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1979–80 Isthmian League

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Season
  
1979–80

Relegated
  
Oxford CityTilbury

Goals scored
  
1320 (2.86 per match)

Champions
  
Matches played
  
462

The 1979–80 season was the 65th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.

Contents

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

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from the First Division:

  • Harlow Town
  • Harrow Borough
  • League table

    Source:
    * Tilbury were deducted two points.
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    First Division

    First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

    One club relegated from the Premier Division:

  • Kingstonian
  • Two clubs promoted from the Second Division:

  • Camberley Town
  • Farnborough Town
  • Also, Ilford merged with Leytonstone, relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the previous season, to create the new club Leytonstone & Ilford, thus, St Albans City were reprieved.

    League table

    Source:
    * Harwich & Parkeston were deducted one point.
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Second Division

    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 the First Division
  • Prior to the season Southall & Ealing Borough changed name to Southall.

    League table

    Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    References

    1979–80 Isthmian League Wikipedia


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