The 2012–13 season was the 98th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
The constitution of the three divisions was announced on 25 May 2012. For this season, only two clubs were relegated from the Premier Division, and one from each Division One. This was to allow for expansion to 72 clubs for the 2013–14 season.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs: Bognor Regis Town, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South Enfield Town, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North Hampton & Richmond Borough, relegated from the Conference South Leiston, promoted as champions of Division One North Thurrock, relegated from the Conference South Whitehawk, promoted as champions of Division One South
Whitehawk won the division to earn a second consecutive title and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Concord Rangers. Due to league expansion there were only two relegation places this season. Initially, Carshalton Athletic and Hastings United were relegated, but Thurrock were subsequently deducted three points for fielding a suspended player on the second day of the season. It sent Thurrock bottom of the table and they were relegated for a second consecutive season. A subsequent appeal was rejected. This allowed for an effective reprieve for Carshalton Athletic.
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals John SandsBury Town27 Bradley Woods-GarnessCanvey Island22 Tony StokesConcord Rangers Jack DeftyLowestoft Town21 Nathaniel PinneyCarshalton Athletic Leigh BremnerCray Wanderers Scott McGleishWealdstone20 Liam HopeEnfield Town19 Gareth HeathLeiston18
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane 4,000 Bury Town Ram Meadow 3,500 Canvey Island Prospect Stadium 4,308 Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground 5,000 Concord Rangers Thames Road 1,500 Cray Wanderers Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) 6,000 East Thurrock United Rookery Hill 4,000 Enfield Town Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500 Hampton & Richmond Borough Beveree Stadium 3,500 Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium 3,070 Hastings United The Pilot Field 4,050 Hendon Vale Farm (groundshare with Wembley) 3,000 Kingstonian Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) 5,194 Leiston Victory Road 2,500 Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000 Lowestoft Town Crown Meadow 2,250 Margate Hartsdown Park 2,100 Metropolitan Police Imber Court 3,000 Thurrock Ship Lane 3,500 Wealdstone Grosvenor Vale 2,640 Whitehawk The Enclosed Ground 2,000 Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium 1,500
Division One North
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season, and three new clubs: Aveley, relegated from the Premier Division Witham Town, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League Wroxham, promoted as champions of the Eastern Counties League
Grays Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Thamesmead Town. Due to league expansion, there was only one relegation place this season. Ilford finished bottom of the table and were relegated from the division after seven seasons.
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals Luke CallanderHeybridge Swifts33 Robert MasonSoham Town Rangers26 Alexander ReadAveley25 Jordan CoxAveley Robert Whitnell Witham Town23
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Sudbury King's Marsh 3,800 Aveley Mill Field 1,100 Brentwood Town The Brentwood Centre Arena 1,800 Chatham Town The Sports Ground 5,000 Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium 3,000 Grays Athletic Rush Green 4,000 Harlow Town Barrows Farm 3,500 Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road 3,000 Ilford Cricklefield Stadium 3,500 Maldon & Tiptree Wallace Binder Ground 2,000 Needham Market Bloomfields 4,000 Potters Bar Town Parkfield 2,000 Redbridge Oakside 3,000 Romford Ship Lane (groundshare with Thurrock) 3,500 Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000 Thamesmead Town Bayliss Avenue 6,000 Tilbury Chadfields 4,000 Waltham Abbey Capershotts 3,500 Waltham Forest Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) 3,500 Ware Wodson Park 3,300 Witham Town Spa Road 2,500 Wroxham Trafford Park 2,000
Division One South
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs: Herne Bay, promoted as champions of the Kent League Horsham, relegated from the Premier Division Leatherhead, relegated from the Premier Division Three Bridges, promoted as champions of the Sussex County League Tooting & Mitcham United, relegated from the Premier Division Crawley Down F.C. changed their name to Crawley Down Gatwick F.C.
Dulwich Hamlet won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Maidstone United, who returned after two seasons of absence. Due to league expansion, there was only one relegation place this season. Walton Casuals finished bottom of the table, but were reprieved for the second time in four seasons.
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals David CookHythe Town27 Stuart KingMaidstone United26 Ryan GoldingSittingbourne Ian PulmanRamsgate22 Erhun OztumerDulwich Hamlet
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity Burgess Hill Town Leylands Park 2,000 Chipstead High Road 2,000 Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field 2,700 Crawley Down Gatwick The Haven Sportsfield 1,000 Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill 3,000 Eastbourne Town The Saffrons 3,000 Faversham Town Shepherd Neame Stadium 2,000 Folkestone Invicta Cheriton Road 4,000 Herne Bay Winch's Field 4,000 Horsham Gorings Mead 1,500 Hythe Town Reachfields Stadium 3,000 Leatherhead Fetcham Grove 3,400 Maidstone United The Gallagher Stadium 2,226 Merstham Moatside 2,000 Ramsgate Southwood Stadium 2,500 Sittingbourne Bourne Park 3,000 Three Bridges Jubilee Field 1,500 Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields 3,500 Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground 2,000 Walton Casuals Waterside Stadium 2,000 Whitstable Town The Belmont Ground 3,000 Worthing Worthing Stadium 4,000
League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2012–13 was the 39th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.The Isthmian archive
Calendar Round Dates Matches Clubs First round 4 September 2 66 → 64 Second round 15 October to 24 October 32 64 → 32 Third round 19 November to 27 November 16 32 → 16 Fourth round 4 December to 15 January 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 15 January to 5 February 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 19 February 2 4 → 2 Final 9 April 1 2 → 1
First round Four clubs from divisions One participated in the First round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second round. TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Cheshunt1–2Soham Town Rangers662Chipstead0–3Three Bridges72
Second round The two clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the draw with every other Isthmian League club, making sixty-four teams.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)3Aveley5–0East Thurrock United1114Chatham Town0–2Harrow Borough895Wealdstone3–2Ramsgate1476AFC Sudbury0–3Leiston1227Burgess Hill Town0–0Bognor Regis Town108Bognor Regis Town advance 4–3 on penalties8Canvey Island6–0Ilford829Corinthian-Casuals1–1Walton Casuals56Walton Casuals advance 4–3 on penalties10Faversham Town4–3Cray Wanderers8711Grays Athletic0–3Waltham Forest8612Harlow Town0–2Witham Town5813Hastings United1–0Lewes15714Horsham2–1Walton & Hersham7915Leatherhead0–0Carshalton Athletic74Carshalton Athletic advance 4–1 on penalties16Maidstone United4–0Sittingbourne83117Maldon & Tiptree0–3Bury Town7518Margate0–4Metropolitan Police79
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)19Needham Market6–1Ware12620Redbridge1–0Potters Bar Town2721Soham Town Rangers1–1Lowestoft Town118Soham Town Rangers advance 4–2 on penalties22Thamesmead Town4–3Waltham Abbey2523Three Bridges5–4Hampton and Richmond Borough5824Thurrock2–0Wingate & Finchley5525Whitehawk5–0Merstham4426Whitstable Town4–3Hythe Town8427Worthing3–2Crawley Down Gatwick8128Wroxham4–2Heybridge Swifts7429Eastbourne Town1–2Dulwich Hamlet7330Enfield Town0–1Brentwood Town10231Folkestone Invicta2–2Kingstonian77Kingstonian advance 4–2 on penalties32Hendon2–2Tilbury59Tilbury advance 3–0 on penalties33Herne Bay2–2Tooting & Mitcham United133Herne Bay advance 7–6 on penalties34Romford1–4Concord Rangers84
Third round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)35Aveley2–1Tilbury8436Bognor Regis Town0–1Whitehawk17237Carshalton Athletic1–2Wealdstone8938Dulwich Hamlet5–1Herne Bay8839Faversham Town0–1Thamesmead Town7640Harrow Borough0–1Kingstonian8041Hastings United6–4Three Bridges15542Leiston1–1Soham Town Rangers128Soham Town Rangers advance 5–3 on penalties43Redbridge0–9Concord Rangers91
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)44Thurrock0–0Brentwood Town45Thurrock advance 4–3 on penalties45Whitstable Town0–2Maidstone United15646Witham Town2–4Bury Town3547Wroxham1–1Needham Market106Wroxham advance 4–3 on penalties48Metropolitan Police5–3Walton Casuals6549Waltham Forest3–1Canvey Island4450Horsham1–2Worthing96
Fourth round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)51Concord Rangers2–1Bury Town11652Thamesmead Town2–2Aveley37Thamesmead Town advance 4–3 on penalties53Thurrock1–1Waltham Forest46Thurrock advance 6–5 on penalties54Whitehawk2–0Maidstone United89
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)55Worthing2–3Hastings United10456Wroxham0–0Soham Town Rangers67Wroxham advance 7–6 on penalties57Metropolitan Police2–3Kingstonian9058Dulwich Hamlet1–0Wealdstone85
Quarterfinals
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)59Hastings United4–3Whitehawk28960Thamesmead Town0–0Thurrock40Thamesmead Town advance 4–2 on penalties
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)61Concord Rangers2–0Wroxham8762Dulwich Hamlet4–1Kingstonian112
Semifinals TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)63Concord Rangers3–0Hastings United11064Dulwich Hamlet1–1Thamesmead Town147Dulwich Hamlet advance 5–3 on penalties
Final
See also Isthmian League 2012–13 Northern Premier League 2012–13 Southern Football League
References
External links Official website