# 2007–08 Isthmian League

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

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 87 | Promoted to the Conference South |
| 2 | Staines Town | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 54 | +31 | 78 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 75 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South |
| 4 | AFC Hornchurch | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 70 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Ramsgate | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 68 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Ashford Town (Middlesex) | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 65 | +14 | 66 | |
| 7 | Hendon | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 67 | +12 | 65 | |
| 8 | Tonbridge Angels | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 63 | |
| 9 | Margate | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 68 | +3 | 62 | |
| 10 | Billericay Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 60 | |
| 11 | Horsham | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 59 | |
| 12 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 55 | |
| 13 | Wealdstone | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 54 | |
| 14 | Hastings United | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 53 | |
| 15 | Harlow Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 52 | |
| 16 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 74 | −13 | 52 | |
| 17 | Maidstone United | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 52 | |
| 18 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 50 | |
| 19 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 50 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 20 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 50 | Relegated to Division One North |
| 21 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 49 | Relegated to Division One South |
| 22 | Leyton | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 123 | −88 | 16 | Relegated to Division One North |
* ↑ East Thurrock United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Harrow Borough on 8 December 2007 (0–0).

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Mark Nwokeji | Staines Town | 26 |
| James Pinnock | Margate | 24 |
| Carl Rook | Horsham / Tonbridge Angels | 23 |
| Brian Haule | Hendon | 20 |
| Steven Wareham | Maldon Town / East Thurrock United | 20 |
| John Main | Tonbridge Angels / AFC Wimbledon | 20 |
| Reggie Savage | Croydon Athletic / Heybridge Swifts | 19 |
| Bradley Woods-Garness | Billericay Town | 19 |
| Simon Parker | AFC Hornchurch | 18 |
| Stafford Browne | Heybridge Swifts | 17 |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Staines Town | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Ramsgate | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Ramsgate | 1 | 2 | Staines Town | 1 |
| | | | 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 |
| 4 | AFC Hornchurch | 1 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| 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) |

## Division One North

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dartford | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 107 | 42 | +65 | 89 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | AFC Sudbury | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to SFL Division One Midlands |
| 3 | Redbridge | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Ware | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 110 | 58 | +52 | 79 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Canvey Island | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 79 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 6 | Brentwood Town | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 77 | |
| 7 | Bury Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 75 | Transferred to SFL Division One Midlands |
| 8 | Edgware Town | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 74 | Resigned from the league |
| 9 | Maldon Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 67 | |
| 10 | Northwood | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 66 | |
| 11 | Aveley | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 66 | |
| 12 | Enfield Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 63 | |
| 13 | Great Wakering Rovers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 48 | |
| 14 | Waltham Abbey | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 78 | −36 | 46 | |
| 15 | Arlesey Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 84 | −20 | 45 | Transferred to SFL Division One Midlands |
| 16 | Witham Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 75 | 109 | −34 | 41 | |
| 17 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 39 | |
| 18 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 35 | |
| 19 | Waltham Forest | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 33 | |
| 20 | Tilbury | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 96 | −47 | 32 | |
| 21 | Ilford | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 47 | 95 | −48 | 32 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 46 | 86 | −40 | 31 | Relegated to the Eastern Counties League |
* ↑ Redbridge were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Canvey Island on 22 September 2007 (1–1).
* ↑ Tilbury were deducted one point for fielding a suspended player against Wivenhoe Town on 29 March 2008 (0–0).

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| John Frendo | Ware | 32 |
| Brendon Cass | Dartford | 31 |
| James Rowe | AFC Sudbury | 27 |
| Sam Reed | Bury Town | 22 |
| Cody McDonald | Witham Town | 21 |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | AFC Sudbury | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Canvey Island | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Canvey Island | 3 | 5 | Canvey Island | 1(5) |
| | | | 3 | Redbridge | 1(4) |
| 3 | Redbridge | 4 | 3 | Redbridge | 1(4) |
| 4 | Ware | 2 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| 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 |

## Division One South

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 98 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 86 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Cray Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 42 | +45 | 86 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 75 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Worthing | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 73 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 70 | |
| 7 | Kingstonian | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 70 | |
| 8 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 67 | |
| 9 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 67 | |
| 10 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 57 | |
| 11 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 56 | |
| 12 | Burgess Hill Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 54 | |
| 13 | Croydon Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 76 | −11 | 51 | |
| 14 | Whitstable Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 69 | 84 | −15 | 50 | |
| 15 | Chipstead | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 58 | 76 | −18 | 50 | |
| 16 | Walton Casuals | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 48 | |
| 17 | Leatherhead | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 46 | |
| 18 | Chatham Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 46 | Transferred to Division One North |
| 19 | Eastbourne Town | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 84 | −26 | 44 | |
| 20 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 44 | |
| 21 | Horsham YMCA | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 85 | −49 | 27 | Relegated to the Sussex County League |
| 22 | Molesey | 42 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 100 | −64 | 18 | Relegated to the Combined Counties League |
* ↑ Burgess Hill Town were deducted eight points for fielding a player without international clearance in eight matches.

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Craig Carley | Metropolitan Police | 26 |
| Liam Bairup | Eastbourne Town | 23 |
| Steve Harper | Burgess Hill Town | 22 |
| Jon Henry-Hayden | Tooting & Mitcham United | 21 |
| Bobby Traynor | Kingstonian | 19 |
| James Dryden | Dover Athletic | 19 |
| Paul Vines | Tooting & Mitcham United | 19 |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Worthing | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Worthing | 0 | 2 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Cray Wanderers | 0 |
| 3 | Cray Wanderers | 2 | 3 | Cray Wanderers | 0 |
| 4 | Metropolitan Police | 0 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| 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 |

## League Cup

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.

### Calendar

| Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 11 September | 2 | 66 → 64 |
| Second round | 1 October – 20 November | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 23 October – 8 January | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 4 December – 12 February | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarterfinals | 12 February – 19 February | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semifinals | 4 March | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| 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.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 1 | Redbridge | 2–0 | Brentwood Town | 81 |
| 2 | Waltham Forest | 2–3 | Arlesey Town | 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.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–2 | Whyteleafe | 529 |
| 4 | AFC Hornchurch | 3–0 | Tilbury | 182 |
| 5 | Arlesey Town | 4–0 | Enfield Town | 75 |
| 6 | Ashford Town (Middx) | 2–1 | Walton & Hersham | 93 |
| 7 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 1–3 | Burgess Hill Town | 110 |
| 8 | Billericay Town | 0–3 | AFC Sudbury | 202 |
| 9 | Bury Town | 2–3 | Chelmsford City | 206 |
| 10 | Carshalton Athletic | 4–0 | Corinthian-Casuals | 75 |
| 11 | Dartford | 3–0 | Aveley | 318 |
| 12 | Dover Athletic | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Eastbourne Town | 151 |
| 13 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0–0 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 149 |
| Tooting & Mitcham United advance 5–3 on penalties |||||
| 14 | Edgware Town | 3–1 | Staines Town | 48 |
| 15 | Great Wakering Rovers | 4–1 | Ilford | 115 |
| 16 | Harlow Town | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Ware | 131 |
| 17 | Harrow Borough | 0–5 | Metropolitan Police | 76 |
| 18 | Hendon | 2–3 | Boreham Wood | 101 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 19 | Horsham | 4–0 | Hastings United | 162 |
| 20 | Horsham YMCA | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Folkestone Invicta | 50 |
| 21 | Kingstonian | 3–1 | Cray Wanderers | 179 |
| 22 | Leatherhead | 3–2 | Croydon Athletic | 67 |
| 23 | Maidstone United | 5–2 | Canvey Island | 131 |
| 24 | Margate | 2–3 | East Thurrock United | 174 |
| 25 | Molesey | 2–3 | Wealdstone | 106 |
| 26 | Potters Bar Town | 3–1 | Leyton | 41 |
| 27 | Ramsgate | 4–2 | Chatham Town | 87 |
| 28 | Redbridge | 2–1 | Sittingbourne | 41 |
| 29 | Tonbridge Angels | 4–1 | Chipstead | 159 |
| 30 | Waltham Abbey | 3–1 | Wingate & Finchley | 41 |
| 31 | Walton Casuals | 1–0 | Northwood | 34 |
| 32 | Whitstable Town | 4–3 | Worthing | 110 |
| 33 | Witham Town | 1–0 | Maldon Town | 87 |
| 34 | Wivenhoe Town | 0–2 | Heybridge Swifts | 44 |

#### Third round

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 35 | AFC Hornchurch | 3–0 | Maidsone United | 225 |
| 36 | AFC Sudbury | 2–1 | Chelmsford City | 297 |
| 37 | Arlesey Town | 4–2 | Witham Town | 63 |
| 38 | Ashford Town (Middx) | 2–0 | Metropolitan Police | 88 |
| 39 | Boreham Wood | 2–3 | Wealdstone | 87 |
| 40 | Burgess Hill Town | 1–3 | Whyteleafe | 103 |
| 41 | Carshalton Athletic | 1–0 | Leatherhead | 160 |
| 42 | Dartford | 3–0 | Whitstable Town | 426 |
| 43 | East Thurrock United | 0–1 | Ramsgate | 63 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 44 | Eastbourne Town | 1–5 | Horsham | 137 |
| 45 | Kingstonian | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Tooting & Mitcham United | 225 |
| 46 | Potters Bar Town | 1–4 | Edgware Town | 42 |
| 47 | Redbridge | 2–1 | Great Wakering Rovers | 56 |
| 48 | Tonbridge Angels | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Horsham YMCA | 153 |
| 49 | Waltham Abbey | 0–4 | Heybridge Swifts | 62 |
| Played at Heybridge Swifts |||||
| 50 | Walton Casuals | 2–1 | Ware | 39 |

#### Fourth round

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 51 | AFC Hornchurch | 1–2 | Ramsgate | 216 |
| 52 | Arlesey Town | 1–4 | Edgware Town | 79 |
| 53 | Heybridge Swifts | 3–0 | Dartford | 152 |
| 54 | Horsham | 1–2 | Walton Casuals | 187 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 55 | Redbridge | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | AFC Sudbury | 76 |
| 56 | Tonbridge Angels | 1–3 | Carshalton Athletic | 202 |
| 57 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1–0 | Whyteleafe | 105 |
| 58 | Wealdstone | 1–0 | Ashford Town (Middx) | 88 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 59 | AFC Sudbury | 1–0 | Edgware Town | 176 |
| 60 | Carshalton Athletic | 1–1 | Walton Casuals | 95 |
| Walton Casuals advance 5–4 on penalties |||||
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 61 | Ramsgate | 1–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 182 |
| Ramsgate advance 4–3 on penalties |||||
| 62 | Wealdstone | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Heybridge Swifts | 105 |

#### Semifinals

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 63 | Heybridge Swifts | 0–6 | AFC Sudbury | 189 |
| 64 | Walton Casuals | 0–1 | Ramsgate | 132 |