# 2001–02 Isthmian League

The 2001–02 season was the 87th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
The league consisted of four divisions for the last season. At the end of it single Division One was divided into Division One North and Division One South, most of the clubs in Division Two were promoted to the newly created divisions. Division Three was disbanded after all the clubs were promoted to divisions One North, One South and to Division Two.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
* Bedford Town, promoted as runners-up in Division One
* Boreham Wood, promoted as champions of Division One
* Braintree Town, promoted as third in Division One
* Kingstonian, relegated from the Football Conference
Gravesend & Northfleet won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference. Canvey Island finished second for a second season in a row. At the end of the season the Premier Division was expanded up to 24 clubs, so only one club were to relegate this season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 33 | +57 | 99 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
| 2 | Canvey Island | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 108 | 41 | +67 | 95 | |
| 3 | Aldershot Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 73 | |
| 4 | Braintree Town | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 73 | |
| 5 | Purfleet | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 72 | |
| 6 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 70 | |
| 7 | Chesham United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 67 | |
| 8 | Hendon | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 62 | |
| 9 | Billericay Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 61 | |
| 10 | St Albans City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 57 | |
| 11 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 55 | |
| 12 | Sutton United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 54 | |
| 13 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 85 | −17 | 54 | |
| 14 | Kingstonian | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 52 | |
| 15 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 51 | |
| 16 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 50 | |
| 17 | Bedford Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 48 | |
| 18 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 48 | |
| 19 | Enfield | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 42 | |
| 20 | Hampton & Richmond | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 40 | |
| 21 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 50 | 89 | −39 | 34 | |
| 22 | Croydon | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 93 | −57 | 26 | Relegated to Division One South |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Aldershot Town | Recreation Ground |
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose |
| Bedford Town | The Eyrie |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road |
| Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Enfield | Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) |
| Gravesend & Northfleet | Stonebridge Road |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | Beveree Stadium |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Thurrock | Ship Lane |

## Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
* Carshalton Athletic
* Dulwich Hamlet
* Slough Town
Three clubs promoted from Division Two:
* Barking
* Tooting & Mitcham United
* Windsor & Eton
At the end of the previous season Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United, taken place of Barking in Division One.
Ford United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with Bishop's Stortford and Aylesbury United. At the end of the season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South, remaining clubs were distributed between newly created divisions. There was no relegation from Division One this season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ford United | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 92 | 56 | +36 | 88 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 104 | 51 | +53 | 87 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 96 | 64 | +32 | 79 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 73 | Placed to Division One South |
| 5 | Northwood | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 68 | Placed to Division One North |
| 6 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 67 | Placed to Division One South |
| 7 | Harlow Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 66 | Placed to Division One North |
| 8 | Slough Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 62 | Placed to Division One North |
| 9 | Uxbridge | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 60 | Placed to Division One North |
| 10 | Oxford City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 60 | Placed to Division One North |
| 11 | Thame United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 61 | +14 | 59 | Placed to Division One North |
| 12 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 59 | Placed to Division One South |
| 13 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 58 | Placed to Division One South |
| 14 | Yeading | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 84 | 90 | −6 | 58 | Placed to Division One North |
| 15 | Worthing | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 53 | Placed to Division One South |
| 16 | Staines Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 47 | Placed to Division One South |
| 17 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 46 | Placed to Division One South |
| 18 | Wealdstone | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 82 | −22 | 45 | Placed to Division One North |
| 19 | Bromley | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 41 | Placed to Division One South |
| 20 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 86 | −40 | 41 | Placed to Division One South |
| 21 | Barking & East Ham United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 61 | 123 | −62 | 31 | Placed to Division One North |
| 22 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 53 | 93 | −40 | 26 | Placed to Division One South |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
| Barking & East Ham United | Mayesbrook Park |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Ford United | Oakside |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Thame United | Windmill Road |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wealdstone | White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Yeading | The Warren |

## Division Two

Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from Division One:
* Barton Rovers
* Leatherhead
* Romford
Three clubs promoted from Division Three:
* Arlesey Town
* Ashford Town
* Lewes
Lewes won the division at the first attempt. At the end of the season most of Division Two clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions One. Their places were taken by clubs from disbanded Division Three.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lewes | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 108 | 31 | +77 | 96 | Promoted to Division One South |
| 2 | Horsham | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 104 | 44 | +60 | 90 | Promoted to Division One South |
| 3 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 51 | +31 | 79 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 4 | Arlesey Town | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 89 | 55 | +34 | 75 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 5 | Banstead Athletic | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 83 | 54 | +29 | 74 | Promoted to Division One South |
| 6 | Leyton Pennant | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 74 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 7 | Great Wakering Rovers | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 71 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 8 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 71 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 9 | Marlow | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 67 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 10 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 64 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 11 | Leatherhead | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 57 | Promoted to Division One South |
| 12 | Ashford Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 56 | Promoted to Division One South |
| 13 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 55 | Promoted to Division One South |
| 14 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 54 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 15 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 51 | |
| 16 | Tilbury | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 51 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 17 | Chertsey Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 79 | 112 | −33 | 44 | Promoted to Division One South |
| 18 | Wembley | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 82 | −31 | 37 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 19 | Molesey | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 40 | 93 | −53 | 36 | Promoted to Division One South |
| 20 | Cheshunt | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 84 | −33 | 34 | |
| 21 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 55 | 111 | −56 | 33 | Promoted to Division One North |
| 22 | Romford | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 105 | −63 | 19 | Resigned and joined the Essex Senior League |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Arlesey Town | Hitchin Road |
| Ashford Town (Middlesex) | Short Lane |
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Leyton Pennant | Wadham Lodge |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Romford | Sungate |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |

## Division Three

Division Three consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three clubs relegated from Division Two:
* Edgware Town
* Leighton Town
* Wokingham Town
Croydon Athletic won the division and were promoted two tiers up along with eight other clubs. At the end of the season Division Three was disbanded due to creation of divisions One, clubs were distributed between newly created divisions.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Croydon Athletic | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 138 | 41 | +97 | 95 | Promoted to the Division One South |
| 2 | Hornchurch | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 96 | 46 | +50 | 86 | Promoted to the Division One North |
| 3 | Aveley | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 109 | 55 | +54 | 84 | Promoted to the Division One North |
| 4 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 83 | Promoted to the Division One South |
| 5 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 75 | Promoted to the Division One South |
| 6 | Egham Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 74 | Promoted to the Division One South |
| 7 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 69 | Promoted to the Division One North |
| 8 | Dorking | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 77 | 66 | +11 | 68 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 9 | Tring Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 68 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 10 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 67 | Promoted to the Division One South |
| 11 | Hertford Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 88 | 74 | +14 | 67 | Promoted to the Division One North |
| 12 | Witham Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 55 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 13 | Ware | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 76 | −2 | 52 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 14 | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 69 | 92 | −23 | 49 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 15 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 79 | 105 | −26 | 48 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 16 | Abingdon Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 61 | 75 | −14 | 46 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 17 | Leighton Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 95 | −39 | 36 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 18 | Kingsbury Town | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 58 | 91 | −33 | 35 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 19 | Edgware Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 65 | 101 | −36 | 34 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 20 | Flackwell Heath | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 99 | −46 | 32 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 21 | Clapton | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 118 | −73 | 31 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 22 | Camberley Town | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 95 | −58 | 30 | Promoted to Division Two |
* ↑ Flackwell Heath deducted three points.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Abingdon Town | Culham Road |
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Croydon Athletic | Keith Tuckey Stadium |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Edgware Town | White Lion |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) |
| Flackwell Heath | Wilks Park |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |