The 2018–19 season was the 104th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. This was also the first season to consist of four divisions after the league reorganised the former South Division into the new South Central and South East divisions. The league was also known as the Bostik League under a sponsorship deal with Bostik.
Premier Division
At the end of the previous season a new step 3 division was created under the Southern Football League, while the number of clubs in the Premier divisions was reduced to 22 for this season. The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs: 13 clubs from the previous season, and nine new clubs. Promoted from the North Division: Hornchurch Haringey Borough Potters Bar Town
Promoted from the South Division: Carshalton Athletic Corinthian-Casuals Lewes
Transferred from the Southern League Premier Division: Bishop's Stortford
Relegated from the National League South: Bognor Regis Town Whitehawk
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoalsJamie CuretonBishop's Stortford22Jason PriorDorking Wanderers21Billy BricknellEnfield Town19James MuittBognor Regis Town18Elliott BuchananKingstonianDorking Wanderers17David AjiboyeWorthing16Walter FigueiraMerstham16Joel NoubleHaringey Borough16Adeoye YusuffFolkestone Invicta16
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Super final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium CapacityAFC Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium 3,500Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane 4,500Brightlingsea Regent North Road 2,000Burgess Hill Town Leylands Park 2,500Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground 5,000Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field 2,700Dorking Wanderers Meadowbank Stadium 2,000Enfield Town Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500Folkestone Invicta Cheriton Road 4,000Haringey Borough Coles Park 2,500Harlow Town The Harlow Arena 3,500Kingstonian King George's Field (groundshare with Corinthian-Casuals ) 2,700Leatherhead Fetcham Grove 3,400Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000Margate Hartsdown Park 3,000Merstham Moatside 2,000Potters Bar Town Parkfield 2,000Tonbridge Angels Longmead Stadium 3,000Whitehawk The Enclosed Ground 3,126Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium 3,000Worthing Woodside Road 4,000
North Division
North Division consisted of 20 clubs: 16 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs: Promoted from the Eastern Counties League: Coggeshall Town Felixstowe & Walton United
Promoted from the Essex Senior League: Basildon United Great Wakering Rovers
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoalsDavid KnightBowers & Pitsea36Samuel BantickHeybridge Swifts25Lewis SmithTilbury24Nnamdi NwachukuCoggeshall Town22Samuel MulreadySoham Town Rangers21
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium CapacityAFC Sudbury King's Marsh 2,500Aveley Parkside 3,500Barking Mayesbrook Park 2,500Basildon United Gardiners Close 2,000Bowers & Pitsea Len Salmon Stadium 2,000Brentwood Town The Brentwood Centre Arena 1,800Bury Town Ram Meadow 3,500Canvey Island Park Lane 4,500Coggeshall Town West Street 2,000Dereham Town Aldiss Park 3,000Felixstowe & Walton United Dellwood Avenue 2,000Grays Athletic Parkside (groundshare with Aveley) 3,500Great Wakering Rovers Burroughs Park 2,500Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road 3,000Maldon & Tiptree Wallace Binder Ground 2,000Mildenhall Town Recreation Way 2,000Romford Rookery Hill (groundshare with East Thurrock United) 3,500Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000Tilbury Chadfields 4,000Witham Town Spa Road 2,500
South Central Division
At the end of the previous season a seventh step 4 division was created under the Isthmian League, as the South Division clubs were distributed between new South East and South Central divisions. The number of clubs in the step 4 divisions was reduced to 20 for the next season. The following teams were allocated to the South Central Division.
Remained from the South Division: Chipstead Molesey South Park
Transferred from the North Division: Cheshunt Hertford Town Waltham Abbey Ware
Promoted from the Combined Counties League: Bedfont Sports Westfield
Transferred from the Southern League Division One East: Ashford Town Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Hanwell Town Hayes & Yeading United Marlow Northwood Uxbridge
Plus: Bracknell Town, promoted from the Hellenic League FC Romania, promoted from the Essex Senior League Tooting & Mitcham United, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoalsLiam FerdinandBracknell Town31Lee BarneyHayes & Yeading United24Brandon AdamsWare23David CowleyWare22
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Clubs Stadium CapacityAshford Town Robert Parker Stadium 2,550Bedfont Sports Bedfont Recreation Ground 3,000Bracknell Town Larges Lane 2,500Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow 1,500Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium 3,000Chipstead High Road 2,000Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium 5,565FC Romania Cheshunt Stadium (groundshare with Cheshunt) 3,000Hanwell Town Reynolds Field 3,000Hayes & Yeading United Beaconsfield Road 3,000Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park 6,500Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000Molesey Walton Road Stadium 4,000Northwood Northwood Park 3,075South Park King George's Field 2,000Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields 3,500Uxbridge Honeycroft 3,770Waltham Abbey Capershotts 3,500Ware Wodson Park 3,300Westfield Woking Park 1,000
South East Division
At the end of the previous season a seventh step 4 division was created under the Isthmian League, as the South Division clubs were distributed between new South East and South Central divisions. The number of clubs in the step 4 divisions was reduced to 20 for the next season. South East Division consisted of 20 clubs: 16 clubs from the previous season South Division, and four new clubs: Promoted from the Southern Combination League: Haywards Heath Town Three Bridges
Promoted from the Southern Counties East League: Sevenoaks Town Whitstable Town
League table
Top scorers PlayerClubGoalsCharlie MacDonaldVCD Athletic32Zak AnsahHythe Town26Daniel ParishThamesmead Town24Daniel AjakaiyeHastings United23Jeff Duah-KessiePhoenix Sports22
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium CapacityAshford United The Homelands 3,200Cray Wanderers Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) 6,000East Grinstead Town East Court 1,500Faversham Town Salters Lane 2,000Greenwich Borough Badgers Sports Ground (groundshare with Cray Valley PM) 1,500Guernsey Footes Lane 5,000Hastings United The Pilot Field 4,050Haywards Heath Town Hanbury Park 2,000Herne Bay Winch's Field 4,000Horsham Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing FC) 1,500Hythe Town Reachfields Stadium 3,000Phoenix Sports Victory Road 2,000Ramsgate Southwood Stadium 2,500Sevenoaks Town Greatness Park 1,000Sittingbourne Woodstock Park 3,000Thamesmead Town Princes Park (groundshare with Dartford) 4,100Three Bridges Jubilee Field 1,500VCD Athletic Oakwood 1,400Whitstable Town The Belmont Ground 3,000Whyteleafe Church Road 2,000
Step 4 play-off winners rating ClubLeagueQualificationBromsgrove SportingSouthern Football League Division One Central2.2964 Promoted to Step 3HorshamIsthmian League South East Division2.0635CheshuntIsthmian League South Central Division236RadcliffeNorthern Premier League Division One West1.9739Yate TownSouthern Football League Division One South1.9723Heybridge SwiftsIsthmian League North Division1.9519 Retained at Step 4Brighouse TownNorthern Premier League Division One East1.8731
League Cup
The 2018–19 Alan Turvey Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) was the 45th season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.
Calendar Round Dates Matches Clubs Preliminary round 20 August to 4 September 13 77 → 64 First round 21 August to 9 October 32 64 → 32 Second round 3 October to 4 December 16 32 → 16 Third round 13 November to 18 December 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 15 January to 16 January 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 12 February 2 4 → 2 Final 10 April 1 2 → 1
The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season. Five clubs decided not to take part in the competition: Brightlingsea Regent Cray Wanderers Dereham Town Guernsey Lewes
Preliminary round Twenty-six clubs participated in the Preliminary round, while fifty-one clubs received a bye to the First round.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Aveley (N)2–0Hanwell Town (SC)1282Bowers & Pitsea (N)5–0Waltham Abbey (SC)793Bracknell Town (SC)3–3Kingstonian (P)201Bracknell Town advance 5–4 on penalties4Corinthian-Casuals (P)5–1Westfield (SC)1095Haywards Heath Town (SE)2–5Horsham (SE)1126Mildenhall Town (N)1–0Heybridge Swifts (N)1757Soham Town Rangers (N)2–3Uxbridge (SC)84
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)8Ware (SC)3–3Romford (N)72Ware advance 5–4 on penalties9Whitehawk (P)2–1Three Bridges (SE)17910Whyteleafe (SE)2–0Bedfont Sports (SC)4711FC Romania (SC)2–3AFC Sudbury (N)5212Sittingbourne (SE)2–0Phoenix Sports (SE)8013Tonbridge Angels (P)1–0VCD Athletic (SE)213
First round Thirteen clubs to have made it through the preliminary round were entered into the draw with fifty-one clubs who got byes, making sixty-four clubs.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)14Ashford Town (SC)0–1Hayes & Yeading United (SC)14515Canvey Island (N)0–1Enfield Town (P)18816Harlow Town (P)1–2Potters Bar Town (P)14517Bracknell Town (SC)3–1Horsham (SE)17518Chalfont St Peter (SC)0–2Ware (SC)3819Chipstead (SC)1–0Dorking Wanderers (P)11120Faversham Town (SE)1–2Burgess Hill Town (P)12821Maldon & Tiptree (N)3–2Uxbridge (SC)4822Witham Town (N)0–0Grays Athletic (N)66Witham Town advance 5–3 on penalties23Mildenhall Town (N)1–2Wingate & Finchley (P)12324Leatherhead (P)0–1Worthing (P)16725Carshalton Athletic (P)0–3Corinthian-Casuals (P)22526Ashford United (SE)0–4Folkestone Invicta (P)18727Barking (N)2–2Brentwood Town (N)54Brentwood Town advance 5–4 on penalties28Basildon United (N)0–1AFC Hornchurch (P)12029Bognor Regis Town (P)8–0Whitehawk (P)248
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)30Coggeshall Town (N)2–2Great Wakering Rovers (N)48Coggeshall Town advance 3–2 on penalties31East Grinstead Town (SE)2–9Hastings United (SE)9632Felixstowe & Walton United (N)0–0AFC Sudbury (N)113Felixstowe & Walton United advance 4–3 on penalties33Herne Bay (SE)0–6Hythe Town (SE)15534Hertford Town (SC)1–2Bishop's Stortford (P)13935Molesey (SC)0–1Greenwich Borough (SE)3636Northwood (SC)2–0Bury Town (N)6237Tilbury (N)1–0Marlow (SC)4638Tooting & Mitcham United (SC)2–0Margate (P)7039Thamesmead Town (SE)2–4Merstham (P)4240South Park (SC)1–2Sittingbourne (SE)5841Aveley (N)0–4Cheshunt (SC)6342Bowers & Pitsea (N)3–1Haringey Borough (P)7543Egham Town (SC)2–1Whyteleafe (SE)5944Ramsgate (SE)0–2Whitstable Town (SE)13545Tonbridge Angels (P)3–0Sevenoaks Town (SE)206
Second round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)46Enfield Town (P)2–1Ware (SC)20247AFC Hornchurch (P)0–2Coggeshall Town (N)95Coggeshall Town removed, Hornchurch reinstalled48Bishop's Stortford (P)1–1Tilbury (N)130Bishop's Stortford advance 8–7 on penalties49Burgess Hill Town (P)2–0Tooting & Mitcham United (SC)12950Hayes & Yeading United (SC)2–2Potters Bar Town (P)101Hayes & Yeading United advance 5–4 on penalties51Maldon & Tiptree (N)1–0Witham Town (N)13752Felixstowe & Walton United (N)3–1Northwood (SC)16553Hythe Town (SE)2–1Bognor Regis Town (P)168
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)54Cheshunt (SC)2–1Brentwood Town (N)9855Corinthian-Casuals (P)0–0Chipstead (SC)94Chipstead advance 4–3 on penalties56Folkestone Invicta (P)3–1Sittingbourne (SE)12157Egham Town (SC)0–1Bracknell Town (SC)9258Whitstable Town (SE)4–3Greenwich Borough (SE)6559Hastings United1–2Merstham (P)19860Worthing (P)0–0Tonbridge Angels (P)296Worthing advance 3–2 on penalties61Bowers & Pitsea (N)3–3Wingate & Finchley (P)73Wingate & Finchley advance 5–4 on penalties
Third round