The 2014–15 season was the 100th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
Following the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the Conference North, and the liquidation of Southern League Premier Division club Hinckley United, Redhill and Wroxham were reprieved from relegation in Division One South and Division One North respectively.
There was subsequently a further reprieve as Worksop Town resigned from the Northern Premier League. Wingate & Finchley had initially been relegated to Isthmian League Division One North, but were readmitted to the Premier Division. Knock-on effects included Ware moving back to Division One North after first being placed in the Southern League, and Hayes & Yeading United moving to the Southern Premier after initially being placed in the Isthmian Premier.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs: Leatherhead, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South Peacehaven & Telscombe, promoted as champions of Division One South Tonbridge Angels, relegated from the Conference South VCD Athletic, promoted as champions of Division One North Witham Town, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North
Maidstone United won the division and were promoted to the Conference South, renamed the National League South for 2015–16. It would be the highest level Maidstone had reached since the club was reformed in 1992. Enfield Town initially finished the season in fifth place, but prior to the play-offs they were controversially deducted three points due to fielding an ineligible player, and dropped out of play-off zone. Margate won the play-offs and returned to the sixth tier after ten seasons in the Isthmian League. The four clubs that finished in the bottom four places were relegated. Peacehaven & Telscombe missed out on a reprieve by one point from Marine who finished 21st in the Northern Premier League.
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals Sam HigginsEast Thurrock United33 David KnightWingate & Finchley29 Rowan LiburdBillericay Town22 Freddie LadapoGrays Athletic / Margate Jay MayMaidstone United Ryan MossMargate George PurcellAFC Hornchurch20 Leon SmithHendon19 Charles MooneHampton & Richmond Borough Oliver PearceBognor Regis Town18 Kezie IbeHendon
Play-offs After Enfield Town were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player in two matches, they were deducted three points, resulting in Metropolitan Police moving into a play-off position. Both play-off semi-finals were postponed until Enfield Town's appeal was (unsuccessfully) concluded.
Semifinals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium 3,500 Billericay Town New Lodge 3,500 Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane 4,500 Bury Town Ram Meadow 3,500 Canvey Island Park Lane 4,500 Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill 3,000 East Thurrock United Rookery Hill 4,000 Enfield Town Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500 Grays Athletic The Mill Field (groundshare with Aveley) 1,100 Hampton & Richmond Borough Beveree Stadium 3,500 Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium 3,070 Hendon Earlsmead Stadium (groundshare with Harrow Borough) 3,070 Kingstonian Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) 4,850 Leatherhead Fetcham Grove 3,400 Leiston Victory Road 2,500 Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000 Maidstone United Gallagher Stadium 2,500 Margate Hartsdown Park 2,100 Metropolitan Police Imber Court 3,000 Peacehaven & Telscombe The Sports Park 1,500 Tonbridge Angels Longmead Stadium 5,000 VCD Athletic Oakwood 1,180 Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium 1,500 Witham Town Spa Road 2,500
Division One North
Division One North consisted of 24 clubs: 20 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs: Brightlingsea Regent, promoted as runners-up in the Eastern Counties League Cray Wanderers, relegated from the Premier Division Great Wakering Rovers, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League Thamesmead Town, relegated from the Premier Division
Needham Market won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division after three play-off defeats in the four previous seasons. This was the highest level so far reached by the club in its history. Brentwood Town won the play-offs and joined Needham Market in the Premier Division after eight years in Division One North. Burnham Ramblers finished bottom of the table and were the only relegated club after Barkingside and Redbridge were reprieved. This was due to Salisbury City not starting the season, Hereford United folding during the season and the lack of clubs promoting from the ninth tier.
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals Alexander ReadHarlow Town32 Sam NewsonNeedham Market29 Jason HallettWaltham Abbey28 Christy FinchWroxham Remy GordonWroxham24
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Sudbury King's Marsh 2,500 Aveley The Mill Field 1,100 Barkingside Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) 3,500 Brentwood Town The Brentwood Centre Arena 1,800 Brightlingsea Regent North Road 1,000 Burnham Ramblers Leslie Fields 2,000 Chatham Town The Sports Ground 5,000 Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium 3,000 Cray Wanderers Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) 6,000 Dereham Town Aldiss Park 3,000 Great Wakering Rovers Burroughs Park 2,500 Harlow Town Barrows Farm 3,500 Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road 3,000 Maldon & Tiptree Wallace Binder Ground 2,000 Needham Market Bloomfields 4,000 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 Thurrock Ship Lane 3,500 Tilbury Chadfields 4,000 Waltham Abbey Capershotts 3,500 Ware Wodson Park 3,300 Wroxham Trafford Park 2,000
Division One South
Division One South consisted of 24 clubs: 20 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs: Carshalton Athletic, relegated from the Premier Division East Grinstead Town, promoted as runners-up in the Sussex County League South Park, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League Whyteleafe, promoted as champions of the Southern Counties East League
Burgess Hill Town won the division achieving the longest unbeaten run in this season's levels 1-8 of 36 matches. They were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Merstham. Horsham and Redhill were relegated, while East Grinstead Town were given a reprieve due to Salisbury City failing to start the season, Hereford United folding during the season and the lack of clubs promoting from the ninth tier. Horsham lost their place in the Isthmian League after 32 seasons.
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals Ian DraycottFolkestone Invicta34 Chris SmithSouth Park Daniel SummersTooting & Mitcham United28 Ian PulmanWhitstable Town25 Wayne WilsonFaversham Town24
Play-offs Semifinals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity Burgess Hill Town Leylands Park 2,500 Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground 5,000 Chipstead High Road 2,000 Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field 2,700 East Grinstead Town East Court 1,000 Faversham Town Shepherd Neame Stadium 2,000 Folkestone Invicta Cheriton Road 4,000 Guernsey Footes Lane 5,000 Hastings United The Pilot Field 4,050 Herne Bay Winch's Field 4,000 Horsham Gorings Mead 1,500 Hythe Town Reachfields Stadium 3,000 Merstham Moatside 2,000 Ramsgate Southwood Stadium 2,500 Redhill Kiln Brow 2,000 Sittingbourne Woodstock Park 3,000 South Park King George's Field 2,000 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 Whyteleafe Church Road 2,000 Worthing Worthing Stadium 4,000
League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2014–15 (billed as the Robert Dyas Cup 2014–15 for sponsorship reasons) is the 41st season of the Isthmian League Cup, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.The Isthmian archive
Calendar Round Dates Matches Clubs First round 6 October to 12 November 32 64 → 32 Second round 11 November to 22 December 16 32 → 16 Third round 4 December to 9 February 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 10 February to 18 February 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 11 March 2 4 → 2 Final 15 April 1 2 → 1
The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season, eight clubs decided not to take part in the competition: Bognor Regis Town Canvey Island Dereham Town Guernsey Hastings United Soham Town Rangers VCD Athletic Wroxham
First round All sixty-four clubs participated in the League Cup from the First round.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1AFC Sudbury (N)2–1Bury Town (P)1392Aveley (N)1–2Redbridge (N)623Barkingside (N)3–1Thamesmead Town (N)514Billericay Town (P)8–2Great Wakering Rovers (N)1075Burnham Ramblers (N)1–3Brightlingsea Regent (N)556Carshalton Athletic (S)1–1Whyteleafe (S)106Whyteleafe advance 4–2 on penalties7Corinthian-Casuals (S)0–3Kingstonian (P)1518Dulwich Hamlet (P)2–2Walton & Hersham (S)133Walton & Hersham advance 4–1 on penalties9East Grinstead Town (S)4–2Three Bridges (S)7910East Thurrock United (P)0–2AFC Hornchurch (P)11811Enfield Town (P)1–0Harrow Borough (P)11212Grays Athletic (P)3–1Tilbury (N)10313Heybridge Swifts (N)2–4Brentwood Town (N)6214Leiston (P)1–1Needham Market (N)161Leiston advance 3–0 on penalties15Lewes (P)0–1Peacehaven & Telscombe (P)191
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)16Maidstone United (P)4–2Cray Wanderers (N)62717Maldon & Tiptree (N)0–1Witham Town (P)7118Margate (P)2–0Hythe Town (S)32419Metropolitan Police (P)1–2Hampton & Richmond Borough (P)9220Ramsgate (S)1–1Folkestone Invicta (S)128Ramsgate advance 4–3 on penalties21Redhill (S)1–3Burgess Hill Town (S)7322Sittingbourne (S)0–1Faversham Town (S)8423South Park (S)0–2Leatherhead (P)9624Thurrock (N)5–1Romford (N)7625Tonbridge Angels (P)2–1Chatham Town (N)18226Tooting & Mitcham United (S)0–5Merstham (S)16127Waltham Abbey (N)0–1Cheshunt (N)9228Walton Casuals (S)2–1Chipstead (S)4629Ware (N)1–2Harlow Town (N)13530Whitstable Town (S)1–2Herne Bay (S)23331Wingate & Finchley (P)3–4Hendon (P)10232Worthing (S)3–4Horsham (S)138
Second round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)33AFC Sudbury (N)3–1Leiston (P)14434Barkingside (N)0–1Grays Athletic (P)11535Billericay Town (P)2–1Brentwood Town (N)10836Brightlingsea Regent (N)0–2Witham Town (P)7437Burgess Hill Town (S)5–1Horsham (S)13738East Grinstead Town (S)2–1Peacehaven & Telscombe (P)5939Enfield Town (P)0–1Hendon (P)9740Hampton & Richmond Borough (P)4–1Harlow Town (N)201
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)41Maidstone United (P)6–0Herne Bay (S)41742Margate (P)3–1Faversham Town (S)18243Ramsgate (S)0–1Tonbridge Angels (P)8644Redbridge (N)1–2Cheshunt (N)6245Thurrock (N)0–4AFC Hornchurch (P)8846Walton & Hersham (S)2–1Merstham (S)5047Walton Casuals (S)0–2Kingstonian (P)4848Whyteleafe (S)2–1Leatherhead (P)70
Third round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)49Billericay Town (P)1–0AFC Hornchurch (P)11650Cheshunt (N)0–2Grays Athletic (P)8151Hendon (P)1–0Hampton & Richmond Borough (P)8752Maidstone United (P)0–4Tonbridge Angels (P)460Tonbridge Angels removed from competition for fielding an ineligible player53Margate (P)2–0Burgess Hill Town (S)169
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)54Walton & Hersham (S)1–1Kingstonian (P)105Kingstonian advance 2–1 on penalties55Whyteleafe (S)6–2East Grinstead Town (S)9056Witham Town (P)1–1AFC Sudbury (N)105AFC Sudbury advance 4–3 on penalties
Quarterfinals
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)57AFC Sudbury (N)0–3Grays Athletic (P)12658Billericay Town (P)4–3Whyteleafe (S)107
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)59Hendon (P)2–0Maidstone United (P)8460Margate (P)2–1Kingstonian (P)164
Semifinals TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)61Grays Athletic (P)2–1Billericay Town (P)21162Hendon (P)2–1Margate (P)125
Final
See also Isthmian League 2014–15 Northern Premier League