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2016–17

2016–17 Isthmian League

The 2016–17 season will be the 102nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. Also, it is the eleventh season for the current incarnations of the Division One North and Division One South.

Contents

The league constitution was announced on 12 May 2016.

Premier Division

Farnborough were required by the Isthmian League to pay their creditors in full before the league's 2016 AGM. If this was not fulfilled, the league would relegate the club from the Premier Division to Step 4, and Burgess Hill Town would be reprieved from relegation.

On 12 May 2016 the league constitution was announced. The Premier Division will feature six new clubs:

  • AFC Sudbury, promoted as champions of Division One North
  • Folkestone Invicta, promoted as champions of Division One South
  • Harlow Town, play-off winners in Division One North
  • Havant & Waterlooville, relegated from National League South
  • Lowestoft Town, relegated from National League North
  • Worthing, play-off winners in Division One South

    • Results

    Updated to games played on 25 February 2017.
    Source: [1]
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Division One North

    On 12 May 2016 the league constitution was announced. Wroxham were reprieved from relegation as a level 8 club with the best record among clubs finishing in the relegation zone, due to insufficient level 9 teams available for promotion. One Division One North club were moved to the parallel division: Cray Wanderers were transferred to Division One South.

    Thus, Division One North will feature five new clubs:

  • Bowers & Pitsea, promoted from the Essex Senior League
  • Brentwood Town, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Norwich United, promoted from the Eastern Counties League
  • VCD Athletic, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Ware, transferred from Southern League Division One Central

    • Results

    Updated to games played on 25 February 2017.
    Source: [2]
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Division One South

    On 12 May 2016 league constitution was announced.

    Division One South will feature five new clubs:

  • Cray Wanderers, transferred from Division One North
  • Godalming Town, transferred from Southern Football League Division One Central
  • Greenwich Borough, promoted from Southern Counties East League
  • Horsham, promoted from the Southern Combination League
  • Lewes, relegated from the Premier Division

    • Results

    Updated to games played on 25 February 2017.
    Source: [3]
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    League Cup

    The 2016–17 Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 43rd season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.

    Calendar

    The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season, ten clubs decided not to take part in the competition:

    First round

    Sixty clubs participated in the First round, while two clubs received a bye to the Second round:

  • Bury Town
  • Dorking Wanderers

    • Second round

    Thirty clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the draw with two clubs who get a bye, making thirty-two teams.

    Semifinals

    References

    2016–17 Isthmian League Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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