# 1981–82 Isthmian League

The 1981–82 season was the 67th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.
Leytonstone & Ilford were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title two years after merging. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985. Bognor Regis Town were transferred from the Southern Football League and won promotion to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Camberley Town left the league at the end of the season.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
* Billericay Town
* Bishop's Stortford

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Leytonstone & Ilford | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 83 | |
| 2 | Sutton United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 75 | |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 73 | |
| 4 | Staines Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 72 | |
| 5 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 70 | |
| 6 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 67 | |
| 7 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 67 | |
| 8 | Slough Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 64 | |
| 9 | Leatherhead | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Hayes | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 58 | |
| 11 | Croydon | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 57 | |
| 12 | Barking | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 56 | |
| 13 | Hendon | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 52 | |
| 14 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 52 | |
| 15 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 50 | |
| 16 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 86 | −28 | 50 | |
| 17 | Billericay Town | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 49 | |
| 18 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 47 | |
| 19 | Bromley | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 63 | 79 | −16 | 46 | |
| 20 | Woking | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 46 | |
| 21 | Harlow Town | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 73 | −23 | 41 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 37 | Relegated to Division One |

## Division One

Division One consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
* Bognor Regis Town, transferred from Southern Football League Southern Division
* Feltham, promoted as champions of Division Two
* Hornchurch, promoted as runners-up in Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Wokingham Town | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 30 | +56 | 92 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Bognor Regis Town | 40 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 79 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Metropolitan Police | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 77 | |
| 4 | Oxford City | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 74 | |
| 5 | Feltham | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 68 | |
| 6 | Lewes | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 64 | |
| 7 | Hertford Town | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 58 | |
| 8 | Wembley | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 57 | |
| 9 | Farnborough Town | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 56 | |
| 10 | Epsom & Ewell | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 56 | |
| 11 | Kingstonian | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 55 | |
| 12 | Hampton | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | |
| 13 | Hornchurch | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 54 | |
| 14 | Aveley | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 52 | |
| 15 | St Albans City | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 51 | |
| 16 | Maidenhead United | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 43 | |
| 17 | Tilbury | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 42 | |
| 18 | Walton & Hersham | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 41 | |
| 19 | Chesham United | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 36 | |
| 20 | Clapton | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 34 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 21 | Ware | 40 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 105 | −76 | 17 | Relegated to Division Two |

## Division Two

Second Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new teams:
Two clubs relegated from Division One:
* Camberley Town
* Finchley
Two clubs joined from the Athenian League:
* Basildon United
* Windsor & Eton

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Worthing | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 95 | 25 | +70 | 93 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Cheshunt | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 82 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Hungerford Town | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 89 | 42 | +47 | 74 | |
| 4 | Barton Rovers | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 74 | |
| 5 | Windsor & Eton | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 72 | |
| 6 | Corinthian-Casuals | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 69 | |
| 7 | Harwich & Parkeston | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 69 | |
| 8 | Letchworth Garden City | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 56 | |
| 9 | Dorking Town | 40 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 56 | |
| 10 | Hemel Hempstead | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 | |
| 11 | Basildon United | 40 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 53 | |
| 12 | Finchley | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 51 | |
| 13 | Southall | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 50 | |
| 14 | Epping Town | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 47 | |
| 15 | Molesey | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 46 | |
| 16 | Egham Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 42 | |
| 17 | Rainham Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 83 | −30 | 42 | |
| 18 | Tring Town | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 40 | |
| 19 | Eastbourne United | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 39 | |
| 20 | Horsham | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 39 | |
| 21 | Camberley Town | 40 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 140 | −119 | 11 | Resigned and joined the Athenian League |
* ↑ Hungerford Town were deducted two points.