1983–84 Isthmian League
# 1983–84 Isthmian League

The 1983–84 season was the 69th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.

Harrow Borough were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985. Windsor & Eton finished first in Division One achieving the second promotion in a row. Corinthian-Casuals were excluded from the league after new groundsharing ruled were introduced.

At the end of the season Division Two was split into two sections after 19 clubs, mainly from the Athenian League joined Division Two. Thus, the Athenian League was finally absorbed by Isthmian League.

## Premier Division

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

* Harlow Town
* Worthing

Also, at the end of the previous season Leytonstone & Ilford changed name into Leytonstone/Ilford.

At the end of the season Staines Town were demoted to Division One due to ground grading, thus, Tooting & Mitcham United were reprieved.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 88 | |
| 2 | Worthing | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 72 | +17 | 71 | |
| 3 | Slough Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 69 | |
| 4 | Sutton United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 66 | |
| 5 | Hayes | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 64 | |
| 6 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 63 | |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 62 | |
| 8 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 61 | |
| 9 | Hendon | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 61 | |
| 10 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 58 | |
| 12 | Harlow Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 56 | |
| 13 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 55 | |
| 14 | Staines Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 54 | Demoted to Division One |
| 15 | Billericay Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 53 | |
| 16 | Barking | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 52 | |
| 17 | Croydon | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 52 | |
| 18 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 49 | |
| 19 | Leytonstone/Ilford | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 48 | |
| 20 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 72 | −13 | 43 | |
| 21 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 43 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Bromley | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 32 | Relegated to Division One |

* ↑ Wokingham Town were deducted three points.

## Division One

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

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

* Leatherhead
* Woking

Two clubs promoted from Division Two:

* Clapton
* Windsor & Eton

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 89 | 44 | +45 | 85 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 78 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Wembley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 74 | |
| 4 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 74 | |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 73 | |
| 6 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 78 | 60 | +18 | 66 | |
| 7 | Hampton | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 66 | |
| 8 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 65 | |
| 9 | Chesham United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 62 | |
| 10 | Tilbury | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 61 | |
| 11 | Leatherhead | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 55 | |
| 12 | Aveley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 55 | |
| 13 | Woking | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 55 | |
| 14 | Hertford Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 54 | |
| 15 | Oxford City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 51 | |
| 16 | Lewes | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 51 | |
| 17 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 49 | |
| 18 | Hornchurch | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 49 | |
| 19 | Kingstonian | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 48 | |
| 20 | Clapton | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47 | |
| 21 | Cheshunt | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 44 | Relegated to Division Two North |
| 22 | Feltham | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 106 | −75 | 25 | Relegated to Division Two South |

## Division Two

Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

* Grays Athletic, joined from the Athenian League
* Newbury Town, joined from the Athenian League
* St Albans City, relegated from Division One

Before the start of the season Dorking Town was renamed Dorking.

At the end of the season Corinthian Casuals were excluded from the league, while Division Two was split into Division Two North and Division Two South with a number of the Athenian League clubs joining.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Basildon United | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 88 | 27 | +61 | 97 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | St Albans City | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 100 | 46 | +54 | 96 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 97 | 41 | +56 | 91 | Placed to Division Two North |
| 4 | Tring Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 89 | 44 | +45 | 80 | Placed to Division Two North |
| 5 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 80 | Resigned and joined the London Spartan League |
| 6 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 94 | 47 | +47 | 75 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 7 | Uxbridge | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 69 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 8 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 69 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 9 | Dorking | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 68 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 10 | Southall | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 65 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 11 | Egham Town | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 63 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 12 | Epping Town | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 61 | Placed to Division Two North |
| 13 | Molesey | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 53 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 14 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 53 | Placed to Division Two North |
| 15 | Letchworth Garden City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 52 | Placed to Division Two North |
| 16 | Newbury Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 60 | 82 | −22 | 47 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 17 | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 45 | Placed to Division Two North |
| 18 | Rainham Town | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 38 | 114 | −76 | 26 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 19 | Finchley | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 78 | −50 | 24 | Placed to Division Two North |
| 20 | Eastbourne United | 42 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 36 | 98 | −62 | 24 | Placed to Division Two South |
| 21 | Ware | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 48 | 114 | −66 | 24 | Placed to Division Two North |
| 22 | Horsham | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 40 | 104 | −64 | 24 | Placed to Division Two South |

* ↑ Southall were deducted three points.
* ↑ Horsham were deducted one point.
