Isthmian League 2021/22

[Paddy]

A bit late to the party because we're already games into the new season but as there is no Isthmian thread for the season set up yet here we are...

Third time is a charm... lets try have a season without disruption where there is actually proper merit based promotion/relegation at the end of the season! There was no movement in the Premier Division so the same 22 clubs go again here but in the lower three divisions there has been a lot of sideways movement & a few sneaky clubs who got themselves elected up a level (a couple of them were mid table in their step 5 leagues!) to fill spaces including the team which represents that well known historic town of Hashtag.

(in brackets is the league pos when last season was curtailed)

PREMIER DIVISION

AFC Hornchurch (8th)
Bishop's Stortford (7th)
Bognor Regis Town (14th)
Bowers & Pitsea (13th)
Brightlingsea Regent (19th)
Carshalton Athletic (4th)
Cheshunt (2nd)
Corinthian-Casuals (17th)
Cray Wanderers (5th)
East Thurrock United (21st)
Enfield Town (3rd)
Folkestone Invicta (10th)
Haringey Borough (11th)
Horsham (9th)
Kingstonian (6th)
Leatherhead (12th)
Lewes (18th)
Margate (20th)
Merstham (22nd)
Potters Bar Town (15th)
Wingate & Finchley (16th)
Worthing (1st)

NORTH DIVISION

AFC Sudbury (2nd)
Aveley (9th)
Barking (12th in Isthmian South Central)
Basildon United (19th)
Brentwood Town (18th)
Bury Town (4th)
Canvey Island (15th)
Coggeshall Town (11th)
Dareham Town (12th)
Felixstowe & Walton United (13th)
Grays Athletic (8th)
Great Wakering Rovers (14th)
Hashtag United (1st in Essex Senior League)
Heybridge Swift (5th)
Hullbridge Sports (16th)
Maldon & Tiptree (3rd)
Romford (10th)
Stowmarket Town (11th in Eastern Counties Premier)
Tilbury (1st)
Witham Town (20th)

SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

Ashford Town (8th)
Basingstoke Town (3rd in Southern Division One South)
Bedford Sports (14th)
Binfield (2nd in Hellenic Premier)
Bracknell Town (5th)
Chalfont St. Peter (15th)
Chertsey Town (6th)
Chipstead (13th)
Guernsey (did not play)
Hanwell Town (7th)
Marlow (10th)
Northwood (19th)
South Park (18th)
Staines Town (2nd)
Sutton Common Rovers (1st in Combined Counties Premier)
Thatcham Town (15th in Southern Division One South)
Tooting & Mitcham United (4th)
Uxbridge (17th)
Westfield (11th)

SOUTH EAST DIVISION

Ashford United (11th)
Burgess Hill Town (19th)
Chichester City (14th)
Corinthian (2nd in Southern Counties East Premier)
Cray Valley Paper Mills (12th)
East Grinstead Town (3rd)
Faversham Town (6th)
Hastings United (1st)
Haywards Heath Town (17th)
Herne Bay (10th)
Hythe Town (8th)
Lancing (8th in Southern Combination Premier)
Phoenix Sports (15th)
Ramsgate (9th)
Sevenoaks Town (5th)
Sittingbourne (18th)
Three Bridges (13th)
VCD Athletic (2nd)
Whitehawk (16th)
Whitstable Town (7th)

 

[Paddy]

Premier Division results
Saturday 14th August

Bognor Regis Town 0-0 Bishop's Stortford
Bowers & Pitsea 2-3 Leatherhead
Brightlingsea Regent 2-0 Merstham
Carshalton Athletic 2-4 Enfield
Cheshunt 3-0 East Thurrock United
Cray Wanderers 3-1 Lewes
Folkestone Invicta 3-1 Worthing
Horsham 0-2 AFC Hornchurch
Kingstonian 1-0 Haringey Borough
Potters Bar Town 3-1 Corinthian-Casuals
Wingate & Finchley 0-1 Margate

 

[Paddy]

Premier Division results
Saturday 21st August

Bishop's Stortford 2-5 Kingstonian
Corinthian-Casuals 0-1 Folkestone Invicta
East Thurrock United 2-2 Bognor Regis Town
Enfield Town 2-0 Brightlingsea Regent
Haringey Borough 3-1 Horsham
AFC Hornchurch 1-2 Cray Wanderers
Leatherhead 1-2 Wingate & Finchley
Lewes 2-2 Cheshunt
Margate 0-0 Carshalton Athletic
Merstham 1-0 Potters Bar Town
Worthing 4-1 Bowers & Pitsea

 

[JaredSUFC]

I see K’s have won their first three games. Are they actually going to challenge for the playoffs or promotion this season?

Isthmian League Football returns to Gander Green Lane this season as Sutton Common Rovers are playing their first ever season in the Isthmian South Central. As with the other team at GGL they’ve had a tough start with 2 defeats.

 

[Paddy]

Premier Division results
Saturday 28th August

Bognor Regis Town 1-2 Haringey Borough
Bowers & Pitsea 1-2 East Thurrock United
Brightlingsea Regent 1-0 Leatherhead
Carshalton Athletic 2-0 Bishop's Stortford
Cheshunt 1-1 Margate
Cray Wanderers 1-2 Worthing
Folkestone Invicta 0-0 Enfield Town
Horsham 3-0 Merstham
Kingstonian 2-0 AFC Hornchurch
Potters Bar Town 1-3 Lewes
Wingate & Finchley 2-2 Corinthian-Casuals

 

[Paddy]

I see K’s have won their first three games. Are they actually going to challenge for the playoffs or promotion this season?

Isthmian League Football returns to Gander Green Lane this season as Sutton Common Rovers are playing their first ever season in the Isthmian South Central. As with the other team at GGL they’ve had a tough start with 2 defeats.

As a long term K's fan I know not to get my hopes up, but it's been encouraging. Casuals 'away' tomorrow, looking how they've started off we should be able to make it 4 for 4.

 

[rudebwoyben]

W & F finishing 16th would be a good season for them!

 

[Stoney Ground]

W & F finishing 16th would be a good season for them!

Are they the best team in Barnet.

 

[Aberstone]

How’s the move to Casuals been Paddy and any news on moving back to the Royal Borough of Kingston?

 

[Paddy]

Premier Division results
Monday 30th August

Bishop's Stortford 2-2 Bowers & Pitsea
Corinthian-Casuals 0-1 Kingstonian
East Thurrock United 1-1 Brightlingsea Regent
Enfield Town 1-0 Cheshunt
Haringey Borough 4-1 Wingate & Finchley
Hornchurch 4-0 Potters Bar Town
Leatherhead 0-3 Carshalton Athletic
Lewes 0-0 Horsham
Margate 2-1 Cray Wanderers
Merstham 0-2 Folkestone Invicta
Worthing 0-2 Bognor Regis Town

 

[Paddy]

How’s the move to Casuals been Paddy and any news on moving back to the Royal Borough of Kingston?

Is what it is to be fair. Personally I quite like King George's Field, it's a nice walk from where I live & has a decent priced bar. It's no Kingsmeadow for sure but it's got 4 usable ends & no blue stuff. It's just about passable as a step 3 ground though so if we do end up getting promoted it's not going to be able to house step 2 football without work.

The ground is in Tolworth, which is in the borough. Originally we were looking at some kind of joint venture on the ground with Casuals but that's not happening anymore & the board are looking at alternative sites but there is no solid news.

 

[rudebwoyben]

Great result for Finchley last night against the Ks, especially after losing to struggling Pitsea and Bowers the previous Saturday.

 

[Paddy]

Great result for Finchley last night against the Ks, especially after losing to struggling Pitsea and Bowers the previous Saturday.

I was surprised we lost that one to be fair. I didn't go to the game but it looks like it was more of a case of W&F turning it on rather than us playing badly. No invincibles season for us then!

Back to the FA Cup tomorrow, K's hosting Horsham.

 

[#Beebot]

Great result for Finchley last night against the Ks, especially after losing to struggling Pitsea and Bowers the previous Saturday.

W&F look like they could mount a playoff push with their squad.

 

[rudebwoyben]

W&F look like they could mount a playoff push with their squad.

Signing Ibrahim Meite looks a bit of a coup.

 

[Paddy]

Eastbourne Borough for K's in the FA Cup 3rd Qual if we can overcome Horsham in our replay.

Isthmian teams in the draw below:

Harrow Borough v Marlow
AFC Sudbury or Stowmarket Town v Cheshunt
Folkestone Invicta v Gloucester City
Bowers and Pitsea v Hornchurch
Poole Town or Chippenham Town v Hastings United
Bedfont Sports v Sholing
Boston United v East Thurrock United or Needham Market
Chelmsford City v Enfield Town or Hadley
Kingstonian or Horsham v Eastbourne Borough
Leatherhead or Corinthian-Casuals v Wingate and Finchley
Merstham v Lymington Town
Hayes & Yeading United v Whitehawk
Sutton Common Rovers or Jersey Bulls v Chertsey Town

 

[#Beebot]

Well this game sounded fun

https://twitter.com/x/status/1441847075725922306