1984–85 Isthmian League

Isthmian League
Division Two North
Season	1984–85
Champions	Leyton-Wingate
Promoted	Finchley; Leyton-Wingate
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,176 (3.09 per match)
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

Isthmian League
Division One
Season	1984–85
Champions	Farnborough Town
Promoted	Farnborough Town; Kingstonian
Relegated	Clapton; Hertford Town; Metropolitan Police; Woking
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,496 (3.24 per match)
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season	1984–85
Champions	Sutton United
Promoted	Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated	Harlow Town; Leytonstone/Ilford
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,412 (3.06 per match)
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

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:

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^[a]
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^[b]
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

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

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:

Two clubs promoted from Division Two:

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^[a]
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^[b]
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

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

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:

Club relegated from Division One:
- Cheshunt

Clubs joined from the Athenian League:

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^[a]	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^[b]	Resigned from the league

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Division Two South

Isthmian League
Division Two South
Season	1984–85
Champions	Grays Athletic
Promoted	Grays Athletic Uxbridge
Matches played	342
Goals scored	1,037 (3.03 per match)
← 1983–84 1985–86 →

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:

Club relegated from Division One:

Feltham

Clubs joined from the Athenian League:

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^[a]
19	Chertsey Town	36	2	3	31	23	118	−95	6^[b]	Resigned and joined the Combined Counties League

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

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1984–85 Isthmian League

Contents

Premier Division

League table

Division One

League table

Division Two North

League table

Division Two South

League table

See also

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