2007–08 Isthmian League#Premier Division
The 2007–08 season was the 93rd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
Premier Division
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Isthmian League
Premier Division
|season= 2007–08
|winners= Chelmsford City
|promoted= AFC Wimbledon
Chelmsford City
|relegated= East Thurrock United
Folkestone Invicta
Leyton
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1423
|league topscorer= 26 goals – Mark Nwokeji (Staines Town)
|highest attendance = 3,201 – Chelmsford City – AFC Wimbledon, (15 March)
|attendance = 233,047
|average attendance = 504 (+2.6% to previous season)
|prevseason=2006–07
|nextseason=2008–09
}}
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- AFC Hornchurch, promoted as champions of Division One North
- Harlow Town, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North
- Hastings United, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South
- Maidstone United, promoted as champions of Division One South
- Wealdstone, transferred from the Southern Football League Premier Division
Chelmsford City won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners AFC Wimbledon, who earned a third promotion in the six-year history of the reborn club. East Thurrock United, Folkestone Invicta and Leyton were relegated to the Division One sections while Boreham Wood were reprieved from relegation due to Conference clubs Halifax Town folding and Nuneaton Borough being demoted two divisions down.
=League table=
|section=Premier Division
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=CHE|name_CHE=Chelmsford City
|team2=STA|name_STA=Staines Town
|team3=WIM|name_WIM=AFC Wimbledon
|team4=AFC|name_AFC=AFC Hornchurch
|team5=RAM|name_RAM=Ramsgate
|team6=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town (Middlesex)
|team7=HEN|name_HEN=Hendon
|team8=TON|name_TON=Tonbridge Angels
|team9=MAR|name_MAR=Margate
|team10=BIL|name_BIL=Billericay Town
|team11=HOR|name_HOR=Horsham
|team12=HEY|name_HEY=Heybridge Swifts
|team13=WEA|name_WEA=Wealdstone
|team14=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings United
|team15=HRL|name_HRL=Harlow Town
|team16=HRB|name_HRB=Harrow Borough
|team17=MDS|name_MDS=Maidstone United
|team18=CAR|name_CAR=Carshalton Athletic
|team19=BOR|name_BOR=Boreham Wood
|team20=ETU|name_ETU=East Thurrock United
|team21=FOL|name_FOL=Folkestone Invicta
|team22=LEY|name_LEY=Leyton
|win_CHE=26|draw_CHE=9|loss_CHE=7|gf_CHE=84|ga_CHE=39
|win_STA=22|draw_STA=12|loss_STA=8|gf_STA=85|ga_STA=54
|win_WIM=22|draw_WIM=9|loss_WIM=11|gf_WIM=81|ga_WIM=47
|win_AFC=20|draw_AFC=10|loss_AFC=12|gf_AFC=68|ga_AFC=44
|win_RAM=19|draw_RAM=11|loss_RAM=12|gf_RAM=67|ga_RAM=53
|win_ASH=20|draw_ASH=6|loss_ASH=16|gf_ASH=79|ga_ASH=65
|win_HEN=18|draw_HEN=11|loss_HEN=13|gf_HEN=79|ga_HEN=67
|win_TON=17|draw_TON=12|loss_TON=13|gf_TON=77|ga_TON=57
|win_MAR=17|draw_MAR=11|loss_MAR=14|gf_MAR=71|ga_MAR=68
|win_BIL=16|draw_BIL=12|loss_BIL=14|gf_BIL=66|ga_BIL=57
|win_HOR=18|draw_HOR=5|loss_HOR=19|gf_HOR=63|ga_HOR=63
|win_HEY=14|draw_HEY=13|loss_HEY=15|gf_HEY=64|ga_HEY=64
|win_WEA=15|draw_WEA=9|loss_WEA=18|gf_WEA=68|ga_WEA=75
|win_HAS=15|draw_HAS=8|loss_HAS=19|gf_HAS=58|ga_HAS=67
|win_HRL=13|draw_HRL=13|loss_HRL=16|gf_HRL=56|ga_HRL=52
|win_HRB=15|draw_HRB=7|loss_HRB=20|gf_HRB=61|ga_HRB=74
|win_MDS=16|draw_MDS=4|loss_MDS=22|gf_MDS=56|ga_MDS=79
|win_CAR=14|draw_CAR=8|loss_CAR=20|gf_CAR=52|ga_CAR=65
|win_BOR=15|draw_BOR=5|loss_BOR=22|gf_BOR=56|ga_BOR=73
|win_ETU=14|draw_ETU=9|loss_ETU=19|gf_ETU=48|ga_ETU=67|adjust_points_ETU=-1
|win_FOL=13|draw_FOL=10|loss_FOL=19|gf_FOL=49|ga_FOL=70
|win_LEY=4|draw_LEY=4|loss_LEY=34|gf_LEY=35|ga_LEY=123
|hth_ETU=East Thurrock United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Harrow Borough on 8 December 2007 (0–0).
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Conference South
|result1=P
|col_QP=#D0F0C0|text_QP=Qualified for the play-offs
|result2=QP|result4=QP|result5=QP
|col_QPP=#D0F0C0|text_QPP=Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South
|result3=QPP
|col_RR=inherit|text_RR=Reprieved from relegation
|result19=RR
|col_R1N=#FFCCCC|text_R1N=Relegated to Division One North
|result20=R1N|result22=R1N
|col_R1S=#FFCCCC|text_R1S=Relegated to Division One South
|result21=R1S
|update=complete
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/isth2008.htm 2007–08 Isthmian League]{{Cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguefooty.co.uk/archive/isthmian08.html |title=nonleaguefooty website |access-date=2016-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512101902/http://www.nonleaguefooty.co.uk/archive/isthmian08.html |archive-date=2019-05-12 |url-status=dead }}
}}
==Top scorers==
class="wikitable" |
Player
!Club |
---|
Mark Nwokeji
|Staines Town |align="center" |26 |
James Pinnock
|Margate |align="center" |24 |
Carl Rook
|Horsham / Tonbridge Angels |align="center" |23 |
Brian Haule
|Hendon |rowspan=3 align="center" |20 |
Steven Wareham
|Maldon Town / East Thurrock United |
John Main
|Tonbridge Angels / AFC Wimbledon |
Reggie Savage
|Croydon Athletic / Heybridge Swifts |rowspan=2 align="center" |19 |
Bradley Woods-Garness
|Billericay Town |
Simon Parker
|AFC Hornchurch |align="center" |18 |
Stafford Browne
|Heybridge Swifts |align="center" |17 |
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Staines Town
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Ramsgate
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=AFC Wimbledon
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=AFC Hornchurch
| RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1=Staines Town
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=AFC Wimbledon
| RD2-score2=2
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |UK England Southeast close
|caption=Locations of the Premier Division clubs
|float=right
|width=420
|places=
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.6219 |long=0.4033 |label=Billericay Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.7532 |long=0.4514 |label=Chelmsford City |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.5223 |long=0.4616 |label=East Thurrock United |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.0866 |long=1.1595 |label=Folkestone Invicta |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.7710 |long=0.0678 |label=Harlow Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=50.8745 |long=0.5871 |label=Hastings United |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.7441 |long=0.7006 |label=Heybridge Swifts |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.0588 |long=-0.3234|label=Horsham |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.3490 |long=0.7621 |label=Maidstone United |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.3805 |long=1.3739 |label=Margate |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.3325 |long=1.3995 |label=Ramsgate |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close |lat=51.2115 |long=0.2691 |label=Tonbridge Angels |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.5565 |long=0.2384 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=AFC Hornchurch |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.4050 |long=-0.2819 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=AFC Wimbledon |label_size=0 }}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.4520 |long=-0.4621 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Ashford Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.6620 |long=-0.2747 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Boreham Wood |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3697 |long=-0.1718 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Carshalton Athletic |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.5581 |long=-0.3713 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Harrow Borough |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.5681 |long=-0.2177 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Hendon |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.5684 |long=-0.0277 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Leyton |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.4197 |long=-0.5020 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Staines Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.6008 |long=-0.4156 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Wealdstone |label_size=0}}
}}
{{Location map+|Greater London
|caption=Greater London Premier Division football clubs
|alt=
|float=right
|width=370
|places=
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.5565 |long=0.2384 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Hornchurch |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.4050 |long=-0.2819 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Wimbledon |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.4520 |long=-0.4621 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Ashford Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.6620 |long=-0.2747 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Boreham Wood |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.3697 |long=-0.1718 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Carshalton Athletic |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.5581 |long=-0.3713 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Harrow Borough |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.5681 |long=-0.2177 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Hendon |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.5684 |long=-0.0277 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Leyton |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.4197 |long=-0.5020 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Staines Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~|Greater London|lat=51.6008 |long=-0.4156 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Wealdstone |label_size=85 |position=top}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | |
Club
! Stadium | |
---|---|
AFC Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
AFC Wimbledon | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with Kingstonian) |
Ashford Town (Middlesex) | Short Lane |
Billericay Town | New Lodge |
Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
Chelmsford City | Melbourne Stadium |
East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill |
Folkestone Invicta | Cheriton Road |
Harlow Town | Barrows Farm |
Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
Hastings United | The Pilot Field |
Hendon | Claremont Road |
Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
Horsham | Queen Street |
Leyton | Leyton Stadium |
Maidstone United | Bourne Park (groundshare with Sittingbourne) |
Margate | Hartsdown Park |
Ramsgate | Southwood Stadium |
Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
Tonbridge Angels | Longmead Stadium |
Wealdstone | Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Northwood) |
{{Clear}}
Division One North
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Isthmian League
Division One North
|season= 2007–08
|winners= Dartford
|promoted= Canvey Island
Dartford
|relegated= Wivenhoe Town
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1452
|league topscorer= 32 goals – John Frendo (Ware)
|highest attendance = 2,589 – Dartford – Wingate & Finchley, (26 April)
|attendance = 87,419
|average attendance = 189 (+20.4% to previous season)
|prevseason= 2006–07
|nextseason= 2008–09
}}
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs:
- Brentwood Town, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League
- Dartford, transferred from Division One South
- Edgware Town, promoted as champions of the Spartan South Midlands League
- Northwood, relegated from the Southern Football League Premier Division
Dartford won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Canvey Island. Wivenhoe Town finished bottom of the table and left the league. Ilford finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but were reprieved again after Edgware Town resigned from the league at the end of the season due to lack of the funds.
=League table=
|section=Division One North
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=DAR|name_DAR=Dartford
|team2=SUD|name_SUD=AFC Sudbury
|team3=RED|name_RED=Redbridge
|team4=WAR|name_WAR=Ware
|team5=CAN|name_CAN=Canvey Island
|team6=BRE|name_BRE=Brentwood Town
|team7=BUR|name_BUR=Bury Town
|team8=EDG|name_EDG=Edgware Town
|team9=MLD|name_MLD=Maldon Town
|team10=NOR|name_NOR=Northwood
|team11=AVE|name_AVE=Aveley
|team12=ENF|name_ENF=Enfield Town
|team13=GWR|name_GWR=Great Wakering Rovers
|team14=WAL|name_WAL=Waltham Abbey
|team15=ARL|name_ARL=Arlesey Town
|team16=WIT|name_WIT=Witham Town
|team17=POT|name_POT=Potters Bar Town
|team18=W&F|name_W&F=Wingate & Finchley
|team19=WFO|name_WFO=Waltham Forest
|team20=TIL|name_TIL=Tilbury
|team21=ILF|name_ILF=Ilford
|team22=WIV|name_WIV=Wivenhoe Town
|win_DAR=27|draw_DAR=8|loss_DAR=7|gf_DAR=107|ga_DAR=42
|win_SUD=24|draw_SUD=8|loss_SUD=10|gf_SUD=86|ga_SUD=40
|win_RED=24|draw_RED=9|loss_RED=9|gf_RED=70|ga_RED=43|adjust_points_RED=-1
|win_WAR=23|draw_WAR=10|loss_WAR=9|gf_WAR=110|ga_WAR=58
|win_CAN=23|draw_CAN=10|loss_CAN=9|gf_CAN=82|ga_CAN=39
|win_BRE=22|draw_BRE=11|loss_BRE=9|gf_BRE=70|ga_BRE=49
|win_BUR=22|draw_BUR=9|loss_BUR=11|gf_BUR=76|ga_BUR=53
|win_EDG=20|draw_EDG=14|loss_EDG=8|gf_EDG=53|ga_EDG=39
|win_MLD=19|draw_MLD=10|loss_MLD=13|gf_MLD=78|ga_MLD=63
|win_NOR=18|draw_NOR=12|loss_NOR=12|gf_NOR=71|ga_NOR=61
|win_AVE=18|draw_AVE=12|loss_AVE=12|gf_AVE=68|ga_AVE=65
|win_ENF=18|draw_ENF=9|loss_ENF=15|gf_ENF=60|ga_ENF=63
|win_GWR=13|draw_GWR=9|loss_GWR=20|gf_GWR=64|ga_GWR=66
|win_WAL=12|draw_WAL=10|loss_WAL=20|gf_WAL=42|ga_WAL=78
|win_ARL=12|draw_ARL=9|loss_ARL=21|gf_ARL=64|ga_ARL=84
|win_WIT=12|draw_WIT=5|loss_WIT=25|gf_WIT=75|ga_WIT=109
|win_POT=10|draw_POT=9|loss_POT=23|gf_POT=45|ga_POT=77
|win_W&F=8|draw_W&F=11|loss_W&F=23|gf_W&F=45|ga_W&F=72
|win_WFO=7|draw_WFO=12|loss_WFO=23|gf_WFO=44|ga_WFO=74
|win_TIL=7|draw_TIL=12|loss_TIL=23|gf_TIL=49|ga_TIL=96|adjust_points_TIL=-1
|win_ILF=8|draw_ILF=8|loss_ILF=26|gf_ILF=47|ga_ILF=95
|win_WIV=8|draw_WIV=7|loss_WIV=27|gf_WIV=46|ga_WIV=86
|hth_RED=Redbridge were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Canvey Island on 22 September 2007 (1–1).
|hth_TIL=Tilbury were deducted one point for fielding a suspended player against Wivenhoe Town on 29 March 2008 (0–0).
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result1=P
|col_QPT=#D0F0C0|text_QPT=Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to SFL Division One Midlands
|result2=QPT
|col_QP=#D0F0C0|text_QP=Qualified for the play-offs
|result3=QP|result4=QP
|col_QPP=#D0F0C0|text_QPP=Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
|result5=QPP
|col_T1M=#CCCCFF|text_T1M=Transferred to SFL Division One Midlands
|result7=T1M|result15=T1M
|col_FLD=#FFCCCC|text_FLD=Resigned from the league
|result8=FLD
|col_RR=inherit|text_RR=Reprieved from relegation
|result21=RR
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
|result22=R
|update=complete
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
}}
==Top scorers==
class="wikitable" |
Player
!Club |
---|
John Frendo
|Ware |align="center" |32 |
Brendon Cass
|Dartford |align="center" |31 |
James Rowe
|AFC Sudbury |align="center" |27 |
Sam Reed
|Bury Town |align="center" |22 |
Cody McDonald
|Witham Town |align="center" |21 |
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=AFC Sudbury
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Canvey Island
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Redbridge
| RD1-score3=4
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Ware
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=5
| RD2-team1=Canvey Island
| RD2-score1=1(5)
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=Redbridge
| RD2-score2=1(4)
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |United Kingdom East of England
|caption=Locations of Division One North clubs
|float=right
|width=420
|places=
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=52.0402 |long=0.7161 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Sudbury |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=52.0012 |long=-0.2648|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Arlesey
Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=52.2489 |long=0.7210 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Bury Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.5165 |long=0.6157 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Canvey Island |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.5557 |long=0.7978 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Great Wakering Rovers |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.7208 |long=0.6940 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Maldon Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.8248 |long=-0.0333|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Ware |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.7997 |long=0.6266 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Witham Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.8739 |long=0.9703 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Wivenhoe Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.4894 |long=0.2649 |label=Aveley |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.6340 |long=0.3006 |label=Brentwood Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.4372 |long=0.2308 |label=Dartford |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.6080 |long=-0.2785|label=Edgware Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.6583 |long=-0.0356|label=Enfield Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.5600 |long=0.0912 |label=Ilford |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.6008 |long=-0.4156|label=Northwood |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.6962 |long=-0.1777|label=Potters Bar Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.5853 |long=0.0894 |label=Redbridge |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.4701 |long=0.3633 |label=Tilbury |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.6828 |long=0.0058 |label=Waltham Abbey |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.5974 |long=-0.0090|label=Waltham Forest |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England|lat=51.6068 |long=-0.1715|label=Wingate & Finchley |label_size=0}}
}}
{{Location map+|Greater London
|caption=Greater London Division One North clubs
|float=right
|width=370
|places=
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.4894 |long=0.2649 |label=Aveley |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.6340 |long=0.3006 |label=Brentwood Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.4372 |long=0.2308 |label=Dartford |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.6080 |long=-0.2785|label=
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Town |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.5600 |long=0.0912 |label=Ilford |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.6008 |long=-0.4156|label=Northwood |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.6962 |long=-0.1777|label=Potters Bar Town |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.5853 |long=0.0894 |label=Redbridge |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.4701 |long=0.3633 |label=Tilbury |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.6828 |long=0.0058 |label=
|label_size=85 |position=right}}{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.5974 |long=-0.0090|label=Waltham Forest |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.6068 |long=-0.1715|label=
|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}}}
class="wikitable sortable" | |
Club
! Stadium | |
---|---|
AFC Sudbury | King's Marsh |
Arlesey Town | Hitchin Road |
Aveley | The Mill Field |
Brentwood Town | The Brentwood Centre Arena |
Bury Town | Ram Meadow |
Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium |
Dartford | Princes Park |
Edgware Town | White Lion |
Enfield Town | Goldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers) |
Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park |
Ilford | Cricklefield Stadium |
Maldon Town | Wallace Binder Ground |
Northwood | Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Wealdstone) |
Potters Bar Town | Parkfield |
Redbridge | Oakside |
Tilbury | Chadfields |
Waltham Abbey | Capershotts |
Waltham Forest | Wadham Lodge |
Ware | Wodson Park |
Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium |
Witham Town | Spa Road |
Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
{{Clear}}
Division One South
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Isthmian League
Division One South
|season= 2007–08
|winners= Dover Athletic
|promoted= Dover Athletic
Tooting & Mitcham United
|relegated= Horsham YMCA
Molesey
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1380
|league topscorer= 26 goals – Craig Carley (Metropolitan Police)
|highest attendance = 1,324 – Dover Athletic – Ashford Town (Kent), (26 April)
|attendance = 105,939
|average attendance = 229 (-20.2% to previous season)
|prevseason= 2006–07
|nextseason= 2008–09
}}
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- Chipstead, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League
- Eastbourne Town, promoted as champions of the Sussex County League
- Walton & Hersham, relegated from the Premier Division
- Whitstable Town, promoted as champions of the Kent League
- Worthing, relegated from the Premier Division
Dover Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Tooting & Mitcham United. Horsham YMCA and Molesey finished bottom of the table and left the league.
=League table=
|section=Division One South
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=DOV|name_DOV=Dover Athletic
|team2=T&M|name_T&M=Tooting & Mitcham United
|team3=CRA|name_CRA=Cray Wanderers
|team4=MET|name_MET=Metropolitan Police
|team5=WOR|name_WOR=Worthing
|team6=DUL|name_DUL=Dulwich Hamlet
|team7=KIN|name_KIN=Kingstonian
|team8=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town (Kent)
|team9=SIT|name_SIT=Sittingbourne
|team10=W&H|name_W&H=Walton & Hersham
|team11=WHY|name_WHY=Whyteleafe
|team12=BUR|name_BUR=Burgess Hill Town
|team13=CRO|name_CRO=Croydon Athletic
|team14=WHT|name_WHT=Whitstable Town
|team15=CHI|name_CHI=Chipstead
|team16=WAL|name_WAL=Walton Casuals
|team17=LEA|name_LEA=Leatherhead
|team18=CHA|name_CHA=Chatham Town
|team19=EST|name_EST=Eastbourne Town
|team20=COR|name_COR=Corinthian-Casuals
|team21=HYM|name_HYM=Horsham YMCA
|team22=MOL|name_MOL=Molesey
|win_DOV=30|draw_DOV=8|loss_DOV=4|gf_DOV=84|ga_DOV=29
|win_T&M=26|draw_T&M=8|loss_T&M=8|gf_T&M=88|ga_T&M=41
|win_CRA=25|draw_CRA=11|loss_CRA=6|gf_CRA=87|ga_CRA=42
|win_MET=24|draw_MET=3|loss_MET=15|gf_MET=69|ga_MET=47
|win_WOR=22|draw_WOR=7|loss_WOR=13|gf_WOR=77|ga_WOR=49
|win_DUL=20|draw_DUL=10|loss_DUL=12|gf_DUL=68|ga_DUL=47
|win_KIN=20|draw_KIN=10|loss_KIN=12|gf_KIN=66|ga_KIN=52
|win_ASH=19|draw_ASH=10|loss_ASH=13|gf_ASH=64|ga_ASH=51
|win_SIT=20|draw_SIT=7|loss_SIT=15|gf_SIT=56|ga_SIT=58
|win_W&H=15|draw_W&H=12|loss_W&H=15|gf_W&H=65|ga_W&H=62
|win_WHY=17|draw_WHY=5|loss_WHY=20|gf_WHY=57|ga_WHY=62
|win_BUR=18|draw_BUR=8|loss_BUR=16|gf_BUR=61|ga_BUR=57|adjust_points_BUR=-8
|win_CRO=14|draw_CRO=9|loss_CRO=19|gf_CRO=65|ga_CRO=76
|win_WHT=14|draw_WHT=8|loss_WHT=20|gf_WHT=69|ga_WHT=84
|win_CHI=15|draw_CHI=5|loss_CHI=22|gf_CHI=58|ga_CHI=76
|win_WAL=11|draw_WAL=15|loss_WAL=16|gf_WAL=55|ga_WAL=68
|win_LEA=13|draw_LEA=7|loss_LEA=22|gf_LEA=52|ga_LEA=63
|win_CHA=12|draw_CHA=10|loss_CHA=20|gf_CHA=58|ga_CHA=70
|win_EST=11|draw_EST=11|loss_EST=20|gf_EST=58|ga_EST=84
|win_COR=11|draw_COR=11|loss_COR=20|gf_COR=51|ga_COR=77
|win_HYM=7|draw_HYM=6|loss_HYM=29|gf_HYM=36|ga_HYM=85
|win_MOL=3|draw_MOL=9|loss_MOL=30|gf_MOL=36|ga_MOL=100
|hth_BUR=Burgess Hill Town were deducted eight points for fielding a player without international clearance in eight matches.
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result1=P
|col_QPP=#D0F0C0|text_QPP=Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
|result2=QPP
|col_QP=#D0F0C0|text_QP=Qualified for the play-offs
|result3=QP|result4=QP|result5=QP
|col_T1N=#CCCCFF|text_T1N=Transferred to Division One North
|result18=T1N
|col_RSCL=#FFCCCC|text_RSCL=Relegated to the Sussex County League
|result21=RSCL
|col_RCCL=#FFCCCC|text_RCCL=Relegated to the Combined Counties League
|result22=RCCL
|update=complete
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
}}
==Top scorers==
class="wikitable" |
Player
!Club |
---|
Craig Carley
|Metropolitan Police |align="center" |26 |
Liam Bairup
|Eastbourne Town |align="center" |23 |
Steve Harper
|Burgess Hill Town |align="center" |22 |
Jon Henry-Hayden
|Tooting & Mitcham United |align="center" |21 |
Bobby Traynor
|Kingstonian |rowspan="3" align="center" |19 |
James Dryden
|Dover Athletic |
Paul Vines
|Tooting & Mitcham United |
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Tooting & Mitcham United
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Worthing
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Cray Wanderers
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Metropolitan Police
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1=Tooting & Mitcham United
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=Cray Wanderers
| RD2-score2=0
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |UK England Southeast close
|caption=Locations of Division One South clubs
|float=right
|width=420
|places=
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.1050 |long=0.8560 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Ashford Town |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=50.9672 |long=-0.1241 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Burgess Hill Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3688 |long=0.5214 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Chatham Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.1378 |long=1.2850 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Dover Athletic |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=50.7664 |long=0.2760 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Eastbourne Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.0576 |long=-0.3239 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Horsham YMCA |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3490 |long=0.7621 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Sittingbourne |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3994 |long=-0.4122 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=
|label_size=85 |position=left}}{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3790 |long=-0.4148 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=
|label_size=85 |position=left}}{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3531 |long=1.0287 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Whitstable Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=50.8204 |long=-0.3848 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label=Worthing |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.2921 |long=-0.1702 |label=Chipstead |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3721 |long=-0.2872 |label=Corinthian-Casuals |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3901 |long=0.0210 |label=Cray Wanderers |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3934 |long=-0.1266 |label=Croydon Athletic |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.4612 |long=-0.0841 |label=Dulwich Hamlet |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.4051 |long=-0.2819 |label=Kingstonian |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast close|lat=51.2920 |long=-0.3324|label=Leatherhead |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3905 |long=-0.3517 |label=Metropolitan Police |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.4014 |long=-0.3680 |label=Molesey |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3932 |long=-0.1723 |label=Tooting & Mitcham United |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|UK England Southeast close|lat=51.3047 |long=-0.0797 |label=Whyteleafe |label_size=0}}
}}
{{Location map+|Greater London
|caption=Greater London Division One South clubs
|float=right
|width=420
|places=
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.2921 |long=-0.1702 |label=
|label_size=85 |position=top}}{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.3721 |long=-0.2872 |label=C-C |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.3901 |long=0.0210 |label=Cray Wanderers |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.3934 |long=-0.1266|label=
|label_size=85 |position=top}}{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.4612 |long=-0.0841 |label=Dulwich Hamlet |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.4051 |long=-0.2819|label=
|label_size=85 |position=top}}{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.2920 |long=-0.3324|label=
|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.3905 |long=-0.3517 |label=
|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.4014 |long=-0.3680 |label=
|label_size=85 |position=top}}{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.3932 |long=-0.1723|label=T&M |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.3047 |long=-0.0797 |label=Whyteleafe |label_size=85 |position=right}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | |
Club
! Stadium | |
---|---|
Ashford Town (Kent) | The Homelands |
Burgess Hill Town | Leylands Park |
Chatham Town | The Sports Ground |
Chipstead | High Road |
Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
Cray Wanderers | Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) |
Croydon Athletic | Keith Tuckey Stadium |
Dover Athletic | Crabble Athletic Ground |
Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
Eastbourne Town | The Saffrons |
Horsham YMCA | Gorings Mead |
Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) |
Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
Sittingbourne | Bourne Park |
Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
Walton Casuals | Waterside Stadium |
Whitstable Town | The Belmont Ground |
Whyteleafe | Church Road |
Worthing | Woodside Road |
{{Clear}}
League Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Isthmian League Cup
| year = 2007–08
| country = England
| num_teams = 66
| winners = Ramsgate
| second = AFC Sudbury
| prev_season = 2006–07
| next_season = 2008–09
}}
The Isthmian League Cup 2007–08 was the 34th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 11 September 2007 and finished on 2 April 2008.[http://www.isthmianarchive.co.uk/2007.08.html The Isthmian archive]
=Calendar=
class="wikitable"
! Round !! Dates !! Matches !! width=100 | Clubs | |||
align=center
| First round | 11 September | 2 | 66 → 64 |
align=center
| Second round | 1 October – 20 November | 32 | 64 → 32 |
align=center
| Third round | 23 October – 8 January | 16 | 32 → 16 |
align=center
| Fourth round | 4 December – 12 February | 8 | 16 → 8 |
align=center
| Quarterfinals | 12 February – 19 February | 4 | 8 → 4 |
align=center
| Semifinals | 4 March | 2 | 4 → 2 |
align=center
| Final | 2 April | 1 | 2 → 1 |
=Fixtures and results=
Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
==First round==
Four clubs from division Ones participated in the first round, while all other clubs received a bye to the second round.
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
1
|2–0 |81 |
2
|2–3 |53 |
==Second round==
The two clubs to have made it through the first round were entered into the second round draw with all other Isthmian League clubs, making sixty-four teams.
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
3
|0–2 |529 |
4
|3–0 |182 |
5
|4–0 |75 |
6
|2–1 |93 |
7
|1–3 |110 |
8
|0–3 |202 |
9
|2–3 |206 |
10
|4–0 |75 |
11
|3–0 |318 |
12
|2–3 {{aet}} |151 |
13
|0–0 |149 |
colspan=5|Tooting & Mitcham United advance 5–3 on penalties |
---|
14
|3–1 |48 |
15
|4–1 |115 |
16
|1–3 {{aet}} |Ware |131 |
17
|0–5 |76 |
18
|2–3 |101 |
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
19
|4–0 |162 |
20
|4–3 {{aet}} |50 |
21
|3–1 |179 |
22
|3–2 |67 |
23
|5–2 |131 |
24
|2–3 |174 |
25
|2–3 |106 |
26
|3–1 |41 |
27
|4–2 |87 |
28
|2–1 |41 |
29
|4–1 |159 |
30
|3–1 |41 |
31
|1–0 |34 |
32
|4–3 |110 |
33
|1–0 |87 |
34
|0–2 |44 |
{{Col-end}}
==Third round==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
35
|3–0 |225 |
36
|2–1 |297 |
37
|4–2 |63 |
38
|2–0 |88 |
39
|2–3 |87 |
40
|1–3 |103 |
41
|1–0 |160 |
42
|3–0 |426 |
43
|0–1 |63 |
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
44
|1–5 |137 |
45
|1–2 {{aet}} |225 |
46
|1–4 |42 |
47
|2–1 |56 |
48
|4–2 {{aet}} |153 |
49
|0–4 |62 |
colspan=5|Played at Heybridge Swifts |
---|
50
|2–1 |Ware |39 |
{{Col-end}}
==Fourth round==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
51
|1–2 |216 |
52
|1–4 |79 |
53
|3–0 |152 |
54
|1–2 |187 |
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
55
|0–1 {{aet}} |76 |
56
|1–3 |202 |
57
|1–0 |105 |
58
|1–0 |88 |
{{Col-end}}
==Quarterfinals==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
59
|1–0 |176 |
60
|1–1 |95 |
colspan=5|Walton Casuals advance 5–4 on penalties |
---|
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
61
|1–1 |182 |
colspan=5|Ramsgate advance 4–3 on penalties |
---|
62
|0–1 {{aet}} |105 |
{{Col-end}}
==Semifinals==
class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;"|Tie
|scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Home team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;"|Score |scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;"|Away team (tier) |scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;"|{{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} |
63
|0–6 |189 |
64
|0–1 |132 |
==Final==
{{football box
|date= 2 April 2008
|time=
|team1= AFC Sudbury (P)
|score= 0–0
|aet=yes
|penaltyscore=4–5
|report=
|team2= Ramsgate (S)
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Princes Park, Dartford
|attendance= 568
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}