1978–79 Isthmian League

Isthmian League
Second Division
Season	1978–79
Champions	Farnborough Town
Promoted	Camberley Town; Farnborough Town
Relegated	None
Matches played	306
Goals scored	871 (2.85 per match)
	← 1977–78 1979–80 →

Isthmian League
First Division
Season	1978–79
Champions	Harlow Town
Promoted	Harlow Town; Harrow Borough
Relegated	Southall & Ealing Borough
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1353 (2.93 per match)
	← 1977–78 1979–80 →

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season	1978–79
Champions	Barking
Promoted	None
Relegated	Kingstonian; Leytonstone
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1284 (2.78 per match)
	← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 season was the 63rd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of three divisions.

At the end of the season Alliance Premier League was created. As a result of it, Isthmian League teams lost possibility to take part in the elections to the Football League as only highest placed team from Alliance Premier League who met Football League requirements may apply. Isthmian League refused to participate in the formation of the new league.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from the First Division:

This season was the last one, when Isthmian League teams may apply for election to the Football League. No teams participated in elections.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barking (C)	42	28	9	5	92	50	+42	93
2	Dagenham	42	25	6	11	83	63	+20	81
3	Enfield	42	22	11	9	69	37	+32	77
4	Dulwich Hamlet	42	21	13	8	69	39	+30	76
5	Slough Town	42	20	12	10	61	44	+17	72
6	Wycombe Wanderers	42	20	9	13	59	44	+15	69
7	Woking	42	18	14	10	79	59	+20	68
8	Croydon	42	19	9	14	61	51	+10	66
9	Hendon	42	16	14	12	55	48	+7	62
10	Leatherhead	42	17	9	16	57	45	+12	60
11	Sutton United	42	17	9	16	62	51	+11	60
12	Tooting & Mitcham United	42	15	14	13	52	52	0	59
13	Walthamstow Avenue	42	15	6	21	61	69	−8	51
14	Tilbury	42	13	11	18	60	76	−16	50
15	Boreham Wood	42	13	10	19	50	67	−17	49
16	Hitchin Town	42	12	11	19	59	71	−12	47
17	Carshalton Athletic	42	10	16	16	49	69	−20	46
18	Hayes	42	9	18	15	45	58	−13	45
19	Oxford City	42	12	7	23	50	80	−30	43
20	Staines Town	42	6	16	20	40	64	−24	34
21	Leytonstone (R)	42	8	7	27	36	75	−39	031^*	Relegated to the First Division
22	Kingstonian (R)	42	3	15	24	35	72	−37	24	Relegated to the First Division

Source: ^[1]
^*Leytonstone merged with Ilford at the end of the season.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

First Division

First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Two clubs promoted from the Second Division:

At the end of the season Leytonstone, relegated from the Premier Division, merged with Ilford to form Leytonstone & Ilford. Subsequently, St Albans City were given a reprieve.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Harlow Town (C) (P)	42	31	7	4	93	32	+61	100	Promoted to the Premier Division
2	Harrow Borough (P)	42	26	8	8	85	49	+36	86	Promoted to the Premier Division
3	Maidenhead United	42	25	6	11	72	50	+22	81
4	Bishop's Stortford	42	22	11	9	68	40	+28	77
5	Hertford Town	42	21	11	10	62	41	+21	74
6	Horsham	42	22	8	12	62	47	+15	74
7	Harwich & Parkeston	42	22	5	15	90	57	+33	71
8	Bromley	42	18	12	12	76	50	+26	66
9	Hampton	42	17	11	14	59	47	+12	62
10	Epsom & Ewell	42	18	7	17	69	57	+12	61
11	Wembley	42	15	14	13	57	50	+7	59
12	Aveley	42	17	7	18	57	66	−9	58
13	Wokingham Town	42	17	8	17	64	68	−4	056^†
14	Clapton	42	15	8	19	67	80	−13	53
15	Metropolitan Police	42	12	13	17	58	55	+3	49
16	Walton & Hersham	42	12	9	21	47	71	−24	45
17	Ilford	42	13	5	24	48	80	−32	044^#	Merged into Leytonstone
18	Ware	42	11	10	21	46	69	−23	43
19	Chesham United	42	11	9	22	46	66	−20	42
20	Finchley	42	7	15	20	43	74	−31	36
21	St Albans City	42	7	7	28	43	90	−47	028^#	Reprieved from relegation
22	Southall & Ealing Borough	42	5	5	32	41	114	−73	20	Relegated to the Second Division

Source: ^[1]
^*Wokingham Town were docked 3 points.
^#Ilford merged with Leytonstone at the end of the season. Thus, St Albans were reprieved.
^† Wokingham Town were deducted three points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Division

Second Division consisted of 18 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:

Hornchurch, relegated from the First Division
Hungerford Town, joined from the Hellenic Football League
Corinthian-Casuals, relegated from the First Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Farnborough Town (C) (P)	34	26	3	5	77	34	+43	81	Promoted to the First Division
2	Camberley Town (P)	34	21	8	5	71	32	+39	71	Promoted to the First Division
3	Molesey	34	19	11	4	55	33	+22	68
4	Lewes	34	19	6	9	66	50	+16	63
5	Feltham	34	16	7	11	47	36	+11	55
6	Letchworth Garden City	34	14	10	10	56	48	+8	52
7	Eastbourne United	34	16	4	14	47	46	+1	52
8	Hemel Hempstead	34	13	11	10	46	37	+9	50
9	Epping Town	34	14	7	13	49	44	+5	49
10	Rainham Town	34	13	10	11	42	41	+1	49
11	Cheshunt	34	11	8	15	43	49	−6	41
12	Hungerford Town	34	11	8	15	48	58	−10	41
13	Worthing	34	9	8	17	40	50	−10	35
14	Hornchurch	34	9	8	17	38	61	−23	35
15	Egham Town	34	7	12	15	49	54	−5	33
16	Tring Town	34	6	8	20	33	56	−23	26
17	Willesden	34	6	8	20	41	77	−36	26
18	Corinthian-Casuals	34	4	7	23	23	65	−42	19

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 RSSSF tables archive for the Isthmian League

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[RSSF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 RSSSF tables archive for the Isthmian League

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Premier Division	Billericay Town Bognor Regis Town Brentwood Town Burgess Hill Town Canvey Island Dulwich Hamlet East Thurrock United Enfield Town Farnborough Grays Athletic Hampton & Richmond Borough Harrow Borough Hendon Kingstonian Leatherhead Leiston Lewes Merstham Metropolitan Police Needham Market Staines Town Tonbridge Angels VCD Athletic Wingate & Finchley
Division One North	AFC Hornchurch AFC Sudbury Aveley Barkingside Brightlingsea Regent Bury Town Cheshunt Cray Wanderers Dereham Town Great Wakering Rovers Haringey Borough Harlow Town Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree Phoenix Sports Redbridge Romford Soham Town Rangers Thamesmead Town Thurrock Tilbury Waltham Abbey Witham Town Wroxham
Division One South	Carshalton Athletic Chatham Town Chipstead Corinthian-Casuals Dorking Wanderers East Grinstead Town Faversham Town Folkestone Invicta Guernsey Hastings United Herne Bay Hythe Town Molesey Peacehaven & Telscombe Ramsgate Sittingbourne South Park Three Bridges Tooting & Mitcham United Walton & Hersham Walton Casuals Whitstable Town Whyteleafe Worthing
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