1979–80 Isthmian League

The 1979–80 season was the 65th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.

At the end of the previous season Alliance Premier League was created. As a result of it, Isthmian League clubs lost possibility to take part in the elections to the Football League as only highest placed club from Alliance Premier League who met the Football League requirements may apply. Isthmian League refused to participate in the formation of the new league. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985.

Premier Division

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Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season1979–80
ChampionsEnfield
RelegatedOxford City
Tilbury
Matches played462
Goals scored1,320 (2.86 per match)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Enfield 42 25 9 8 74 32 +42 84
2 Walthamstow Avenue 42 24 9 9 87 48 +39 81
3 Dulwich Hamlet 42 21 16 5 66 37 +29 79
4 Sutton United 42 20 13 9 67 40 +27 73
5 Dagenham 42 20 13 9 82 56 +26 73
6 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 21 6 15 62 59 +3 69
7 Barking 42 19 10 13 72 51 +21 67
8 Harrow Borough 42 17 15 10 64 51 +13 66
9 Woking 42 17 13 12 78 59 +19 64
10 Wycombe Wanderers 42 17 13 12 72 53 +19 64
11 Harlow Town 42 14 12 16 54 60 −6 54
12 Hitchin Town 42 13 15 14 54 68 −14 54
13 Hendon 42 12 13 17 50 57 −7 49
14 Slough Town 42 13 10 19 54 71 −17 49
15 Boreham Wood 42 13 10 19 50 69 −19 49
16 Staines Town 42 14 6 22 46 67 −21 48
17 Hayes 42 12 9 21 48 68 −20 45
18 Leatherhead 42 11 11 20 51 60 −9 44
19 Carshalton Athletic 42 12 7 23 48 78 −30 43
20 Croydon 42 10 10 22 51 59 −8 40
21 Oxford City 42 10 9 23 49 87 −38 39 Relegated to Division One
22 Tilbury 42 7 11 24 41 90 −49 30[a]
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tilbury were deducted two points.

Division One

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Isthmian League
Division One
Season1979–80
ChampionsLeytonstone & Ilford
PromotedBromley
Leytonstone & Ilford
RelegatedHarwich & Parkeston
Horsham
Matches played462
Goals scored1,282 (2.77 per match)

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

One club relegated from the Premier Division:

Leytonstone also relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the previous season, merged with Ilford to create the new club Leytonstone & Ilford, thus, St Albans City were reprieved.

Two clubs promoted from Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Leytonstone & Ilford 42 31 6 5 83 35 +48 99 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Bromley 42 24 10 8 93 44 +49 82
3 Maidenhead United 42 24 8 10 81 46 +35 80
4 Bishop's Stortford 42 24 8 10 74 47 +27 80
5 Kingstonian 42 22 8 12 59 44 +15 74
6 Chesham United 42 18 13 11 68 56 +12 67
7 St Albans City 42 17 13 12 65 47 +18 64
8 Farnborough Town 42 19 7 16 70 57 +13 64
9 Epsom & Ewell 42 18 7 17 62 57 +5 61
10 Camberley Town 42 16 10 16 43 38 +5 58
11 Walton & Hersham 42 15 12 15 61 50 +11 57
12 Wembley 42 16 8 18 46 52 −6 56
13 Wokingham Town 42 14 11 17 45 49 −4 53
14 Hertford Town 42 13 11 18 71 74 −3 50
15 Aveley 42 12 13 17 45 55 −10 49
16 Hampton 42 14 7 21 57 74 −17 49
17 Finchley 42 13 9 20 44 59 −15 48
18 Metropolitan Police 42 13 8 21 46 67 −21 47
19 Ware 42 11 12 19 45 61 −16 45
20 Clapton 42 14 3 25 48 77 −29 45
21 Harwich & Parkeston 42 11 6 25 51 84 −33 38[a] Relegated to Division Two
22 Horsham 42 6 4 32 29 113 −84 22
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Harwich & Parkeston were deducted one point.

Division Two

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Isthmian League
Division Two
Season1979–80
ChampionsBillericay Town
PromotedBillericay Town
Lewes
Matches played342
Goals scored1,024 (2.99 per match)

Second Division consisted of 19 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:

Prior to the season Southall & Ealing Borough changed name to Southall.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Billericay Town 36 31 3 2 100 18 +82 96 Promoted to Division One
2 Lewes 36 24 7 5 82 33 +49 79
3 Hungerford Town 36 21 8 7 77 35 +42 71
4 Eastbourne United 36 21 6 9 77 45 +32 69
5 Letchworth Garden City 36 21 6 9 63 32 +31 69
6 Hornchurch 36 21 6 9 66 39 +27 69
7 Molesey 36 15 9 12 67 60 +7 54
8 Barton Rovers 36 15 7 14 49 49 0 52
9 Worthing 36 14 9 13 58 54 +4 51
10 Cheshunt 36 13 7 16 47 52 −5 46
11 Rainham Town 36 12 7 17 54 65 −11 43
12 Egham Town 36 11 9 16 47 53 −6 42
13 Southall 36 11 6 19 43 69 −26 39
14 Feltham 36 8 11 17 23 49 −26 35
15 Tring Town 36 7 13 16 38 55 −17 34
16 Epping Town 36 10 4 22 44 69 −25 34
17 Willesden 36 9 6 21 32 83 −51 33
18 Hemel Hempstead 36 4 9 23 33 72 −39 21
19 Corinthian-Casuals 36 6 3 27 24 92 −68 21
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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