & East Ham United, taken place of Barking in Division One.
Ford United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with Bishop's Stortford and Aylesbury United. At the end of the season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South, remaining clubs were distributed between newly created divisions. There was no relegation from Division One this season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford United | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 92 | 56 | +36 | 88 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 104 | 51 | +53 | 87 | |
| 3 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 96 | 64 | +32 | 79 | |
| 4 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 73 | Placed toDivision One South |
| 5 | Northwood | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 68 | Placed toDivision One North |
| 6 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 67 | Placed toDivision One South |
| 7 | Harlow Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 66 | Placed toDivision One North |
| 8 | Slough Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 62 | |
| 9 | Uxbridge | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 60 | |
| 10 | Oxford City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 60 | |
| 11 | Thame United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 61 | +14 | 59 | |
| 12 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 59 | Placed toDivision One South |
| 13 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 58 | |
| 14 | Yeading | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 84 | 90 | −6 | 58 | Placed toDivision One North |
| 15 | Worthing | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 53 | Placed toDivision One South |
| 16 | Staines Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 47 | |
| 17 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 46 | |
| 18 | Wealdstone | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 82 | −22 | 45 | Placed toDivision One North |
| 19 | Bromley | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 41 | Placed toDivision One South |
| 20 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 86 | −40 | 41 | |
| 21 | Barking & East Ham United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 61 | 123 | −62 | 31 | Placed toDivision One North |
| 22 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 53 | 93 | −40 | 26 | Placed toDivision One South |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
| Barking & East Ham United | Mayesbrook Park |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Ford United | Oakside |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Thame United | Windmill Road |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wealdstone | White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Yeading | The Warren |
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lewes |
| Promoted | 19 clubs |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,533 (3.32 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 962 –Horsham –Lewes,(1 April) |
| Total attendance | 49,389 |
| Average attendance | 107 (+1.9% to previous season) |
2002–03 → | |
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from theprevious season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from Division One:
Three clubs promoted from Division Three:
Lewes won the division at the first attempt. At the end of the season most of Division Two clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions One. Their places were taken by clubs from disbanded Division Three.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewes | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 108 | 31 | +77 | 96 | Promoted toDivision One South |
| 2 | Horsham | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 104 | 44 | +60 | 90 | |
| 3 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 51 | +31 | 79 | Promoted toDivision One North |
| 4 | Arlesey Town | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 89 | 55 | +34 | 75 | |
| 5 | Banstead Athletic | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 83 | 54 | +29 | 74 | Promoted toDivision One South |
| 6 | Leyton Pennant | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 74 | Promoted toDivision One North |
| 7 | Great Wakering Rovers | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 71 | |
| 8 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 71 | |
| 9 | Marlow | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 67 | |
| 10 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 64 | |
| 11 | Leatherhead | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 57 | Promoted toDivision One South |
| 12 | Ashford Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 56 | |
| 13 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 55 | |
| 14 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 54 | Promoted toDivision One North |
| 15 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 51 | |
| 16 | Tilbury | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 51 | Promoted toDivision One North |
| 17 | Chertsey Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 79 | 112 | −33 | 44 | Promoted toDivision One South |
| 18 | Wembley | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 82 | −31 | 37 | Promoted toDivision One North |
| 19 | Molesey | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 40 | 93 | −53 | 36 | Promoted toDivision One South |
| 20 | Cheshunt | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 84 | −33 | 34 | |
| 21 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 55 | 111 | −56 | 33 | Promoted toDivision One North |
| 22 | Romford | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 105 | −63 | 19 | Resigned and joined theEssex Senior League |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Arlesey Town | Hitchin Road |
| Ashford Town (Middlesex) | Short Lane |
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Leyton Pennant | Wadham Lodge |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Romford | Sungate |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Croydon Athletic |
| Promoted | all clubs |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,631 (3.53 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 248 –Ware –Hertford Town,(1 April) |
| Total attendance | 31,377 |
| Average attendance | 68 (-9.3% to previous season) |
Division Three consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from theprevious season and three clubs relegated from Division Two:
Croydon Athletic won the division and were promoted two tiers up along with eight other clubs. At the end of the season Division Three was disbanded due to creation of divisions One, clubs were distributed between newly created divisions.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croydon Athletic | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 138 | 41 | +97 | 95 | Promoted to theDivision One South |
| 2 | Hornchurch | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 96 | 46 | +50 | 86 | Promoted to theDivision One North |
| 3 | Aveley | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 109 | 55 | +54 | 84 | |
| 4 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 83 | Promoted to theDivision One South |
| 5 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 75 | |
| 6 | Egham Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 74 | |
| 7 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 69 | Promoted to theDivision One North |
| 8 | Dorking | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 77 | 66 | +11 | 68 | Promoted toDivision Two |
| 9 | Tring Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 68 | |
| 10 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 67 | Promoted to theDivision One South |
| 11 | Hertford Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 88 | 74 | +14 | 67 | Promoted to theDivision One North |
| 12 | Witham Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 55 | Promoted toDivision Two |
| 13 | Ware | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 76 | −2 | 52 | |
| 14 | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 69 | 92 | −23 | 49 | |
| 15 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 79 | 105 | −26 | 48 | |
| 16 | Abingdon Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 61 | 75 | −14 | 46 | |
| 17 | Leighton Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 95 | −39 | 36 | |
| 18 | Kingsbury Town | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 58 | 91 | −33 | 35 | |
| 19 | Edgware Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 65 | 101 | −36 | 34 | |
| 20 | Flackwell Heath | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 99 | −46 | 32[a] | |
| 21 | Clapton | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 118 | −73 | 31 | |
| 22 | Camberley Town | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 95 | −58 | 30 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Abingdon Town | Culham Road |
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Croydon Athletic | Keith Tuckey Stadium |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Edgware Town | White Lion |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) |
| Flackwell Heath | Wilks Park |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
