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1999–2000 Isthmian League

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Season
  
1999–2000

Promoted
  
Dagenham & Redbridge

Goals scored
  
1357 (2.94 per match)

Champions
  
Dagenham & Redbridge

Matches played
  
462

Relegated
  
Aylesbury United Boreham Wood Walton & Hersham

The 1999–2000 season was the 85th 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 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

  • Canvey Island, promoted as champions of the First Division
  • Hitchin Town, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
  • Farnborough Town, relegated from the Football Conference
  • Dagenham & Redbridge won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference. Aylesbury United, Boreham Wood and Walton & Hersham finished bottom of the table and relegated to the First Division.

    Before the start 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 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

  • Bishop's Stortford
  • Bromley
  • Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:

  • Bedford Town
  • Harlow Town
  • Thame United
  • Croydon won the division and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Bedford Town and Leyton Pennant also get a promotion. Chertsey Town and Leyton Pennant relegated to the Second Division, while Leatherhead were reprieved after Hemel Hempstead were refused promotion from 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:

  • Berkhamsted Town
  • Molesey
  • Wembley
  • Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:

  • Cheshunt
  • Ford United
  • Wingate & Finchley
  • Hemel Hempstead Town won the division, but were refused promotion due to ground grading. Northwood were promoted to the First Division along with Ford United who get a second consecutive promotion. Wingate & Finchley finished in relegation zone along with Witham Town and Chalfont St Peter and returned to the Third 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.

    Third Division

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

  • Abingdon Town, relegated from the Second Division
  • Bracknell Town, relegated from the Second Division
  • Great Wakering Rovers, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League
  • Hertford Town, relegated from the Second Division
  • Great Wakering Rovers debutated in the league and achieved promotion at the first attempt along with East Thurrock United and Tilbury. Southall resigned from the league.

    League table

    Source:
    Conflict between sources: says Lewes W=18 D=10 L=12, hence pts=64; Aveley W=17 D=10 L=13, hence pts=61; therefore Bracknell Town 8th and Aveley 9th.
    But say Lewes W=17 D=11 L=12, hence pts=62; Aveley W=17 D=11 L=12, hence pts=62; therefore Aveley 8th and Bracknell Town 9th.
    Also says Lewes GA=51, Aveley GF=73, Kingsbury Town GA=86, Clapton GF=50.
    But say Lewes GA=52, Aveley GF=74, Kingsbury Town GA=87, Clapton GF=51.
    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

    1999–2000 Isthmian League Wikipedia