The 2008–09 season was the 94th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
| Competition: | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Winners: | Dover Athletic |
| Promoted: | Dover Athletic Staines Town |
| Relegated: | Harlow Town Heybridge Swifts Ramsgate |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1321 |
| League Topscorer: | 31 goal – Richard Jolly (Carshalton Athletic) |
| Highest Attendance: | 2,760 – Dover Athletic – Tooting & Mitcham United, (26 December) |
| Attendance: | 193,205 |
| Average Attendance: | 418 (-17.1% to previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Dover Athletic became champions five games before the end of the season and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Staines Town. Harlow Town, Heybridge Swifts and Ramsgate were relegated to the Division One sections, while Margate, who also finished in the relegation zone, were reprieved due to the demotion of clubs higher up the pyramid.
| Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Jolly | Carshalton Athletic | 31 |
| Carl Rook | Tonbridge Angels | 24 |
| Byron Harrison | Ashford Town | 22 |
| Francis Collin | Dover Athletic | 21 |
| Paul Vines | Tooting & Mitcham United | 20 |
| Richard Butler | Staines Town | 19 |
| Laurent Hamici | Dulwich Hamlet | |
| Sean Sonner | Northwood / Boreham Wood | 18 |
| Ryan Ashe | Wealdstone | 16 |
| John Frendo | Ware / Harlow Town |
| Club | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|
| Hornchurch Stadium | ||
| Short Lane | ||
| New Lodge | ||
| Meadow Park | ||
| Brockwell Stadium | ||
| War Memorial Sports Ground | ||
| Princes Park | ||
| Crabble Athletic Ground | ||
| Barrows Farm | ||
| Earlsmead Stadium | ||
| The Pilot Field | ||
| Claremont Road | ||
| Scraley Road | ||
| Woodside Road (groundshare with Worthing) | ||
| Bourne Park (groundshare with Sittingbourne) | ||
| Hartsdown Park | ||
| Southwood Stadium | ||
| Wheatsheaf Park | ||
| Gander Green Lane | ||
| Longmead Stadium | ||
| Imperial Fields | ||
| Grosvenor Vale |
1.Hendon left Claremont Road at September and spent the rest of campaign groundsharing with Northwood and Staines Town.
| Competition: | Isthmian League Division One North |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Winners: | Aveley |
| Promoted: | Aveley Waltham Abbey |
| Relegated: | Hillingdon Borough Witham Town |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1354 |
| League Topscorer: | 39 goals – Martin Tuohy (East Thurrock United) |
| Highest Attendance: | 845 – East Thurrock United – Aveley, (25 April) |
| Attendance: | 49,213 |
| Average Attendance: | 107 (-43.4% to previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season, and seven new clubs:
Aveley won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Waltham Abbey. Witham Town and Hillingdon Borough finished in the bottom two places and left the league.
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Tuohy | East Thurrock United | 39 |
| Billy Holland | Waltham Abbey | 20 |
| Sherwin Stanley | Brentwood Town | |
| Chris Stowe | Tilbury | 18 |
| Kris Newby | East Thurrock United |
| Club | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|
| The Mill Field | ||
| The Brentwood Centre Arena | ||
| The Sports Ground | ||
| Cheshunt Stadium | ||
| Thames Road | ||
| Rookery Hill | ||
| Goldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers) | ||
| Burroughs Park | ||
| Middlesex Stadium | ||
| Cricklefield Stadium | ||
| Leyton Stadium | ||
| Wallace Binder Ground | ||
| Chestnut Avenue | ||
| Parkfield | ||
| Oakside | ||
| Bayliss Avenue | ||
| Chadfields | ||
| Capershotts | ||
| Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | ||
| Wodson Park | ||
| The Harry Abrahams Stadium | ||
| Spa Road |
| Competition: | Isthmian League Division One South |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Winners: | Kingstonian |
| Promoted: | Cray Wanderers Kingstonian |
| Relegated: | Crowborough Athletic |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1381 |
| League Topscorer: | 32 goals – Bobby Traynor (Kingstonian) |
| Highest Attendance: | 746 – Kingstonian – Cray Wanderers, (13 April) |
| Attendance: | 83,529 |
| Average Attendance: | 181 (-21.0% to previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Kingstonian won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Cray Wanderers. Crowborough Athletic finished bottom of the table and returned to the Sussex County League after only one season in the Isthmian League. Chipstead were reprieved from relegation due to the demotion of clubs higher up the pyramid.
| Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Traynor | Kingstonian | 32 | |
| Glen Stanley | Godalming Town | 21 | |
| James Dryden | Folkestone Invicta | ||
| Mark Anderson | Fleet Town | 20 | |
| Richard Brady | Sittingbourne | 18 |
| Club | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|
| The Homelands | ||
| Leylands Park | ||
| High Road | ||
| King George's Field | ||
| Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) | ||
| Alderbrook Recreation Ground | ||
| Keith Tuckey Stadium | ||
| Champion Hill | ||
| The Saffrons | ||
| Calthorpe Park | ||
| Cheriton Road | ||
| Weycourt | ||
| Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) | ||
| Fetcham Grove | ||
| Moatside | ||
| Imber Court | ||
| Bourne Park | ||
| The Sports Ground | ||
| Waterside Stadium | ||
| The Belmont Ground | ||
| Church Road | ||
| Woodside Road |
| Isthmian League Cup | |
| Year: | 2008–09 |
| Num Teams: | 66 |
| Winners: | Tilbury |
| Second: | Harrow Borough |
| Prev Season: | 2007–08 |
| Next Season: | 2009–10 |
The Isthmian League Cup 2008–09 was the 35th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 18 November 2008 and finished on 8 April 2009.[2]
| Round | Dates | Matches | width=100 | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 18 November 2008 | 2 | 66 → 64 | |
| Second round | 25 November 2008 to 20 January 2009 | 32 | 64 → 32 | |
| Third round | 7 January 2009 to 27 January 2009 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
| Fourth round | 27 January 2009 to 24 February 2009 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarterfinals | 24 February 2009 to 4 March 2009 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semifinals | 17 March 2009 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 8 April 2009 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Four clubs from division Ones participated in the first round, while all other clubs received a bye to the second round.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Brentwood Town (N) | 0–1 | Potters Bar Town (N) | 56 | |
| 2 | Great Wakering Rovers (N) | 0–1 | East Thurrock United (N) | 60 |
The two clubs to have made it through the first round were entered into the draw with every other Isthmian League club, making sixty-four teams.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 3 | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 4–0 | Potters Bar Town (N) | 135 | |
| 4 | Ashford Town (Kent) (S) | 1–2 | Thamesmead Town (N) | 99 | |
| 5 | Aveley (N) | 3–1 | Maidstone United (P) | 79 | |
| 6 | Billericay Town (P) | 4–1 | Enfield Town (N) | 123 | |
| 7 | Boreham Wood (P) | 2–3 | Waltham Abbey (N) | 40 | |
| 8 | Burgess Hill Town (S) | 3–2 | Hastings United (P) | 84 | |
| 9 | Concord Rangers (N) | 5–3 | East Thurrock United (N) | 106 | |
| 10 | Crowborough Athletic (S) | 0–4 | Eastbourne Town (S) | 101 | |
| 11 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 0–2 | Sutton United (P) | 136 | |
| 12 | Dartford (P) | 3–2 | Margate (P) | 306 | |
| 13 | Dover Athletic (P) | 4–1 | Canvey Island (P) | 214 | |
| 14 | Dulwich Hamlet (S) | 3–2 | Cray Wanderers (S) | 82 | |
| 15 | Folkestone Invicta (S) | 1–2 | Tilbury (N) | 115 | |
| 16 | Godalming Town (S) | 1–0 | Walton & Hersham (S) | 89 | |
| 17 | Harlow Town (P) | 4–2 | Cheshunt (N) | 118 | |
| 18 | Hendon (P) | 0–2 | Harrow Borough (P) | 80 | |
| Played at Wembley F.C. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 19 | Heybridge Swifts (P) | 2–1 | Maldon Town (N) | 93 | |
| 20 | Hillingdon Borough (N) | 0–3 | Kingstonian (S) | 71 | |
| 21 | Ilford (N) | 0–1 | Redbridge (N) | 37 | |
| 22 | Leatherhead (S) | 0–2 | Ashford Town (Middx) (P) | 58 | |
| 23 | Leyton (N) | 0–2 | Ware (N) | 27 | |
| 24 | Merstham (S) | 2–5 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 87 | |
| 25 | Northwood (N) | 4–1 | Corinthian-Casuals (S) | 71 | |
| 26 | Ramsgate (P) | 4–0 | Chatham Town (N) | 127 | |
| 27 | Sittingbourne (S) | 0–1 | Whitstable Town (S) | 104 | |
| 28 | Tooting & Mitcham United (P) | 2–5 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 166 | |
| 29 | Walton Casuals (S) | 1–6 | Fleet Town (S) | 81 | |
| 30 | Wealdstone (P) | 5–2 | Metropolitan Police (S) | 73 | |
| 31 | Whyteleafe (S) | 0–3 | Chipstead (S) | 60 | |
| 32 | Wingate & Finchley (N) | 0–3 | Staines Town (P) | 37 | |
| 33 | Witham Town (N) | 0–5 ‡ | Waltham Forest (N) | 54 | |
| 34 | Worthing (S) | 1–2 | Horsham (P) | 172 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 35 | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 2–0 | Witham Town (N) | 141 | |
| 36 | Ashford Town (Middx) (P) | 2–1 | Kingstonian (S) | 114 | |
| 37 | Aveley (N) | 1–4 | Dover Athletic (P) | 92 | |
| 38 | Burgess Hill Town (S) | 1–3 | Dulwich Hamlet (S) | 59 | |
| Played at Dulwich Hamlet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 3–0 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 104 | |
| 40 | Concord Rangers (N) | 1–3 | Dartford (P) | 163 | |
| 41 | Eastbourne Town (S) | 4–0 | Chipstead (S) | 60 | |
| 42 | Godalming Town (S) | 1–2 | Harrow Borough (P) | 61 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 43 | Harlow Town (P) | 3–2 | Heybridge Swifts (P) | 120 | |
| 44 | Northwood (N) | 2–0 | Fleet Town (S) | 66 | |
| 45 | Staines Town (P) | 2–1 | Wealdstone (P) | 194 | |
| 46 | Sutton United (P) | 2–3 | Horsham (P) | 116 | |
| 47 | Thamesmead Town (N) | 0–4 | Ramsgate (P) | 58 | |
| 48 | Waltham Abbey (N) | 2–3 | Billericay Town (P) | 138 | |
| Played at Billericay Town | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Ware (N) | 2–5 | Redbridge (N) | 63 | |
| 50 | Whitstable Town (S) | 1–2 | Tilbury (N) | 100 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 51 | Billericay Town (P) | 1–0 | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 172 | |
| 52 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 5–1 | Eastbourne Town (S) | 98 | |
| 53 | Dulwich Hamlet (S) | 0–2 | Dover Athletic (P) | 91 | |
| 54 | Harlow Town (P) | 1–2 | Harrow Borough (P) | 113 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 55 | Horsham (P) | 3–2 | Dartford (P) | 188 | |
| 56 | Redbridge (N) | 1–2 | Ashford Town (Middx) (P) | 38 | |
| 57 | Staines Town (P) | 5–2 | Northwood (N) | 117 | |
| 58 | Tilbury (N) | 3–0 | Ramsgate (P) | 45 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 59 | Billericay Town (P) | 3–2 | Dover Athletic (P) | 201 | |
| 60 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 2–3 | Ashford Town (Middx) (P) | 81 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 61 | Harrow Borough (P) | 3–1 | Horsham (P) | 55 | |
| 62 | Tilbury (N) | 1–1 | Staines Town (P) | 41 | |
| Tilbury advance 4–2 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 63 | Harrow Borough (P) | 3–1 | Ashford Town (Middx) (P) | 82 | |
| 64 | Tilbury (N) | 2–0 | Billericay Town (P) | 189 |