2004–05 Isthmian League

The 2004–05 season was the 90th in the history of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.

Also, it was the first season after the creation of the Conference North and Conference South, South, one step above the Isthmian League. Therefore, it was the inaugural season for the league at the seventh, eighth and ninth tiers in the English football league system, English league system.

Premier Division

After the creation of the Conference North and Conference South, South, placed above the Isthmian League before the start of the season most of the Premier Division clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions.

The Premier Division featured seven clubs from the 2003–04 Isthmian League#Premier Division, previous season and 15 new clubs:
* Seven clubs remained in the league:
** Billericay Town F.C., Billericay Town
** Braintree Town F.C., Braintree Town
** Harrow Borough F.C., Harrow Borough
** Hendon F.C., Hendon
** Heybridge Swifts F.C., Heybridge Swifts
** Kingstonian F.C., Kingstonian
** Northwood F.C., Northwood
* Four clubs transferred from Division One North:
** Cheshunt F.C., Cheshunt
** Leyton F.C., Leyton
** Wealdstone F.C., Wealdstone
** Yeading F.C., Yeading
* Five clubs transferred from Division One South:
** Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C., Hampton & Richmond Borough
** Slough Town F.C., Slough Town
** Staines Town F.C., Staines Town
** Windsor & Eton F.C., Windsor & Eton
** Worthing F.C., Worthing
* Two clubs transferred from the 2003–04 Southern Football League#Premier Division, Southern Football League Premier Division:
** Chelmsford City F.C., Chelmsford City
** Dover Athletic F.C., Dover Athletic
* Four clubs transferred from 2003–04 Southern Football League#Eastern Division, Southern Football League Eastern Division:
** Eastleigh F.C., Eastleigh
** Folkestone Invicta F.C., Folkestone Invicta
** Salisbury City F.C., Salisbury City
** Tonbridge Angels F.C., Tonbridge Angels

Yeading won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Eastleigh. Tonbridge Angels, Dover Athletic and Kingstonian finished bottom of the table and were relegated to Division One, while 19th-placed Cheshunt were reprieved as the club with a better record than the equivalent Northern Premier League and Southern League clubs after 2004-05 Football Conference#Conference South, Conference South side Hornchurch F.C., Hornchurch folded.

League table

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

Division One

After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Isthmian League, most of the Premier Division clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions. Consequently, the best Division One clubs took up the empty spots in higher divisions. Remaining Division One North clubs were transferred to the Southern Football League. Two Isthmian League Division One sections were merged into single Division One.

Division One consisted of 13 clubs transferred from Division One South and nine new clubs:
* 13 clubs transferred from Division One South:
** Banstead Athletic F.C., Banstead Athletic
** Bromley F.C., Bromley
** Corinthian Casuals F.C., Corinthian Casuals
** Croydon F.C., Croydon
** Croydon Athletic F.C., Croydon Athletic
** Dulwich Hamlet F.C., Dulwich Hamlet
** Horsham F.C., Horsham
** Leatherhead F.C., Leatherhead
** Metropolitan Police F.C., Metropolitan Police
** Molesey F.C., Molesey
** Tooting & Mitcham United F.C., Tooting & Mitcham United
** Walton & Hersham F.C., Walton & Hersham
** Whyteleafe F.C., Whyteleafe
* Six clubs transferred from 2003–04 Southern Football League#Eastern Division, Southern Football League Eastern Division:
** Ashford Town F.C. (Kent), Ashford Town (Kent)
** Bashley F.C., Bashley
** Burgess Hill Town F.C., Burgess Hill Town
** Fleet Town F.C., Fleet Town
** Hastings United F.C., Hastings United
** Newport (IOW) F.C., Newport (Isle of Wight)
* Plus:
** Dorking F.C., Dorking, promoted from 2003–04 Isthmian League#Division Two, Division Two
** AFC Wimbledon, promoted from the 2003–04 Combined Counties Football League#Premier Division, Combined Counties League
** Cray Wanderers F.C., Cray Wanderers, promoted from the 2003–04 Kent Football League, Kent League

AFC Wimbledon won the division to earn a second promotion in a row along with runners-up Walton & Hersham and play-off winners Bromley. Dorking returned to Division Two along with Croydon.

League table

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

Division Two

Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including 12 clubs from the 2003–04 Isthmian League#Division Two, previous season, and four new clubs:
* Brook House F.C., Brook House, transferred from the 2003–04 Spartan South Midlands Football League#Premier Division, Spartan South Midlands League
* Enfield F.C., Enfield, relegated from Division One North
* Epsom & Ewell F.C., Epsom & Ewell, relegated from Division One South
* Ilford F.C., Ilford, joined from the 2003–04 Essex Senior Football League, Essex Senior League

Ilford won the division and were promoted to Southern League Eastern Division along with runners-up Enfield. There was no relegation from Division Two, though Abingdon Town resigned from the league at the end of the season.

League table

Stadia and locations

League Cup

The Isthmian League Cup 2004–05 was the 31st season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty clubs took part. The competition commenced on 26 October 2004 and finished on 28 April 2005.The Isthmian archive
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Calendar

Fixtures and results

Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

First round

In the First round, the thirty-six lowest ranked clubs in the Isthmian League played each other for a place in the Second round.

Second round

The eighteen clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second round draw with Fleet Town F.C., Fleet Town and Whyteleafe F.C., Whyteleafe, making twenty teams.

Third round

The ten clubs to have made it through the Second round were entered into the Third round draw with the twenty-two Premier Division clubs, making thirty-two teams.

Fourth round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

The Semifinals fixtures were played over two legs.

Final

The only red card of the match came for Hampton & Richmond Borough's Dean Wells. There was also a yellow card for Slough Town's Josias Carbon.

See also

*Isthmian League
*2004–05 Northern Premier League
*2004–05 Southern Football League

References

External links

Official website

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