1996–97 Isthmian League
The 1996–97 season was the 82nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of four divisions.
Premier Division
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yeovil Town |
| Promoted | Yeovil Town |
| Relegated | Staines Town Grays Athletic Chertsey Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,362 (2.95 per match) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Dagenham & Redbridge, relegated from the Football Conference
- Oxford City, promoted as champions of the First Division
- Heybridge Swifts, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
- Staines Town, promoted as third in the First Division
League table
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First Division
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chesham United |
| Promoted | Chesham United Basingstoke Town Walton & Hersham |
| Relegated | Canvey Island Marlow Tooting & Mitcham United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,254 (2.71 per match) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new teams:
Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:
League table
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Second Division
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Collier Row & Romford |
| Promoted | Collier Row & Romford Leatherhead Wembley |
| Relegated | Ware Dorking Hemel Hempstead |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,310 (2.84 per match) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
Second Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams:
Two clubs relegated from the First Division:
Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:
- Horsham
- Leighton Town
- Windsor & Eton
- Collier Row & Romford, formed from a merger between Collier Row and Romford
League table
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Third Division
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wealdstone |
| Promoted | Wealdstone Braintree Town Northwood |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,221 (3.21 per match) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
Third Division consisted of 17 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and one new team:
- Braintree Town, transferred from the Southern League Southern Division
Before the start of the season Cove and Harefield United resigned from the league.
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See also
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