The 2001–02 season was the 87th 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 league consisted of four divisions for the last season. At the end of it single Division One was divided into Division One North and Division One South, most of the clubs in Division Two were promoted to the newly created divisions. Division Three was disbanded after all the clubs were promoted to divisions One North, One South and to Division Two.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Bedford Town, promoted as runners-up in Division One Boreham Wood, promoted as champions of Division One Braintree Town, promoted as third in Division One Kingstonian, relegated from the Football Conference
Gravesend & Northfleet won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference. Canvey Island finished second for a second season in a row. At the end of the season the Premier Division was expanded up to 24 clubs, so only one club were to relegate this season.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aldershot Town Recreation Ground Basingstoke Town The Camrose Bedford Town The Eyrie Billericay Town New Lodge Boreham Wood Meadow Park Braintree Town Cressing Road Canvey Island Brockwell Stadium Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Chesham United The Meadow Enfield Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) Gravesend & Northfleet Stonebridge Road Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Hampton & Richmond Borough Beveree Stadium Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hendon Claremont Road Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road Hitchin Town Top Field Kingstonian Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) Maidenhead United York Road St Albans City Clarence Park Sutton United Gander Green Lane Thurrock Ship Lane
Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Carshalton Athletic Dulwich Hamlet Slough Town
Three clubs promoted from Division Two: Barking Tooting & Mitcham United Windsor & Eton
At the end of the previous season Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United, taken place of Barking in Division One.
Ford United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with Bishop's Stortford and Aylesbury United. At the end of the season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South, remaining clubs were distributed between newly created divisions. There was no relegation from Division One this season.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aylesbury United Buckingham Road Barking & East Ham United Mayesbrook Park Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Bromley Hayes Lane Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Ford United Oakside Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Northwood Chestnut Avenue Oxford City Marsh Lane Slough Town Wexham Park Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Thame United Windmill Road Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Uxbridge Honeycroft Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Wealdstone White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) Whyteleafe Church Road Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Worthing Woodside Road Yeading The Warren
Division Two
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from Division One: Barton Rovers Leatherhead Romford
Three clubs promoted from Division Three: Arlesey Town Ashford Town Lewes
Lewes won the division at the first attempt. At the end of the season most of Division Two clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions One. Their places were taken by clubs from disbanded Division Three.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Arlesey Town Hitchin Road Ashford Town (Middlesex) Short Lane Banstead Athletic Merland Rise Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Berkhamsted Town Broadwater Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium East Thurrock United Rookery Hill Great Wakering Rovers Burroughs Park Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road Horsham Queen Street Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Lewes The Dripping Pan Leyton Pennant Wadham Lodge Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey Walton Road Stadium Romford Sungate Tilbury Chadfields Wembley Vale Farm Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane
Division Three
Division Three consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three clubs relegated from Division Two: Edgware Town Leighton Town Wokingham Town
Croydon Athletic won the division and were promoted two tiers up along with eight other clubs. At the end of the season Division Three was disbanded due to creation of divisions One, clubs were distributed between newly created divisions.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Abingdon Town Culham Road Aveley The Mill Field Bracknell Town Larges Lane Camberley Town Kroomer Park Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow Clapton The Old Spotted Dog Ground Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field Croydon Athletic Keith Tuckey Stadium Dorking Meadowbank Stadium Edgware Town White Lion Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium Epsom & Ewell Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) Flackwell Heath Wilks Park Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Kingsbury Town Avenue Park Leighton Town Bell Close Tring Town Pendley Ground Ware Wodson Park Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium Witham Town Spa Road Wokingham Town Cantley Park
See also Isthmian League 2001–02 Northern Premier League 2001–02 Southern Football League
References
External links Official website