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.[1][2]
Premier Division
Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Havant & Waterlooville |
Promoted | Havant & Waterlooville Bognor Regis Town |
Relegated | Canvey Island AFC Sudbury Grays Athletic |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,709 (3.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 29 goals - Matthew Blake (Leiston) |
Total attendance | 184,483 |
Average attendance | 334 (+6.4% to previous season) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
Farnborough 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.[3]
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs: 18 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs:
- AFC Sudbury, promoted as champions of Division One North
- Folkestone Invicta, promoted as champions of Division One South
- Harlow Town, play-off winners in Division One North
- Havant & Waterlooville, relegated from National League South
- Lowestoft Town, relegated from National League North
- Worthing, play-off winners in Division One South
Havant & Waterlooville were pronounced champions of the Premier Division on 22 April 2017,[4] 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.[5]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Havant & Waterlooville | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 94 | Promoted to the National League South |
2 | Bognor Regis Town | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 92 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the National League South[a] |
3 | Dulwich Hamlet | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 89 | 55 | +34 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs |
4 | Enfield Town | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 86 | 57 | +29 | 76 | |
5 | Wingate & Finchley | 46 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 75 | |
6 | Tonbridge Angels | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 74 | |
7 | Leiston | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 98 | 66 | +32 | 73 | |
8 | Billericay Town | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 72 | |
9 | Needham Market | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 76 | 80 | −4 | 72 | |
10 | Harlow Town | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 67 | |
11 | Lowestoft Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 64 | |
12 | Staines Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 78 | 68 | +10 | 61 | |
13 | Leatherhead | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 57[b] | |
14 | Worthing | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 85 | −12 | 56 | |
15 | Folkestone Invicta | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 75 | 82 | −7 | 55 | |
16 | Kingstonian | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 55 | |
17 | Metropolitan Police | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 54 | |
18 | Hendon | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 68 | 88 | −20 | 54 | |
19 | Burgess Hill Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 54 | |
20 | Merstham | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 72 | −2 | 53[c] | |
21 | Harrow Borough | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 80 | −20 | 53 | Reprieved from relegation |
22 | Canvey Island | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 63 | 92 | −29 | 52 | Relegated to Division One North |
23 | AFC Sudbury | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 85 | −28 | 46 | |
24 | Grays Athletic | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 46 | 101 | −55 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North / South.
- ^ Leatherhead were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Hendon on 10 December.
- ^ Merstham were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Leiston on 28 February.
Top scorers
Player | Club | Goals[7] |
---|---|---|
Matthew Blake | Leiston | 29 |
Ryan Moss | Kingstonian | 24 |
James Fraser | Bognor Regis Town | 23 |
Jake Reed | Lowestoft Town | 22 |
Lloyd Dawes | Worthing | 20 |
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Bognor Regis Town | 2 | |||||||
5 | Wingate & Finchley | 1 | |||||||
2 | Bognor Regis Town | 2 | |||||||
3 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1 | |||||||
3 | Dulwich Hamlet | 4 | |||||||
4 | Enfield Town | 2 |
Semi-finals
27 April 2017 | Bognor Regis Town | 2–1 | Wingate & Finchley | Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis |
19:45 | Pearce ![]() |
Cronin ![]() |
Attendance: 1,001 |
27 April 2017 | Dulwich Hamlet | 4–2 | Enfield Town | Champion Hill, East Dulwich |
19:45 | Sekajja ![]() Tomlin ![]() |
Crook ![]() Ottaway ![]() |
Attendance: 2,517 |
Final
1 May 2017 | Bognor Regis Town | 2–1 | Dulwich Hamlet | Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis |
15:00 | Muitt ![]() Pearce ![]() |
Kargbo ![]() |
Attendance: 3,119 |
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Sudbury | King's Marsh | 2,500 |
Billericay Town | New Lodge | 3,500 |
Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane | 4,500 |
Burgess Hill Town | Leylands Park | 2,500 |
Canvey Island | Park Lane | 4,500 |
Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill | 3,000 |
Enfield Town | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium | 2,500 |
Folkestone Invicta | Cheriton Road | 4,000 |
Grays Athletic | The Mill Field (groundshare with Aveley) | 1,100 |
Harlow Town | The Harlow Arena | 3,500 |
Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium | 3,070 |
Havant & Waterlooville | West Leigh Park | 5,250 |
Hendon | Silver Jubilee Park | 1,990 |
Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) | 4,850 |
Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove | 3,400 |
Leiston | Victory Road | 2,500 |
Lowestoft Town | Crown Meadow | 3,000 |
Merstham | Moatside | 2,000 |
Metropolitan Police | Imber Court | 3,000 |
Needham Market | Bloomfields | 4,000 |
Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park | 3,009 |
Tonbridge Angels | Longmead Stadium | 3,000 |
Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium | 1,500 |
Worthing | Woodside Road | 4,000 |
Division One North
Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Brightlingsea Regent |
Promoted | Brightlingsea Regent Thurrock |
Relegated | Wroxham Great Wakering Rovers |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,766 (3.2 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 34 goals - Liam Nash (Maldon & Tiptree) |
Total attendance | 66,240 |
Average attendance | 120 (-9.1% to previous season) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
Division One North consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- Bowers & Pitsea, promoted from the Essex Senior League
- Brentwood Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Norwich United, promoted from the Eastern Counties League
- VCD Athletic, relegated from the Premier Division
- Ware, transferred from Southern League Division One Central
Brightlingsea Regent were pronounced champions of Division One North on 8 April 2017,[8] 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.[5]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brightlingsea Regent | 46 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 114 | 57 | +57 | 103 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Maldon & Tiptree | 46 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 107 | 51 | +56 | 91 | Qualified for play-offs |
3 | Thurrock | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 89 | Qualified for play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[a] |
4 | AFC Hornchurch | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 85 | Qualified for play-offs |
5 | Haringey Borough | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 107 | 74 | +33 | 79 | |
6 | Bowers & Pitsea | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 102 | 66 | +36 | 78 | |
7 | Aveley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 64 | +11 | 76 | |
8 | Norwich United | 46 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 75[b] | |
9 | Phoenix Sports | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 72 | −1 | 75 | Transferred to Division One South |
10 | Cheshunt | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 72 | +13 | 71 | |
11 | Bury Town | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 66 | +8 | 69 | |
12 | Tilbury | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 64 | |
13 | Witham Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 77 | 80 | −3 | 59 | |
14 | Brentwood Town | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 63 | 77 | −14 | 56 | |
15 | VCD Athletic | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 56 | Transferred to Division One South |
16 | Romford | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 90 | −31 | 56 | |
17 | Thamesmead Town | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 70 | 78 | −8 | 54 | Transferred to Division One South |
18 | Dereham Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 70 | 89 | −19 | 54 | |
19 | Soham Town Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 53 | |
20 | Waltham Abbey | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 51 | |
21 | Heybridge Swifts | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 64 | 81 | −17 | 51 | |
22 | Ware | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 51 | Reprieved from relegation[c] |
23 | Wroxham | 46 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 42 | 103 | −61 | 25 | Relegated to the Eastern Counties League |
24 | Great Wakering Rovers | 46 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 49 | 121 | −72 | 25 | Relegated to the Essex Senior League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier Division
- ^ Norwich United were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Bury Town on 11 October.[9]
- ^ Ware finished in a relegation position but were reprieved after Worcester City, already relegated from National League North, took a further voluntary demotion to the Midland League for financial reasons.
Top scorers
Player | Club | Goals[7] |
---|---|---|
Liam Nash | Maldon & Tiptree | 34 |
Bradley Warner | Bowers & Pitsea | 31 |
Aaron Condon | Brightlingsea Regent | 30 |
Jason Hallett | Cheshunt | 29 |
Leon McKenzie | AFC Hornchurch |
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Maldon & Tiptree | 5 | |||||||
5 | Haringey Borough | 4 | |||||||
2 | Maldon & Tiptree | 0 | |||||||
3 | Thurrock | 1 | |||||||
3 | Thurrock | 1 | |||||||
4 | AFC Hornchurch | 0 |
Semi-finals
26 April 2017 | Maldon & Tiptree | 5–4 | Haringey Borough | Wallace Binder Ground, Maldon |
19:45 | Nash ![]() Newson ![]() Mills ![]() |
Richards ![]() Gabriel ![]() Benjamin ![]() |
Attendance: 412 |
26 April 2017 | Thurrock | 1–0 | AFC Hornchurch | Ship Lane, Aveley |
19:45 | Sutton ![]() |
Attendance: 481 |
Final
30 April 2017 | Maldon & Tiptree | 0–1 | Thurrock | Wallace Binder Ground, Maldon |
15:00 | Winn ![]() |
Attendance: 719 |
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium | 3,500 |
Aveley | The Mill Field | 1,100 |
Bowers & Pitsea | Crown Avenue | 2,000 |
Brentwood Town | The Brentwood Centre Arena | 1,800 |
Brightlingsea Regent | North Road | 1,000 |
Bury Town | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium | 3,000 |
Dereham Town | Aldiss Park | 3,000 |
Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park | 2,500 |
Haringey Borough | Coles Park | 1,500 |
Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road | 3,000 |
Maldon & Tiptree | Wallace Binder Ground | 2,000 |
Norwich United | Plantation Park | 3,000 |
Phoenix Sports | Victory Road | 2,000 |
Romford | Ship Lane (groundshare with Thurrock) | 3,500 |
Soham Town Rangers | Julius Martin Lane | 2,000 |
Thamesmead Town | Bayliss Avenue | 6,000 |
Thurrock | Ship Lane | 3,500 |
Tilbury | Chadfields | 4,000 |
VCD Athletic | Oakwood | 1,180 |
Waltham Abbey | Capershotts | 3,500 |
Ware | Wodson Park | 3,300 |
Witham Town | Spa Road | 2,500 |
Wroxham | Trafford Park | 2,000 |
Division One South
Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Tooting & Mitcham United |
Promoted | Tooting & Mitcham United Dorking Wanderers |
Relegated | Chatham Town Three Bridges Godalming Town |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 2,029 (3.68 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 33 goals - Shaun Okojie (Corinthian-Casuals) |
Total attendance | 111,438 |
Average attendance | 202 (-1.4% to previous season) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
Division One South consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- Cray Wanderers, transferred from Division One North
- Godalming Town, transferred from Southern Football League Division One Central
- Greenwich Borough, promoted from Southern Counties East League
- Horsham, promoted from the Southern Combination League
- Lewes, relegated from the Premier Division
Tooting & Mitcham United were pronounced champions of Division One South on 22 April 2017,[10] 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 46 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 120 | 54 | +66 | 105 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Dorking Wanderers | 46 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 103 | 44 | +59 | 105 | Qualified for play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[a] |
3 | Greenwich Borough | 46 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 102 | 52 | +50 | 95 | Qualified for play-offs |
4 | Corinthian-Casuals | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 99 | 59 | +40 | 93 | |
5 | Hastings United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 128 | 64 | +64 | 82 | |
6 | Carshalton Athletic | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 106 | 69 | +37 | 81 | |
7 | Hythe Town | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 78 | |
8 | South Park | 46 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 95 | 80 | +15 | 76 | |
9 | Lewes | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 88 | 75 | +13 | 76 | |
10 | Faversham Town | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 89 | 58 | +31 | 74 | |
11 | Cray Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 88 | 86 | +2 | 68 | |
12 | Ramsgate | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 79 | 75 | +4 | 65 | |
13 | Walton Casuals | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 98 | 99 | −1 | 65 | |
14 | Whyteleafe | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 81 | 75 | +6 | 64 | |
15 | Sittingbourne | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 71 | 86 | −15 | 62 | |
16 | Horsham | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 79 | 80 | −1 | 61 | |
17 | Herne Bay | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 74 | 98 | −24 | 51 | |
18 | East Grinstead Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 82 | 121 | −39 | 47 | |
19 | Molesey | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 116 | −55 | 43 | |
20 | Chipstead | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 68 | 99 | −31 | 41 | |
21 | Guernsey | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 66 | 112 | −46 | 38 | |
22 | Chatham Town | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 57 | 120 | −63 | 31 | Relegated to the Southern Counties East League |
23 | Three Bridges | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 59 | 114 | −55 | 29 | Relegated to the Southern Combination League |
24 | Godalming Town | 46 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 49 | 128 | −79 | 24[b] | Relegated to the Combined Counties League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier Division
- ^ Godalming Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Herne Bay on 15 October.
Top scorers
Player | Club | Goals[7] |
---|---|---|
Shaun Okojie | Corinthian-Casuals | 33 |
Kieran Lavery | South Park | 32 |
Tommy Bradford | Carshalton Athletic | 29 |
Francis Collin | Hastings United | 28 |
Charlie MacDonald | Greenwich Borough | 27 |
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Dorking Wanderers (a.e.t.) | 1 (4) | |||||||
5 | Hastings United | 1 (3) | |||||||
2 | Dorking Wanderers (a.e.t.)[10] | 0 (5) | |||||||
4 | Corinthian-Casuals | 0 (4) | |||||||
3 | Greenwich Borough | 3 | |||||||
4 | Corinthian-Casuals | 4 |
Semi-finals
25 April 2017 | Dorking Wanderers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Hastings United | Westhumble Playing Fields, Dorking |
19:45 | McShane ![]() |
Collin ![]() |
25 April 2017 | Greenwich Borough | 3–4 | Corinthian-Casuals | Badgers Sports Ground, Eltham |
19:45 | Eisa ![]() Sweeney ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Okojie ![]() Dillon ![]() Maan ![]() |
Attendance: 427 |
Final
29 April 2017 | Dorking Wanderers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Corinthian-Casuals | Westhumble Playing Fields, Dorking |
15:00 | Attendance: 967 |
Results
Stadia and locations
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Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground | 5,000 |
Chatham Town | The Sports Ground | 5,000 |
Chipstead | High Road | 2,000 |
Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field | 2,700 |
Cray Wanderers | Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) | 6,000 |
Dorking Wanderers | Westhumble Community Ground | 1,500 |
East Grinstead Town | East Court | 1,000 |
Faversham Town | Shepherd Neame Stadium | 2,000 |
Godalming Town | Weycourt | 3,000 |
Greenwich Borough | Badgers Sports Ground (groundshare with Cray Valley PM) | 1,500 |
Guernsey | Footes Lane | 5,000 |
Hastings United | The Pilot Field | 4,050 |
Herne Bay | Winch's Field | 4,000 |
Horsham | Gorings Mead | 1,500 |
Hythe Town | Reachfields Stadium | 3,000 |
Lewes | The Dripping Pan | 3,000 |
Molesey | Walton Road Stadium | 1,000 |
Ramsgate | Southwood Stadium | 2,500 |
Sittingbourne | Woodstock Park | 3,000 |
South Park | King George's Field | 2,000 |
Three Bridges | Jubilee Field | 1,500 |
Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields | 3,500 |
Walton Casuals | Church Road (groundshare with Whyteleafe) | 2,000 |
Whyteleafe | Church Road | 2,000 |
League Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Teams | 62 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Billericay Town |
Runner-up | Tonbridge Angels |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 61 |
The 2016–17 Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 43rd season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.
Calendar
Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs |
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First round | 5 September to 12 September | 30 | 62 → 32 |
Second round | 4 October to 13 December | 16 | 32 → 16 |
Third round | 6 December to 31 January | 8 | 16 → 8 |
Quarterfinals | 10 January to 14 February | 4 | 8 → 4 |
Semifinals | 21 February to 14 March | 2 | 4 → 2 |
Final | 12 April | 1 | 2 → 1 |
The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season, ten clubs decided not to take part in the competition:
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First round
Sixty clubs participated in the First round, while two clubs received a bye to the Second round:
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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.
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Third round
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
59 | Billericay Town (P) | 4–3 | South Park (S) | 275 |
60 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 3–1 | Dulwich Hamlet (P) | 305 |
Final
12 April 2017 61 | Billericay Town (P) | 8–3 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | Colston Avenue, Carshalton |
19:30 | Robinson ![]() Bricknell ![]() Cunnington ![]() Lawrence ![]() Krasniqi ![]() |
Isthmian League report | McCollin ![]() Konchesky ![]() |
Attendance: 653 |
See also
References
- ^ "Club Allocations for Step 1-4 NLS clubs in 2016-17". The FA. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "FA decide next season's pyramid". Isthmian League. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "League statement: Farnborough F.C." Isthmian League. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Havant and Waterlooville promoted as champions but despair for Gosport". BBC. 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b "League lines up for next season". Isthmian League. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Isthmian League South Division top scorers".
- ^ "Congratulations to Brightlingsea Regent on winning the Ryman North championship!". Isthmian.co.uk. 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Norwich United suffer points deduction". Ware F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Congratulations to 2017 Ryman South promotion play-off winners Dorking Wanderers!". Isthmian.co.uk. 30 April 2017.