2011–12 Isthmian League
The 2011–12 season was the 97th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. The league allocations were released on 20 May 2011.[1]
Premier Division
Season | 2011–12 |
---|---|
Champions | AFC Hornchurch Billericay Town |
Relegated | Aveley Horsham Leatherhead Tooting & Mitcham United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,363 (2.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 32 goals - Richard Jolly (Wealdstone) |
Highest attendance | 1,145 - Billericay Town – Lowestoft Town, (28 April) |
Total attendance | 146,064 |
Average attendance | 316 (-7.3% to previous season) |
← 2010–11 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- East Thurrock United, promoted as champions of Division One North
- Leatherhead, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South
- Lewes, relegated from the Conference South
- Metropolitan Police, promoted as champions of Division One South
- Wingate & Finchley, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North
Billericay Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners AFC Hornchurch, while Lowestoft Town lost their second consecutive play-off final. Four clubs were relegated and there were no reprieves from relegation for the first time since the creation of North and South divisions in 2006.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Billericay Town | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 82 | 38 | +44 | 85 | Promoted to the Conference South |
2 | AFC Hornchurch
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42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South |
3 | Lowestoft Town | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs |
4 | Wealdstone | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 75 | |
5 | Bury Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 75 | |
6 | Lewes | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 73 | |
7 | Hendon | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 72 | |
8 | Canvey Island | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 71 | |
9 | Cray Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 68 | |
10 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 62 | |
11 | Kingstonian | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 61 | |
12 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 60 | |
13 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 79 | −16 | 59 | |
14 | Concord Rangers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 57 | |
15 | Margate | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 54 | |
16 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 52 | |
17 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 47 | |
18 | Hastings United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 47 | |
19 | Leatherhead | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 41 | Relegated to Division One South |
20 | Aveley | 42 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 88 | −47 | 27 | Relegated to Division One North |
21 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 47 | 116 | −69 | 27 | Relegated to Division One South |
22 | Horsham | 42 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 105 | −67 | 14[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Top scorers
Player | Club | Goals[5] |
---|---|---|
Richard Jolly | Wealdstone | 32 |
Sam Higgins | East Thurrock United | 31 |
Martin Tuohy | AFC Hornchurch | 27 |
Tony Stokes | Concord Rangers | 26 |
Leon Smith | Wingate & Finchley | 23 |
Kwesi Appiah | Margate | 22 |
Tommy Whitnell | Cray Wanderers | 19 |
Paul Vines | Carshalton Athletic | 18 |
Bobby Traynor | Kingstonian | 16 |
Lewis Smith | AFC Hornchurch |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
2 May 2012 | AFC Hornchurch | 3–1 | Bury Town | Hornchurch Stadium, Hornchurch |
19:45 | Smith ![]() Tuohy ![]() Rook ![]() |
Clark ![]() |
Attendance: 646 |
2 May 2012 | Lowestoft Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Wealdstone | Crown Meadow, Lowestoft |
19:45 | Henderson ![]() Sinclair ![]() |
Fitzgerald ![]() O'Leary ![]() Cronin ![]() |
Attendance: 1,158 |
Final
7 May 2012 | AFC Hornchurch | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Lowestoft Town | Hornchurch Stadium |
15:00 | McKenzie ![]() Spencer ![]() |
Sinclair ![]() |
Attendance: 1,411 Referee: L Venamore |
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Hornchurch |
Hornchurch Stadium | 3,500 |
Aveley | The Mill Field | 1,100 |
Billericay Town | New Lodge | 3,500 |
Bury Town | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium | 4,308 |
Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground | 5,000 |
Concord Rangers | Thames Road | 1,500 |
Cray Wanderers | Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) | 6,000 |
East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill | 4,000 |
Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
3,070 |
Hastings United | The Pilot Field | 4,050 |
Hendon | Vale Farm (groundshare with Wembley) | 3,000 |
Horsham | Gorings Mead (groundshare with Horsham YMCA) | 1,500 |
Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) | 5,194 |
Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove | 3,400 |
Lewes | The Dripping Pan | 3,000 |
Lowestoft Town | Crown Meadow | 2,250 |
Margate | Hartsdown Park | 2,100 |
Metropolitan Police | Imber Court | 3,000 |
Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields | 3,500 |
Wealdstone | Grosvenor Vale | 2,640 |
Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium | 1,500 |
Division One North
Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Enfield Town) |
Highest attendance | 602 – Enfield Town – Leiston, (21 April) |
Total attendance | 64,052 |
Average attendance | 139 (+3.7% to previous season) |
← 2010–11 → |
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season, and three new clubs:
- Chatham Town, transferred from Division One South
- Leiston, promoted as champions of the Eastern Counties League
- Soham Town Rangers, transferred from Southern Football League Division One Central
Leiston won the division and were promoted for the second time in a row along with play-off winners Enfield Town. Great Wakering Rovers finished bottom of the table and were the only relegated club, while Ware were reprieved due to clubs folding higher up in the pyramid.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Leiston | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 99 | 41 | +58 | 91 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Enfield Town | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 96 | 46 | +50 | 90 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
3 | Tilbury | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 62 | +20 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs |
4 | Needham Market | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 104 | 56 | +48 | 77 | |
5 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 77[a] | |
6 | Redbridge | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 59 | +21 | 73 | |
7 | Harlow Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 71 | |
8 | AFC Sudbury | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 69 | |
9 | Brentwood Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 62 | |
10 | Thamesmead Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 58 | |
11 | Maldon & Tiptree | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 58 | |
12 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 76 | −9 | 57 | |
13 | Romford | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 57 | |
14 | Waltham Abbey | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 79 | 76 | +3 | 55 | |
15 | Chatham Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 54 | |
16 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 52 | |
17 | Waltham Forest
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42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 95 | −36 | 43 | |
18 | Cheshunt | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 83 | −41 | 39 | |
19 | Soham Town Rangers | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 55 | 93 | −38 | 34 | |
20 | Ilford | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 47 | 85 | −38 | 30 | |
21 | Ware | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 40 | 78 | −38 | 30 | Reprieved from relegation |
22 | Great Wakering Rovers | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 91 | −48 | 29 | Relegated to the Essex Senior League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Top scorers
Player | Club | Goals[5] |
---|---|---|
Liam Hope | Enfield Town | 26 |
Alex Read | Tilbury | 24 |
James Baker | AFC Sudbury | |
Sam Newson | Needham Market | 22 |
James Gershfield | Potters Bar Town | 21 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
3 May 2012 | Enfield Town | |||
19:45 | Wallace ![]() Kirby ![]() Barber ![]() ![]() |
Agombar ![]() Baker ![]() |
Attendance: 627 |
4 May 2012 | Tilbury | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Needham Market | Chadfields, Tilbury |
19:45 | Henty ![]() Worrell ![]() West ![]() |
Newson ![]() ![]() ![]() Wright ![]() |
Attendance: 243 |
Final
6 May 2012 | Enfield Town | |||
15:00 | Matata ![]() |
Attendance: 817 |