# 2000–01 Isthmian League

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. The league consisted of four divisions.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
* Croydon, promoted as champions of Division One
* Grays Athletic, promoted as runners-up in Division One
* Maidenhead United, promoted as third in Division One
* Sutton United, relegated from the Football Conference
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 Division One. Three fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 86 | 27 | +59 | 99 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
| 2 | Canvey Island | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 41 | +38 | 89 | |
| 3 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 79 | |
| 4 | Aldershot Town | 41 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 74 | |
| 5 | Chesham United | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 72 | |
| 6 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 71 | |
| 7 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 67 | |
| 8 | Billericay Town | 41 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 67 | |
| 9 | Hampton & Richmond | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 66 | |
| 10 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Purfleet | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | |
| 12 | Hendon | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 54 | |
| 13 | Sutton United | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 53 | |
| 14 | St Albans City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 50 | |
| 15 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 50 | |
| 16 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 47 | |
| 17 | Croydon | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 46 | |
| 18 | Enfield | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 45 | |
| 19 | Harrow Borough | 41 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 91 | −29 | 41 | |
| 20 | Slough Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 39 | Relegated to Division One |
| 21 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 40 | 85 | −45 | 36 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 84 | −51 | 22 | Relegated to Division One |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Unfulfilled fixtures: Aldershot Town v Billericay Town, Hendon v Harrow Borough and Sutton United v Hendon.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Aldershot Town | Recreation Ground |
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Enfield | Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Farnborough Town | Cherrywood Road |
| 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 |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Thurrock | Ship Lane |

## Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
* Aylesbury United
* Boreham Wood
* Walton & Hersham
Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
* Ford United
* Northwood
Initially, champions of Division Two Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to Division One, 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 85 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Bedford Town | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 82 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Braintree Town | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 112 | 60 | +52 | 81 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 103 | 76 | +27 | 78 | |
| 5 | Thame United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 86 | 54 | +32 | 74 | |
| 6 | Ford United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 69 | |
| 7 | Uxbridge | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 68 | |
| 8 | Northwood | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 89 | 81 | +8 | 68 | |
| 9 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 66 | |
| 10 | Oxford City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 61 | |
| 11 | Harlow Town | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 61 | |
| 12 | Worthing | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 57 | |
| 13 | Staines Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 56 | |
| 14 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 55 | |
| 15 | Yeading | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 74 | −2 | 54 | |
| 16 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 50 | |
| 17 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 50 | |
| 18 | Bromley | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 63 | 86 | −23 | 48 | |
| 19 | Wealdstone | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 45 | |
| 20 | Leatherhead | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 37 | 87 | −50 | 40 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 21 | Romford | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 53 | 113 | −60 | 31 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 22 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 94 | −64 | 15 | Relegated to Division Two |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Bedford Town | The Eyrie |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Ford United | Oakside |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| Romford | Sungate |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Thame United | Windmill Road |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wealdstone | White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Yeading | The Warren |

## Division Two

Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams:
Two clubs relegated from Division One:
* Chertsey Town
* Leyton Pennant
Three clubs promoted from Division Three:
* East Thurrock United
* Great Wakering Rovers
* Tilbury
Initially, previous season champions of Division Two Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to Division One, but later they were refused due to ground grading and stayed in the division.
Tooting & Mitcham United won the division and were promoted to Division One along with Windsor & Eton and Barking. Later, Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United (11° Essex Senior League) to form Barking & East Ham United, taken place of Barking in Division One.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 92 | 35 | +57 | 89 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 82 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Barking | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 82 | Promoted to Division One and ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United |
| 4 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 99 | 49 | +50 | 80 | |
| 5 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 80 | |
| 6 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 76 | |
| 7 | Horsham | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 84 | 61 | +23 | 66 | |
| 8 | Chertsey Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 63 | |
| 9 | Great Wakering Rovers | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 61 | |
| 10 | Tilbury | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 60 | |
| 11 | Banstead Athletic | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 59 | |
| 12 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 59 | |
| 13 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 58 | |
| 14 | Marlow | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 56 | |
| 15 | Molesey | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 51 | |
| 16 | Wembley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 46 | |
| 17 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 42 | |
| 18 | Leyton Pennant | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 74 | −27 | 41 | |
| 19 | Cheshunt | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 39 | |
| 20 | Edgware Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 36 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 21 | Leighton Town | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 87 | −43 | 34 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 22 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 94 | −55 | 20 | Relegated to Division Three |
* ↑ At the end of the season Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United.
* ↑ Wokingham Town deducted one point.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill |
| Edgware Town | White Lion |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close |
| Leyton Pennant | Wadham Lodge |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |

## Division Three

Division Three consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams:
* Arlesey Town, promoted as champions of the Spartan South Midlands League
* Ashford Town, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League
* Chalfont St Peter, relegated from Division Two
* Wingate & Finchley, relegated from Division Two
* Witham Town, relegated from Division Two
Arlesey Town and Ashford Town both debuted in the league and achieved a promotion along with Lewes. Two fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Arlesey Town | 42 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 138 | 37 | +101 | 108 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 2 | Lewes | 41 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 104 | 34 | +70 | 86 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 3 | Ashford Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 102 | 49 | +53 | 85 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 4 | Flackwell Heath | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 93 | 51 | +42 | 82 | |
| 5 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 82 | |
| 6 | Aveley | 42 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 85 | 61 | +24 | 75 | |
| 7 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 76 | 52 | +24 | 73 | |
| 8 | Witham Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 72 | |
| 9 | Bracknell Town | 41 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 70 | +20 | 67 | |
| 10 | Croydon Athletic | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 57 | |
| 11 | Ware | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 75 | 76 | −1 | 57 | |
| 12 | Tring Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 57 | |
| 13 | Egham Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 56 | |
| 14 | Hornchurch | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 55 | |
| 15 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 52 | |
| 16 | Kingsbury Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 74 | 100 | −26 | 41 | |
| 17 | Abingdon Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 53 | 102 | −49 | 40 | |
| 18 | Dorking | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 59 | 99 | −40 | 39 | |
| 19 | Hertford Town | 41 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 57 | 97 | −40 | 35 | |
| 20 | Camberley Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 53 | 107 | −54 | 32 | |
| 21 | Clapton | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 48 | 121 | −73 | 24 | |
| 22 | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 150 | −120 | 13 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Unfulfilled fixtures: Croydon Athletic v Bracknell Town and Lewes v Hertford Town.
* ↑ Abingdon Town deducted three points.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Arlesey Town | Hitchin Road |
| Ashford Town | Short Lane |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |