2016–17 Isthmian League


The 2016–17 season was the 102nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. Also, it was the eleventh season for the current incarnations of Division One North and Division One South. The league constitution was announced on 12 May 2016 and concluded on 1 May 2017.

Premier Division

were required by the Isthmian League to pay their creditors in full before the league's 2016 AGM. As this was not fulfilled, the league relegated the club from the Premier Division to Step 4, and Burgess Hill Town were reprieved from relegation.
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs: 18 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs:
Havant & Waterlooville were pronounced champions of the Premier Division on 22 April 2017, and returned to the National League at the first attempt along with play-off winners Bognor Regis Town, who spent eight years in the Isthmian League after relegation from Conference South in 2009. AFC Sudbury, who reached Premier Division for the first time in their history relegated back to Division One North along with Canvey Island and Grays Athletic. Harrow Borough were reprieved from relegation after Worcester City, who relegated from National League North took a further voluntary demotion to the Midland League for financial reasons.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Final

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
AFC SudburyKing's Marsh2,500
Billericay TownNew Lodge3,500
Bognor Regis TownNyewood Lane4,500
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park2,500
Canvey IslandPark Lane4,500
Dulwich HamletChampion Hill3,000
Enfield TownQueen Elizabeth II Stadium2,500
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road4,000
Grays AthleticThe Mill Field 1,100
Harlow TownThe Harlow Arena3,500
Harrow BoroughEarlsmead Stadium3,070
Havant & WaterloovilleWest Leigh Park5,250
HendonSilver Jubilee Park1,990
KingstonianKingsmeadow 4,850
LeatherheadFetcham Grove3,400
LeistonVictory Road2,500
Lowestoft TownCrown Meadow3,000
MersthamMoatside2,000
Metropolitan PoliceImber Court3,000
Needham MarketBloomfields4,000
Staines TownWheatsheaf Park3,009
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium3,000
Wingate & FinchleyThe Harry Abrahams Stadium1,500
WorthingWoodside Road4,000

Division One North

Division One North consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Brightlingsea Regent were pronounced champions of Division One North on 8 April 2017, and promoted with play-off Thurrock. Wroxham, who were reprieved from relegation twice in three previous seasons were finally relegated along with Great Wakering Rovers. Ware get a reprieve after Worcester City took a voluntary demotion from National League to Midland League.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Final

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
AFC HornchurchHornchurch Stadium3,500
AveleyThe Mill Field1,100
Bowers & PitseaCrown Avenue2,000
Brentwood TownThe Brentwood Centre Arena1,800
Brightlingsea RegentNorth Road1,000
Bury TownRam Meadow3,500
CheshuntCheshunt Stadium3,000
Dereham TownAldiss Park3,000
Great Wakering RoversBurroughs Park2,500
Haringey BoroughColes Park1,500
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road3,000
Maldon & TiptreeWallace Binder Ground2,000
Norwich UnitedPlantation Park3,000
Phoenix SportsVictory Road2,000
RomfordShip Lane 3,500
Soham Town RangersJulius Martin Lane2,000
Thamesmead TownBayliss Avenue6,000
ThurrockShip Lane3,500
TilburyChadfields4,000
VCD AthleticOakwood1,180
Waltham AbbeyCapershotts3,500
WareWodson Park3,300
Witham TownSpa Road2,500
WroxhamTrafford Park2,000

Division One South

Division One South consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Tooting & Mitcham United were pronounced champions of Division One South on 22 April 2017, and returned to the Premier Division after five seasons in Division One South along with play-off winners Dorking Wanderers who reached this level for the first time in their history.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Final

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
Carshalton AthleticWar Memorial Sports Ground5,000
Chatham TownThe Sports Ground5,000
ChipsteadHigh Road2,000
Corinthian-CasualsKing George's Field2,700
Cray WanderersHayes Lane 6,000
Dorking WanderersWesthumble Community Ground1,500
East Grinstead TownEast Court1,000
Faversham TownShepherd Neame Stadium2,000
Godalming TownWeycourt3,000
Greenwich BoroughBadgers Sports Ground 1,500
GuernseyFootes Lane5,000
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field4,050
Herne BayWinch's Field4,000
HorshamGorings Mead1,500
Hythe TownReachfields Stadium3,000
LewesThe Dripping Pan3,000
MoleseyWalton Road Stadium1,000
RamsgateSouthwood Stadium2,500
SittingbourneWoodstock Park3,000
South ParkKing George's Field2,000
Three BridgesJubilee Field1,500
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields3,500
Walton CasualsChurch Road 2,000
WhyteleafeChurch Road2,000

League Cup

The 2016–17 Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas is the 43rd season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.

Calendar

The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season, ten clubs decided not to take part in the competition:
Sixty clubs participated in the First round, while two clubs received a bye to the Second round:
Thirty clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the draw with two clubs who get a bye, making thirty-two teams.

Third round

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
51Worthing 2–1Burgess Hill Town 444
52Billericay Town 2–1Brightlingsea Regent 126
53Dulwich Hamlet 2–1Faversham Town 321
54Harrow Borough 0–4South Park 53

Quarterfinals

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
55Needham Market 1–3Tonbridge Angels 148
56Worthing 0–7Billericay Town 318

Semifinals

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
59Billericay Town 4–3South Park 275
60Tonbridge Angels 3–1Dulwich Hamlet 305

Final