The 2000–01 season was the 86th 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.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Croydon, promoted as champions of Division One Grays Athletic, promoted as runners-up in Division One Maidenhead United, promoted as third in Division One Sutton United, relegated from the Football Conference
Farnborough Town won the division and returned to the Football Conference after two seasons spent in Isthmian League. Slough Town, Carshalton Athletic and Dulwich Hamlet finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division One. Three fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aldershot Town Recreation Ground Basingstoke Town The Camrose Billericay Town New Lodge Canvey Island Brockwell Stadium Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Chesham United The Meadow Enfield Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Farnborough Town Cherrywood Road 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 Maidenhead United York Road Slough Town Wexham Park St Albans City Clarence Park Sutton United Gander Green Lane Thurrock Ship Lane
Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Aylesbury United Boreham Wood Walton & Hersham
Two clubs promoted from Division Two: Ford United Northwood
Initially, champions of Division Two Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to Division One, but later they were refused due to ground grading. Leatherhead finished in the relegation zone were reprieved.
Boreham Wood won the division and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Bedford Town and Braintree Town also get a promotion. Leatherhead finished in the relegation zone the second time in a row and were relegated along with Romford and Barton Rovers.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aylesbury United Buckingham Road Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Bedford Town The Eyrie Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Boreham Wood Meadow Park Braintree Town Cressing Road Bromley Hayes Lane Ford United Oakside Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Northwood Chestnut Avenue Oxford City Marsh Lane Romford Sungate Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Thame United Windmill Road Uxbridge Honeycroft Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Wealdstone White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) Whyteleafe Church Road Worthing Woodside Road Yeading The Warren
Division Two
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams:
Two clubs relegated from Division One: Chertsey Town Leyton Pennant
Three clubs promoted from Division Three: East Thurrock United Great Wakering Rovers Tilbury
Initially, previous season champions of Division Two Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to Division One, but later they were refused due to ground grading and stayed in the division.
Tooting & Mitcham United won the division and were promoted to Division One along with Windsor & Eton and Barking. Later, Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United (11° Essex Senior League) to form Barking & East Ham United, taken place of Barking in Division One.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Banstead Athletic Merland Rise Barking Mayesbrook Park Berkhamsted Town Broadwater Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium East Thurrock United Rookery Hill Edgware Town White Lion Great Wakering Rovers Burroughs Park Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road Horsham Queen Street Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Leighton Town Bell Close Leyton Pennant Wadham Lodge Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey Walton Road Stadium Tilbury Chadfields Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Wembley Vale Farm Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane Wokingham Town Cantley Park
Division Three
Division Three consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams: Arlesey Town, promoted as champions of the Spartan South Midlands League Ashford Town, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League Chalfont St Peter, relegated from Division Two Wingate & Finchley, relegated from Division Two Witham Town, relegated from Division Two
Arlesey Town and Ashford Town both debuted in the league and achieved a promotion along with Lewes. Two fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Arlesey Town Hitchin Road Ashford Town Short Lane 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 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 Lewes The Dripping Pan Tring Town Pendley Ground Ware Wodson Park Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium Witham Town Spa Road
See also Isthmian League 2000–01 Northern Premier League 2000–01 Southern Football League
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