# 1982–83 Isthmian League

The 1982–83 season was the 68th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.
Wycombe Wanderers were champions, winning their seventh Isthmian League title. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985. Worthing finished second in Division One achieving the second promotion in a row.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
* Bognor Regis Town
* Wokingham Town
At the end of the season Leytonstone & Ilford changed name into Leytonstone/Ilford.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 85 | |
| 2 | Leytonstone & Ilford | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 81 | |
| 3 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 58 | +33 | 79 | |
| 4 | Hayes | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 78 | |
| 5 | Sutton United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 96 | 71 | +25 | 68 | |
| 6 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 68 | |
| 7 | Slough Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 67 | |
| 8 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 65 | |
| 9 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 63 | |
| 10 | Billericay Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 61 | |
| 11 | Croydon | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 60 | |
| 12 | Hendon | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 60 | |
| 13 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 60 | |
| 14 | Barking | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 56 | |
| 15 | Bromley | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 54 | |
| 16 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 54 | |
| 17 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 48 | |
| 18 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 47 | |
| 19 | Staines Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 47 | |
| 20 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 42 | |
| 21 | Woking | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 24 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Leatherhead | 42 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 121 | −85 | 17 | Relegated to Division One |

## Division One

Division One consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
* Boreham Wood
* Harlow Town
Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
* Cheshunt
* Worthing

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Worthing | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 81 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Harlow Town | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 74 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Farnborough Town | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 73 | |
| 4 | Hertford Town | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 71 | |
| 5 | Oxford City | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 70 | |
| 6 | Boreham Wood | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 69 | |
| 7 | Metropolitan Police | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 66 | |
| 8 | Walton & Hersham | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 57 | |
| 9 | Hampton | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 55 | |
| 10 | Wembley | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 52 | |
| 11 | Aveley | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 52 | |
| 12 | Kingstonian | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 51 | |
| 13 | Tilbury | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 46 | |
| 14 | Feltham | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 45 | |
| 15 | Chesham United | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 45 | |
| 16 | Epsom & Ewell | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 44 | |
| 17 | Lewes | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 44 | |
| 18 | Cheshunt | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 43 | |
| 19 | Hornchurch | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 41 | |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 87 | −30 | 40 | |
| 21 | St Albans City | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 39 | Relegated to Division Two |

## Division Two

Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new teams:
Two clubs relegated from Division One:
* Clapton
* Ware
Two clubs joined from the Athenian League:
* Leyton-Wingate
* Uxbridge
At the end of the season Dorking Town were renamed Dorking.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Clapton | 42 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 46 | +50 | 94 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 98 | 43 | +55 | 88 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 84 | |
| 4 | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 111 | 41 | +70 | 83 | |
| 5 | Basildon United | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 92 | 42 | +50 | 82 | |
| 6 | Uxbridge | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 78 | |
| 7 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 76 | |
| 8 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 95 | 48 | +47 | 75 | |
| 9 | Egham Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 71 | |
| 10 | Tring Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 86 | 59 | +27 | 70 | |
| 11 | Letchworth Garden City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 66 | |
| 12 | Southall | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 81 | 80 | +1 | 61 | |
| 13 | Molesey | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 60 | |
| 14 | Dorking Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 54 | |
| 15 | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 50 | |
| 16 | Rainham Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 57 | 94 | −37 | 46 | |
| 17 | Eastbourne United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 54 | 104 | −50 | 36 | |
| 18 | Epping Town | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 89 | −60 | 26 | |
| 19 | Ware | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 97 | −63 | 24 | |
| 20 | Finchley | 42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 92 | −64 | 24 | |
| 21 | Horsham | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 106 | −74 | 22 | |
| 22 | Harwich & Parkeston | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 130 | −88 | 22 | Resigned and joined the Athenian League |
* ↑ Letchworth Garden City were deducted one point.