1977-78
	Isthmian League
	Michael Lawrie

Before this season

• League was reorganised from two divisions (1 and 2) to three (Premier, 1 and 2)
• The following teams "moved" from old division 1 to the new Premier Division : Barking, Bishop's Stortford, Croydon, Dagenham, Enfield, Hayes, Hendon, Hitchin Town, Kingstonian, Leatherhead, Leytonstone, Slough Town, Southall & Ealing Borough, Staines Town, Sutton United, Tilbury, Tooting & Mitcham United, Walthamstow Avenue, Woking, Wycombe Wanderers
• The following teams "moved" from old division 2 to the new Division 1 : Aveley, Bromley, Chesham United, Clapton, Corinthian Casuals, Finchley, Hampton, Harlow Town, Harrow Borough, Harwich & Parkeston, Hertford Town, Hornchurch, Horsham, Maidenhead United, Oxford City, St Albans City, Walton & Hersham, Ware, Wembley, Wokingham Town
• In addition :
• Boreham Wood were promoted from Division Two to new Premier Division
• Camberley Town joined new Division Two
• Carshalton Athletic were promoted from Division Two to new Premier Division
• Cheshunt joined new Division Two
• Dulwich Hamlet were relegated from old Division One to new Division One
• Eastbourne United joined new Division Two
• Egham Town joined new Division Two
• Epping Town joined new Division Two
• Epsom & Ewell joined new Division Two
• Farnborough Town joined new Division Two
• Feltham joined new Division Two
• Hemel Hempstead joined new Division Two
• Ilford were relegated from old Division One to new Division One
• Letchworth Garden City joined new Division Two
• Lewes joined new Division Two
• Metropolitan Police joined new Division Two
• Molesey joined new Division Two
• Rainham Town joined new Division Two
• Tring Town joined new Division Two
• Willesden joined new Division Two
• Worthing joined new Division Two

Final League Tables

      Premier Division
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Enfield                          42   35    5    2   96   27  110
   2  Dagenham                         42   24    7   11   78   55   79
   3  Wycombe Wanderers                42   22    9   11   66   41   75
   4  Tooting & Mitcham United         42   22    8   12   64   49   74
   5  Hitchin Town                     42   20    9   13   69   53   69
   6  Sutton United                    42   18   12   12   66   57   66
   7  Leatherhead                      42   18   11   13   62   48   65
   8  Croydon                          42   18   10   14   61   52   64
   9  Walthamstow Avenue               42   17   12   13   64   61   63
  10  Barking                          42   17    7   18   76   66   58
  11  Carshalton Athletic              42   15   11   16   60   62   56
  12  Hayes                            42   15   11   16   46   53   56
  13  Hendon                           42   16    7   19   57   55   55
  14  Woking                           42   14   11   17   62   62   53
  15  Boreham Wood                     42   15    8   19   48   65   53
  16  Slough Town                      42   14    8   20   52   69   50
  17  Staines Town                     42   12   13   17   46   60   49
  18  Tilbury                          42   11   12   19   57   68   45
  19  Kingstonian                      42    8   13   21   43   65   37
  20  Leytonstone                      42    7   15   20   44   71   36
  21  Southall & Ealing Borough        42    6   15   21   43   74   33
  22  Bishop's Stortford               42    7    8   27   36   83   29

      Division One
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Dulwich Hamlet                   42   28    9    5   91   25   93
   2  Oxford City                      42   26    5   11   85   44   83
   3  Bromley                          42   23   13    6   74   41   82
   4  Walton & Hersham                 42   22   11    9   69   41   77
   5  Ilford                           42   21   14    7   57   47   77
   6  St Albans City                   42   22   10   10   83   46   76
   7  Wokingham Town                   42   19   12   11   68   48   69
   8  Harlow Town                      42   19    8   15   63   49   65
   9  Harrow Borough                   42   17   10   15   59   54   61
  10  Maidenhead United                42   16   13   13   55   54   61
  11  Hertford Town                    42   15   14   13   57   51   59
  12  Chesham United                   42   14   13   15   69   70   55
  13  Hampton                          42   13   13   16   49   53   52
  14  Harwich & Parkeston              42   12   13   17   68   79   49
  15  Wembley                          42   15    3   24   56   82   48
  16  Horsham                          42   12   10   20   41   57   46
  17  Finchley                         42   11   13   18   41   68   46
  18  Aveley                           42   13    7   22   47   75   46
  19  Ware                             42    8   13   21   61   95   37
  20  Clapton                          42   10    6   26   46   78   36
  21  Hornchurch                       42    8   10   24   47   81   34
  22  Corinthian Casuals               42    3   10   29   40   88   19

      Division Two
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Epsom & Ewell                    32   21    5    6   65   34   68
   2  Metropolitan Police              32   19    6    7   53   30   63
   3  Farnborough Town                 32   19    4    9   68   40   61
   4  Molesey                          32   17    8    7   47   27   59
   5  Egham Town                       32   15    9    8   52   34   54
   6  Tring Town                       32   14   11    7   62   32   53
   7  Letchworth Garden City           32   14   11    7   67   48   53
   8  Lewes                            32   13    7   12   52   51   46
   9  Rainham Town                     32   13    6   13   42   50   45
  10  Worthing                         32   11    9   12   40   45   42
  11  Eastbourne United                32   10    8   14   40   50   38
  12  Cheshunt                         32    9    6   17   43   60   33
  13  Feltham                          32    7    9   16   30   49   30
  14  Camberley Town                   32    6   11   15   32   49   29
  15  Hemel Hempstead                  32    6    9   17   33   50   27
  16  Epping Town                      32    7    6   19   37   64   27
  17  Willesden                        32    7    3   22   38   88   24

Following this season

• Bishop's Stortford were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
• Corinthian Casuals were relegated from Division One to Division Two
• Dulwich Hamlet were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
• Epsom & Ewell were promoted from Division Two to Division One
• Hornchurch were relegated from Division One to Division Two
• Hungerford Town joined Division Two
• Metropolitan Police were promoted from Division Two to Division One
• Oxford City were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
• Southall & Ealing Borough were relegated from Premier Division to Division One

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