The 2025–26 season is the 111th season 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 ...

, which is an English

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,

East East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...

and

South East England South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, regions of England that are in the ITL 1 statistical regions of England, top level category for Statistics, statistical purposes. It consists of the nine counties of england, ...

. 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 The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Football Association. The National League System has a ...

. This was 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 steps 3 and 4 were announced by

The Football Association The Football Association (the FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest footb ...

(FA) on 15 May 2025.

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's ...

* Brentwood Town Promoted from the South East Division * Burgess Hill Town *

Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in eastern Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2021 it had a population of 42,027. Ramsgate' ...

Relegated from the

National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...

Aveley Aveley is a village 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 King ...

* St Albans City *

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...

;From the Premier Division Promoted to the

* Dover Athletic *

Horsham Horsham () is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

Relegated to the

* Bowers & Pitsea Relegated to the

South Central Division South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Nicknamed 'The Rocks’, the club is an FA Chartered Standard Community club affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association. They currently co ...

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient Manorialism, manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has ...

Relegated to the South East Division * Hastings United

Premier Division table

Results table

Stadiums and locations

North Division

The North Division comprises 22 teams. Sixteen teams competed in the previous season in the division.

Team changes

;To the North Division Promoted from the Eastern Counties League Premier Division * Brantham Athletic * Downham Town Promoted from the Essex Senior League * Stanway Rovers *

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Relegated from the Premier Division * Bowers & Pitsea Relegated from the Southern League Premier Division Central * Lowestoft Town ;From the North Division Promoted to the Premier Division * Brentwood Town Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central *

Bury Town Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow. History Early history The club was established by William Lake at a meeti ...

Relegated to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division * Ipswich Wanderers Relegated to the Essex Senior League * Basildon United * Sporting Bengal United Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division * Haringey Borough

North Division table

Results table

Stadiums and locations

South Central Division

The South Central Division consists of 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous campaign.

Team changes

;To the South Central Division Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division North * Bedfont Sports * Egham Town Promoted from the Wessex League Premier Division * AFC Portchester * Fareham Town Relegated from the Premier Division *

Transferred from the South East Division * Littlehampton Town ;From the South Central Division Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division South * Farnham Town *

Uxbridge Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon, northwest of Charing Cross. Uxbridge formed part of the parish of Hillingdon in the county of Middlesex. As part ...

Transferred to the Southern League Division One South *

Rayners Lane Rayners Lane is a suburban district in the London Borough of Harrow that forms the western part of Harrow, London, Harrow in northwest London. Located between Pinner and West Harrow, it takes its name from a road in the area, also called Rayners ...

Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division North * Ashford Town (Middlesex) Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division South *

Badshot Lea Badshot Lea is a village in Surrey, England, 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 of the Bl ...

* Sutton Common Rovers Relegated to the Southern Combination League Premier Division *

Guernsey Guernsey ( ; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; ) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited isl ...

South Central Division table

Results table

Stadiums and locations

South East Division

The South East Division will consist of 22 teams for the first time, fifteen of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

;To the South East Division Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division South * AFC Whyteleafe * Jersey Bulls Promoted from the Southern Combination League Premier Division * Crowborough Athletic *

Hassocks Hassocks is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields. Located approximately north of Brighton, with a population of 8 ...

Promoted from the Southern Counties East League Premier Division * Faversham Town * VCD Athletic Relegated from the Premier Division * Hastings United ;From the South East Division Promoted to the Premier Division * Burgess Hill Town *

Relegated to the Southern Combination League Premier Division * Lancing * Steyning Town Relegated to the Southern Counties East League Premier Division * Hythe Town * Phoenix Sports Transferred to the

* Littlehampton Town

South East Division table

Results table

Stadiums and locations

References

External links

Official website
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