1990–91 Isthmian League
The 1990–91 season was the 76th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
The league consisted of three divisions. The Second Division was divided into two sections. At the end of the season, Division Two North and Division Two South were merged into a single Division Two, and Division Three was formed.
Premier Division
[edit]| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Redbridge Forest |
| Promoted | Redbridge Forest |
| Relegated | Barking Leyton-Wingate |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,383 (2.99 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 2,507 – Kingstonian – Woking, (3 November) |
| Total attendance | 208,471 |
| Average attendance | 451 (+14.5% to previous season) |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Enfield, relegated from the Football Conference
- Wivenhoe Town, promoted as champions of Division One
- Woking, promoted as runners-up in Division One
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redbridge Forest | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 93 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
| 2 | Enfield | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 83 | 30 | +53 | 89 | |
| 3 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 83 | |
| 4 | Woking | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 82 | |
| 5 | Kingstonian | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 57 | +29 | 75 | |
| 6 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 68 | |
| 7 | Marlow | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 67 | |
| 8 | Hayes | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 65 | |
| 9 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 80 | 67 | +13 | 64 | |
| 10 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 58 | |
| 12 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 55 | |
| 13 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 | |
| 14 | Dagenham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 50 | |
| 15 | Hendon | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 46 | |
| 16 | St Albans City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 45 | |
| 17 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 44 | |
| 18 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 95 | −38 | 43 | |
| 19 | Staines Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 39[a] | |
| 20 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 38 | |
| 21 | Barking | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 34 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 44 | 91 | −47 | 28 |
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Staines Town were deducted one point.
Stadia and locations
[edit]
Barking
Dagenham
Enfield
Hayes
Carshalton Athletic
Grays Athletic
Harrow Borough
Hendon
Kingstonian
Leyton-Wingate
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Staines Town
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Dagenham | Victoria Road |
| Enfield | Southbury Road |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow |
| Leyton-Wingate | Wadham Lodge |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Redbridge Forest | Victoria Road |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
Division One
[edit]| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chesham United |
| Promoted | Bromley Chesham United |
| Relegated | Lewes Metropolitan Police Southwick Worthing |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,362 (2.95 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 802 – Chesham United – Bromley, (23 March) |
| Total attendance | 86,996 |
| Average attendance | 188 (-13.4% to previous season) |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Two clubs promoted from Division Two North:
Two clubs promoted from Division Two South:
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesham United | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 102 | 37 | +65 | 89 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Bromley | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 80 | |
| 3 | Yeading | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 77 | |
| 4 | Aveley | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 72 | |
| 5 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 72 | |
| 6 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 72 | |
| 7 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 71 | |
| 8 | Molesey | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 71 | |
| 9 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 69 | |
| 10 | Dorking | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 65 | |
| 11 | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 62 | |
| 12 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 59 | |
| 13 | Harlow Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 59 | |
| 14 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 53 | |
| 15 | Wembley | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 51 | |
| 16 | Uxbridge | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 50 | |
| 17 | Croydon | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 44 | 85 | −41 | 50 | |
| 18 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 49 | |
| 19 | Southwick | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 47 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 20 | Lewes | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 38 | |
| 21 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 33 | |
| 22 | Worthing | 42 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 157 | −129 | 10 |
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Stadia and locations
[edit]
Aveley
Boreham Wood
Bromley
Chalfont St Peter
Croydon
Dulwich Hamlet
Metropolitan Police
Molesey
Tooting & Mitcham United
Uxbridge
Wembley
Whyteleafe
Yeading
Locations of the Division One clubs
Greater London Division One football clubs
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Southwick | Old Barn Way |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Yeading | The Warren |
Division Two North
[edit]| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stevenage Borough |
| Promoted | Stevenage Borough Vauxhall Motors |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,467 (3.18 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 793 – Stevenage Borough – Ware, (15 April) |
| Total attendance | 58,646 |
| Average attendance | 127 (-3.8% to previous season) |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Kingsbury Town, relegated from Division One
- Purfleet, relegated from Division One
- Edgware Town, joined from the Spartan League
At the end of the season Division Two North and Division Two South were merged into single Division Two and also Division Three was formed. Finchley merged with Wingate to form Wingate & Finchley who took Wingate's place in the South Midlands League Premier Division, while Basildon United resigned to the Essex Senior League.
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 122 | 29 | +93 | 107 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 82 | |
| 3 | Billericay Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 74 | |
| 4 | Ware | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 74 | |
| 5 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 68 | |
| 6 | Witham Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 67 | |
| 7 | Purfleet | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 65 | |
| 8 | Rainham Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 64 | |
| 9 | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 62 | |
| 10 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 61 | |
| 11 | Saffron Walden Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 77 | −5 | 61 | |
| 12 | Collier Row | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 59 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 13 | Kingsbury Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 59 | |
| 14 | Edgware Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 58 | |
| 15 | Hertford Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 70 | −1 | 58 | |
| 16 | Royston Town | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 78 | 62 | +16 | 57 | |
| 17 | Tilbury | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 70 | 79 | −9 | 48 | |
| 18 | Basildon United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 90 | −29 | 43 | Resigned to the Essex Senior League |
| 19 | Hornchurch | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 87 | −34 | 39 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 20 | Clapton | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 93 | −39 | 34[a] | |
| 21 | Finchley | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 50 | 112 | −62 | 25 | Merged into Wingate to form Wingate & Finchley in South Midlands League |
| 22 | Tring Town | 42 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 99 | −69 | 12 | Relegated to Division Three |
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Clapton were deducted three points.
Stadia and locations
[edit]Clapton
Collier Row
Edgware Town
Finchley
Hornchurch
Kingsbury Town
Purfleet
Rainham Town
Locations of the Division Two North clubs
Greater London Division Two North football clubs
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Basildon United | Gardiners Close |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Collier Row | Sungate |
| Edgware Town | White Lion |
| Finchley | Summers Lane |
| Hemel Hempstead | Vauxhall Road |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Purfleet | Ship Lane |
| Rainham Town | Deri Park |
| Royston Town | Garden Walk |
| Saffron Walden Town | Catons Lane |
| Stevenage Borough | The Lamex Stadium |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Vauxhall Motors | Brache Estate |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |
Division Two South
[edit]| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Abingdon Town |
| Promoted | Abingdon Town Maidenhead United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,477 (3.2 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 456 – Abingdon Town – Maidenhead United, (6 April) |
| Total attendance | 52,052 |
| Average attendance | 113 (+8.7% to previous season) |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
Division Two South consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Cove, joined from the Combined Counties League
- Hampton, relegated from Division One
- Leatherhead, relegated from Division One
At the end of the season Division Two North and Division Two South were merged into single Division Two and also Division Three was formed.
Before the next season started Feltham merged with the Hellenic League side Hounslow F.C. to create Feltham & Hounslow Borough F.C.
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abingdon Town | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 95 | 28 | +67 | 94 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 92 | |
| 3 | Egham Town | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 100 | 46 | +54 | 87 | |
| 4 | Malden Vale | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 83 | |
| 5 | Ruislip Manor | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 93 | 44 | +49 | 80 | |
| 6 | Southall | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 43 | +41 | 79 | |
| 7 | Harefield United | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 79 | |
| 8 | Newbury Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 77 | |
| 9 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 84 | 69 | +15 | 61 | |
| 10 | Leatherhead | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 60 | |
| 11 | Banstead Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 58 | |
| 12 | Hampton | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 57 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 13 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 57 | |
| 14 | Chertsey Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 54 | |
| 15 | Horsham | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 49 | |
| 16 | Flackwell Heath | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 78 | −22 | 44 | |
| 17 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 60 | 97 | −37 | 40 | |
| 18 | Feltham | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 45 | 80 | −35 | 38 | Relegated to Division Three and Merged with Hounslow (Hellenic League) to create Feltham & Hounslow Borough |
| 19 | Cove | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 51 | 94 | −43 | 37 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 20 | Eastbourne United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 53 | 109 | −56 | 37 | |
| 21 | Petersfield United | 42 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 35 | 119 | −84 | 21 | |
| 22 | Camberley Town | 42 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 143 | −116 | 9 |
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Stadia and locations
[edit]
Banstead Athletic and Epsom & Ewell
Egham Town
Feltham
Hampton
Harefield United
Malden Vale
Ruislip Manor
Southall
Locations of the Division Two South clubs
Greater London Division Two South football clubs
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Abingdon Town | Culham Road |
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Cove | Oak Farm |
| Eastbourne United | The Oval |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) |
| Feltham | The Orchard |
| Flackwell Heath | Wilks Park |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Harefield United | Preston Park |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Malden Vale | Prince George's Playing Fields |
| Newbury Town | Town Ground |
| Petersfield United | The Southdowns Builders Stadium |
| Ruislip Manor | Grosvenor Vale |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |