1982–83 Isthmian League

The 1982–83 season was the 68th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.

Wycombe Wanderers were champions, winning their seventh Isthmian League title. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985. Worthing finished second in Division One achieving the second promotion in a row.

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsWycombe Wanderers
RelegatedLeatherhead
Woking
Matches played462
Goals scored1,312 (2.84 per match)

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

At the end of the season Leytonstone & Ilford changed name into Leytonstone/Ilford.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Wycombe Wanderers 42 26 7 9 79 47 +32 85
2 Leytonstone & Ilford 42 24 9 9 71 39 +32 81
3 Harrow Borough 42 24 7 11 91 58 +33 79
4 Hayes 42 23 9 10 63 41 +22 78
5 Sutton United 42 20 8 14 96 71 +25 68
6 Dulwich Hamlet 42 18 14 10 59 52 +7 68
7 Slough Town 42 18 13 11 73 36 +37 67
8 Bognor Regis Town 42 19 8 15 53 48 +5 65
9 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 18 9 15 58 56 +2 63
10 Billericay Town 42 17 10 15 54 51 +3 61
11 Croydon 42 17 9 16 68 58 +10 60
12 Hendon 42 18 6 18 68 61 +7 60
13 Bishop's Stortford 42 17 9 16 61 58 +3 60
14 Barking 42 14 14 14 47 55 −8 56
15 Bromley 42 14 12 16 51 50 +1 54
16 Carshalton Athletic 42 15 9 18 58 60 −2 54
17 Wokingham Town 42 13 9 20 37 51 −14 48
18 Walthamstow Avenue 42 12 11 19 48 64 −16 47
19 Staines Town 42 12 11 19 62 79 −17 47
20 Hitchin Town 42 11 9 22 49 77 −28 42
21 Woking 42 6 6 30 30 79 −49 24 Relegated to Division One
22 Leatherhead 42 4 5 33 36 121 −85 17
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One
Isthmian League
Division One
Season1982–83
ChampionsWorthing
PromotedHarlow Town
Worthing
RelegatedSt Albans City
Matches played420
Goals scored1,217 (2.9 per match)

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

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Two clubs promoted from Division Two:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Worthing 40 25 6 9 76 39 +37 81 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Harlow Town 40 21 11 8 84 55 +29 74
3 Farnborough Town 40 20 13 7 69 39 +30 73
4 Hertford Town 40 20 11 9 70 61 +9 71
5 Oxford City 40 19 13 8 70 49 +21 70
6 Boreham Wood 40 21 6 13 62 42 +20 69
7 Metropolitan Police 40 19 9 12 77 57 +20 66
8 Walton & Hersham 40 17 6 17 65 59 +6 57
9 Hampton 40 15 10 15 62 60 +2 55
10 Wembley 40 14 10 16 62 61 +1 52
11 Aveley 40 15 7 18 52 62 −10 52
12 Kingstonian 40 13 12 15 53 53 0 51
13 Tilbury 40 12 10 18 41 47 −6 46
14 Feltham 40 11 12 17 45 54 −9 45
15 Chesham United 40 13 6 21 43 70 −27 45
16 Epsom & Ewell 40 10 14 16 44 49 −5 44
17 Lewes 40 12 8 20 47 71 −24 44
18 Cheshunt 40 10 13 17 41 49 −8 43
19 Hornchurch 40 11 8 21 45 74 −29 41
20 Maidenhead United 40 10 10 20 57 87 −30 40
21 St Albans City 40 10 9 21 52 79 −27 39 Relegated to Division Two
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two
Isthmian League
Division Two
Season1982–83
ChampionsClapton
PromotedClapton
Windsor & Eton
Matches played462
Goals scored1,510 (3.27 per match)

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

Two clubs relegated from Division One:

Two clubs joined from the Athenian League:

At the end of the season Dorking Town were renamed Dorking.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Clapton 42 30 4 8 96 46 +50 94 Promoted to Division One
2 Windsor & Eton 42 27 7 8 98 43 +55 88
3 Barton Rovers 42 26 6 10 86 48 +38 84
4 Leyton-Wingate 42 25 8 9 111 41 +70 83
5 Basildon United 42 23 13 6 92 42 +50 82
6 Uxbridge 42 22 12 8 80 42 +38 78
7 Hungerford Town 42 22 10 10 82 39 +43 76
8 Corinthian-Casuals 42 23 6 13 95 48 +47 75
9 Egham Town 42 21 8 13 77 67 +10 71
10 Tring Town 42 20 10 12 86 59 +27 70
11 Letchworth Garden City 42 18 13 11 68 53 +15 66[lower-alpha 1]
12 Southall 42 18 7 17 81 80 +1 61
13 Molesey 42 17 9 16 73 56 +17 60
14 Dorking Town 42 15 9 18 56 75 −19 54
15 Hemel Hempstead 42 12 14 16 53 59 −6 50
16 Rainham Town 42 14 4 24 57 94 −37 46
17 Eastbourne United 42 10 6 26 54 104 −50 36
18 Epping Town 42 6 8 28 29 89 −60 26
19 Ware 42 6 6 30 34 97 −63 24
20 Finchley 42 4 12 26 28 92 −64 24
21 Horsham 42 5 7 30 32 106 −74 22
22 Harwich & Parkeston 42 5 7 30 42 130 −88 22 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. Letchworth Garden City were deducted one point.

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