Season 2000–01 Promoted Farnborough Town Goals scored 1348 (2.94 per match) | Champions Farnborough Town Matches played 459 | |
Relegated Carshalton Athletic
Dulwich Hamlet
Slough Town | ||
The 2000–01 season was the 86th 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.
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Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
Farnborough Town won the division and returned to the Football Conference after two seasons spent in Isthmian League. Slough Town, Carshalton Athletic and Dulwich Hamlet finished bottom of the table and relegated to the First Division. Three fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.
League table
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† Unfulfilled fixtures: Aldershot Town v Billericay Town, Hendon v Harrow Borough and Sutton United v Hendon.
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: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Two clubs promoted from the Second Division:
Initially, champions of the Second Division Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to the First Division, but later they were refused due to ground grading. Leatherhead finished in the relegation zone were reprieved.
Boreham Wood won the division and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Bedford Town and Braintree Town also get a promotion. Leatherhead finished in the relegation zone the second time in a row and were relegated along with Romford and Barton Rovers.
League table
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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 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams:
Two clubs relegated from the First Division:
Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:
Initially, champions of the Second Division Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to the First Division, but later they were refused due to ground grading and stayed in the division.
Tooting & Mitcham United won the division and were promoted to the First Division along with Windsor & Eton and Barking. Later, Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United, taken place of Barking in the First Division.
League table
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¶ At the end of the season Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United.
# Dispute between sources: says East Thurrock GF=72; Leighton Town GA=87, but says East Thurrock GF=71; Leighton Town GA=86.
† Wokingham Town 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.
Third Division
Third Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams:
Arlesey Town and Ashford Town both debutated in the league and achieved a promotion along with Lewes. Two fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.
League table
Source:
¶ Unfulfilled fixtures: Croydon Athletic v Bracknell Town and Lewes v Hertford Town.
† Abingdon Town deducted three 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.