1979–80 Isthmian League

The 1979–80 season was the 64th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of three divisions.

It was the first Isthmian League season as a sixth tier league after the creation of the Alliance Premier League.

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 1979–80
Champions Enfield
Promoted None
Relegated Oxford City
Tilbury
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1320 (2.86 per match)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from the First Division:

There was no promotion from Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League this season.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Enfield (C) 42 25 9 8 74 32+42 84
2 Walthamstow Avenue 42 24 9 9 87 48+39 81
3 Dulwich Hamlet 42 21 16 5 66 37+29 79
4 Sutton United 42 20 13 9 67 40+27 73
5 Dagenham 42 20 13 9 82 56+26 73
6 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 21 6 15 62 59+3 69
7 Barking 42 19 10 13 72 51+21 67
8 Harrow Borough 42 17 15 10 64 51+13 66
9 Woking 42 17 13 12 78 59+19 64
10 Wycombe Wanderers 42 17 13 12 72 53+19 64
11 Harlow Town 42 14 12 16 54 60−6 54
12 Hitchin Town 42 13 15 14 54 68−14 54
13 Hendon 42 12 13 17 50 57−7 49
14 Slough Town 42 13 10 19 54 71−17 49
15 Boreham Wood 42 13 10 19 50 69−19 49
16 Staines Town 42 14 6 22 46 67−21 48
17 Hayes 42 12 9 21 48 68−20 45
18 Leatherhead 42 11 11 20 51 60−9 44
19 Carshalton Athletic 42 12 7 23 48 78−30 43
20 Croydon 42 12 7 23 48 78−30 43
21 Oxford City (R) 42 10 9 23 49 87−38 39 Relegated to the First Division
22 Tilbury (R) 42 7 11 24 41 90−49 030*

Source: [1]
* Tilbury were deducted two points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

First Division

Isthmian League
First Division
Season 1979–80
Champions Leytonstone & Ilford
Promoted Leytonstone & Ilford
Bromley
Relegated Harwich & Parkeston
Horsham
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1282 (2.77 per match)

First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Two clubs promoted from the Second Division:

Ilford merged with Leytonstone at the end of the previous season, thus, St Albans City were reprieved.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Leytonstone & Ilford (C) (P) 42 31 6 5 83 35+48 99 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Bromley (P) 42 24 10 8 93 44+49 82
3 Maidenhead United 42 24 8 10 81 46+35 80
4 Bishop's Stortford 42 24 8 10 74 47+27 80
5 Kingstonian 42 22 8 12 59 44+15 74
6 Chesham United 42 18 13 11 68 56+12 67
7 St Albans City 42 17 13 12 65 47+18 64
8 Farnborough Town 42 19 7 16 70 57+13 64
9 Epsom & Ewell 42 18 7 17 62 57+5 61
10 Camberley Town 42 16 10 16 43 38+5 58
11 Walton & Hersham 42 15 12 15 61 50+11 57
12 Wembley 42 16 8 18 46 52−6 56
13 Wokingham Town 42 14 11 17 45 49−4 53
14 Hertford Town 42 13 11 18 71 74−3 50
15 Aveley 42 12 13 17 45 55−10 49
16 Hampton 42 14 7 21 57 74−17 49
17 Finchley 42 13 9 20 44 59−15 48
18 Metropolitan Police 42 13 8 21 46 67−21 47
19 Ware 42 11 12 19 41 57−16 45
20 Clapton 42 14 3 25 48 77−29 45
21 Harwich & Parkeston (R) 42 11 6 25 51 84−33 038* Relegated to the Second Division
22 Horsham (R) 42 6 4 32 29 113−84 22

Source: [1]
* Harwich & Parkeston were deducted one point.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Division

Isthmian League
Second Division
Season 1979–80
Champions Billericay Town
Promoted Billericay Town
Lewes
Relegated None
Matches played 342
Goals scored 1024 (2.99 per match)

Second Division consisted of 19 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:

Prior to the season Southall & Ealing Borough changed name to Southall.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Billericay Town (C) (P) 36 31 3 2 100 18+82 96 Promoted to the First Division
2 Lewes (P) 36 24 7 5 82 33+49 79
3 Hungerford Town 36 21 8 7 77 35+42 71
4 Eastbourne United 36 21 6 9 77 45+32 69
5 Letchworth Garden City 36 21 6 9 63 32+31 69
6 Hornchurch 36 21 6 9 66 39+27 69
7 Molesey 36 15 9 12 67 60+7 54
8 Barton Rovers 36 15 7 14 49 490 52
9 Worthing 36 14 9 13 58 54+4 51
10 Cheshunt 36 13 7 16 47 52−5 46
11 Rainham Town 36 12 7 17 54 65−11 43
12 Egham Town 36 11 9 16 47 53−6 42
13 Southall 36 11 6 19 43 69−26 39
14 Feltham 36 8 11 17 23 49−26 35
15 Tring Town 36 7 13 16 38 55−17 34
16 Epping Town 36 10 4 22 44 69−25 34
17 Willesden 36 9 6 21 32 83−51 33
18 Hemel Hempstead 36 4 9 23 33 72−39 21
19 Corinthian Casuals 36 6 3 27 24 92−68 21

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

References

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