2023–24 Isthmian League
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The 2023–24 season is the 109th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,
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South East England South East England is one of the nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It consists of the counties of Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshi ...
. The league operates four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 and three divisions, North, South Central and South East at Step 4 of the National League System. This is the sixth season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league is also known as the Pitching In League under a sponsorship deal with
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, formerly GVC Holdings. The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by
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(FA) on 15 May 2023.


Premier Division

The Premier Division comprised sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as six clubs who newly joined the division.


Team changes

;To the Premier Division Promoted from the
North Division Northern Division or North Division can refer to: Sports * Northern Division (Rugby Union) Leagues of England * Queensland Rugby League Northern Division * Southern League Northern Division of the Southern Football League in England * FA Women' ...
* Hashtag United Promoted from the
South East Division The Queensland Rugby League South East Division (also known as the South East Division) is a rugby league division responsible for the running of rugby league in South-East Queensland. This makes the South East Division responsible for the FOGS C ...
* Chatham Town *
Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was original ...
Relegated from the National League South *
Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, ...
* Concord Rangers * Dulwich Hamlet ;From the Premier Division Promoted to the
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* Bishop's Stortford Promoted to the National League South *
Aveley Aveley is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England, and forms one of the traditional Church of England parishes. Aveley is 16 miles (26.2 km) east of Charing Cross. In the 2021 United Kingdom c ...
Relegated to the
North Division Northern Division or North Division can refer to: Sports * Northern Division (Rugby Union) Leagues of England * Queensland Rugby League Northern Division * Southern League Northern Division of the Southern Football League in England * FA Women' ...
* Bowers & Pitsea *
Brightlingsea Regent Brightlingsea Regent Football Club is an English football club based in Brightlingsea, Essex. Formed by a merger of Brightlingsea United and Regent Park Rangers in 2005, they are currently members of the and play at North Road. History Brightl ...
Relegated to the South Central Division * Corinthian-Casuals Relegated to the
South East Division The Queensland Rugby League South East Division (also known as the South East Division) is a rugby league division responsible for the running of rugby league in South-East Queensland. This makes the South East Division responsible for the FOGS C ...
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Herne Bay Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local governmen ...


Premier Division table


Stadiums and locations


North Division

The North Division comprises 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. This was the first season with play-offs at step five, meaning that just two teams would be relegated from the division.


Team changes

;To the North Division Promoted from the Eastern Counties League * Ipswich Wanderers Promoted from the Essex Senior League *
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* Redbridge Relegated from the Premier Division * Bowers & Pitsea *
Brightlingsea Regent Brightlingsea Regent Football Club is an English football club based in Brightlingsea, Essex. Formed by a merger of Brightlingsea United and Regent Park Rangers in 2005, they are currently members of the and play at North Road. History Brightl ...
Transferred from
Southern League Division One Central The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English foot ...
* Walthamstow ;From the North Division Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central * AFC Sudbury Promoted to the Premier Division * Hashtag United Relegated to the Essex Senior League * Coggeshall Town * Great Wakering Rovers * Hullbridge Sports *
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North Division table


Stadiums and locations


South Central Division

The South Central Division consists of 21 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous campaign. Only two teams would be relegated following the restructuring of the step 4/5 promotion.


Team changes

;To the South Central Division Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division North * Ascot United Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division South *
Badshot Lea Badshot Lea is a small village in Surrey, England, and close to Aldershot. Badshot Lea has access in either direction to the A31 and A331 and is connected to railway stations in the nearby towns with regular bus services. The village is part o ...
* Raynes Park Vale Relegated from the Premier Division * Corinthian-Casuals Relegated from the Southern League Premier Division South *
Hartley Wintney Hartley Wintney is a large village and civil parish in the Hart district of Hampshire, England. It lies about northwest of Fleet and east of Basingstoke. The parish includes the smaller contiguous village of Phoenix Green as well as the ham ...
* Metropolitan Police ;From the South Central Division Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division South *
Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town Football Club is a football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Winklebury Sports Complex. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'Never a step backward' ...
* Walton & Hersham Relegated to the Combined Counties Premier Division North * Bedfont Sports Relegated to the Combined Counties Premier Division South * Tooting & Mitcham United Transferred to
South East Division The Queensland Rugby League South East Division (also known as the South East Division) is a rugby league division responsible for the running of rugby league in South-East Queensland. This makes the South East Division responsible for the FOGS C ...
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Merstham Merstham is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It lies 25 miles south of Charing Cross and 2 miles south of the Greater London border. Part of the North Downs Way runs along the northern boundary of the town. Mers ...


South Central Division table


Stadiums and locations


South East Division

The South East Division consists of 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. Only two teams would be relegated following the restructuring of the step 4/5 promotion.


Team changes

;To the South East Division Promoted from the Southern Combination League *
Broadbridge Heath Broadbridge Heath is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is about two miles (3 km) west from the historic centre of Horsham. The population of Broadbridge Heath has increased considerably in the fir ...
Promoted from the Southern Counties East League * Erith & Belvedere * Phoenix Sports Promoted from the
Wessex League The Wessex Football League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The part ...
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Horndean Horndean is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, north of Portsmouth. The nearest railway station is southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle. The village had a population of 12,942 at the 2011 Census, and shares the semi-rura ...
Relegated from the Premier Division *
Herne Bay Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local governmen ...
Transferred from South Central Division *
Merstham Merstham is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It lies 25 miles south of Charing Cross and 2 miles south of the Greater London border. Part of the North Downs Way runs along the northern boundary of the town. Mers ...
;From the South East Division Promoted to the Premier Division * Chatham Town *
Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was original ...
Relegated to the Southern Combination League * Haywards Heath Town Relegated to the Southern Counties East League *
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* Faversham Town * VCD Athletic


South East Division table


Results table


Stadiums and locations


See also

* Isthmian League *
2023–24 Northern Premier League The 2023–24 season is the 56th season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4. Premier Division Tea ...
* 2023–24 Southern League


References


External links


Official website
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