The 2006–07 season was the 92nd season of the
Isthmian League
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Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
, which is an English
football
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competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,
East
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South East England
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. Also, it was the first season for newly created divisions One North and One South.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the
previous season, and six new clubs.
* Three clubs promoted from Division One:
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Horsham
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Ramsgate
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Tonbridge Angels
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The club was founded as Tonb ...
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Ashford Town (Middlesex), promoted as runners-up of
Southern Football League Western Division
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Boreham Wood, promoted as champions of
Southern Football League Eastern Division
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Carshalton Athletic, relegated from the
Conference South
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Hampton & Richmond Borough won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Bromley. Worthing, Walton & Hersham and Slough Town were relegated, while Harrow Borough, initially also relegated as the worst 19th-placed club among seventh level leagues, were reprieved as an effect of the Conference clubs
Farnborough Town and
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folded,
Lancaster City demoted two levels down and
Hayes merged with
Yeading
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.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Division One North
After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One clubs were transferred to Division One South.
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs: eleven clubs transferred from Southern League Division One North, three clubs relegated from higher-level leagues and eight clubs promoted from lower-level leagues.
Barking & East Ham United, another club from the Southern League, joined the division but resigned and folded before the start of the season.
* Eleven clubs transferred from
Southern Football League Eastern Division:
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Arlesey Town
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Aveley
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Enfield
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Enfield Town
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Great Wakering Rovers
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Harlow Town
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Ilford
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Potters Bar Town
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Waltham Forest
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Wingate & Finchley
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Wivenhoe Town
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The club was established as Wivenhoe Rangers by Frank Slaughter and students ...
* Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
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Maldon Town
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Redbridge
* Club demoted from the
Conference National
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Canvey Island
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* Three clubs promoted from Division Two:
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Flackwell Heath
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Ware
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Witham Town
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* Three clubs promoted from the
Essex Senior League:
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AFC Hornchurch
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Tilbury
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Waltham Abbey
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* Two clubs promoted from the
Eastern Counties League:
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AFC Sudbury
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Bury Town
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Maldon Town qualified for the play-offs but were ineligible for promotion due to ground grading issues, so Harlow Town received a bye to the play-off final which they won, and were promoted to the Premier Division along with AFC Hornchurch, who earned a second successive promotion. Flackwell Heath finished bottom of the table and were relegated. At the end of the season Enfield folded with phoenix club Enfield 1893 joining Essex Senior League. Ilford finished second bottom, but were reprieved to make up the number of clubs at eight tier after a few higher league clubs folded and merged and Northern Premier League was reformed.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
:1.Harlow Town spent start of the season at their old stadium Sportscentre before moving to Barrows Farm at October.
Division One South
After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One clubs were transferred to Division One South.
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, 16 clubs transferred from previous season
Division One and six new clubs.
* Three clubs transferred from
Southern Football League Eastern Division:
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Chatham Town
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Dartford
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Sittingbourne
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Godalming Town, promoted as champions of the
Combined Counties League
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Horsham YMCA, promoted as champions of the
Sussex County League
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Maidstone United, promoted as champions of the
Kent League
Maidstone United won their second title in a row and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Hastings United. Both clubs finished in the relegation zone were reprieved to make up the number of clubs at eight tier after a few higher league clubs folded and merged and Northern Premier League was reformed.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
:2.Dartford spent start of the season groundsharing with
Ebbsfleet United
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before moving to Princes Park at November.
League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2006–07 was the 33rd season of the
Isthmian League Cup
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History
Isthmian League Chairman and Presiden ...
, the league cup competition of the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 22 August and finished on 4 April.
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Calendar
Fixtures and results
Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
First round
Four clubs from Division Ones participated in the first round, while all other clubs received a bye to the second round.
Second round
The two clubs to have made it through the first round were entered into the second-round draw with all other Isthmian League clubs, making sixty-four teams.
Third round
Fourth round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
See also
*Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
*2006–07 Northern Premier League
The 2006–07 Northern Premier League season was the 39th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. After this season, Division One was split ...
*2006–07 Southern Football League
The 2006–07 season was the 104th in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales. This seas ...
References
External links
Official website
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