2007–08 Isthmian League


The 2007–08 season was the 93rd 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:
Chelmsford City won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners AFC Wimbledon, who earned a third promotion in the six-year history of the reborn club. East Thurrock United, Folkestone Invicta and Leyton were relegated to the Division One sections while Boreham Wood were reprieved from relegation due to Conference clubs Halifax Town folding and Nuneaton Borough being demoted two divisions down.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
AFC HornchurchHornchurch Stadium
AFC WimbledonKingsmeadow
Ashford Town Short Lane
Billericay TownNew Lodge
Boreham WoodMeadow Park
Carshalton AthleticWar Memorial Sports Ground
Chelmsford CityMelbourne Stadium
East Thurrock UnitedRookery Hill
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road
Harlow TownBarrows Farm
Harrow BoroughEarlsmead Stadium
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field
HendonClaremont Road
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road
HorshamQueen Street
LeytonLeyton Stadium
Maidstone UnitedBourne Park
MargateHartsdown Park
RamsgateSouthwood Stadium
Staines TownWheatsheaf Park
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium
WealdstoneChestnut Avenue

Division One North

Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs:
Dartford won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Canvey Island. Wivenhoe Town finished bottom of the table and left the league. Ilford finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but were reprieved again after Edgware Town resigned from the league at the end of the season due to lack of the funds.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
AFC SudburyKing's Marsh
Arlesey TownHitchin Road
AveleyThe Mill Field
Brentwood TownThe Brentwood Centre Arena
Bury TownRam Meadow
Canvey IslandBrockwell Stadium
DartfordPrinces Park
Edgware TownWhite Lion
Enfield TownGoldsdown Road
Great Wakering RoversBurroughs Park
IlfordCricklefield Stadium
Maldon TownWallace Binder Ground
NorthwoodChestnut Avenue
Potters Bar TownParkfield
RedbridgeOakside
TilburyChadfields
Waltham AbbeyCapershotts
Waltham ForestWadham Lodge
WareWodson Park
Wingate & FinchleyThe Harry Abrahams Stadium
Witham TownSpa Road
Wivenhoe TownBroad Lane

Division One South

Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Dover Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Tooting & Mitcham United. Horsham YMCA and Molesey finished bottom of the table and left the league.

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
Ashford Town The Homelands
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park
Chatham TownThe Sports Ground
ChipsteadHigh Road
Corinthian-CasualsKing George's Field
Cray WanderersHayes Lane
Croydon AthleticKeith Tuckey Stadium
Dover AthleticCrabble Athletic Ground
Dulwich HamletChampion Hill
Eastbourne TownThe Saffrons
Horsham YMCAGorings Mead
KingstonianKingsmeadow
LeatherheadFetcham Grove
Metropolitan PoliceImber Court
MoleseyWalton Road Stadium
SittingbourneBourne Park
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields
Walton & HershamThe Sports Ground
Walton CasualsWaterside Stadium
Whitstable TownThe Belmont Ground
WhyteleafeChurch Road
WorthingWoodside Road

League Cup

The Isthmian League Cup 2007–08 was the 34th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 11 September 2007 and finished on 2 April 2008.

Calendar

Fixtures and results

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

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
1Redbridge2–0Brentwood Town81
2Waltham Forest2–3Arlesey Town53

Second round

The two clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second round draw with all other Isthmian League clubs, making sixty-four teams.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
19Horsham4–0Hastings United162
20Horsham YMCA4–3 Folkestone Invicta50
21Kingstonian3–1Cray Wanderers179
22Leatherhead3–2Croydon Athletic67
23Maidstone United5–2Canvey Island131
24Margate2–3East Thurrock United174
25Molesey2–3Wealdstone106
26Potters Bar Town3–1Leyton41
27Ramsgate4–2Chatham Town87
28Redbridge2–1Sittingbourne41
29Tonbridge Angels4–1Chipstead159
30Waltham Abbey3–1Wingate & Finchley41
31Walton Casuals1–0Northwood34
32Whitstable Town4–3Worthing110
33Witham Town1–0Maldon Town87
34Wivenhoe Town0–2Heybridge Swifts44

Third round

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
35AFC Hornchurch3–0Maidsone United225
36AFC Sudbury2–1Chelmsford City297
37Arlesey Town4–2Witham Town63
38Ashford Town 2–0Metropolitan Police88
39Boreham Wood2–3Wealdstone87
40Burgess Hill Town1–3Whyteleafe103
41Carshalton Athletic1–0Leatherhead160
42Dartford3–0Whitstable Town426
43East Thurrock United0–1Ramsgate63

Fourth round

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
51AFC Hornchurch1–2Ramsgate216
52Arlesey Town1–4Edgware Town79
53Heybridge Swifts3–0Dartford152
54Horsham1–2Walton Casuals187

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
55Redbridge0–1 AFC Sudbury76
56Tonbridge Angels1–3Carshalton Athletic202
57Tooting & Mitcham United1–0Whyteleafe105
58Wealdstone1–0Ashford Town 88

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final