Isthmian_League_Second_Division Isthmian_League_Second_Division

Isthmian League Second Division - Definition and Overview

The Isthmian League Division Two is an English football league in London and the surrounding area. It is the third and lowest division of the Isthmian League, and sits at step 5 of the National League System.

The lower divisions of the Isthmian League have had a complicated history. Division Two was formed in 1973 as the first major expansion of the Isthmian League, and consisted of 16 clubs, mostly from the Athenian League. In 1977, the two existing divisions were renamed Premier Division and Division One, and another 17 clubs were admitted (again mostly from the Athenian) to a new Division Two.

In 1984, yet another wave of expansion led to Division Two being split into Division Two North and Division Two South. These were reorganised again into Division Two and Division Three in 1991, and in 2002 Divisions One and Two were combined into Division One North and South, and Division Three was renamed as Division Two.

The division now sits at the same level of the pyramid as 14 regional leagues, meaning its champions have to fight it out for only 8 promotion places to step 4. It is likely that step 5 of the pyramid will be restructured in the near future, and the Isthmian League Division Two may be merged with another league.

Current members (2004-05)

  • Abingdon Town
  • Brook House
  • Camberley Town
  • Chalfont St Peter
  • Chertsey Town
  • Clapton
  • Edgware Town
  • Enfield
  • Enfield Town
  • Epsom & Ewell
  • Flackwell Heath
  • Hertford Town
  • Kingsbury Town
  • Ware
  • Wembley
  • Witham Town

Previous champions

Season Champions
1973-74 Dagenham
1974-75 Staines Town
1975-76 Tilbury
1976-77 Boreham Wood
1977-78 Epsom & Ewell
1978-79 Farnborough Town
1979-80 Billericay Town
1980-81 Feltham
1981-82 Worthing
1982-83 Clapton
1983-84 Basildon United
Season Champions (North) Champions (South)
1984-85 Leyton-Wingate Grays Athletic
1985-86 Stevenage Borough Southwick
1986-87 Chesham United Woking
1987-88 Wivenhoe Town Chalfont St Peter
1988-89 Harlow Town Dorking
1989-90 Heybridge Swifts Yeading
1990-91 Stevenage Borough Abingdon Town
Season Champions
1991-92 Purfleet
1992-93 Worthing
1993-94 Newbury Town
1994-95 Thame United
1995-96 Canvey Island
1996-97 Collier Row & Romford
1997-98 Canvey Island
1998-99 Bedford Town
1999-2000 Hemel Hempstead Town
2000-01 Tooting & Mitcham United
2001-02 Lewes
2002-03 Cheshunt
2003-04 Leighton Town

Football in England

League competitions

The FA

Cup competitions

FA Premier League FA Cup
The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) England
team
League Cup
Football Conference (Nat, N, S) FA Community Shield
Northern Premier League (Prem, 1) List of
clubs
Football League Trophy
Southern League (Prem, 1W, 1E) FA Trophy
Isthmian League (Prem, 1, 2) Records FA Vase
English football league system FA NLS Cup

edit (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Template:Football_in_England_table_cells)

Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  :: Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.