# 2009–10 Isthmian League

The 2009–10 season was the 95th 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

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
* Aveley, promoted as champions of Division One North
* Bognor Regis Town, relegated from the Conference South
* Cray Wanderers, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South
* Kingstonian, promoted as champions of Division One South
* Waltham Abbey, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North
Dartford won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Boreham Wood. Bognor Regis Town were relegated for the second season in a row along with Waltham Abbey, who had only spent one season in the Premier Division. Ashford Town resigned from the league. Margate were reprieved from relegation for the second season in a row, this time after Chester City and Farsley Celtic folded and Grays Athletic were demoted from the Conference Premier to Isthmian League Division One North.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dartford | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 101 | 45 | +56 | 93 | Promoted to the Conference South |
| 2 | Sutton United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 75 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Aveley | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 83 | 62 | +21 | 70 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 68 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South |
| 5 | Kingstonian | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 68 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Wealdstone | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 65 | |
| 7 | Hastings United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 63 | |
| 8 | Tonbridge Angels | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 62 | |
| 9 | AFC Hornchurch | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 61 | |
| 10 | Hendon | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 60 | |
| 11 | Horsham | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 56 | |
| 12 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 55 | |
| 13 | Billericay Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 54 | |
| 14 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 53 | |
| 15 | Cray Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 51 | |
| 16 | Canvey Island | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 50 | |
| 17 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 49 | |
| 18 | Maidstone United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 49 | |
| 19 | Margate | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 45 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 20 | Ashford Town (Middlesex) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 44 | Relegated to SFL Division One Central |
| 21 | Waltham Abbey | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 44 | Relegated to Division One North |
| 22 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 41 | Relegated to Division One South |

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Bobby Traynor | Kingstonian | 28 |
| Patrick Harding | Horsham | 24 |
| Martin Tuohy | Aveley | 23 |
| Paul Vines | Tooting & Mitcham United | 23 |
| Lee Burns | Dartford | 22 |
| Danny Gabriel | Waltham Forest / Aveley | 21 |
| Ade Olorunda | Hastings United | 20 |
| James Rowe | Canvey Island | 19 |
| Byron Harrison | Ashford Town / Carshalton Athletic | 17 |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Sutton United | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Kingstonian | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Kingstonian | 4 | 4 | Boreham Wood | 2 |
| | | | 5 | Kingstonian | 0 |
| 3 | Aveley | 0 | 5 | Kingstonian | 0 |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 1 | | | |

### Results grid

| Home \ Away | AFC | ASH | AVE | BIL | BOG | BOR | CAN | CAR | CRA | DAR | HAR | HAS | HEN | HOR | KIN | MDS | MAR | SUT | TON | T&M | WAL | WEA |
| AFC Hornchurch | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Ashford Town | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–6 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Aveley | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Billericay Town | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Bognor Regis Town | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Boreham Wood | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Canvey Island | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Carshalton Athletic | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 |
| Cray Wanderers | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Dartford | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Harrow Borough | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 |
| Hastings United | 1–0 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Hendon | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Horsham | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Kingstonian | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Maidstone United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Margate | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Sutton United | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 |
| Tonbridge Angels | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Waltham Abbey | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| Wealdstone | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| AFC Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium | 3,500 |
| Ashford Town (Middlesex) | Short Lane | 2,550 |
| Aveley | The Mill Field | 1,100 |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge | 3,500 |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane | 4,500 |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park | 4,502 |
| Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium | 4,308 |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground | 5,000 |
| Cray Wanderers | Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) | 6,000 |
| Dartford | Princes Park | 4,100 |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium | 3,070 |
| Hastings United | The Pilot Field | 4,050 |
| Hendon | Vale Farm (groundshare with Wembley) | 3,000 |
| Horsham | Gorings Mead (groundshare with Horsham YMCA) | 1,500 |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) | 4,722 |
| Maidstone United | The Homelands (groundshare with Ashford Town (Kent)) | 3,200 |
| Margate | Hartsdown Park | 2,100 |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane | 7,032 |
| Tonbridge Angels | Longmead Stadium | 3,000 |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields | 3,500 |
| Waltham Abbey | Capershotts | 3,500 |
| Wealdstone | Grosvenor Vale | 2,640 |

## Division One North

Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
* Harlow Town, relegated from the Premier Division
* Heybridge Swifts, relegated from the Premier Division
* Lowestoft Town, promoted as champions of the Eastern Counties League
* Romford, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League
* VCD Athletic, promoted as champions of the Kent League
Lowestoft Town won the division and were promoted for the second season in a row along with play-off winners Concord Rangers. Leyton were reprieved from relegation after numerous higher league clubs folded. VCD Athletic were demoted after failing to meet ground grading requirements and returned to the Kent League. Harlow Town were reprieved from relegation after an appeal by VCD was turned down.
After the end of the season Maldon Town merged with 14° Essex Senior League side Tiptree United to form a new club Maldon & Tiptree, who took the place of Maldon Town in 2010–11 IL Division One North.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lowestoft Town | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 37 | +78 | 101 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Concord Rangers | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 42 | +52 | 86 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 88 | 55 | +33 | 81 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Enfield Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 102 | 59 | +43 | 77 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 71 | |
| 7 | Thamesmead Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 67 | |
| 8 | VCD Athletic | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 67 | Demoted to the Kent League |
| 9 | Great Wakering Rovers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 64 | |
| 10 | Northwood | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 61 | Transferred to SFL Division One Central |
| 11 | Tilbury | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 56 | |
| 12 | Brentwood Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 52 | |
| 13 | Romford | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 88 | −17 | 52 | |
| 14 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 50 | |
| 15 | Cheshunt | 42 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 50 | |
| 16 | Waltham Forest | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 75 | −24 | 48 | |
| 17 | Maldon Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 45 | Merged with Tiptree United (14° Essex Senior League) to form Maldon & Tiptree in Division One North |
| 18 | Redbridge | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 42 | |
| 19 | Ware | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 42 | |
| 20 | Ilford | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 34 | |
| 21 | Leyton | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 40 | 84 | −44 | 30 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Harlow Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 46 | 98 | −52 | 15 | Reprieved from relegation |
* ↑ Ilford were deducted nine points for fielding a suspended player in five games between August and January.
* ↑ Harlow Town were deducted ten points for entering administration.

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Sam Higgins | East Thurrock United | 35 |
| Leon Smith | Wingate & Finchley | 26 |
| Matt Nolan | Lowestoft Town | 24 |
| Lyle Taylor | Concord Rangers | 22 |
| Andrew Constable | Thamesmead Town | 22 |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Concord Rangers | 1 | | | |
| 5 | East Thurrock United | 0 | | | |
| 5 | East Thurrock United | 0 | 2 | Concord Rangers | 3 |
| | | | 4 | Enfield Town | 1 |
| 3 | Wingate & Finchley | 2 | 4 | Enfield Town | 1 |
| 4 | Enfield Town | 3 | | | |

### Results grid

| Home \ Away | BRE | CHE | CON | ETU | ENF | GWR | HAR | HEY | ILF | LEY | LOW | MLD | NOR | POT | RED | ROM | THA | TIL | VCD | WFO | WAR | W&F |
| Brentwood Town | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Cheshunt | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Concord Rangers | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| East Thurrock United | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Enfield Town | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Great Wakering Rovers | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| Harlow Town | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Heybridge Swifts | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Ilford | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Leyton | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Lowestoft Town | 1–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 8–0 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Maldon Town | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Northwood | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 |
| Potters Bar Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Redbridge | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Romford | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 5–4 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Thamesmead Town | 2–0 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Tilbury | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| VCD Athletic | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Waltham Forest | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 3–4 |
| Ware | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | | 0–1 |
| Wingate & Finchley | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Brentwood Town | The Brentwood Centre Arena | 1,000 |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium | 3,000 |
| Concord Rangers | Thames Road | 1,500 |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill | 3,500 |
| Enfield Town | Goldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers) | 3,000 |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park | 2,500 |
| Harlow Town | Barrows Farm | 3,500 |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road | 3,000 |
| Ilford | Cricklefield Stadium | 3,500 |
| Leyton | Leyton Stadium | 2,500 |
| Lowestoft Town | Crown Meadow | 3,000 |
| Maldon Town | Wallace Binder Ground | 2,000 |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue | 3,075 |
| Potters Bar Town | Parkfield | 2,000 |
| Redbridge | Oakside | 3,000 |
| Romford | Mill Field (groundshare with Aveley) | 1,100 |
| Thamesmead Town | Bayliss Avenue | 6,000 |
| Tilbury | Chadfields | 4,000 |
| VCD Athletic | The Oakwood | 1,180 |
| Waltham Forest | Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | 3,500 |
| Ware | Wodson Park | 3,300 |
| Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium | 1,500 |

## Division One South

Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season, and three new clubs:
* Chatham Town, transferred from Division One North
* Horsham YMCA, promoted as Third Place of the Sussex County League
* Ramsgate, relegated from the Premier Division
Folkestone Invicta won the play-offs and returned to the Premier Division after two seasons of absence along with Croydon Athletic, who won the division. Walton Casuals and Eastbourne Town finished in the relegation zone but were reprieved due to the resignation of Ashford Town (Kent) and as a knock-on effect from Merthyr Tydfil's expulsion from the Southern League.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Croydon Athletic | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 39 | +53 | 89 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Worthing | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 83 | 53 | +30 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Godalming Town | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Leatherhead | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 45 | +33 | 74 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Fleet Town | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 72 | |
| 7 | Burgess Hill Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 67 | |
| 8 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 62 | |
| 9 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 61 | |
| 10 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 60 | |
| 11 | Horsham YMCA | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 59 | |
| 12 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 54 | |
| 13 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 54 | |
| 14 | Ramsgate | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 53 | |
| 15 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 51 | |
| 16 | Merstham | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 48 | |
| 17 | Chatham Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 75 | −20 | 46 | |
| 18 | Whitstable Town | 42 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 45 | |
| 19 | Chipstead | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 43 | |
| 20 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 90 | −41 | 38 | Club resigned before the new season |
| 21 | Walton Casuals | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 34 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Eastbourne Town | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 77 | −48 | 29 | Reprieved from relegation |
* ↑ Folkestone Invicta were deducted ten points for insolvency.
* ↑ Godalming Town were deducted three points for fielding a suspended player against Merstham on 19 September (3–1).

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Gary Noël | Croydon Athletic | 24 |
| Martin Grant | Walton Casuals / Walton & Hersham | 20 |
| Phil Williams | Godalming Town | 20 |
| Hicham Akhazzan | Sittingbourne | 18 |
| Gavin Gordon | Worthing / Merstham | 18 |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Folkestone Invicta (pens) | 2 (5) | | | |
| 5 | Leatherhead | 2 (3) | | | |
| 5 | Leatherhead | 2 (3) | 2 | Folkestone Invicta | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Godalming Town | 1 |
| 3 | Worthing | 1 | 4 | Godalming Town | 1 |
| 4 | Godalming Town | 2 | | | |

### Results grid

| Home \ Away | ASH | BUR | CHA | CHI | COR | CRO | DUL | EST | FLE | FOL | GOD | HYM | LEA | MER | MET | RAM | SIT | W&H | WAL | WHT | WHY | WOR |
| Ashford Town | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Burgess Hill Town | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Chatham Town | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Chipstead | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Corinthian-Casuals | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Croydon Athletic | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Eastbourne Town | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Fleet Town | 6–2 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Folkestone Invicta | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Godalming Town | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 5–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Horsham YMCA | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 9–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Leatherhead | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–6 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Merstham | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Metropolitan Police | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Ramsgate | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–6 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Sittingbourne | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Walton & Hersham | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Walton Casuals | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Whitstable Town | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Whyteleafe | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 1–4 |
| Worthing | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Ashford Town (Kent) | The Homelands (groundshare with Maidstone United) | 3,200 |
| Burgess Hill Town | Leylands Park | 2,000 |
| Chatham Town | The Sports Ground | 5,000 |
| Chipstead | High Road | 2,000 |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field | 2,700 |
| Croydon Athletic | Keith Tuckey Stadium | 3,000 |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill | 3,000 |
| Eastbourne Town | The Saffrons | 3,000 |
| Fleet Town | Calthorpe Park | 2,000 |
| Folkestone Invicta | Cheriton Road | 4,000 |
| Godalming Town | Weycourt | 3,000 |
| Horsham YMCA | Gorings Mead (groundshare with Horsham) | 1,500 |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove | 3,400 |
| Merstham | Moatside | 2,000 |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court | 3,000 |
| Ramsgate | Southwood Stadium | 2,500 |
| Sittingbourne | Bourne Park | 3,000 |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground | 2,000 |
| Walton Casuals | Waterside Stadium | 2,000 |
| Whitstable Town | The Belmont Ground | 3,000 |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road | 2,000 |
| Worthing | Woodside Road | 4,000 |

## League Cup

The Isthmian League Cup 2009–10 was the 36th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 20 October 2009 and finished on 24 March 2010.

### Calendar

| Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 20 October 2009 | 2 | 66 → 64 |
| Second round | 3 November 2009 to 13 November 2009 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 24 November 2009 to 4 February 2010 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 26 January 2010 to 4 March 2010 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarterfinals | 23 February 2010 to 11 March 2010 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semifinals | 11 March 2010 to 18 March 2010 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 24 March 2010 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

### First round

Four clubs from division Ones participated in the first round, while all other clubs received a bye to the second round.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 1 | Cheshunt (N) | 0–2 | Northwood (N) | 96 |
| 2 | Godalming Town (S) | 4–2 | Merstham (S) | 75 |

### Second round

The two clubs to have made it through the first round were entered into the draw with every other Isthmian League club, making sixty-four clubs.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 3 | Folkestone Invicta (S) | 0–4 | Aveley (P) | 164 |
| 4 | Romford (N) | 3–4 | Maidstone United (P) | 80 |
| 5 | Ramsgate (S) | 2–2 | Dartford (P) | 177 |
| Dartford advance 5–4 on penalties |||||
| 6 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 4–1 | Whitstable Town (S) | 181 |
| 7 | Thamesmead Town (N) | 0–1 | Sittingbourne (S) | 71 |
| 8 | Ashford Town (Kent) (S) | 0–1 | Tilbury (N) | 61 |
| 9 | VCD Athletic (N) | 0–1 | Margate (P) | 91 |
| 10 | Chatham Town (S) | 2–0 | Cray Wanderers (P) | 94 |
| 11 | Ware (N) | 1–2 | Waltham Forest (N) | 73 |
| 12 | Leyton (N) | 0–2 | Billericay Town (P) | 77 |
| 13 | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 2–1 | Brentwood Town (N) | 121 |
| 14 | Heybridge Swifts (N) | 1–3 | Maldon Town (N) | 118 |
| 15 | Redbridge (N) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Harlow Town (N) | 44 |
| 16 | Concord Rangers (N) | 3–0 | East Thurrock United (N) | 110 |
| 17 | Canvey Island (P) | 1–0 | Great Wakering Rovers (N) | 121 |
| 18 | Lowestoft Town (N) | 3–1 | Ilford (N) | 462 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 19 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 2–0 | Corinthian-Casuals (S) | 81 |
| 20 | Worthing (S) | 0–4 | Bognor Regis Town (P) | 358 |
| 21 | Chipstead (S) | 1–2 | Godalming Town (S) | 55 |
| 22 | Eastbourne Town (S) | 1–3 | Horsham YMCA (S) | 78 |
| 23 | Horsham (P) | 2–1 | Sutton United (P) | 144 |
| 24 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 1–3 | Whyteleafe (S) | 160 |
| 25 | Leatherhead (S) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Burgess Hill Town (S) | 58 |
| 26 | Hastings United (P) | 4–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United (P) | 257 |
| 27 | Fleet Town (S) | 1–0 | Ashford Town (Middx) (P) | 60 |
| 28 | Metropolitan Police (S) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Harrow Borough (P) | 47 |
| 29 | Hendon (P) | 3–3 | Wingate & Finchley (N) | 83 |
| Wingate & Finchley advance 4–3 on penalties |||||
| 30 | Wealdstone (P) | 3–1 | Boreham Wood (P) | 101 |
| 31 | Northwood (N) | 2–3 | Potters Bar Town (N) | 72 |
| 32 | Enfield Town (N) | 3–1 | Waltham Abbey (P) | 107 |
| 33 | Walton Casuals (S) | 4–3 | Kingstonian (P) | 133 |
| 34 | Walton & Hersham (S) | 2–1 | Dulwich Hamlet (S) | 88 |

### Third round

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 35 | Sittingbourne (S) | 3–2 | Margate (P) | 130 |
| 36 | Dartford (P) | 4–5 | Aveley (P) | 320 |
| 37 | Maidstone United (P) | 0–2 | Tilbury (N) | 63 |
| 38 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 2–0 | Chatham Town (S) | 190 |
| 39 | Waltham Forest (N) | 0–1 | Canvey Island (P) | 44 |
| 40 | Concord Rangers (N) | 2–0 | Billericay Town (P) | 126 |
| Concord Rangers expelled for fielding an unregistered player so Billericay Town advance |||||
| 41 | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 3–0 | Harlow Town (N) | 104 |
| 42 | Maldon Town (N) | 0–3 | Lowestoft Town (N) | 65 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 43 | Hastings United (P) | 0–1 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 139 |
| 44 | Leatherhead (S) | 2–0 | Bognor Regis Town (P) | 121 |
| 45 | Whyteleafe (S) | 1–2 | Godalming Town (S) | 62 |
| 46 | Horsham (P) | 0–2 | Horsham YMCA (S) | 161 |
| 47 | Wealdstone (P) | 2–2 | Metropolitan Police (S) | 101 |
| Wealdstone advance 3–1 on penalties |||||
| 48 | Fleet Town (S) | 2–0 | Potters Bar Town (N) | 53 |
| 49 | Walton & Hersham (S) | 2–0 | Walton Casuals (S) | 110 |
| 50 | Wingate & Finchley (N) | 2–1 | Enfield Town (N) | 69 |

### Fourth round

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 51 | Lowestoft Town (N) | 2–1 | Tilbury (N) | 422 |
| 52 | Billericay Town (P) | 1–3 | Sittingbourne (S) | 105 |
| 53 | Aveley (P) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 104 |
| 54 | Canvey Island (P) | 3–2 | Wingate & Finchley (N) | 97 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 55 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 2–1 | Wealdstone (P) | 148 |
| Tonbridge Angels expelled so Wealdstone advance |||||
| 56 | Walton & Hersham (S) | 0–1 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 70 |
| 57 | Fleet Town (S) | 3–0 | Horsham YMCA (S) | 55 |
| 58 | Godalming Town (S) | 0–1 | Leatherhead (S) | 90 |

### Quarterfinals

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 59 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 2–1 | Lowestoft Town (N) | 58 |
| 60 | Sittingbourne (S) | 1–2 | Wealdstone (P) | 74 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 61 | Fleet Town (S) | 0–3 | Leatherhead (S) | 77 |
| 62 | Aveley (P) | 2–1 | Canvey Island (P) | 104 |

### Semifinals

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 63 | Leatherhead (S) | 1–1 | Aveley (P) | 105 |
| Leatherhead advance 4–3 on penalties |||||
| 64 | Wealdstone (P) | 1–0 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 113 |