2007–08 Isthmian League
The 2007–08 season was the 93rd 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 second season for the current incarnations of the Division One North and Division One South.
Premier Division
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | Chelmsford City |
Promoted | Chelmsford City AFC Wimbledon |
Relegated | East Thurrock United Folkestone Invicta Leyton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,423 (3.08 per match) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- AFC Hornchurch, promoted as champions of Division One North
- Harlow Town, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North
- Hastings United, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South
- Maidstone United, promoted as champions of Division One South
- Wealdstone, transferred from the Southern Football League Premier Division
Chelmsford City won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners AFC Wimbledon, who earned a third promotion in the six-year history of the reborn club. East Thurrock United, Folkestone Invicta and Leyton were relegated to the Division One sections while Boreham Wood were reprieved from relegation due to Conference clubs Halifax Town folding and Nuneaton Borough being demoted two divisions down.
League table
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Playoffs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Staines Town | 2 | |||||||
5 | Ramsgate | 1 | |||||||
2 | Staines Town | 1 | |||||||
3 | A.F.C. Wimbledon | 2 | |||||||
3 | A.F.C. Wimbledon | 3 | |||||||
4 | A.F.C. Hornchurch | 1 |
Division One North
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | Dartford |
Promoted | Dartford Canvey Island |
Relegated | Wivenhoe Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,452 (3.14 per match) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs:
- Brentwood Town, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League
- Dartford, transferred from Division One South
- Edgware Town, promoted as champions of the Spartan South Midlands League
- Northwood, relegated from the Southern Football League Premier Division
Dartford won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Canvey Island. Wivenhoe Town finished bottom of the table and left the league along with Edgware Town, who folded due to loss of their ground. Thus, Ilford were reprieved from relegation for the second time in a row.
League table
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Playoffs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | A.F.C. Sudbury | 2 | |||||||
5 | Canvey Island | 3 | |||||||
5 | Canvey Island | 1(5) | |||||||
3 | Redbridge | 1(4) | |||||||
3 | Redbridge | 4 | |||||||
4 | Ware | 2 |
Division One South
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | Dover Athletic |
Promoted | Dover Athletic Tooting & Mitcham United |
Relegated | Horsham YMCA Molesey |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,380 (2.99 per match) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- Chipstead, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League
- Eastbourne Town, promoted as champions of the Sussex County League
- Walton & Hersham, relegated from the Premier Division
- Whitstable Town, promoted as champions of the Kent League
- Worthing United, relegated from the Premier Division
Dover Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Tooting & Mitcham United. Horsham YMCA and Molesey finished bottom of the table and left the league.
League table
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Playoffs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 2 | |||||||
5 | Worthing | 0 | |||||||
2 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1 | |||||||
3 | Cray Wanderers | 0 | |||||||
3 | Cray Wanderers | 2 | |||||||
4 | Metropolitan Police | 0 |
League Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Teams | 66 |
Defending champions | Ashford Town (Middx) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ramsgate |
Runner-up | AFC Sudbury |
The Isthmian League Cup 2007–08 was the 34th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 11 September 2007 and finished on 2 April 2008.
Calendar
Round | Date | Matches | Clubs |
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First Round | 11 September 2007 | 2 | 66 → 64 |
Second Round | 1 October 2007 – 20 November 2007 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
Third Round | 23 October 2007 – 8 January 2008 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
Fourth Round | 4 December 2007 – 12 February 2008 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
Quarterfinals | 12 February 2008 – 19 February 2008 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
Semifinals | 4 March 2008 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
Final | 2 April 2008 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Fixtures and results
First Round
In the First Round, the four lowest ranked clubs in the Isthmian League played each other for a place in the Second Round. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | Redbridge | 2–0 | Brentwood Town | 81 |
2 | Waltham Forest | 2–3 | Arlesey Town | 53 |
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. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Third Round
The thirty-two clubs to have made it through the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
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Fourth Round
The sixteen clubs to have made it through the Third Round were entered into the Fourth Round draw. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
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Quarterfinals
The eight clubs to have made it through the Fourth Round were entered into the Quarterfinals draw. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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59 | AFC Sudbury | 1–0 | Edgware Town | 176 |
60 | Carshalton Athletic | 1–1 | Walton Casuals | 95 |
Walton Casuals advance 5–4 on penalties | ||||
61 | Ramsgate | 1–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 182 |
Ramsgate advance 4–3 on penalties | ||||
62 | Wealdstone | 0–1 | Heybridge Swifts | 105 |
Semifinals
The four teams to have made it through the Quarterfinals were entered into the Semifinals draw. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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63 | Heybridge Swifts | 0–6 | AFC Sudbury | 189 |
64 | Walton Casuals | 0–1 | Ramsgate | 132 |
Final
The Final was held on Wednesday, 2 April 2008 at Princes Park, home of Dartford. The winners were Ramsgate, who beat AFC Sudbury by 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in front of 568 spectators.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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65 | AFC Sudbury | 0–0 | Ramsgate | 568 |
Ramsgate won 5–4 on penalties |
Top league cup goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | B. Donnelly | Arlesey Town | 4 |
Jacob Mingle | Horsham | 4 | |
Johnny Moore | Edgware Town | 4 | |
Simon Parker | AFC Hornchurch | 4 | |
Sean Rivers | Whyteleafe | 4 | |
James Rowe | AFC Sudbury | 4 |