The 2009–10 season was the 95th 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: | 2009–10 |
| Winners: | Dartford |
| Promoted: | Boreham Wood Dartford |
| Relegated: | Ashford Town (Middlesex) Bognor Regis Town Waltham Abbey |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1339 |
| League Topscorer: | 28 goals – Bobby Traynor (Kingstonian) |
| Highest Attendance: | 2,162 – Dartford – Aveley, (17 April) |
| Attendance: | 161,050 |
| Average Attendance: | 349 (-16.5% to previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Dartford won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Boreham Wood. Bognor Regis Town were relegated for the second season in a row along with Waltham Abbey, who had only spent one season in the Premier Division. Ashford Town resigned from the league. Margate were reprieved from relegation for the second season in a row, this time after Chester City and Farsley Celtic folded and Grays Athletic were demoted from the Conference Premier to Isthmian League Division One North.
| Player | Club | Goals[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Traynor | Kingstonian | 28 | |
| Patrick Harding | Horsham | 24 | |
| Martin Tuohy | Aveley | 23 | |
| Paul Vines | Tooting & Mitcham United | ||
| Lee Burns | Dartford | 22 | |
| Danny Gabriel | Waltham Forest / Aveley | 21 | |
| Ade Olorunda | Hastings United | 20 | |
| James Rowe | Canvey Island | 19 | |
| Byron Harrison | Ashford Town / Carshalton Athletic | 17 |
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 | |||
| Short Lane | 2,550 | ||
| The Mill Field | 1,100 | ||
| New Lodge | 3,500 | ||
| Nyewood Lane | 4,500 | ||
| 4,502 | |||
| Brockwell Stadium | 4,308 | ||
| War Memorial Sports Ground | 5,000 | ||
| Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) | 6,000 | ||
| 4,100 | |||
| 3,070 | |||
| 4,050 | |||
| Vale Farm (groundshare with Wembley) | 3,000 | ||
| Gorings Mead (groundshare with Horsham YMCA) | 1,500 | ||
| Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) | 4,722 | ||
| The Homelands (groundshare with Ashford Town (Kent)) | 3,200 | ||
| 2,100 | |||
| 7,032 | |||
| 3,000 | |||
| 3,500 | |||
| Capershotts | 3,500 | ||
| Grosvenor Vale | 2,640 |
| Competition: | Isthmian League Division One North |
| Season: | 2009–10 |
| Winners: | Lowestoft Town |
| Promoted: | Concord Rangers Lowestoft Town |
| Relegated: | None |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1436 |
| League Topscorer: | 35 goals – Sam Higgins (East Thurrock United) |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,139 – Lowestoft Town – Cheshunt, (10 April) |
| Attendance: | 60,663 |
| Average Attendance: | 131 (+22.4% to previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Lowestoft Town won the division and were promoted for the second season in a row along with play-off winners Concord Rangers. Leyton were reprieved from relegation after numerous higher league clubs folded. VCD Athletic were demoted after failing to meet ground grading requirements and returned to the Kent League. Harlow Town were reprieved from relegation after an appeal by VCD was turned down.
After the end of the season Maldon Town merged with 14° Essex Senior League side Tiptree United to form a new club Maldon & Tiptree, who took the place of Maldon Town in 2010–11 IL Division One North.
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Higgins | East Thurrock United | 35 |
| Leon Smith | Wingate & Finchley | 26 |
| Matt Nolan | Lowestoft Town | 24 |
| Lyle Taylor | Concord Rangers | 22 |
| Andrew Constable | Thamesmead Town |
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brentwood Centre Arena | 1,000 | ||
| Cheshunt Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| Thames Road | 1,500 | ||
| Rookery Hill | 3,500 | ||
| Goldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers) | 3,000 | ||
| Burroughs Park | 2,500 | ||
| Barrows Farm | 3,500 | ||
| Scraley Road | 3,000 | ||
| Cricklefield Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Leyton Stadium | 2,500 | ||
| Crown Meadow | 3,000 | ||
| Wallace Binder Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Chestnut Avenue | 3,075 | ||
| Parkfield | 2,000 | ||
| Oakside | 3,000 | ||
| Mill Field (groundshare with Aveley) | 1,100 | ||
| Bayliss Avenue | 6,000 | ||
| Chadfields | 4,000 | ||
| The Oakwood | align=center | 1,180 | |
| Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | 3,500 | ||
| Wodson Park | 3,300 | ||
| The Harry Abrahams Stadium | 1,500 |
| Competition: | Isthmian League Division One South |
| Season: | 2009–10 |
| Winners: | Croydon Athletic |
| Promoted: | Croydon Athletic Folkestone Invicta |
| Relegated: | None |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1322 |
| League Topscorer: | 24 goals – Gary Noël (Croydon Athletic) |
| Highest Attendance: | 2,134 – Folkestone Invicta – Croydon Athletic, (20 April) |
| Attendance: | 74,088 |
| Average Attendance: | 160 (-11.6% to previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season, and three new clubs:
Folkestone Invicta won the play-offs and returned to the Premier Division after two seasons of absence along with Croydon Athletic, who won the division. Walton Casuals and Eastbourne Town finished in the relegation zone but were reprieved due to the resignation of Ashford Town (Kent) and as a knock-on effect from Merthyr Tydfil's expulsion from the Southern League.
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Noël | Croydon Athletic | 24 |
| Martin Grant | Walton Casuals / Walton & Hersham | 20 |
| Phil Williams | Godalming Town | |
| Hicham Akhazzan | Sittingbourne | 18 |
| Gavin Gordon | Worthing / Merstham |
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Homelands (groundshare with Maidstone United) | 3,200 | ||
| Leylands Park | 2,000 | ||
| The Sports Ground | 5,000 | ||
| High Road | 2,000 | ||
| King George's Field | 2,700 | ||
| Keith Tuckey Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| 3,000 | |||
| 3,000 | |||
| Calthorpe Park | 2,000 | ||
| 4,000 | |||
| Weycourt | 3,000 | ||
| Gorings Mead (groundshare with Horsham) | 1,500 | ||
| Fetcham Grove | 3,400 | ||
| Moatside | 2,000 | ||
| Imber Court | 3,000 | ||
| Southwood Stadium | 2,500 | ||
| Bourne Park | 3,000 | ||
| 2,000 | |||
| Waterside Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| The Belmont Ground | 3,000 | ||
| Church Road | 2,000 | ||
| Woodside Road | 4,000 |
| Isthmian League Cup | |
| Year: | 2009–10 |
| Num Teams: | 66 |
| Winners: | Leatherhead |
| Second: | Wealdstone |
| Prev Season: | 2008–09 |
| Next Season: | 2010–11 |
The Isthmian League Cup 2009–10 was the 36th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 20 October 2009 and finished on 24 March 2010.[2]
| Round | Dates | Matches | width=100 | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 20 October 2009 | 2 | 66 → 64 | |
| Second round | 3 November 2009 to 13 November 2009 | 32 | 64 → 32 | |
| Third round | 24 November 2009 to 4 February 2010 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
| Fourth round | 26 January 2010 to 4 March 2010 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarterfinals | 23 February 2010 to 11 March 2010 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semifinals | 11 March 2010 to 18 March 2010 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 24 March 2010 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
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 | Cheshunt (N) | 0–2 | Northwood (N) | 96 | |
| 2 | Godalming Town (S) | 4–2 | Merstham (S) | 75 |
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 clubs.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 3 | Folkestone Invicta (S) | 0–4 | Aveley (P) | 164 | |
| 4 | Romford (N) | 3–4 | Maidstone United (P) | 80 | |
| 5 | Ramsgate (S) | 2–2 | Dartford (P) | 177 | |
| Dartford advance 5–4 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 4–1 | Whitstable Town (S) | 181 | |
| 7 | Thamesmead Town (N) | 0–1 | Sittingbourne (S) | 71 | |
| 8 | Ashford Town (Kent) (S) | 0–1 | Tilbury (N) | 61 | |
| 9 | VCD Athletic (N) | 0–1 | Margate (P) | 91 | |
| 10 | Chatham Town (S) | 2–0 | Cray Wanderers (P) | 94 | |
| 11 | Ware (N) | 1–2 | Waltham Forest (N) | 73 | |
| 12 | Leyton (N) | 0–2 | Billericay Town (P) | 77 | |
| 13 | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 2–1 | Brentwood Town (N) | 121 | |
| 14 | Heybridge Swifts (N) | 1–3 | Maldon Town (N) | 118 | |
| 15 | Redbridge (N) | 2–3 | Harlow Town (N) | 44 | |
| 16 | Concord Rangers (N) | 3–0 | East Thurrock United (N) | 110 | |
| 17 | Canvey Island (P) | 1–0 | Great Wakering Rovers (N) | 121 | |
| 18 | Lowestoft Town (N) | 3–1 | Ilford (N) | 462 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 19 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 2–0 | Corinthian-Casuals (S) | 81 | |
| 20 | Worthing (S) | 0–4 | Bognor Regis Town (P) | 358 | |
| 21 | Chipstead (S) | 1–2 | Godalming Town (S) | 55 | |
| 22 | Eastbourne Town (S) | 1–3 | Horsham YMCA (S) | 78 | |
| 23 | Horsham (P) | 2–1 | Sutton United (P) | 144 | |
| 24 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 1–3 | Whyteleafe (S) | 160 | |
| 25 | Leatherhead (S) | 1–0 | Burgess Hill Town (S) | 58 | |
| 26 | Hastings United (P) | 4–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United (P) | 257 | |
| 27 | Fleet Town (S) | 1–0 | Ashford Town (Middx) (P) | 60 | |
| 28 | Metropolitan Police (S) | 2–1 | Harrow Borough (P) | 47 | |
| 29 | Hendon (P) | 3–3 | Wingate & Finchley (N) | 83 | |
| Wingate & Finchley advance 4–3 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Wealdstone (P) | 3–1 | Boreham Wood (P) | 101 | |
| 31 | Northwood (N) | 2–3 | Potters Bar Town (N) | 72 | |
| 32 | Enfield Town (N) | 3–1 | Waltham Abbey (P) | 107 | |
| 33 | Walton Casuals (S) | 4–3 | Kingstonian (P) | 133 | |
| 34 | Walton & Hersham (S) | 2–1 | Dulwich Hamlet (S) | 88 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 35 | Sittingbourne (S) | 3–2 | Margate (P) | 130 | |
| 36 | Dartford (P) | 4–5 | Aveley (P) | 320 | |
| 37 | Maidstone United (P) | 0–2 | Tilbury (N) | 63 | |
| 38 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 2–0 | Chatham Town (S) | 190 | |
| 39 | Waltham Forest (N) | 0–1 | Canvey Island (P) | 44 | |
| 40 | Concord Rangers (N) | 2–0 | Billericay Town (P) | 126 | |
| Concord Rangers expelled for fielding an unregistered player so Billericay Town advance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 3–0 | Harlow Town (N) | 104 | |
| 42 | Maldon Town (N) | 0–3 | Lowestoft Town (N) | 65 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 43 | Hastings United (P) | 0–1 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 139 | |
| 44 | Leatherhead (S) | 2–0 | Bognor Regis Town (P) | 121 | |
| 45 | Whyteleafe (S) | 1–2 | Godalming Town (S) | 62 | |
| 46 | Horsham (P) | 0–2 | Horsham YMCA (S) | 161 | |
| 47 | Wealdstone (P) | 2–2 | Metropolitan Police (S) | 101 | |
| Wealdstone advance 3–1 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Fleet Town (S) | 2–0 | Potters Bar Town (N) | 53 | |
| 49 | Walton & Hersham (S) | 2–0 | Walton Casuals (S) | 110 | |
| 50 | Wingate & Finchley (N) | 2–1 | Enfield Town (N) | 69 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 51 | Lowestoft Town (N) | 2–1 | Tilbury (N) | 422 | |
| 52 | Billericay Town (P) | 1–3 | Sittingbourne (S) | 105 | |
| 53 | Aveley (P) | 3–1 | AFC Hornchurch (P) | 104 | |
| 54 | Canvey Island (P) | 3–2 | Wingate & Finchley (N) | 97 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 55 | Tonbridge Angels (P) | 2–1 | Wealdstone (P) | 148 | |
| Tonbridge Angels expelled so Wealdstone advance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Walton & Hersham (S) | 0–1 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 70 | |
| 57 | Fleet Town (S) | 3–0 | Horsham YMCA (S) | 55 | |
| 58 | Godalming Town (S) | 0–1 | Leatherhead (S) | 90 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 59 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 2–1 | Lowestoft Town (N) | 58 | |
| 60 | Sittingbourne (S) | 1–2 | Wealdstone (P) | 74 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 61 | Fleet Town (S) | 0–3 | Leatherhead (S) | 77 | |
| 62 | Aveley (P) | 2–1 | Canvey Island (P) | 104 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 63 | Leatherhead (S) | 1–1 | Aveley (P) | 105 | |
| Leatherhead advance 4–3 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Wealdstone (P) | 1–0 | Croydon Athletic (S) | 113 | |