The 2016–17 season was the 102nd season of the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
, which is an English
football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,
East
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
and
South East England
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. Also, it was the eleventh season for the current incarnations of Division One North and Division One South. The league constitution was announced on 12 May 2016 and concluded on 1 May 2017.
Premier Division
Farnborough were required by the Isthmian League to pay their creditors in full before the league's 2016 AGM. As this was not fulfilled, the league relegated the club from the Premier Division to Step 4, and
Burgess Hill Town were reprieved from relegation.
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs: 18 clubs from the
previous season, and six new clubs:
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AFC Sudbury, promoted as champions of Division One North
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Folkestone Invicta, promoted as champions of Division One South
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Harlow Town
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The club is best known for its exploits in the 1979–80 FA Cup, in which it reached the fourth r ...
, play-off winners in Division One North
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Havant & Waterlooville
Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 2 ...
, relegated from
National League South
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Lowestoft Town, relegated from
National League North
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Worthing
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, play-off winners in Division One South
Havant & Waterlooville
Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 2 ...
were pronounced champions of the Premier Division on 22 April 2017, and returned to the National League at the first attempt along with play-off winners Bognor Regis Town, who spent eight years in the Isthmian League after relegation from Conference South in 2009. AFC Sudbury, who reached Premier Division for the first time in their history relegated back to Division One North along with Canvey Island and Grays Athletic. Harrow Borough were reprieved from relegation after
Worcester City
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Worcester City ...
, who relegated from National League North took a further voluntary demotion to the Midland League for financial reasons.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
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=Final
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Results
Stadia and locations
Division One North
Division One North consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the
previous season, and five new clubs:
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Bowers & Pitsea, promoted from the
Essex Senior League
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Brentwood Town, relegated from the Premier Division
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Norwich United, promoted from the
Eastern Counties League
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VCD Athletic
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, relegated from the Premier Division
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Ware
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, transferred from
Southern League Division One Central
Brightlingsea Regent were pronounced champions of Division One North on 8 April 2017,
and promoted with play-off Thurrock. Wroxham, who were reprieved from relegation twice in three previous seasons were finally relegated along with Great Wakering Rovers. Ware get a reprieve after
Worcester City
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Worcester City ...
took a voluntary demotion from National League to Midland League.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
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=Final
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Results
Stadia and locations
Division One South
Division One South consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the
previous season, and five new clubs:
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Cray Wanderers, transferred from Division One North
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Godalming Town
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, transferred from
Southern Football League Division One Central
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Greenwich Borough, promoted from
Southern Counties East League
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Horsham
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, promoted from the
Southern Combination League
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Lewes
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, relegated from the Premier Division
Tooting & Mitcham United were pronounced champions of Division One South on 22 April 2017,
and returned to the Premier Division after five seasons in Division One South along with play-off winners Dorking Wanderers who reached this level for the first time in their history.
League table
Top scorers
Play-offs
=Semi-finals
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=Final
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Results
Stadia and locations
League Cup
The 2016–17 Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 43rd season of the
Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
.
Calendar
The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season, ten clubs decided not to take part in the competition:
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Bognor Regis Town
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Cray Wanderers
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Dereham Town
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Havant & Waterlooville
Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 2 ...
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Guernsey
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Lewes
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Norwich United
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Phoenix Sports
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Thurrock
Thurrock () is a unitary authority area with borough status and unparished area in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is part of the London commuter belt and an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The ...
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Wroxham
Wroxham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Wroxham has an area of 6.21 square kilometres, and in 2001, had a population of 1,532 in 666 households. A reduced population of 1,502 in 653 househol ...
First round
Sixty clubs participated in the First round, while two clubs received a bye to the Second round:
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Bury Town
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Dorking Wanderers
Second round
Thirty clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the draw with two clubs who get a bye, making thirty-two teams.
Third round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
See also
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Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
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2016–17 Northern Premier League
The 2016–17 season was the 49th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the tenth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
The League sponsors for 2016–17 were Evo-Stik.
The league constitutio ...
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2016–17 Southern Football League
The 2016–17 season was the 114th in the history of the Southern Football League, Southern League, which is an English Association football, football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and ...
References
External links
Official website
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