# 1978–79 Isthmian League

The 1978–79 season was the 64th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.
At the end of the season Alliance Premier League was created. As a result of it, Isthmian League teams lost possibility to take part in the elections to the Football League as only highest placed team from Alliance Premier League who met the Football League requirements may apply. The Isthmian League refused to participate in the formation of the new league.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
* Dulwich Hamlet
* Oxford City
This season was the last one when Isthmian League clubs may have applied for election to the Football League. Though, no clubs participated in the elections.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Barking | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 92 | 50 | +42 | 93 | |
| 2 | Dagenham | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 63 | +20 | 81 | |
| 3 | Enfield | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 77 | |
| 4 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 76 | |
| 5 | Slough Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 72 | |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 69 | |
| 7 | Woking | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 68 | |
| 8 | Croydon | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 66 | |
| 9 | Hendon | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 62 | |
| 10 | Leatherhead | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 60 | |
| 11 | Sutton United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 60 | |
| 12 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 59 | |
| 13 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 61 | 69 | −8 | 51 | |
| 14 | Tilbury | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 76 | −16 | 50 | |
| 15 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 49 | |
| 16 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 47 | |
| 17 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 46 | |
| 18 | Hayes | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 45 | |
| 19 | Oxford City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 80 | −30 | 43 | |
| 20 | Staines Town | 42 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 34 | |
| 21 | Leytonstone | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 31 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Kingstonian | 42 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 24 | Relegated to Division One |
* ↑ Leytonstone merged with Ilford at the end of the season.

## Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
* Bishop's Stortford
* Southall & Ealing Borough
Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
* Epsom & Ewell
* Metropolitan Police
At the end of the season Leytonstone, relegated from the Premier Division, merged with Ilford to form Leytonstone & Ilford. Subsequently, St Albans City were given a reprieve.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Harlow Town | 42 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 93 | 32 | +61 | 100 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 49 | +36 | 86 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 81 | |
| 4 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 77 | |
| 5 | Hertford Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 74 | |
| 6 | Horsham | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 74 | |
| 7 | Harwich & Parkeston | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 57 | +33 | 71 | |
| 8 | Bromley | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 66 | |
| 9 | Hampton | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 62 | |
| 10 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 61 | |
| 11 | Wembley | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 59 | |
| 12 | Aveley | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 58 | |
| 13 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 56 | |
| 14 | Clapton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 80 | −13 | 53 | |
| 15 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 49 | |
| 16 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 45 | |
| 17 | Ilford | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 48 | 80 | −32 | 44 | Merged into Leytonstone |
| 18 | Ware | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 43 | |
| 19 | Chesham United | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 42 | |
| 20 | Finchley | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 36 | |
| 21 | St Albans City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 43 | 90 | −47 | 28 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Southall & Ealing Borough | 42 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 41 | 114 | −73 | 20 | Relegated to Second Division |
* ↑ Wokingham Town were deducted three points.
* 1 2 Ilford merged with Leytonstone at the end of the season. Thus, St Albans were reprieved.

## Division Two

Division Two consisted of 18 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
* Corinthian-Casuals, relegated from Division One
* Hornchurch, relegated from Division One
* Hungerford Town, joined from the Hellenic Football League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Farnborough Town | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 34 | +43 | 81 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Camberley Town | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 71 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Molesey | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 68 | |
| 4 | Lewes | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 63 | |
| 5 | Feltham | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 55 | |
| 6 | Letchworth Garden City | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 52 | |
| 7 | Eastbourne United | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 52 | |
| 8 | Hemel Hempstead | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 50 | |
| 9 | Epping Town | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 49 | |
| 10 | Rainham Town | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 49 | |
| 11 | Cheshunt | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 41 | |
| 12 | Hungerford Town | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 41 | |
| 13 | Worthing | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 35 | |
| 14 | Hornchurch | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 35 | |
| 15 | Egham Town | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 33 | |
| 16 | Tring Town | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 26 | |
| 17 | Willesden | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 26 | |
| 18 | Corinthian-Casuals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 65 | −42 | 19 | |