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Isthmian League
Division One South
Season	2007–08
Champions	Dover Athletic
Promoted	Dover Athletic; Tooting & Mitcham United
Relegated	Horsham YMCA; Molesey
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,380 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer	26 goals – Craig Carley (Metropolitan Police)
Highest attendance	1,324 – Dover Athletic – Ashford Town, (26 April)
Total attendance	105,939
Average attendance	229 (-20.2% to previous season)
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

Isthmian League
Division One North
Season	2007–08
Champions	Dartford
Promoted	Canvey Island; Dartford
Relegated	Wivenhoe Town
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,452 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer	32 goals – John Frendo (Ware)
Highest attendance	2,589 – Dartford – Wingate & Finchley, (26 April)
Total attendance	87,419
Average attendance	189 (+20.4% to previous season)
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season	2007–08
Champions	Chelmsford City
Promoted	AFC Wimbledon; Chelmsford City
Relegated	East Thurrock United; Folkestone Invicta; Leyton
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,423 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	26 goals – Mark Nwokeji (Staines Town)
Highest attendance	3,201 – Chelmsford City – AFC Wimbledon, (15 March)
Total attendance	233,047
Average attendance	504 (+2.6% to previous season)
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

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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.

Premier Division

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

Top scorers

Player	Club	Goals^[1]
Mark Nwokeji	Staines Town	26
James Pinnock	Margate	24
Carl Rook	Horsham / Tonbridge Angels	23
Brian Haule	Hendon	20
Steven Wareham	Maldon Town / East Thurrock United
John Main	Tonbridge Angels / AFC Wimbledon
Reggie Savage	Croydon Athletic / Heybridge Swifts	19
Bradley Woods-Garness	Billericay Town	19
Simon Parker	AFC Hornchurch	18
Stafford Browne	Heybridge Swifts	17

Play-offs

Semifinals			Final

2	Staines Town	2

5	Ramsgate	1
			2	Staines Town	1

			3	AFC Wimbledon	2
3	AFC Wimbledon	3

4	AFC Hornchurch	1

Stadia and locations

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Greater London Premier Division football clubs

Club	Stadium
AFC Hornchurch	Hornchurch Stadium
AFC Wimbledon	Kingsmeadow (groundshare with Kingstonian )
Ashford Town	Short Lane
Billericay Town	New Lodge
Boreham Wood	Meadow Park
Carshalton Athletic	War Memorial Sports Ground
Chelmsford City	Melbourne Stadium
East Thurrock United	Rookery Hill
Folkestone Invicta	Cheriton Road
Harlow Town	Barrows Farm
Harrow Borough	Earlsmead Stadium
Hastings United	The Pilot Field
Hendon	Claremont Road
Heybridge Swifts	Scraley Road
Horsham	Queen Street
Leyton	Leyton Stadium
Maidstone United	Bourne Park (groundshare with Sittingbourne)
Margate	Hartsdown Park
Ramsgate	Southwood Stadium
Staines Town	Wheatsheaf Park
Tonbridge Angels	Longmead Stadium
Wealdstone	Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Northwood)

Division One North

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. Ilford finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but were reprieved again after Edgware Town resigned from the league at the end of the season due to lack of the funds.

League table

Top scorers

Player	Club	Goals^[1]
John Frendo	Ware	32
Brendon Cass	Dartford	31
James Rowe	AFC Sudbury	27
Sam Reed	Bury Town	22
Cody McDonald	Witham Town	21

Play-offs

Semifinals			Final

2	AFC Sudbury	2

5	Canvey Island	3
			5	Canvey Island	1(5)

			3	Redbridge	1(4)
3	Redbridge	4

4	Ware	2

Stadia and locations

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Greater London Division One North clubs

Club	Stadium
AFC Sudbury	King's Marsh
Arlesey Town	Hitchin Road
Aveley	The Mill Field
Brentwood Town	The Brentwood Centre Arena
Bury Town	Ram Meadow
Canvey Island	Brockwell Stadium
Dartford	Princes Park
Edgware Town	White Lion
Enfield Town	Goldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers)
Great Wakering Rovers	Burroughs Park
Ilford	Cricklefield Stadium
Maldon Town	Wallace Binder Ground
Northwood	Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Wealdstone)
Potters Bar Town	Parkfield
Redbridge	Oakside
Tilbury	Chadfields
Waltham Abbey	Capershotts
Waltham Forest	Wadham Lodge
Ware	Wodson Park
Wingate & Finchley	The Harry Abrahams Stadium
Witham Town	Spa Road
Wivenhoe Town	Broad Lane

Division One South

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

Top scorers

Player	Club	Goals^[1]
Craig Carley	Metropolitan Police	26
Liam Bairup	Eastbourne Town	23
Steve Harper	Burgess Hill Town	22
Jon Henry-Hayden	Tooting & Mitcham United	21
Bobby Traynor	Kingstonian	19
James Dryden	Dover Athletic
Paul Vines	Tooting & Mitcham United

Play-offs

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

Stadia and locations

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Greater London Division One South clubs

Club	Stadium
Ashford Town	The Homelands
Burgess Hill Town	Leylands Park
Chatham Town	The Sports Ground
Chipstead	High Road
Corinthian-Casuals	King George's Field
Cray Wanderers	The Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley)
Croydon Athletic	Keith Tuckey Stadium
Dover Athletic	Crabble Athletic Ground
Dulwich Hamlet	Champion Hill
Eastbourne Town	The Saffrons
Horsham YMCA	Gorings Mead
Kingstonian	Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon)
Leatherhead	Fetcham Grove
Metropolitan Police	Imber Court
Molesey	Walton Road Stadium
Sittingbourne	Bourne Park
Tooting & Mitcham United	Imperial Fields
Walton & Hersham	The Sports Ground
Walton Casuals	Waterside Stadium
Whitstable Town	The Belmont Ground
Whyteleafe	Church Road
Worthing	Woodside Road

League Cup

2007–08 Isthmian League Cup
Tournament details
Country	England
Teams	66
Defending champions	Ashford Town (Middx)
Final positions
Champions	Ramsgate
Runner-up	AFC Sudbury
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

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.^[2]

Calendar

Round	Dates	Matches	Clubs
First round	11 September	2	66 → 64
Second round	1 October – 20 November	32	64 → 32
Third round	23 October – 8 January	16	32 → 16
Fourth round	4 December – 12 February	8	16 → 8
Quarterfinals	12 February – 19 February	4	8 → 4
Semifinals	4 March	2	4 → 2
Final	2 April	1	2 → 1

Fixtures and results

Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

First round

Four clubs from division Ones participated in the First round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second round.

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
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.

Tooting & Mitcham United advance 5–3 on penalties
Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
3	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Whyteleafe	529
4	AFC Hornchurch	3–0	Tilbury	182
5	Arlesey Town	4–0	Enfield Town	75
6	Ashford Town (Middx)	2–1	Walton & Hersham	93
7	Ashford Town (Kent)	1–3	Burgess Hill Town	110
8	Billericay Town	0–3	AFC Sudbury	202
9	Bury Town	2–3	Chelmsford City	206
10	Carshalton Athletic	4–0	Corinthian-Casuals	75
11	Dartford	3–0	Aveley	318
12	Dover Athletic	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Eastbourne Town	151
13	Dulwich Hamlet	0–0	Tooting & Mitcham United	149
14	Edgware Town	3–1	Staines Town	48
15	Great Wakering Rovers	4–1	Ilford	115
16	Harlow Town	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Ware	131
17	Harrow Borough	0–5	Metropolitan Police	76
18	Hendon	2–3	Boreham Wood	101

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
19	Horsham	4–0	Hastings United	162
20	Horsham YMCA	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Folkestone Invicta	50
21	Kingstonian	3–1	Cray Wanderers	179
22	Leatherhead	3–2	Croydon Athletic	67
23	Maidstone United	5–2	Canvey Island	131
24	Margate	2–3	East Thurrock United	174
25	Molesey	2–3	Wealdstone	106
26	Potters Bar Town	3–1	Leyton	41
27	Ramsgate	4–2	Chatham Town	87
28	Redbridge	2–1	Sittingbourne	41
29	Tonbridge Angels	4–1	Chipstead	159
30	Waltham Abbey	3–1	Wingate & Finchley	41
31	Walton Casuals	1–0	Northwood	34
32	Whitstable Town	4–3	Worthing	110
33	Witham Town	1–0	Maldon Town	87
34	Wivenhoe Town	0–2	Heybridge Swifts	44

Third round

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
35	AFC Hornchurch	3–0	Maidsone United	225
36	AFC Sudbury	2–1	Chelmsford City	297
37	Arlesey Town	4–2	Witham Town	63
38	Ashford Town (Middx)	2–0	Metropolitan Police	88
39	Boreham Wood	2–3	Wealdstone	87
40	Burgess Hill Town	1–3	Whyteleafe	103
41	Carshalton Athletic	1–0	Leatherhead	160
42	Dartford	3–0	Whitstable Town	426
43	East Thurrock United	0–1	Ramsgate	63

Played at Heybridge Swifts
Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
44	Eastbourne Town	1–5	Horsham	137
45	Kingstonian	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Tooting & Mitcham United	225
46	Potters Bar Town	1–4	Edgware Town	42
47	Redbridge	2–1	Great Wakering Rovers	56
48	Tonbridge Angels	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Horsham YMCA	153
49	Waltham Abbey	0–4	Heybridge Swifts	62
50	Walton Casuals	2–1	Ware	39

Fourth round

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
51	AFC Hornchurch	1–2	Ramsgate	216
52	Arlesey Town	1–4	Edgware Town	79
53	Heybridge Swifts	3–0	Dartford	152
54	Horsham	1–2	Walton Casuals	187

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
55	Redbridge	0–1 (a.e.t.)	AFC Sudbury	76
56	Tonbridge Angels	1–3	Carshalton Athletic	202
57	Tooting & Mitcham United	1–0	Whyteleafe	105
58	Wealdstone	1–0	Ashford Town (Middx)	88

Quarterfinals

Walton Casuals advance 5–4 on penalties
Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
59	AFC Sudbury	1–0	Edgware Town	176
60	Carshalton Athletic	1–1	Walton Casuals	95

Ramsgate advance 4–3 on penalties
Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
61	Ramsgate	1–1	Tooting & Mitcham United	182
62	Wealdstone	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Heybridge Swifts	105

Semifinals

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
63	Heybridge Swifts	0–6	AFC Sudbury	189
64	Walton Casuals	0–1	Ramsgate	132

Final

2 April 2008

AFC Sudbury (P)	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Ramsgate (S)

Penalties
	4–5

Princes Park, Dartford

Attendance: 568

References

External links

Official website

[topscorer-1] "Isthmian League 2007/08 Bulletin No38".

[2] The Isthmian archive

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Revision as of 22:16, 22 January 2017

Premier Division

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

Division One North

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

Division One South

League table

Top scorers

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

League Cup

Calendar

Fixtures and results

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

See also

References

External links