2015–16_Isthmian_League

2015–16 Isthmian League

2015–16 Isthmian League

Football league season


The 2015–16 season is the 101st season 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 is the tenth season for the current incarnations of the Division One North and Division One South.

The league constitution was announced on 15 May 2015.[1]

After the constitution was announced, Clevedon Town of Southern League Division One South & West were demoted because their floodlights were not to the required standard.[2] As a result, Ware were transferred to Southern League Division One Central from Isthmian League Division One North, and Redbridge were reprieved from relegation.

Premier Division

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The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs: 18 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs:

Farnborough were required by the Isthmian League to pay their creditors in full before the league's 2016 AGM. If this wasn't fulfilled, the league were to relegate the club. Therefore, if Farnborough finished top, they were not to be promoted. If they finished in a play-off place, they were not to be eligible to take part in the play-off competition. If they finished between 6th and 20th, they were to be relegated to Step 4. If they finished between 21st and 24th, they were to be relegated two steps, to Step 5.[3]

Hampton & Richmond Borough won the division and returned to the National League South after four seasons in the Isthmian League. They were joined by play-off winners East Thurrock United, who reached National League for the first time in their history. Farnborough finally finished 18th and were relegated one step, as the result, Burgess Hill Town were reprieved. Brentwood Town relegated straight back to Division One along with Lewes and VCD Athletic.

League table

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Source: The Ryman Isthmian Football League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers

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Play-offs

Semifinals
28 April 2016 Bognor Regis Town0–1 Dulwich Hamlet Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis
19:45 Dulwich Hamlet report Carew 90' Attendance: 1,403
Final
2 May 2016 East Thurrock United 3–1Dulwich HamletRookery Hill, Corringham
15:00 Craddock 11'
Hayles 19'
Hayles 32'
East Thurrock report
Dulwich Hamlet report
Hibbert 37' Attendance: 1,661

Results

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Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2016. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

2015–16 Isthmian League is located in Southeast England
Brentwood Town
Brentwood Town
Dulwich Hamlet
Dulwich Hamlet
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
Grays Athletic
Grays Athletic
Hampton & Richmond Borough
Hampton & Richmond Borough
Harrow Borough & Hendon
Harrow Borough & Hendon
Kingstonian
Kingstonian
Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Merstham
Merstham
Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Police
Staines Town
Staines Town
VCD Athletic
VCD Athletic
Wingate & Finchley
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
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Division One North

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Division One North consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:

AFC Sudbury won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time in their history. Harlow Town won the play-offs and returned to the Premier Division after seven seasons of absence. Barkingside and Redbridge, both reprieved in the previous season, finished bottom of the table and were relegated, while Wroxham were reprieved from relegation as the best eighth level club finished in the relegation zone due to lack of promoting ninth level clubs.

League table

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Source: The Ryman Isthmian Football League[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers

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Play-offs

Semifinals
27 April 2016 Harlow Town 3–0Cray WanderersBarrows Farm, Harlow
19:45 Dadson 46'
Read 49' (pen)
Wixon 58'
Harlow Town report Attendance: 832
27 April 2016 Thurrock0–2 AFC Hornchurch Ship Lane, Thurrock
19:45 Thurrock report Purcell 11' (pen)
Luke 38'
Attendance: 514
Final
1 May 2016 Harlow Town 3–1AFC HornchurchBarrows Farm, Harlow
15:00 Styles 12' (o.g.)
Wixon 30'
Eadie 70'
Harlow Town report Purcell 41' (pen) Attendance: 1,655

Results

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Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2016. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

AFC Hornchurch
AFC Hornchurch
Aveley
Aveley
Barkingside
Barkingside
Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Cray Wanderers
Cray Wanderers
Haringey Borough
Haringey Borough
Phoenix Sports
Phoenix Sports
Redbridge
Redbridge
Romford & Thurrock
Romford & Thurrock
Thamesmead Town
Thamesmead Town
Tilbury
Tilbury
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey
Locations of Division One North clubs
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Division One South

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Division One South consisted of 24 clubs: 20 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs:

Folkestone Invicta won the division and returned to the Premier Division after four consecutive play-off defeats. Worthing won the play-offs and joined them after nine seasons in Division One South. Peacehaven & Telscombe suffered second consecutive relegation and left the league along with Whitstable Town and Walton & Hersham. Both clubs also spent nine seasons in the division.

League table

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Source: The Ryman Isthmian Football League[10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Corinthian-Casuals were deducted three points for fielding a suspended player against Faversham Town on 16 January 2016.[8]
  2. Walton & Hersham were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Whitstable Town on 8 August 2015.[9]

Top scorers

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Play-offs

Semifinals
26 April 2016 Dorking Wanderers1–2 Faversham Town Westhumble Community Ground, Dorking
19:45 Hackett 10' Scarborough 57'
Robertson 89'
Attendance: 316
26 April 2016 Worthing 7–0 Hythe Town Worthing Stadium, Worthing
19:45 Bugiel 10' 83'
Maguire-Drew 19' 81'
Newton 48'
Elphick 58'
Pope 77' (pen)
Worthing report Reeves Red card 77' Attendance: 948
Final
30 April 2016 Worthing 3–0Faversham TownWorthing Stadium, Worthing
15:00 O'Neill 6'
Elphick 23'
Maguire-Drew 67'
Worthing report Harvey Red card 18' Attendance: 1,889

Results

More information Home \ Away, CAR ...
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2016. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Locations of Division One South clubs
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League Cup

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The 2015–16 Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 42nd season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.[12][13]

Calendar

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The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season, five clubs decided not to take part in the competition:

Premilinary round

Six clubs participated in the Premilinary round, while all other clubs received a bye to the first round.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 AFC Sudbury (N) 1–5 Brightlingsea Regent (N) 136
2 Barkingside (N) 0–9 AFC Hornchurch (N) 145
3 Billericay Town (P) 1–2 Aveley (N) 121

First round

The three clubs to have made it through the Premilinary round were entered into the draw with every other Isthmian League club, making sixty-four teams.

More information Grays Athletic advance 3–1 on penalties, Metropolitan Police advance 4–3 on penalties ...

Second round

More information Grays Athletic advance 3–2 on penalties, Kingstonian advance 3–1 on penalties ...

Third round

More information Sittingbourne advance 4–3 on penalties, Tooting & Mitcham played an ineligible player, Corinthian-Casuals advance ...

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

More information Kingstonian advance 4–2 on penalties ...

Final

6 April 2016 66Faversham Town (S)0–5 Kingstonian (P) Colston Avenue, Carshalton
19:30 Isthmian League report
Kingstonian report
Brown 13' (o.g.)
Bennett 44'
Bennett 79'
Bonnett-Johnson 84'
McCollin 90'
Attendance: 488

See also


References

  1. "Club Allocations for Step 1-4 NLS clubs in 2015-16". The FA. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. "Seasiders will be relegated after losing appeal". The Evo-Stik League Southern. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. "League statement: Farnborough F.C." Isthmian League. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. "Tables". Isthmian League. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  5. "Tables". Isthmian League. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  6. "Corinthian-Casuals rocked by late points deduction". The Non-league Football Paper. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. "League statement:Points deduction". Isthmian League. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  8. "Tables". Isthmian League. Retrieved 2017-01-12.

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