1981–82 Isthmian League

The 1981–82 season was the 67th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.

Leytonstone & Ilford were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title two years after merging. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985. Bognor Regis Town were transferred from the Southern Football League and won promotion to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Camberley Town left the league at the end of the season.

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division

Season	1981–82
Champions	Leytonstone & Ilford
Relegated	Boreham Wood Harlow Town
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,317 (2.85 per match)
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

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

• Billericay Town
• Bishop's Stortford

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Leytonstone & Ilford	42	26	5	11	91	52	+39	83
2	Sutton United	42	22	9	11	72	49	+23	75
3	Wycombe Wanderers	42	21	10	11	63	48	+15	73
4	Staines Town	42	21	9	12	59	46	+13	72
5	Walthamstow Avenue	42	21	7	14	81	62	+19	70
6	Harrow Borough	42	18	13	11	77	55	+22	67
7	Tooting & Mitcham United	42	19	10	13	58	47	+11	67
8	Slough Town	42	17	13	12	64	54	+10	64
9	Leatherhead	42	16	12	14	57	52	+5	60
10	Hayes	42	16	10	16	58	52	+6	58
11	Croydon	42	16	9	17	59	57	+2	57
12	Barking	42	14	14	14	53	51	+2	56
13	Hendon	42	13	13	16	56	65	−9	52
14	Dulwich Hamlet	42	14	10	18	47	59	−12	52
15	Bishop's Stortford	42	15	5	22	50	70	−20	50
16	Carshalton Athletic	42	14	8	20	58	86	−28	50
17	Billericay Town	42	11	16	15	41	50	−9	49
18	Hitchin Town	42	12	11	19	56	77	−21	47
19	Bromley	42	13	7	22	63	79	−16	46
20	Woking	42	11	13	18	57	75	−18	46
21	Harlow Town	42	10	11	21	50	73	−23	41	Relegated to Division One
22	Boreham Wood	42	8	13	21	47	58	−11	37

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

Isthmian League
Division One

Season	1981–82
Champions	Wokingham Town
Promoted	Bognor Regis Town Wokingham Town
Relegated	Clapton Ware
Matches played	420
Goals scored	1,206 (2.87 per match)
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

Division One consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

• Bognor Regis Town, transferred from Southern Football League Southern Division
• Feltham, promoted as champions of Division Two
• Hornchurch, promoted as runners-up in Division Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Wokingham Town	40	29	5	6	86	30	+56	92	Promoted to the Premier Division
2	Bognor Regis Town	40	23	10	7	65	34	+31	79
3	Metropolitan Police	40	22	11	7	75	48	+27	77
4	Oxford City	40	21	11	8	82	47	+35	74
5	Feltham	40	20	8	12	65	49	+16	68
6	Lewes	40	19	7	14	73	66	+7	64
7	Hertford Town	40	16	10	14	62	54	+8	58
8	Wembley	40	14	15	11	69	55	+14	57
9	Farnborough Town	40	15	11	14	71	57	+14	56
10	Epsom & Ewell	40	16	8	16	53	44	+9	56
11	Kingstonian	40	16	7	17	57	56	+1	55
12	Hampton	40	15	9	16	52	52	0	54
13	Hornchurch	40	13	15	12	42	50	−8	54
14	Aveley	40	14	10	16	46	58	−12	52
15	St Albans City	40	14	9	17	55	55	0	51
16	Maidenhead United	40	11	10	19	49	70	−21	43
17	Tilbury	40	9	15	16	49	67	−18	42
18	Walton & Hersham	40	10	11	19	43	65	−22	41
19	Chesham United	40	9	9	22	39	71	−32	36
20	Clapton	40	9	7	24	44	73	−29	34	Relegated to Division Two
21	Ware	40	5	2	33	29	105	−76	17

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Isthmian League
Division Two

Season	1981–82
Champions	Worthing
Promoted	Cheshunt Worthing
Matches played	420
Goals scored	1,239 (2.95 per match)
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

Second Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new teams:

Two clubs relegated from Division One:

• Camberley Town
• Finchley

Two clubs joined from the Athenian League:

• Basildon United
• Windsor & Eton

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Worthing	40	29	6	5	95	25	+70	93	Promoted to Division One
2	Cheshunt	40	25	7	8	79	33	+46	82
3	Hungerford Town	40	22	10	8	89	42	+47	74^[a]
4	Barton Rovers	40	22	8	10	65	32	+33	74
5	Windsor & Eton	40	22	6	12	69	49	+20	72
6	Corinthian-Casuals	40	19	12	9	67	50	+17	69
7	Harwich & Parkeston	40	19	12	9	64	47	+17	69
8	Letchworth Garden City	40	15	11	14	67	55	+12	56
9	Dorking Town	40	13	17	10	52	44	+8	56
10	Hemel Hempstead	40	15	9	16	54	49	+5	54
11	Basildon United	40	16	5	19	64	51	+13	53
12	Finchley	40	14	9	17	57	68	−11	51
13	Southall	40	12	14	14	36	42	−6	50
14	Epping Town	40	12	11	17	48	62	−14	47
15	Molesey	40	13	7	20	61	73	−12	46
16	Egham Town	40	11	9	20	56	64	−8	42
17	Rainham Town	40	11	9	20	53	83	−30	42
18	Tring Town	40	9	13	18	49	78	−29	40
19	Eastbourne United	40	9	12	19	51	73	−22	39
20	Horsham	40	10	9	21	42	79	−37	39
21	Camberley Town	40	3	2	35	21	140	−119	11	Resigned and joined the Athenian League

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Hungerford Town were deducted two points.

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