1973–74 Isthmian League

The 1973–74 season was the 59th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.

It was the first season in which the league was split into two divisions after sixteen new clubs joined the new Division Two. It was also the first season in which the Isthmian League used three points for a win.

Wycombe Wanderers won Division One, whilst Dagenham won Division Two.

Division One

Isthmian League
Division One

Season	1973–74
Champions	Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated	Corinthian-Casuals St Albans City
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,263 (2.73 per match)
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Relegation
1	Wycombe Wanderers	42	27	9	6	96	34	2.824	90
2	Hendon	42	25	13	4	63	20	3.150	88
3	Bishop's Stortford	42	26	9	7	78	26	3.000	87
4	Dulwich Hamlet	42	22	11	9	71	38	1.868	77
5	Leatherhead	42	23	6	13	81	44	1.841	75
6	Walton & Hersham	42	20	12	10	68	50	1.360	72
7	Woking	42	22	6	14	63	55	1.145	72
8	Leytonstone	42	20	9	13	63	44	1.432	69
9	Ilford	42	20	8	14	60	44	1.364	68
10	Hayes	42	17	14	11	65	43	1.512	65
11	Oxford City	42	15	16	11	45	47	0.957	61
12	Sutton United	42	13	16	13	51	52	0.981	55
13	Hitchin Town	42	15	10	17	68	73	0.932	55
14	Barking	42	14	12	16	57	58	0.983	54
15	Kingstonian	42	12	15	15	47	46	1.022	51
16	Tooting & Mitcham United	42	14	9	19	57	62	0.919	51
17	Enfield	42	13	11	18	50	57	0.877	50
18	Walthamstow Avenue	42	11	13	18	46	62	0.742	46
19	Bromley	42	7	9	26	37	81	0.457	30
20	Clapton	42	8	3	31	36	128	0.281	27
21	St Albans City	42	4	7	31	30	92	0.326	19	Relegated to Division Two
22	Corinthian-Casuals	42	3	4	35	31	107	0.290	13

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

Isthmian League
Division Two

Season	1973–74
Champions	Dagenham
Promoted	Dagenham Slough Town
Matches played	240
Goals scored	657 (2.74 per match)
1974–75 →

It was the first season of Division Two, fifteen clubs joined the Isthmian League from different divisions of the Athenian League, while Hertford Town were transferred from the Eastern Counties League.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion
1	Dagenham	30	22	4	4	68	23	2.957	70	Promoted to Division One
2	Slough Town	30	18	6	6	46	23	2.000	60
3	Hertford Town	30	17	5	8	46	29	1.586	56
4	Chesham United	30	16	6	8	61	43	1.419	54
5	Aveley	30	16	5	9	50	28	1.786	53
6	Tilbury	30	14	5	11	47	36	1.306	47
7	Maidenhead United	30	12	11	7	36	30	1.200	47
8	Horsham	30	12	9	9	47	35	1.343	45
9	Harwich & Parkeston	30	11	9	10	46	41	1.122	42
10	Staines Town	30	10	8	12	34	41	0.829	38
11	Carshalton Athletic	30	8	8	14	34	51	0.667	32
12	Hampton	30	6	10	14	33	51	0.647	28
13	Harlow Town	30	6	9	15	33	48	0.688	27
14	Finchley	30	6	7	17	29	52	0.558	25
15	Southall	30	3	10	17	17	52	0.327	19
16	Wokingham Town	30	3	8	19	30	74	0.405	17

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References