2018–19 Isthmian League

The 2018–19 season was the 104th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. This was also the first season to consist of four divisions after the league reorganised the former South Division into the new South Central and South East divisions.[1] The league was also known as the Bostik League under a sponsorship deal with Bostik.

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsDorking Wanderers
PromotedDorking Wanderers
Tonbridge Angels
RelegatedHarlow Town
Whitehawk
Burgess Hill Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,346 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer22 goals - Jamie Cureton (Bishop's Stortford)
Highest attendance1853 - Worthing 0–2 Bognor Regis Town
Total attendance179,445
Average attendance388 (+42.1% to previous season)

At the end of the previous season a new step 3 division was created under the Southern Football League, while number of clubs in the Premier divisions were reduced to 22 for this season. The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs: 13 clubs from the previous season, and nine new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dorking Wanderers 42 28 9 5 87 31 +56 93 Promoted to the National League South
2 Carshalton Athletic 42 21 8 13 70 49 +21 71 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Haringey Borough 42 21 8 13 73 54 +19 71
4 Tonbridge Angels 42 21 7 14 59 46 +13 70 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the National League South[lower-alpha 1]
5 Merstham 42 20 10 12 60 50 +10 70 Qualified for the play-offs
6 Folkestone Invicta 42 21 6 15 77 58 +19 69
7 Bishop's Stortford 42 20 7 15 70 57 +13 67
8 Leatherhead 42 19 8 15 56 42 +14 65
9 Worthing 42 18 11 13 72 63 +9 65
10 Enfield Town 42 17 10 15 76 56 +20 61
11 Lewes 42 16 12 14 61 53 +8 60
12 Margate 42 16 11 15 45 48 −3 59
13 Brightlingsea Regent 42 16 11 15 49 54 −5 59
14 Bognor Regis Town 42 14 15 13 71 62 +9 56[lower-alpha 2]
15 Hornchurch 42 12 14 16 57 59 −2 50
16 Potters Bar Town 42 13 10 19 51 56 −5 49
17 Corinthian-Casuals 42 13 8 21 48 74 −26 47
18 Kingstonian 42 13 6 23 60 78 −18 45
19 Wingate & Finchley 42 12 7 23 57 86 −29 43
20 Whitehawk 42 10 11 21 50 72 −22 41 Relegated to South East Division
21 Burgess Hill Town 42 9 10 23 44 91 −47 37
22 Harlow Town 42 9 7 26 53 107 −54 34 Relegated to South Central Division
Source: Isthmian League web site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot in the super playoff final against playoff winners from Southern Football League. Super playoff final winners were to be promoted to the National League North.
  2. Bognor Regis Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player on 2 March.

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[3]
Jamie Cureton Bishop's Stortford 22
Jason Prior Dorking Wanderers 21
Billy Bricknell Enfield Town 19
James Muitt Bognor Regis Town 18
Elliott Buchanan Kingstonian
Dorking Wanderers		 17
David Ajiboye Worthing 16
Walter Figueira Merstham 16
Joel Nouble Haringey Borough 16
Adeoye Yusuff Folkestone Invicta 16

Play-offs

Semi-finals
2 May Carshalton Athletic1–2 Merstham Carshalton
Adeniyi 17' Figueira 2'
Samuels 79'		 Stadium: War Memorial Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,151
2 May Haringey Borough1–2 Tonbridge Angels Tottenham
Oyenuga 56' (pen.) Ramadan 34'
McKenzie 43'		 Stadium: Coles Park
Attendance: 810

Final
6 May Tonbridge Angels 2–0MersthamTonbridge
McKenzie 34'
Turner 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Longmead Stadium
Attendance: 2,268

Super final
11 May Metropolitan Police2–3 (a.e.t.) Tonbridge Angels East Molesey
Chislett 18'
Robinson 56'		 Lee 52'
Theobalds 86'
Derry 97'		 Stadium: Imber Court
Attendance: 1,260

Results table
Home \ Away HOR BIS BOG BRI BUR CAR COR DOW ENF FOL HAR HAT KIN LEA LEW MAR MER POT TON WHI W&F WOR
Hornchurch 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–5 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–1
Bishop's Stortford 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–4 4–2 3–2 3–0
Bognor Regis Town 2–0 3–0 1–2 8–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–4 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–0 4–2 2–2
Brightlingsea Regent 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–2 4–3 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–2
Burgess Hill Town 0–3 0–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–6 0–0 3–1 1–3 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–4 2–4 0–1 2–1
Carshalton Athletic 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 4–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 5–1 1–2
Corinthian-Casuals 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–6 1–3 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
Dorking Wanderers 3–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 6–0 2–0 5–3 7–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 4–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
Enfield Town 2–2 2–1 3–3 0–0 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 6–0 4–1 1–4
Folkestone Invicta 5–0 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–3 4–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 6–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1
Haringey Borough 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 4–4 3–1 2–2 3–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–2 1–2
Harlow Town 2–4 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–4 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 3–4 1–4 2–5 1–0 0–3 2–7 0–2
Kingstonian 2–3 3–2 4–1 2–3 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 0–4 7–0 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–3
Leatherhead 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 4–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Lewes 0–0 1–3 3–3 5–0 0–3 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 4–2 3–4
Margate 0–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 5–2 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Merstham 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 5–1 2–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–0
Potters Bar Town 0–1 4–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1
Tonbridge Angels 1–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2
Whitehawk 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 4–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–3 1–2
Wingate & Finchley 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 1–2
Worthing 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–3 2–0 1–4 0–3 3–2 0–2 9–1 3–1 1–1 3–4 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
2018–19 Isthmian League is located in Southeast England
Bishop's Stortford
Brightlingsea Regent
Bognor Regis Town
BurgessHill Town
Dorking Wanderers
Folkestone Invicta
HarlowTown
Lewes
Margate
Tonbridge Angels
Whitehawk
Worthing
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Carshalton Athletic
Carshalton Athletic
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
Haringey Borough
Haringey Borough
Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Merstham
Merstham
Potters Bar Town
Potters Bar Town
Wingate & Finchley
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
AFC HornchurchHornchurch Stadium3,500
Bishop's StortfordWoodside Park4,525
Bognor Regis TownNyewood Lane4,500
Brightlingsea RegentNorth Road2,000
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park2,500
Carshalton AthleticWar Memorial Sports Ground5,000
Corinthian-CasualsKing George's Field2,700
Dorking WanderersMeadowbank Stadium2,000
Enfield TownQueen Elizabeth II Stadium2,500
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road4,000
Haringey BoroughColes Park2,500
Harlow TownThe Harlow Arena3,500
KingstonianKing George's Field (groundshare with Corinthian-Casuals )2,700
LeatherheadFetcham Grove3,400
LewesThe Dripping Pan3,000
MargateHartsdown Park3,000
MersthamMoatside2,000
Potters Bar TownParkfield2,000
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium3,000
WhitehawkThe Enclosed Ground3,126
Wingate & FinchleyThe Harry Abrahams Stadium3,000
WorthingWoodside Road4,000

North Division
Isthmian League
North Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsBowers & Pitsea
PromotedBowers & Pitsea
RelegatedMildenhall Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,254 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer36 goals - David Knight (Bowers & Pitsea)
Total attendance74,670
Average attendance197 (+25.5% to previous season)

North Division consisted of 20 clubs: 16 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bowers & Pitsea 38 29 5 4 96 25 +71 92 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Aveley 38 24 8 6 84 49 +35 80 Qualified for the play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Maldon & Tiptree 38 24 7 7 86 46 +40 79
4 Coggeshall Town 38 22 8 8 79 43 +36 74
5 Heybridge Swifts 38 23 5 10 70 51 +19 74
6 Bury Town 38 17 8 13 72 63 +9 59
7 Grays Athletic 38 14 11 13 65 64 +1 53
8 AFC Sudbury 38 16 4 18 71 72 −1 52
9 Canvey Island 38 15 6 17 51 50 +1 51
10 Tilbury 38 13 11 14 64 64 0 50
11 Felixstowe & Walton United 38 14 8 16 56 66 −10 50
12 Barking 38 13 8 17 49 63 −14 47 Transferred to South Central Division
13 Brentwood Town 38 12 9 17 71 77 −6 45
14 Dereham Town 38 14 5 19 71 82 −11 44[lower-alpha 2]
15 Great Wakering Rovers 38 11 8 19 55 72 −17 41
16 Soham Town Rangers 38 12 4 22 44 64 −20 40
17 Basildon United 38 11 6 21 37 71 −34 39
18 Witham Town 38 9 7 22 38 68 −30 34
19 Romford 38 10 4 24 48 82 −34 34[lower-alpha 3]
20 Mildenhall Town 38 5 12 21 47 82 −35 27 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
Source: Isthmian League web site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [4]
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7. Five of seven level 8 play-off winners highest by points were to be promoted.
  2. Dereham Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in two games.
  3. North Ferriby United from Step 3 folded during the season. Because of this Romford were reprieved from relegation.

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[5]
David Knight Bowers & Pitsea 36
Samuel Bantick Heybridge Swifts 25
Lewis Smith Tilbury 24
Nnamdi Nwachuku Coggeshall Town 22
Samuel Mulready Soham Town Rangers 21

Play-offs
Semi-finals Final
      
2 Aveley 0
5 Heybridge Swifts 2
3 Maldon & Tiptree 2 (0)
5 Heybridge Swifts 2 (2)
3 Maldon & Tiptree 1
4 Coggeshall Town 0

Semi-finals
1 May Aveley0–2 Heybridge Swifts Aveley
Walker 16'
Price 91'		 Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 573
1 May Maldon & Tiptree 1–0Coggeshall TownMaldon
Dsane 59' Stadium: Wallace Binder Ground
Attendance: 494

Final
5 May Maldon & Tiptree2–2
(0–2 p)		 Heybridge Swifts Maldon
Awotwi 90'
Dsane 90'		 Brown 48'
Kouassi 82'		 Stadium: Wallace Binder Ground
Attendance: 945

Results table
Home \ Away SUD AVE BAR BAS BOW BRE BUR CAN COG DER FEL GRA GWR HEY M&T MIL ROM STR TIL WIT
A.F.C. Sudbury 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 5–3 3–4 3–0 0–1 8–2 4–2 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–5 3–1 1–3 0–3 4–3 3–1
Aveley 6–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 5–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 6–0 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–2 1–3 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–3 3–1
Barking 2–1 0–2 5–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–0 2–4 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–3
Basildon United 0–4 0–0 0–1 0–4 2–1 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–3 0–2
Bowers & Pitsea 3–0 3–3 9–0 4–0 6–0 2–2 2–0 3–2 4–0 4–0 1–0 4–1 1–3 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–0
Brentwood Town 5–2 4–4 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 1–3 0–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–2 3–1
Bury Town 2–3 1–2 2–1 4–2 1–5 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 2–0 4–2 3–2 1–2 1–4 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–2
Canvey Island 0–2 1–2 1–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1
Coggeshall Town 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 3–3 0–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–1 2–3 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–0
Dereham Town 3–0 1–1 5–2 0–3 1–3 1–2 3–2 0–1 4–2 0–1 2–2 6–1 1–3 2–3 5–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–0
Felixstowe & Walton United 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–4 3–0 3–1 0–4 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
Grays Athletic 3–2 3–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 5–1 2–2 4–3 0–1 0–5 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 0–1
Great Wakering Rovers 1–1 2–3 0–3 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–1
Heybridge Swifts 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 0–3 4–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0
Maldon & Tiptree 0–4 0–1 7–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–4 3–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 3–2 5–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–1
Mildenhall Town 3–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–6 0–0 2–3 2–4 3–0 3–3 0–3 0–3 3–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0
Romford 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–4 0–4 0–1 3–5 3–4 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–5 2–4 2–1 5–2 2–1 3–1
Soham Town Rangers 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–3 0–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 3–0
Tilbury 0–4 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 4–1 1–2 3–0 1–5 4–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–0 4–1 0–3 3–0
Witham Town 2–0 1–3 1–1 3–5 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Locations of North Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
AFC SudburyKing's Marsh2,500
AveleyParkside3,500
BarkingMayesbrook Park2,500
Basildon UnitedGardiners Close2,000
Bowers & PitseaLen Salmon Stadium2,000
Brentwood TownThe Brentwood Centre Arena1,800
Bury TownRam Meadow3,500
Canvey IslandPark Lane4,500
Coggeshall TownWest Street2,000
Dereham TownAldiss Park3,000
Felixstowe & Walton UnitedDellwood Avenue2,000
Grays AthleticParkside (groundshare with Aveley)3,500
Great Wakering RoversBurroughs Park2,500
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road3,000
Maldon & TiptreeWallace Binder Ground2,000
Mildenhall TownRecreation Way2,000
RomfordRookery Hill (groundshare with East Thurrock United)3,500
Soham Town RangersJulius Martin Lane2,000
TilburyChadfields4,000
Witham TownSpa Road2,500

South Central Division
Isthmian League
South Central Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsHayes & Yeading United
PromotedHayes & Yeading United
Cheshunt
RelegatedEgham Town
Molesey
Matches played380
Goals scored1,307 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorer31 goal - Liam Ferdinand (Bracknell Town)
Total attendance46,569
Average attendance123

At the end of the previous season seventh step 4 division was created under the Isthmian League, as the South Division clubs were distributed between new South East and South Central divisions. Number of clubs in the step 4 divisions were reduced to 20 for the next season. The following teams were allocated to the South Central Division.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hayes & Yeading United 38 29 6 3 129 36 +93 93 Promoted to the SL Premier Division South
2 Bracknell Town 38 23 8 7 102 49 +53 77 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Cheshunt 38 22 10 6 79 43 +36 76 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[lower-alpha 1]
4 Marlow 38 21 10 7 66 37 +29 73 Qualified for the play-offs
5 Westfield 38 21 7 10 77 54 +23 70
6 Tooting & Mitcham United 38 18 11 9 66 52 +14 65
7 Ware 38 18 9 11 90 59 +31 63
8 Hanwell Town 38 16 12 10 71 65 +6 60
9 Waltham Abbey 38 18 2 18 63 68 −5 56
10 Northwood 38 16 6 16 65 71 −6 54
11 Ashford Town 38 15 5 18 55 70 −15 50
12 Bedfont Sports 38 13 9 16 75 76 −1 48
13 Chipstead 38 13 6 19 54 63 −9 45
14 Chalfont St Peter 38 10 13 15 52 60 −8 43
15 Uxbridge 38 11 9 18 50 71 −21 42
16 FC Romania 38 11 3 24 46 86 −40 36
17 South Park 38 9 6 23 47 92 −45 33
18 Hertford Town 38 6 13 19 55 85 −30 31
19 Molesey 38 7 7 24 36 76 −40 28 Relegated to the Combined Counties League
20 Egham Town 38 4 6 28 29 94 −65 18
Source: Isthmian League Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [4]
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7. Five of seven level 8 play-off winners highest by points were to be promoted.

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[6]
Liam Ferdinand Bracknell Town 31
Lee Barney Hayes & Yeading United 24
Brandon Adams Ware 23
David Cowley Ware 22

Play-offs
Semi-finals Final
      
2 Bracknell Town 2
5 Westfield 1
2 Bracknell Town 0
3 Cheshunt 3
3 Cheshunt 2
4 Marlow 1

Semi-finals
30 April Bracknell Town 2–1WestfieldBracknell
Ferdinand 32'
Cornell 39'		 Purdy 79' Stadium: Larges Lane
Attendance: 564
30 April Cheshunt 2–1MarlowCheshunt
Hallett 62'
Moses 68'		 English 26' Stadium: Cheshunt Stadium
Attendance: 271

Final
4 May Bracknell Town0–3 Cheshunt Bracknell
Cojocarel 45', 48'
Moses 53'		 Stadium: Larges Lane
Attendance: 837

Results table
Home \ Away ASH BED BRA CHA CHE CHI EGH HAN HAY HER MAR MOL NOR ROM SOU TOO UXB WAL WAR WES
Ashford Town 2–1 0–5 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–0
Bedfont Sports 4–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–0 4–1 3–3 2–6 3–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 4–0 0–1 5–1 4–1 3–2 3–0
Bracknell Town 6–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 7–1 2–2 3–3 2–0 3–3 4–0 2–1 6–0 4–3 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–2 3–1
Chalfont St Peter 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–5 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 4–3 0–1 2–2
Cheshunt 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–0 4–2 3–3 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–3 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0
Chipstead 2–4 3–4 0–3 3–2 0–1 5–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–4 1–3 3–2 2–0 1–3 0–3
Egham Town 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–3 3–4 2–2 0–1 0–3 2–1
Hanwell Town 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–9 0–0 0–6 3–1 3–1 6–2 4–0 1–2 2–4 2–3 3–0 1–4
Hayes & Yeading United 7–1 6–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 8–1 0–2 2–0 6–0 5–1 5–2 3–0 5–0 4–2 1–0 5–1
Hertford Town 0–1 5–4 1–3 2–1 1–5 5–2 3–1 2–2 0–3 2–2 1–4 3–4 0–2 4–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–3
Marlow 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–4 0–1
Molesey 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 3–4 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–3 0–5 2–0 0–3 0–4
Northwood 3–0 3–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 6–1 4–1 2–2 4–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3
F.C. Romania 0–2 4–2 1–6 1–2 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 3–0 1–4 2–2 1–2 0–6 0–1
South Park 2–5 0–1 0–3 0–5 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–6 3–2 1–2 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–6 0–3
Tooting & Mitcham United 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Uxbridge 0–5 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–2
Waltham Abbey 2–1 2–1 1–5 2–2 5–3 0–3 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–2 3–3 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–3
Ware 2–2 4–2 7–2 4–1 0–1 3–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–3 1–1
Westfield 2–1 3–0 4–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 5–0 1–1 0–4 5–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2019. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
2018–19 Isthmian League is located in South-east England
Bracknell Town
Hertford Town
Marlow
South Park
Ware
Westfield
Ashford Town
Ashford Town
Bedfont Sports
Bedfont Sports
Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter
Cheshunt & FC Romania
Cheshunt & FC Romania
Chipstead
Chipstead
Egham Town
Egham Town
Hanwell Town
Hanwell Town
Hayes & Yeading United
Hayes & Yeading United
Molesey
Molesey
Northwood
Northwood
Tooting & Mitcham United
Tooting & Mitcham United
Uxbridge
Uxbridge
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey
Locations of South Central clubs
Greater London South Central Division clubs
Clubs Stadium Capacity
Ashford TownRobert Parker Stadium2,550
Bedfont SportsBedfont Recreation Ground3,000
Bracknell TownLarges Lane2,500
Chalfont St PeterMill Meadow1,500
CheshuntCheshunt Stadium3,000
ChipsteadHigh Road2,000
Egham TownThe Runnymede Stadium5,565
FC RomaniaCheshunt Stadium (groundshare with Cheshunt)3,000
Hanwell TownReynolds Field3,000
Hayes & Yeading UnitedBeaconsfield Road3,000
Hertford TownHertingfordbury Park6,500
MarlowAlfred Davis Memorial Ground3,000
MoleseyWalton Road Stadium4,000
NorthwoodNorthwood Park3,075
South ParkKing George's Field2,000
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields3,500
UxbridgeHoneycroft3,770
Waltham AbbeyCapershotts3,500
WareWodson Park3,300
WestfieldWoking Park1,000

South East Division
Isthmian League
South East Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsCray Wanderers
PromotedCray Wanderers
Horsham
RelegatedGreenwich Borough
Matches played342
Goals scored1,147 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorer32 goals - Charlie MacDonald (VCD Athletic)
Total attendance70,776
Average attendance207 (+2.9% to previous season)

At the end of the previous season seventh step 4 division was created under the Isthmian League, as the South Division clubs were distributed between new South East and South Central divisions. Number of clubs in the step 4 divisions were reduced to 20 for the next season. South East Division consisted of 20 clubs: 16 clubs from the previous season South Division, and four new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cray Wanderers 36 25 7 4 79 35 +44 82 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Horsham 36 23 5 8 73 38 +35 74 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hastings United 36 21 7 8 78 45 +33 70 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Ashford United 36 21 5 10 74 36 +38 68
5 Haywards Heath Town 36 18 9 9 65 52 +13 63
6 VCD Athletic 36 20 2 14 74 66 +8 62
7 Hythe Town 36 14 10 12 66 59 +7 52
8 Whyteleafe 36 14 7 15 59 51 +8 49
9 Phoenix Sports 36 13 10 13 65 65 0 49
10 Sevenoaks Town 36 13 8 15 49 54 −5 47
11 Ramsgate 36 11 12 13 54 53 +1 45
12 Whitstable Town 36 11 10 15 36 55 −19 43
13 East Grinstead Town 36 11 8 17 65 72 −7 41
14 Three Bridges 36 12 5 19 51 69 −18 41
15 Herne Bay 36 11 5 20 65 85 −20 38
16 Sittingbourne 36 11 4 21 49 72 −23 37
17 Faversham Town 36 10 7 19 55 85 −30 37
18 Guernsey 36 7 9 20 50 77 −27 30
19 Greenwich Borough 36 8 6 22 40 78 −38 27[lower-alpha 2] Relegated to the Southern Counties East League
20 Thamesmead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 3] Resigned
Source: Isthmian League website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [4]
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7. Five of seven level 8 play-off winners highest by points were to be promoted.
  2. Greenwich Borough were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Hythe Town on 16 February.
  3. Thamesmead Town folded in October 2018 the club's playing record of Pl7 W2 D0 L5 GF12 GA16 ₧6 was expunged.[7]

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[8]
Charlie MacDonald VCD Athletic 32
Zak Ansah Hythe Town 26
Daniel Parish Thamesmead Town 24
Daniel Ajakaiye Hastings United 23
Jeff Duah-Kessie Phoenix Sports 22

Play-offs
Semi-finals Final
      
2 Horsham 3
5 Haywards Heath Town 0
2 Horsham (a.e.t.) 2
4 Ashford United 1
3 Hastings United 2
4 Ashford United (a.e.t.) 3

Semi-finals
29 April Horsham 3–0Haywards Heath TownHorsham
Harding 23'
O'Toole 64'
Richardson-Brown 90'		 Stadium: Culver Road
Attendance: 547
29 April Hastings United2–3 (a.e.t.) Ashford United Hastings
Rodari 47'
Dixon 63'		 May 50'
Corne 66', 119' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Pilot Field
Attendance: 1,123

Final
3 May Horsham 2–1 (a.e.t.)Ashford UnitedHorsham
Hayward 39'
Merchant-Simmonds 110'		 Corne 45' (pen.) Stadium: Culver Road
Attendance: 880

Results table
Home \ Away ASH CRA EAS FAV GRE GUE HAS HAY HER HOR HYT PHO RAM SEV SIT THR VCD WHT WHY
Ashford United 1–3 1–0 2–0 7–0 3–0 0–2 5–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 3–1 2–0 0–0
Cray Wanderers 3–1 2–0 7–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 6–0 2–0 4–3 1–1 0–0 3–4 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1
East Grinstead Town 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–4 3–1 4–0 1–3
Faversham Town 0–4 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–4 1–2 1–0
Greenwich Borough 0–3 0–3 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–3 1–4 2–7 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–0
Guernsey 0–3 1–2 2–5 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–5 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–4 1–1 1–3
Hastings United 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–4 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–0
Haywards Heath Town 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–1
Herne Bay 2–1 1–2 2–5 3–1 1–2 2–2 4–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 2–4 1–5 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–7 3–1 0–1
Horsham 0–0 4–2 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–5 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–0
Hythe Town 3–1 1–3 3–0 5–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–4 5–1 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0
Phoenix Sports 1–2 0–1 5–1 2–2 3–2 3–2 3–3 2–4 5–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 3–4 5–2 0–2 0–2 2–2
Ramsgate 1–3 2–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–0 4–5 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 4–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–1
Sevenoaks Town 1–0 0–1 3–3 4–1 2–1 0–2 2–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–3
Sittingbourne 0–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 0–3 1–2 2–3 1–6 0–3 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–1
Three Bridges 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–0 0–5 1–3 3–4 1–5 2–1 2–3 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–5 1–2 2–1 3–2
VCD Athletic 0–4 1–2 5–4 5–2 4–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0
Whitstable Town 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 0–2
Whyteleafe 1–3 1–3 3–1 6–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 3–1 4–3 2–0 1–1 2–3 3–0 0–2 1–4 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
2018–19 Isthmian League is located in South-east England
Ashford
East Grinstead
Faversham
Guernsey (not on map)
Guernsey (not on map)
Hastings United
Haywards Heath Town
HerneBay
Horsham
HytheTown
Ramsgate
Sittingbourne
Three Bridges
Whitstable Town
Cray Wanderers
Cray Wanderers
Greenwich Borough
Greenwich Borough
Phoenix Sports
Phoenix Sports
Sevenoaks Town
Sevenoaks Town
Thamesmead Town
Thamesmead Town
VCD
VCD
Whyteleafe
Whyteleafe
Locations of South East Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Ashford UnitedThe Homelands3,200
Cray WanderersHayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley)6,000
East Grinstead TownEast Court1,500
Faversham TownSalters Lane2,000
Greenwich BoroughBadgers Sports Ground (groundshare with Cray Valley PM)1,500
GuernseyFootes Lane5,000
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field4,050
Haywards Heath TownHanbury Park2,000
Herne BayWinch's Field4,000
HorshamCulver Road (groundshare with Lancing FC)1,500
Hythe TownReachfields Stadium3,000
Phoenix SportsVictory Road2,000
RamsgateSouthwood Stadium2,500
Sevenoaks TownGreatness Park1,000
SittingbourneWoodstock Park3,000
Thamesmead TownPrinces Park (groundshare with Dartford)4,100
Three BridgesJubilee Field1,500
VCD AthleticOakwood1,400
Whitstable TownThe Belmont Ground3,000
WhyteleafeChurch Road2,000

Step 4 play-off winners rating
Club League PPG GD Qualification
Bromsgrove Sporting Southern Football League Division One Central 2.29 64 Promoted to Step 3
Horsham Isthmian League South East Division 2.06 35
Cheshunt Isthmian League South Central Division 2 36
Radcliffe Northern Premier League Division One West 1.97 39
Yate Town Southern Football League Division One South 1.97 23
Heybridge Swifts Isthmian League North Division 1.95 19 Retained at Step 4
Brighouse Town Northern Premier League Division One East 1.87 31

League Cup
2018–19 Alan Turvey Trophy
Country England
Teams77
ChampionsEnfield Town
Runners-upAFC Hornchurch
Matches played76

The 2018–19 Alan Turvey Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) was the 45th season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.

Calendar
RoundDatesMatchesClubs
Preliminary round20 August to 4 September1377 → 64
First round21 August to 9 October3264 → 32
Second round3 October to 4 December1632 → 16
Third round13 November to 18 December816 → 8
Quarterfinals15 January to 16 January48 → 4
Semifinals12 February24 → 2
Final10 April12 → 1

The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season. Five clubs decided not to take part in the competition:

Preliminary round

Twenty-six clubs participated in the Preliminary round, while fifty-one clubs received a bye to the First round.

First round

Thirteen clubs to have made it through the Preliminary round were entered into the draw with fifty-one clubs who get a bye, making sixty-four clubs.

Second round

Third round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
74 AFC Hornchurch (P) 3–2 Bracknell Town (SC) 123
75 Enfield Town (P) 3–3 Bishop's Stortford (P) 212
Enfield Town advance 4–3 on penalties

Final
10 April 2019 AFC Hornchurch (P)0–2Enfield Town (P)Parkside, Aveley
19:30 Isthmian League report Davison 57'
Chaney 63'		 Attendance: 617

See also

References
  1. "New season, new structure, new clubs". Isthmian League. Pitchero. 10 May 2018.
  2. "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. "Goal scorers". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. "Goal scorers". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. "Goal scorers". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. "Thamesmead Town football club closes due to costs and lack of support". News Shopper. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. "Goal scorers". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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