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1998–99 Isthmian League

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Season
  
1998–99

Promoted
  
Sutton United

Goals scored
  
1356 (2.94 per match)

Champions
  
Sutton United

Matches played
  
462

Relegated
  
Bishop's Stortford Bromley

The 1998–99 season was the 84th 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:

  • Aldershot Town, promoted as champions of the First Division
  • Billericay Town, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
  • Hampton, promoted as third in the First Division
  • Slough Town, demoted from the Football Conference

    • Sutton United won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference. Bishop's Stortford and Bromley finished bottom of the table and relegated to the First Division, while Carshalton Athletic were reprieved after Wealdstone, finished third in First Division, were refused promotion due to ground grading.

    At the end of the season Hampton changed name into Hampton & Richmond Borough.

    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 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

    Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

  • Hitchin Town
  • Oxford City
  • Yeading

    • Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:

  • Braintree Town
  • Canvey Island
  • Wealdstone

    • Canvey Island won the division to get a second consecutive promotion. Hitchin Town finished second and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt, while Wealdtone, finished third, were refused promotion due to ground grading. Molesey, Wembley and Berkhamsted Town relegated to the Second Division.

    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 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

    Three clubs relegated from the First Division:

  • Abingdon Town
  • Thame United
  • Wokingham Town

    • Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:

  • Harlow Town
  • Hemel Hempstead
  • Hertford Town

    • Bedford Town won the division and were promoted to the First Division along with Harlow Town, who achieved a second consecutive promotion and Thame United, who returned back to the First Division after the relegation. Hertford Town relegated back to the Third Division along with Bracknell Town and Abingdon Town, who get a second consecutive relegation.

    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 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

    Three clubs relegated from the Second Division:

  • Cheshunt
  • Egham Town
  • Tilbury

    • Ford United won the division and were promoted along with Wingate & Finchley and Cheshunt, who returned straight after the relegation from the Second Division. There were no relegated clubs 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.

    Cup Competitions

    The results from the finals of the league's three cup competitions:

    Ryman League Cup: The league's premier cup competition, with clubs from all four divisions competing.

  • Aldershot Town 2–1 Boreham Wood (played at Southampton F.C.)

    • Puma Full Members Cup: Featuring teams from the top two divisions.

  • Hendon 1-0 Worthing (played at Sutton United)

    • Vandanel Trophy: Featuring teams from the bottom two divisions.

  • Leighton Town 1-0 Windsor & Eton (played at Chesham United)

    • References

    1998–99 Isthmian League Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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