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1995–96 Isthmian League

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Season
  
1995–96

Promoted
  
Hayes

Goals scored
  
1323 (2.86 per match)

Champions
  
Hayes

Matches played
  
462

Relegated
  
Molesey Walton & Hersham Worthing

The 1995–96 season was the 81st season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of four divisions.

Contents

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

  • Worthing, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
  • Boreham Wood, promoted as champions of the First Division
  • Chertsey Town, promoted as third in the First Division
  • Yeovil Town, relegated from the Football Conference
  • 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.

    First Division

    The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and seven new clubs:

    Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

  • Chesham United
  • Marlow
  • Wokingham Town
  • Four clubs promoted from the Second Division:

  • Collier Row & Romford
  • Leatherhead
  • Wembley
  • Leyton Pennant replaced Leyton, who merged with Walthamstow Pennant to create new club.
  • 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.

    Second Division

    The Second Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

    Two clubs relegated from the First Division:

  • Wivenhoe Town
  • Dorking
  • Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:

  • Canvey Island
  • Collier Row
  • Bedford Town
  • Division started the season one club short after Newbury Town folded. At the end of the season Saffron Walden Town resigned from the league due to ground grading problems and joined the Essex Senior League. Thus, no teams were relegated from the Second Division this season.

    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.

    Third Division

    The Third Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new teams:

    Two clubs relegated from the Second Division:

  • Aveley
  • Windsor & Eton
  • Plus:

  • Wealdstone, transferred from Southern League Southern Division
  • Wingate & Finchley, promoted as runners-up in the South Midlands League
  • 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

    1995–96 Isthmian League Wikipedia