1984–85 Isthmian League

The 1984–85 season was the 70th 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 three divisions. After 19 clubs, mainly from the Athenian League joined the league, Division Two was divided into two sections.

Also, it was the first Isthmian League season as an Alliance Premier League feeder league. Sutton United were champions, winning their second Isthmian League title. Wycombe Wanderers were promoted to the APL, as Sutton United and Worthing were ineligible for promotion. Epping Town resigned from the league midway through the season and folded.

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season1984–85
ChampionsSutton United
PromotedWycombe Wanderers
RelegatedHarlow Town
Leytonstone/Ilford
Matches played462
Goals scored1,412 (3.06 per match)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sutton United 42 23 15 4 115 55 +60 84
2 Worthing 42 24 8 10 89 59 +30 80
3 Wycombe Wanderers 42 24 6 12 68 46 +22 78 Promoted to the Alliance Premier League
4 Wokingham Town 42 20 13 9 74 52 +22 73
5 Windsor & Eton 42 19 10 13 67 55 +12 67
6 Bognor Regis Town 42 20 6 16 67 58 +9 66
7 Dulwich Hamlet 42 16 17 9 82 57 +25 65
8 Harrow Borough 42 18 8 16 70 56 +14 62
9 Hayes 42 17 8 17 60 58 +2 59
10 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 16 11 15 64 66 −2 59
11 Walthamstow Avenue 42 15 11 16 64 65 −1 56
12 Croydon 42 15 12 15 62 63 −1 55[a]
13 Epsom & Ewell 42 13 14 15 63 62 +1 53
14 Slough Town 42 13 12 17 69 74 −5 51
15 Carshalton Athletic 42 14 8 20 55 68 −13 50
16 Bishop's Stortford 42 12 12 18 48 67 −19 48
17 Hendon 42 9 19 14 62 65 −3 46
18 Billericay Town 42 11 14 17 53 74 −21 46[b]
19 Barking 42 13 7 22 43 75 −32 46
20 Hitchin Town 42 10 15 17 55 70 −15 45
21 Leytonstone/Ilford 42 11 10 21 37 72 −35 43 Relegated to Division One
22 Harlow Town 42 5 12 25 45 95 −50 27
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Croydon were deducted two points.
  2. ^ Billericay Town were deducted one point.

Division One

Isthmian League
Division One
Season1984–85
ChampionsFarnborough Town
PromotedFarnborough Town
Kingstonian
RelegatedClapton
Hertford Town
Metropolitan Police
Woking
Matches played462
Goals scored1,496 (3.24 per match)

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Two clubs promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Farnborough Town 42 26 8 8 101 45 +56 86 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Kingstonian 42 23 10 9 67 39 +28 79
3 Leatherhead 42 23 10 9 109 61 +48 76[a]
4 Chesham United 42 22 8 12 78 46 +32 74
5 Wembley 42 20 10 12 59 40 +19 70
6 St Albans City 42 19 10 13 79 60 +19 67
7 Tilbury 42 18 13 11 86 68 +18 67
8 Bromley 42 18 9 15 71 64 +7 63
9 Hampton 42 17 11 14 75 62 +13 62
10 Staines Town 42 16 11 15 59 53 +6 59
11 Maidenhead United 42 17 8 17 65 64 +1 59
12 Walton & Hersham 42 16 8 18 60 69 −9 55[b]
13 Aveley 42 16 7 19 62 78 −16 55
14 Oxford City 42 14 12 16 62 53 +9 54
15 Lewes 42 15 9 18 70 72 −2 54
16 Basildon United 42 15 8 19 55 61 −6 53
17 Boreham Wood 42 15 7 20 72 83 −11 52
18 Hornchurch 42 15 6 21 55 74 −19 51
19 Woking 42 15 6 21 60 91 −31 51 Relegated to Division Two South
20 Metropolitan Police 42 10 12 20 65 92 −27 42
21 Clapton 42 5 11 26 50 124 −74 26 Relegated to Division Two North
22 Hertford Town 42 5 10 27 36 97 −61 25
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Leatherhead were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Walton & Hersham were deducted one point.

Division Two North

Isthmian League
Division Two North
Season1984–85
ChampionsLeyton-Wingate
PromotedFinchley
Leyton-Wingate
Matches played380
Goals scored1,176 (3.09 per match)

Division Two North consisted of 21 clubs, including eight clubs transferred from Division Two, one team relegated from Division One and twelve new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Leyton-Wingate 38 24 9 5 98 49 +49 81 Promoted to the Division One
2 Finchley 38 24 8 6 66 31 +35 79[a]
3 Heybridge Swifts 38 22 9 7 71 33 +38 75
4 Stevenage Borough 38 23 6 9 79 49 +30 75
5 Saffron Walden Town 38 22 8 8 73 31 +42 74
6 Tring Town 38 19 11 8 76 41 +35 68
7 Chalfont St Peter 38 17 10 11 72 41 +31 61
8 Flackwell Heath 38 16 11 11 53 40 +13 59 Transferred to Division Two South
9 Berkhamsted Town 38 15 12 11 50 42 +8 57
10 Letchworth Garden City 38 17 6 15 66 69 −3 57
11 Royston Town 38 13 9 16 47 77 −30 48
12 Cheshunt 38 14 5 19 52 57 −5 47
13 Marlow 38 13 6 19 64 81 −17 45 Transferred to Division Two South
14 Hemel Hempstead 38 11 7 20 49 64 −15 40
15 Barton Rovers 38 9 8 21 40 62 −22 35
16 Wolverton Town 38 9 8 21 38 77 −39 35
17 Kingsbury Town 38 9 7 22 53 72 −19 34
18 Harefield United 38 7 9 22 51 81 −30 30
19 Haringey Borough 38 6 12 20 38 79 −41 30
20 Ware 38 7 5 26 40 100 −60 26
21 Epping Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[b] Resigned from the league
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Finchley were deducted one point.
  2. ^ Epping Town resigned from the league in middle of the season, record was expunged.

Division Two South

Isthmian League
Division Two South
Season1984–85
ChampionsGrays Athletic
PromotedGrays Athletic
Uxbridge
Matches played342
Goals scored1,037 (3.03 per match)

Division Two South consisted of 19 clubs, including eleven clubs transferred from Division Two, one team relegated from Division One and seven new clubs:

Clubs transferred from Division Two:

Club relegated from Division One:

Clubs joined from the Athenian League:

Plus:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Grays Athletic 36 24 9 3 84 25 +59 81 Promoted to Division One
2 Uxbridge 36 22 10 4 81 20 +61 76
3 Molesey 36 20 5 11 62 42 +20 65
4 Hungerford Town 36 18 9 9 71 49 +22 63
5 Whyteleafe 36 17 10 9 66 34 +32 61
6 Egham Town 36 17 7 12 54 42 +12 58
7 Southall 36 18 3 15 54 57 −3 57
8 Bracknell Town 36 15 7 14 54 48 +6 52
9 Banstead Athletic 36 14 8 14 63 70 −7 50
10 Horsham 36 13 10 13 44 39 +5 49
11 Ruislip Manor 36 13 10 13 48 49 −1 49
12 Dorking 36 12 11 13 45 50 −5 47
13 Rainham Town 36 12 8 16 58 61 −3 44 Transferred to Division Two North
14 Feltham 36 10 13 13 44 58 −14 43
15 Camberley Town 36 10 12 14 44 54 −10 42
16 Eastbourne United 36 10 9 17 66 72 −6 39
17 Petersfield United 36 9 5 22 41 80 −39 32
18 Newbury Town 36 8 7 21 35 69 −34 16[a]
19 Chertsey Town 36 2 3 31 23 118 −95 6[b] Resigned and joined the Combined Counties League
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Newbury Town were deducted 15 points.
  2. ^ Chertsey Town were deducted three points.

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