2004–05 Isthmian League


The 2004–05 season was the 90th in the history 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 first season after the creation of the Conference North and South, one step above the Isthmian League. Therefore, it was the inaugural season for the league at the seventh, eighth and ninth tiers in the English league system.

Premier Division

After the creation of the Conference North and South, placed above the Isthmian League before the start of the season most of the Premier Division clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions.
The Premier Division featured seven clubs from the previous season and 15 new clubs:
Yeading won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Eastleigh. Tonbridge Angels, Dover Athletic and Kingstonian finished bottom of the table and were relegated to Division One, while 19th-placed Cheshunt were reprieved as the club with a better record than the equivalent Northern Premier League and Southern League clubs after Conference South side Hornchurch folded.

League table

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
Billericay TownNew Lodge
Braintree TownCressing Road
Chelmsford CityNew Lodge
CheshuntCheshunt Stadium
Dover AthleticCrabble Athletic Ground
EastleighTen Acres
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road
Hampton & Richmond BoroughBeveree Stadium
Harrow BoroughEarlsmead Stadium
HendonClaremont Road
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road
KingstonianKingsmeadow
LeytonLeyton Stadium
NorthwoodChestnut Avenue
Salisbury CityRaymond McEnhill Stadium
Slough TownStag Meadow
Staines TownWheatsheaf Park
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium
WealdstoneWhite Lion
Windsor & EtonStag Meadow
WorthingWoodside Road
YeadingThe Warren

Division One

After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Isthmian League, most of the Premier Division clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions. Сonsequently, the best Division One clubs took up the empty spots in higher divisions. Remaining Division One North clubs were transferred to the Southern Football League. Two Isthmian League Division One sections were merged into single Division One.
Division One consisted of 13 clubs transferred from Division One South and nine new clubs:
AFC Wimbledon won the division to earn a second promotion in a row along with runners-up Walton & Hersham and play-off winners Bromley. Dorking returned to Division Two along with Croydon.

League table

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
AFC WimbledonKingsmeadow
Ashford Town The Homelands
Banstead AthleticMerland Rise
BashleyBashley Road
BromleyHayes Lane
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park
Corinthian-CasualsKing George's Field
Cray WanderersHayes Lane
CroydonCroydon Sports Arena
Croydon AthleticKeith Tuckey Stadium
DorkingMeadowbank Stadium
Dulwich HamletChampion Hill
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field
HorshamQueen Street
LeatherheadFetcham Grove
Metropolitan PoliceImber Court
MoleseyWalton Road Stadium
Newport St Georges Park
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields
Walton & HershamThe Sports Ground
WhyteleafeChurch Road

Division Two

Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including 12 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs:
Ilford won the division and were promoted to Southern League Eastern Division along with runners-up Enfield. There was no relegation from Division Two, though Abingdon Town resigned from the league at the end of the season.

League table

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
Abingdon TownCulham Road
Brook HouseFarm Park
Camberley TownKroomer Park
Chalfont St PeterMill Meadow
Chertsey TownAlwyns Lane
ClaptonThe Old Spotted Dog Ground
Edgware TownWhite Lion
EnfieldWodson Park
Epsom & EwellMerland Rise
Flackwell HeathWilks Park
Hertford TownHertingfordbury Park
IlfordCricklefield Stadium
Kingsbury TownAvenue Park
WareWodson Park
WembleyVale Farm
Witham TownSpa Road

League Cup

The Isthmian League Cup 2004–05 was the 31st season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty clubs took part. The competition commenced on 26 October 2004 and finished on 28 April 2005.

Calendar

Fixtures and results

Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

First round

In the First round, the thirty-six lowest ranked clubs in the Isthmian League played each other for a place in the Second round.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
1AFC Wimbledon 2–0Flackwell Heath 1,063
2Bashley 4–0Abingdon Town 46
3Brook House 3–2 Molesey 80
4Chalfont St. Peter 3–4Clapton 32
5Chertsey Town 1–2Burgess Hill Town 78
6Cray Wanderers 5–1Camberley Town 58
7Croydon Athletic 4–1Dorking 61
8Dulwich Hamlet 6–0Corinthian-Casuals 108
9Edgware Town 3–4Horsham 80

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
10Epsom & Ewell 1–2Witham Town 45
11Hertford Town 1–0Bromley 90
12Ilford 1–2Kingsbury Town 50
13Leatherhead 1–0Newport 69
14Metropolitan Police 5–1Hastings United 63
15Tooting & Mitcham United 2–1Ashford Town 100
16Walton & Hersham 7–1Banstead Athletic 71
17Ware 2–3 Enfield 128
18Wembley 0–2Croydon 64

Second round

The eighteen clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second round draw with Fleet Town and Whyteleafe, making twenty teams.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
19Burgess Hill Town 3–0Whyteleafe 95
20Clapton 0–1Walton & Hersham 43
21Cray Wanderers 2–1Croydon 66
22Dulwich Hamlet 4–1Croydon Athletic 79
23Fleet Town 3–0Brook House 72

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
24Horsham 1–2AFC Wimbledon 868
25Kingsbury Town 3–4 Enfield 12
26Leatherhead 2–0 Tooting & Mitcham United 124
27Metropolitan Police 2–3Hertford Town 46
28Witham Town 2–3Bashley 38

Third round

The ten clubs to have made it through the Second round were entered into the Third round draw with the twenty-two Premier Division clubs, making thirty-two teams.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
29Billericay Town 0–2Heybridge Swifts 221
30Cray Wanderers 1–0Burgess Hill Town 68
31Dover Athletic 1–2AFC Wimbledon 692
32Enfield 1–4 Bashley 86
33Fleet Town 0–2Yeading 96
34Folkestone Invicta 6–1Kingstonian 343
35Hampton & Richmond Borough 2–1 Dulwich Hamlet 230
36Harrow Borough 0–1Braintree Town 130

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
37Hendon 3–6 Leatherhead 83
38Hertford Town 0–1Chelmsford City 252
39Salisbury City 2–0Leyton 240
40Slough Town 1–0Cheshunt 112
41Walton & Hersham 2–1Northwood 152
42Wealdstone 3–0Tonbridge Angels 156
43Windsor & Eton 0–1Staines Town 147
44Worthing 0–2Eastleigh 359

Fourth round

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
45AFC Wimbledon 3–2Cray Wanderers 772
46Chelmsford City 2–1Wealdstone 229
47Eastleigh 1–2Hampton & Richmond Borough 192
48Folkestone Invicta 2–1Bashley 152

Quarterfinals

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
53Chelmsford City 3–0Leatherhead 217
54Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–0Braintree Town 138

Semifinals

The Semifinals fixtures were played over two legs.

Final

The only red card of the match came for Hampton & Richmond Borough's Dean Wells. There was also a yellow card for Slough Town's Josias Carbon.