The 1979–80 season was the 65th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.
At the end of the previous season Alliance Premier League was created. As a result of it, Isthmian League clubs lost possibility to take part in the elections to the Football League as only highest placed club from Alliance Premier League who met the Football League requirements may apply. Isthmian League refused to participate in the formation of the new league. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One: Harlow Town Harrow Borough
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Barking Mayesbrook Park Boreham Wood Meadow Park Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Dagenham Victoria Road Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Enfield Southbury Road Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hayes Church Road Hendon Claremont Road Hitchin Town Top Field Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Oxford City Marsh Lane Slough Town Wexham Park Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Sutton United Gander Green Lane Tilbury Chadfields Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Walthamstow Avenue Green Pond Road Woking The Laithwaite Community Stadium Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
One club relegated from the Premier Division: Kingstonian
Leytonstone also relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the previous season, merged with Ilford to create the new club Leytonstone & Ilford, thus, St Albans City were reprieved.
Two clubs promoted from Division Two: Camberley Town Farnborough Town
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aveley The Mill Field Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Bromley Hayes Lane Camberley Town Kroomer Park Chesham United The Meadow Clapton The Old Spotted Dog Ground Epsom & Ewell Merland Rise Farnborough Town Cherrywood Road Finchley Summers Lane Hampton Beveree Stadium Harwich & Parkeston Royal Oak Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Horsham Queen Street Kingstonian Kingsmeadow Leytonstone/Ilford Victoria Road Maidenhead United York Road Metropolitan Police Imber Court St Albans City Clarence Park Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Ware Wodson Park Wembley Vale Farm Wokingham Town Cantley Park
Division Two
Second Division consisted of 19 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and three new teams: Barton Rovers, joined from the South Midlands League Billericay Town, joined from the Athenian League Southall & Ealing Borough, relegated from Division One
Prior to the season Southall & Ealing Borough changed name to Southall.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Billericay Town New Lodge Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field Eastbourne United The Oval Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium Epping Town Stonards Hill Feltham The Orchard Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Letchworth Garden City Baldock Road Lewes The Dripping Pan Molesey Walton Road Stadium Rainham Town Deri Park Southall Robert Parker Stadium Tring Town Pendley Ground Willesden King Edwards Park Worthing Woodside Road
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