The 1979–80 season was the 65th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.
At the end of the previous season Alliance Premier League was created. As a result of it, Isthmian League clubs lost possibility to take part in the elections to the Football League as only highest placed club from Alliance Premier League who met the Football League requirements may apply. Isthmian League refused to participate in the formation of the new league. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985.
Premier Division
Season | 1979–80 |
---|---|
Champions | Enfield |
Relegated | Oxford City Tilbury |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,320 (2.86 per match) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Enfield | 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 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 40 | |
21 | Oxford City | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 87 | −38 | 39 | Relegated to Division One |
22 | Tilbury | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 90 | −49 | 30[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Tilbury were deducted two points.
Division One
Season | 1979–80 |
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Champions | Leytonstone & Ilford |
Promoted | Bromley Leytonstone & Ilford |
Relegated | Harwich & Parkeston Horsham |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,282 (2.77 per match) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
One club relegated from the Premier Division:
Leytonstone also relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the previous season, merged with Ilford to create the new club Leytonstone & Ilford, thus, St Albans City were reprieved.
Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leytonstone & Ilford | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 35 | +48 | 99 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Bromley | 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 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 45 | |
20 | Clapton | 42 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 45 | |
21 | Harwich & Parkeston | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 51 | 84 | −33 | 38[a] | Relegated to Division Two |
22 | Horsham | 42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 113 | −84 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Harwich & Parkeston were deducted one point.
Division Two
Season | 1979–80 |
---|---|
Champions | Billericay Town |
Promoted | Billericay Town Lewes |
Matches played | 342 |
Goals scored | 1,024 (2.99 per match) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
Second Division consisted of 19 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:
- Barton Rovers, joined from the South Midlands League
- Billericay Town, joined from the Athenian League
- Southall & Ealing Borough, relegated from Division One
Prior to the season Southall & Ealing Borough changed name to Southall.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Billericay Town | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 18 | +82 | 96 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Lewes | 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 | 49 | 0 | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.