2006–07 Isthmian League

2006–07 Isthmian League
The 2006–07 season was the 92nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. Also, it was the first season for newly created divisions One North and One South.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs.
Three clubs promoted from Division One:
Horsham
Ramsgate
Tonbridge Angels
Plus
Ashford Town (Middlesex), promoted as runners-up of Southern Football League Western Division
Boreham Wood, promoted as champions of Southern Football League Eastern Division
Carshalton Athletic, relegated from the Conference South
Hampton & Richmond Borough won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Bromley. Worthing, Walton & Hersham and Slough Town were relegated, while Harrow Borough, initially also relegated as the worst 19th-placed club among seventh level leagues, were reprieved as an effect of the Conference clubs Farnborough Town and Scarborough folded, Lancaster City demoted two levels down and Hayes merged with Yeading.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Division One North
After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One clubs were transferred to Division One South.
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs: eleven clubs transferred from Southern League Division One North, three clubs relegated from higher-level leagues and eight clubs promoted from lower-level leagues. Barking & East Ham United, another club from the Southern League, joined the division but resigned and folded before the start of the season.
Eleven clubs transferred from Southern Football League Eastern Division:
Arlesey Town
Aveley
Enfield
Enfield Town
Great Wakering Rovers
Harlow Town
Ilford
Potters Bar Town
Waltham Forest
Wingate & Finchley
Wivenhoe Town
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Maldon Town
Redbridge
Club demoted from the Conference National:
Canvey Island
Three clubs promoted from Division Two:
Flackwell Heath
Ware
Witham Town
Three clubs promoted from the Essex Senior League:
AFC Hornchurch
Tilbury
Waltham Abbey
Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Counties League:
AFC Sudbury
Bury Town
Maldon Town qualified for the play-offs but were ineligible for promotion due to ground grading issues, so Harlow Town received a bye to the play-off final which they won, and were promoted to the Premier Division along with AFC Hornchurch, who earned a second successive promotion. Flackwell Heath finished bottom of the table and were relegated. At the end of the season Enfield folded with phoenix club Enfield 1893 joining Essex Senior League. Ilford finished second bottom, but were reprieved to make up the number of clubs at eight tier after a few higher league clubs folded and merged and Northern Premier League was reformed.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
1.Harlow Town spent start of the season at their old stadium Sportscentre before moving to Barrows Farm at October.
Division One South
After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One clubs were transferred to Division One South.
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, 16 clubs transferred from previous season Division One and six new clubs.
Three clubs transferred from Southern Football League Eastern Division:
Chatham Town
Dartford
Sittingbourne
Plus:
Godalming Town, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League
Horsham YMCA, promoted as champions of the Sussex County League
Maidstone United, promoted as champions of the Kent League
Maidstone United won their second title in a row and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Hastings United. Both clubs finished in the relegation zone were reprieved to make up the number of clubs at eight tier after a few higher league clubs folded and merged and Northern Premier League was reformed.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
2.Dartford spent start of the season groundsharing with Ebbsfleet United before moving to Princes Park at November.
League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2006–07 was the 33rd season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 22 August and finished on 4 April.
Calendar
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.
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.
Third round
Fourth round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
See also
Isthmian League
2006–07 Northern Premier League
2006–07 Southern Football League
References
External links
Official website
Isthmian League seasons
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