The2009–10 season was the 95th season of theIsthmian League , which is an Englishfootball competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,East andSouth East England .
Football league season
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious season , and five new clubs:
Dartford won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Boreham Wood. Bognor Regis Town were relegated for the second season in a row along with Waltham Abbey, who had only spent one season in the Premier Division. Ashford Town resigned from the league. Margate were reprieved from relegation for the second season in a row, this time afterChester City andFarsley Celtic folded andGrays Athletic were demoted from the Conference Premier to Isthmian League Division One North.
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[ 1] [ 2] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Player Club Goals[ 3] Bobby Traynor Kingstonian 28 Patrick Harding Horsham 24 Martin Tuohy Aveley 23 Paul Vines Tooting & Mitcham United Lee Burns Dartford 22 Danny Gabriel Waltham Forest / Aveley 21 Ade Olorunda Hastings United 20 James Rowe Canvey Island 19 Byron Harrison Ashford Town / Carshalton Athletic 17
Home \ Away AFC ASH AVE BIL BOG BOR CAN CAR CRA DAR HAR HAS HEN HOR KIN MDS MAR SUT TON T&M WAL WEA AFC Hornchurch 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 4–4 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 Ashford Town 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–4 2–6 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–3 Aveley 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 4–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–4 2–0 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 Billericay Town 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–5 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 Bognor Regis Town 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–3 1–2 3–1 0–3 1–2 2–2 Boreham Wood 0–0 3–3 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–4 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 Canvey Island 1–0 2–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 5–1 2–5 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 Carshalton Athletic 1–0 3–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 4–1 4–1 4–2 Cray Wanderers 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–3 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–3 Dartford 0–1 3–2 2–2 1–4 3–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–3 5–0 3–2 5–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 Harrow Borough 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 5–3 3–1 Hastings United 1–0 4–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–3 5–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 Hendon 3–2 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–3 Horsham 2–1 4–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 4–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 Kingstonian 2–0 1–0 1–6 2–1 1–3 4–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–6 3–5 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 Maidstone United 0–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–5 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 Margate 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–4 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–1 Sutton United 4–1 2–4 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–4 0–3 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 5–0 Tonbridge Angels 1–2 3–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–4 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 Tooting & Mitcham United 2–3 2–3 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 5–3 1–1 3–2 Waltham Abbey 0–5 0–1 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–4 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 Wealdstone 2–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2010. Source:
Ryman League Premier Division Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations [ edit ] Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium 3,500 Ashford Town (Middlesex) Short Lane 2,550 Aveley The Mill Field 1,100 Billericay Town New Lodge 3,500 Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane 4,500 Boreham Wood Meadow Park 4,502 Canvey Island Brockwell Stadium 4,308 Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground 5,000 Cray Wanderers Hayes Lane (groundshare withBromley )6,000 Dartford Princes Park 4,100 Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium 3,070 Hastings United The Pilot Field 4,050 Hendon Vale Farm (groundshare withWembley ) 3,000 Horsham Gorings Mead (groundshare withHorsham YMCA ) 1,500 Kingstonian Kingsmeadow (groundshare withAFC Wimbledon )4,722 Maidstone United The Homelands (groundshare withAshford Town (Kent) )3,200 Margate Hartsdown Park 2,100 Sutton United Gander Green Lane 7,032 Tonbridge Angels Longmead Stadium 3,000 Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields 3,500 Waltham Abbey Capershotts 3,500 Wealdstone Grosvenor Vale 2,640
Football league season
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious season , and five new clubs:
Lowestoft Town won the division and were promoted for the second season in a row along with play-off winners Concord Rangers. Leyton were reprieved from relegation after numerous higher league clubs folded. VCD Athletic were demoted after failing to meet ground grading requirements and returned to the Kent League. Harlow Town were reprieved from relegation after an appeal by VCD was turned down.
After the end of the season Maldon Town merged with 14°Essex Senior League sideTiptree United to form a new clubMaldon & Tiptree , who took the place ofMaldon Town in2010–11 IL Division One North .
Source:
[ 1] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Ilford were deducted nine points for fielding a suspended player in five games between August and January. ^ Harlow Town were deducted ten points for entering administration. Player Club Goals[ 3] Sam Higgins East Thurrock United 35 Leon Smith Wingate & Finchley 26 Matt Nolan Lowestoft Town 24 Lyle Taylor Concord Rangers 22 Andrew Constable Thamesmead Town
Home \ Away BRE CHE CON ETU ENF GWR HAR HEY ILF LEY LOW MLD NOR POT RED ROM THA TIL VCD WFO WAR W&F Brentwood Town 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 Cheshunt 2–1 1–2 4–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–5 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–3 1–3 Concord Rangers 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 5–0 2–0 1–4 2–1 0–0 5–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 East Thurrock United 1–2 6–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 5–2 4–1 1–2 3–1 3–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 5–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 Enfield Town 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–4 2–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–3 1–2 4–2 3–2 0–0 Great Wakering Rovers 4–3 3–2 0–3 2–0 3–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–3 2–4 Harlow Town 0–3 0–2 0–7 1–3 1–3 4–2 0–4 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–2 2–4 1–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 Heybridge Swifts 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 4–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 2–0 4–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 Ilford 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 6–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 5–4 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 Leyton 0–1 1–3 0–4 2–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 Lowestoft Town 1–2 5–1 5–0 4–3 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 8–0 4–0 3–0 4–2 2–0 6–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–1 Maldon Town 1–2 0–3 1–4 1–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 1–2 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–1 3–3 1–0 4–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 Northwood 0–3 2–1 0–1 3–4 2–1 3–3 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 6–0 0–1 Potters Bar Town 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–4 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 Redbridge 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–5 1–3 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 Romford 0–4 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–3 4–1 5–4 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 1–2 4–2 3–4 1–2 0–0 Thamesmead Town 2–0 7–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 1–5 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 Tilbury 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 VCD Athletic 1–1 1–0 2–2 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 4–3 0–2 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 Waltham Forest 1–0 1–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–4 1–4 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–4 Ware 2–3 1–0 0–3 1–5 3–3 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–4 2–2 4–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 Wingate & Finchley 2–2 4–1 1–6 1–1 4–2 1–2 6–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 4–2 0–0 0–4 3–1 2–1 6–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–0 3–1
Stadia and locations [ edit ] Locations of Division One North clubs
Greater London Division One North clubs
Division One Central Essex teams
Club Stadium Capacity Brentwood Town The Brentwood Centre Arena 1,000 Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium 3,000 Concord Rangers Thames Road 1,500 East Thurrock United Rookery Hill 3,500 Enfield Town Goldsdown Road (groundshare withBrimsdown Rovers ) 3,000 Great Wakering Rovers Burroughs Park 2,500 Harlow Town Barrows Farm 3,500 Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road 3,000 Ilford Cricklefield Stadium 3,500 Leyton Leyton Stadium 2,500 Lowestoft Town Crown Meadow 3,000 Maldon Town Wallace Binder Ground 2,000 Northwood Chestnut Avenue 3,075 Potters Bar Town Parkfield 2,000 Redbridge Oakside 3,000 Romford Mill Field (groundshare with Aveley) 1,100 Thamesmead Town Bayliss Avenue 6,000 Tilbury Chadfields 4,000 VCD Athletic The Oakwood 1,180 Waltham Forest Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) 3,500 Ware Wodson Park 3,300 Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium 1,500
Football league season
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from theprevious season , and three new clubs:
Folkestone Invicta won the play-offs and returned to the Premier Division after two seasons of absence along with Croydon Athletic, who won the division. Walton Casuals and Eastbourne Town finished in the relegation zone but were reprieved due to the resignation of Ashford Town (Kent) and as a knock-on effect fromMerthyr Tydfil 's expulsion from the Southern League.
Source:
[ 1] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Folkestone Invicta were deducted ten points for insolvency. ^ Godalming Town were deducted three points for fielding a suspended player against Merstham on 19 September (3–1). Player Club Goals[ 3] Gary Noël Croydon Athletic 24 Martin Grant Walton Casuals / Walton & Hersham 20 Phil Williams Godalming Town Hicham Akhazzan Sittingbourne 18 Gavin Gordon Worthing / Merstham
Stadia and locations [ edit ] Locations of Division One South clubs
Greater London Division One South clubs
Club Stadium Capacity Ashford Town (Kent) The Homelands (groundshare withMaidstone United )3,200 Burgess Hill Town Leylands Park 2,000 Chatham Town The Sports Ground 5,000 Chipstead High Road 2,000 Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field 2,700 Croydon Athletic Keith Tuckey Stadium 3,000 Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill 3,000 Eastbourne Town The Saffrons 3,000 Fleet Town Calthorpe Park 2,000 Folkestone Invicta Cheriton Road 4,000 Godalming Town Weycourt 3,000 Horsham YMCA Gorings Mead (groundshare withHorsham ) 1,500 Leatherhead Fetcham Grove 3,400 Merstham Moatside 2,000 Metropolitan Police Imber Court 3,000 Ramsgate Southwood Stadium 2,500 Sittingbourne Bourne Park 3,000 Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground 2,000 Walton Casuals Waterside Stadium 2,000 Whitstable Town The Belmont Ground 3,000 Whyteleafe Church Road 2,000 Worthing Woodside Road 4,000
Football tournament season
2009–10 Isthmian League Cup Tournament details Country England Teams 66 Final positions Champions Leatherhead Runners-up Wealdstone
TheIsthmian League Cup 2009–10 was the 36th season of theIsthmian League Cup , the league cup competition of theIsthmian League . Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 20 October 2009 and finished on 24 March 2010.[ 4]
Round Dates Matches Clubs First round 20 October 2009 2 66 → 64 Second round 3 November 2009 to 13 November 2009 32 64 → 32 Third round 24 November 2009 to 4 February 2010 16 32 → 16 Fourth round 26 January 2010 to 4 March 2010 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 23 February 2010 to 11 March 2010 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 11 March 2010 to 18 March 2010 2 4 → 2 Final 24 March 2010 1 2 → 1
Four clubs from division Ones participated in the first round, while all other clubs received a bye to the second round.
The two clubs to have made it through the first round were entered into the draw with every other Isthmian League club, making sixty-four clubs.
2025–26 clubs
Premier Division North Division South Central Division South East Division
Seasons Related
National teams League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10 Combined Counties League (Premier ,One ) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )Eastern Counties League (Premier ,One ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only )Hellenic League (Premier ,One East ,One West ) Kent League (level 9 only )Midland Alliance (level 9 only )Midland Combination (level 10 only )North West Counties League (Premier ,One ) Northern Counties East League (Premier ,One ) Northern League (One ,Two ) South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )Spartan South Midlands League (Premier ,One ) Sussex County League (One ,Two ) United Counties League (Premier ,One ) Wessex League (Premier ,One ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )Western League (Premier ,One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups