# 1984–85 Isthmian League

The 1984–85 season was the 70th 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 three divisions. After 19 clubs, mainly from the Athenian League joined the league, Division Two was divided into two sections.
Also, it was the first Isthmian League season as an Alliance Premier League feeder league. Sutton United were champions, winning their second Isthmian League title. Wycombe Wanderers were promoted to the APL, as Sutton United and Worthing were ineligible for promotion. Epping Town resigned from the league midway through the season and folded.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
* Epsom & Ewell
* Windsor & Eton

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sutton United | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 115 | 55 | +60 | 84 | |
| 2 | Worthing | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 59 | +30 | 80 | |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 78 | Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| 4 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 73 | |
| 5 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 67 | |
| 6 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 66 | |
| 7 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 65 | |
| 8 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 62 | |
| 9 | Hayes | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 59 | |
| 10 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 59 | |
| 11 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 56 | |
| 12 | Croydon | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 55 | |
| 13 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 53 | |
| 14 | Slough Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 51 | |
| 15 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 50 | |
| 16 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 48 | |
| 17 | Hendon | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 46 | |
| 18 | Billericay Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 46 | |
| 19 | Barking | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 46 | |
| 20 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 45 | |
| 21 | Leytonstone/Ilford | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 43 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Harlow Town | 42 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 95 | −50 | 27 | Relegated to Division One |
* ↑ Croydon were deducted two points.
* ↑ Billericay Town were deducted one point.

## 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:
* Bromley
* Staines Town
Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
* Basildon United
* St Albans City

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 101 | 45 | +56 | 86 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Kingstonian | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 79 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Leatherhead | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 109 | 61 | +48 | 76 | |
| 4 | Chesham United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 74 | |
| 5 | Wembley | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 70 | |
| 6 | St Albans City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 67 | |
| 7 | Tilbury | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 86 | 68 | +18 | 67 | |
| 8 | Bromley | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 63 | |
| 9 | Hampton | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 62 | |
| 10 | Staines Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 59 | |
| 11 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 59 | |
| 12 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 55 | |
| 13 | Aveley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 55 | |
| 14 | Oxford City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 54 | |
| 15 | Lewes | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 72 | −2 | 54 | |
| 16 | Basildon United | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 53 | |
| 17 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 72 | 83 | −11 | 52 | |
| 18 | Hornchurch | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 51 | |
| 19 | Woking | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 91 | −31 | 51 | Relegated to Division Two South |
| 20 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 92 | −27 | 42 | Relegated to Division Two South |
| 21 | Clapton | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 50 | 124 | −74 | 26 | Relegated to Division Two North |
| 22 | Hertford Town | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 97 | −61 | 25 | Relegated to Division Two North |
* ↑ Leatherhead were deducted three points.
* ↑ Walton & Hersham were deducted one point.

## Division Two North

Division Two North consisted of 21 clubs, including eight clubs transferred from Division Two, one team relegated from Division One and twelve new teams:
* Clubs transferred from Division Two:
** Barton Rovers
** Epping Town
** Finchley
** Hemel Hempstead
** Letchworth Garden City
** Leyton-Wingate
** Tring Town
** Ware
* Club relegated from Division One:
** Cheshunt
* Clubs joined from the Athenian League:
** Berkhamsted Town
** Chalfont St Peter
** Flackwell Heath
** Harefield United
** Haringey Borough
** Kingsbury Town
** Marlow
** Wolverton Town
* Plus:
** Heybridge Swifts, joined from the Essex Senior League
** Royston Town, joined from the South Midlands League
** Saffron Walden Town, joined from the Eastern Counties League
** Stevenage Borough, joined from the United Counties League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Leyton-Wingate | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 98 | 49 | +49 | 81 | Promoted to the Division One |
| 2 | Finchley | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 79 | Promoted to the Division One |
| 3 | Heybridge Swifts | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 75 | |
| 4 | Stevenage Borough | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 75 | |
| 5 | Saffron Walden Town | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 74 | |
| 6 | Tring Town | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 68 | |
| 7 | Chalfont St Peter | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 61 | |
| 8 | Flackwell Heath | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 59 | Transferred to Division Two South |
| 9 | Berkhamsted Town | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | |
| 10 | Letchworth Garden City | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 57 | |
| 11 | Royston Town | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 48 | |
| 12 | Cheshunt | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 47 | |
| 13 | Marlow | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 64 | 81 | −17 | 45 | Transferred to Division Two South |
| 14 | Hemel Hempstead | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 40 | |
| 15 | Barton Rovers | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 35 | |
| 16 | Wolverton Town | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 35 | |
| 17 | Kingsbury Town | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 34 | |
| 18 | Harefield United | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 81 | −30 | 30 | |
| 19 | Haringey Borough | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 79 | −41 | 30 | |
| 20 | Ware | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 40 | 100 | −60 | 26 | |
| 21 | Epping Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league |
* ↑ Finchley were deducted one point.
* ↑ Epping Town resigned from the league in middle of the season, record was expunged.

## Division Two South

Division Two South consisted of 19 clubs, including eleven clubs transferred from Division Two, one team relegated from Division One and seven new clubs:
Clubs transferred from Division Two:
* Dorking
* Eastbourne United
* Egham Town
* Grays Athletic
* Horsham
* Hungerford Town
* Molesey
* Newbury Town
* Rainham Town
* Southall
* Uxbridge
Club relegated from Division One:
* Feltham
Clubs joined from the Athenian League:
* Banstead Athletic
* Camberley Town
* Chertsey Town
* Ruislip Manor
* Whyteleafe
Plus:
* Bracknell Town, joined from the London Spartan League
* Petersfield United, joined from the Hampshire League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Grays Athletic | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 84 | 25 | +59 | 81 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Uxbridge | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 81 | 20 | +61 | 76 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Molesey | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 65 | |
| 4 | Hungerford Town | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 63 | |
| 5 | Whyteleafe | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 61 | |
| 6 | Egham Town | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 58 | |
| 7 | Southall | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 57 | |
| 8 | Bracknell Town | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 52 | |
| 9 | Banstead Athletic | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 70 | −7 | 50 | |
| 10 | Horsham | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 49 | |
| 11 | Ruislip Manor | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 49 | |
| 12 | Dorking | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 47 | |
| 13 | Rainham Town | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 44 | Transferred to Division Two North |
| 14 | Feltham | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 43 | |
| 15 | Camberley Town | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 42 | |
| 16 | Eastbourne United | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 39 | |
| 17 | Petersfield United | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 41 | 80 | −39 | 32 | |
| 18 | Newbury Town | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 16 | |
| 19 | Chertsey Town | 36 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 118 | −95 | 6 | Resigned and joined the Combined Counties League |
* ↑ Newbury Town were deducted 15 points.
* ↑ Chertsey Town were deducted three points.