2009–10 Isthmian League


The 2009–10 season was the 95th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous 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 after Chester City and Farsley Celtic folded and Grays Athletic were demoted from the Conference Premier to Isthmian League Division One North.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Results grid

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
AFC HornchurchHornchurch Stadium3,500
Ashford Town Short Lane2,550
AveleyThe Mill Field1,100
Billericay TownNew Lodge3,500
Bognor Regis TownNyewood Lane4,500
Boreham WoodMeadow Park4,502
Canvey IslandBrockwell Stadium4,308
Carshalton AthleticWar Memorial Sports Ground5,000
Cray WanderersHayes Lane 6,000
DartfordPrinces Park4,100
Harrow BoroughEarlsmead Stadium3,070
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field4,050
HendonVale Farm 3,000
HorshamGorings Mead 1,500
KingstonianKingsmeadow 4,722
Maidstone UnitedThe Homelands 3,200
MargateHartsdown Park2,100
Sutton UnitedGander Green Lane7,032
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium3,000
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields3,500
Waltham AbbeyCapershotts3,500
WealdstoneGrosvenor Vale2,640

Division One North

Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous 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 Essex Senior League side Tiptree United to form a new club Maldon & Tiptree, who took the place of Maldon Town.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Results grid

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
Brentwood TownThe Brentwood Centre Arena1,000
CheshuntCheshunt Stadium3,000
Concord RangersThames Road1,500
East Thurrock UnitedRookery Hill3,500
Enfield TownGoldsdown Road 3,000
Great Wakering RoversBurroughs Park2,500
Harlow TownBarrows Farm3,500
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road3,000
IlfordCricklefield Stadium3,500
LeytonLeyton Stadium2,500
Lowestoft TownCrown Meadow3,000
Maldon TownWallace Binder Ground2,000
NorthwoodChestnut Avenue3,075
Potters Bar TownParkfield2,000
RedbridgeOakside3,000
RomfordMill Field 1,100
Thamesmead TownBayliss Avenue6,000
TilburyChadfields4,000
VCD AthleticThe Oakwood1,180
Waltham ForestCricklefield Stadium 3,500
WareWodson Park3,300
Wingate & FinchleyThe Harry Abrahams Stadium1,500

Division One South

Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous 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 and as a knock-on effect from Merthyr Tydfil's expulsion from the Southern League.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Results grid

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
Ashford Town The Homelands 3,200
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park2,000
Chatham TownThe Sports Ground5,000
ChipsteadHigh Road2,000
Corinthian-CasualsKing George's Field2,700
Croydon AthleticKeith Tuckey Stadium3,000
Dulwich HamletChampion Hill3,000
Eastbourne TownThe Saffrons3,000
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park2,000
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road4,000
Godalming TownWeycourt3,000
Horsham YMCAGorings Mead 1,500
LeatherheadFetcham Grove3,400
MersthamMoatside2,000
Metropolitan PoliceImber Court3,000
RamsgateSouthwood Stadium2,500
SittingbourneBourne Park3,000
Walton & HershamThe Sports Ground2,000
Walton CasualsWaterside Stadium2,000
Whitstable TownThe Belmont Ground3,000
WhyteleafeChurch Road2,000
WorthingWoodside Road4,000

League Cup

The Isthmian League Cup 2009–10 was the 36th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 20 October 2009 and finished on 24 March 2010.

Calendar

First round

Four clubs from division Ones participated in the First round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second round.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Cheshunt 0–2Northwood 96
2Godalming Town 4–2Merstham 75

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.

Third round

Fourth round

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
51Lowestoft Town 2–1Tilbury 422
52Billericay Town 1–3Sittingbourne 105
53Aveley 3–1 AFC Hornchurch 104
54Canvey Island 3–2Wingate & Finchley 97

Quarterfinals

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
59Croydon Athletic 2–1Lowestoft Town 58
60Sittingbourne 1–2Wealdstone 74

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
61Fleet Town 0–3Leatherhead 77
62Aveley 2–1Canvey Island 104

Semifinals

Final