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The 2020–21 season was the 106th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. The league operates four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3, and three divisions, North, South Central and South East at Step 4 of the National League System. This was the third season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league is also known as the Pitching In League under a sponsorship deal with Entain, formerly GVC Holdings.

The allocations for Steps 3 and 4 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020.[1]

Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021.[2] The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22,[3] which resulted in some reallocations into or out of, and promotions to, the Isthmian League's Step 4 divisions.[3]

Premier Division

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The Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

League table

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Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2020–21

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Worthing 8 7 0 1 22 10 +12 21
2 Cheshunt 11 6 2 3 13 14 −1 20
3 Enfield Town 10 6 0 4 15 17 −2 18
4 Carshalton Athletic 8 5 1 2 14 10 +4 16
5 Cray Wanderers 7 5 0 2 21 10 +11 15
6 Kingstonian 9 5 0 4 15 18 −3 15
7 Bishop's Stortford 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 14
8 Hornchurch 10 4 2 4 17 12 +5 14
9 Horsham 10 4 2 4 19 15 +4 14
10 Folkestone Invicta 9 4 1 4 13 13 0 13
11 Haringey Borough 8 4 0 4 13 13 0 12
12 Leatherhead 9 3 3 3 8 15 −7 12
13 Bowers & Pitsea 5 3 1 1 13 5 +8 10
14 Bognor Regis Town 7 4 1 2 12 6 +6 10[a]
15 Potters Bar Town 9 3 1 5 13 11 +2 10
16 Wingate & Finchley 8 3 1 4 18 17 +1 10
17 Corinthian-Casuals 9 3 1 5 9 13 −4 10
18 Lewes 8 2 2 4 8 15 −7 8
19 Brightlingsea Regent 11 2 2 7 11 20 −9 8
20 Margate 9 1 3 5 6 13 −7 6
21 East Thurrock United 9 1 2 6 10 21 −11 5
22 Merstham 8 1 1 6 8 18 −10 4
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Bognor deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player on 17 October 2020.

Results table

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Home \ Away HOR BIS BOG B&P BRI CAR CHE COR CRA ETU ENF FOL HAR HRM KIN LEA LEW MAR MER POT W&F WOR
Hornchurch 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–3
Bishop's Stortford 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 1–1
Bognor Regis Town 2–1 4–0 2–0
Bowers & Pitsea 2–1 7–0 1–1
Brightlingsea Regent 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2
Carshalton Athletic 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–0
Cheshunt 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–2
Corinthian-Casuals 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0
Cray Wanderers 1–3 5–1 6–0
East Thurrock United 1–2 1–3 3–2 2–2 1–3
Enfield Town 3–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–0
Folkestone Invicta 2–1 1–3 1–0 4–1 1–2
Haringey Borough 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–1
Horsham 0–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 5–2
Kingstonian 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 0–4
Leatherhead 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–3
Lewes 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3
Margate 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–3
Merstham 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–4
Potters Bar Town 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–2
Wingate & Finchley 1–2 2–2 4–1 1–2 4–1
Worthing 2–1
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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2020–21 Isthmian League is located in Southeast England
Bishop's Stortford
Brightlingsea Regent
Bognor Regis Town
Bowers & Pitsea
East Thurrock United
Folkestone Invicta
Horsham
Lewes
Margate
Worthing
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Carshalton Athletic
Carshalton Athletic
Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Cray Wanderers
Cray Wanderers
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
Haringey Borough
Haringey Borough
Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Merstham
Merstham
Potters Bar Town
Potters Bar Town
Wingate & Finchley
Wingate & Finchley
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Locations of the Premier Division clubs
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Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525
Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Nyewood Lane 4,500
Bowers & Pitsea Pitsea Len Salmon Stadium 2,000
Brightlingsea Regent Brightlingsea North Road 2,000
Carshalton Athletic Carshalton War Memorial Sports Ground 5,000
Cheshunt Cheshunt Theobalds Lane 3,000
Corinthian-Casuals Tolworth King George's Field 2,700
Cray Wanderers St Mary Cray Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) 6,000
East Thurrock United Corringham Rookery Hill 4,000
Enfield Town Enfield Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500
Folkestone Invicta Folkestone Cheriton Road 4,000
Haringey Borough Tottenham Coles Park 2,500
Hornchurch Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium 3,500
Horsham Horsham The Camping World Community Stadium 1,300
Kingstonian Kingston upon Thames King George's Field (groundshare with Corinthian-Casuals) 2,700
Leatherhead Leatherhead Fetcham Grove 3,400
Lewes Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000
Margate Margate Hartsdown Park 3,000
Merstham Merstham Moatside 2,000
Potters Bar Town Potters Bar Parkfield 2,000
Wingate & Finchley Finchley The Maurice Rebak Stadium 1,500
Worthing Worthing Woodside Road 4,000

North Division

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The North Division comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

League table

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Isthmian League
North Division
Season2020–21

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tilbury 8 5 1 2 14 9 +5 16
2 AFC Sudbury 8 3 3 2 15 14 +1 12
3 Maldon & Tiptree 5 3 2 0 9 3 +6 11
4 Bury Town 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10
5 Heybridge Swifts 8 3 1 4 10 9 +1 10
6 Histon 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 Transferred to Northern Premier League Division One Midlands
7 Soham Town Rangers 7 3 1 3 7 7 0 10
8 Grays Athletic 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10
9 Aveley 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
10 Romford 8 2 3 3 7 10 −3 9
11 Coggeshall Town 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
12 Dereham Town 7 2 2 3 7 7 0 8
13 Felixstowe & Walton United 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 8
14 Great Wakering Rovers 7 2 2 3 11 14 −3 8
15 Canvey Island 5 1 3 1 8 5 +3 6
16 Hullbridge Sports 5 2 0 3 11 9 +2 6
17 Cambridge City 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6 Transferred to Northern Premier League Division One Midlands
18 Brentwood Town 5 1 3 1 5 6 −1 6
19 Basildon United 6 1 2 3 11 9 +2 5
20 Witham Town 8 1 0 7 7 27 −20 3
Source: Isthmian League web site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]

Results table

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Home \ Away SUD AVE BAS BRE BUR CAM CAN COG DER FEL GRA GWR HEY HIS HUL M&T ROM STR TIL WIT
AFC Sudbury 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 5–2
Aveley 0–1 3–2 0–3 4–2
Basildon United 2–2 0–1 3–3 6–0
Brentwood Town 1–1 0–2
Bury Town 1–0 2–2 5–0
Cambridge City 2–1 0–1
Canvey Island 0–1 0–0
Coggeshall Town 1–0 0–1 2–0
Dereham Town 1–0 1–1 0–0
Felixstowe & Walton United 3–2 2–2 2–0
Grays Athletic 0–4 1–0 1–1
Great Wakering Rovers 0–6 0–0 3–4 3–0
Heybridge Swifts 2–0 0–3 1–2 5–0
Histon 1–2 1–2
Hullbridge Sports 1–2
Maldon & Tiptree 1–1 3–0 3–1
Romford 0–1 1–0 1–2
Soham Town Rangers 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Tilbury 2–0 0–1 3–3 2–1
Witham Town 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–7
Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of North Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Sudbury Sudbury King's Marsh 2,500
Aveley Aveley Parkside 3,500
Basildon United Basildon Gardiners Close 2,000
Brentwood Town Brentwood The Brentwood Centre Arena 1,800
Bury Town Bury St Edmunds Ram Meadow 3,500
Cambridge City Cambridge Bridge Road (groundshare with Histon) 2,000
Canvey Island Canvey Island Park Lane 4,500
Coggeshall Town Coggeshall West Street 2,000
Dereham Town Dereham Aldiss Park 3,000
Felixstowe & Walton United Felixstowe Dellwood Avenue 2,000
Grays Athletic Grays Parkside (groundshare with Aveley) 3,500
Great Wakering Rovers Great Wakering Burroughs Park 2,500
Heybridge Swifts Heybridge Scraley Road 3,000
Histon Impington Bridge Road 4,300
Hullbridge Sports Hullbridge Lower Road 1,500
Maldon & Tiptree Maldon Wallace Binder Ground 2,000
Romford Romford Mayesbrook Park (groundshare with Barking) 2,500
Soham Town Rangers Soham Julius Martin Lane 2,000
Tilbury Tilbury Chadfields 4,000
Witham Town Witham Spa Road 2,500

South Central Division

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The South Central Division comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

League table

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Isthmian League
South Central Division
Season2020–21

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waltham Abbey 8 5 1 2 13 9 +4 16 Transferred to Southern League Division One Central
2 Staines Town 8 5 1 2 17 17 0 16
3 Ware 7 5 0 2 20 10 +10 15 Transferred to Southern League Division One Central
4 Tooting & Mitcham United 7 5 0 2 12 3 +9 15
5 Bracknell Town 5 4 1 0 14 5 +9 13
6 Chertsey Town 7 4 1 2 14 9 +5 13
7 Hanwell Town 8 4 1 3 15 12 +3 13
8 Ashford Town 8 4 1 3 8 8 0 13
9 Hertford Town 7 4 0 3 10 10 0 12 Transferred to Southern League Division One Central
10 Marlow 7 3 2 2 16 8 +8 11
11 Westfield 7 3 1 3 15 11 +4 10
12 Barking 7 3 1 3 9 9 0 10 Transferred to North Division
13 Chipstead 8 3 1 4 12 19 −7 10
14 Bedfont Sports 6 3 0 3 10 8 +2 9
15 Chalfont St Peter 8 3 0 5 6 10 −4 9
16 FC Romania 7 2 0 5 8 14 −6 6 Transferred to Southern League Division One Central
17 Uxbridge 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5
18 South Park 7 1 2 4 12 20 −8 5
19 Northwood 8 1 1 6 7 19 −12 4
20 Harlow Town 8 1 0 7 6 17 −11 3 Transferred to Southern League Division One Central
Source: Isthmian League Website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]

Results table

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Home \ Away ASH BAR BED BRA CHA CHE CHI HAN HAR HER MAR NOR ROM SOU STA TOO UXB WAL WAR WES
Ashford Town 0–3 3–1 0–2
Barking 1–0 2–2 1–2 3–0
Bedfont Sports 2–1 1–0 2–3
Bracknell Town 4–0 2–0
Chalfont St Peter 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1
Chertsey Town 1–2 4–1 0–3 1–0
Chipstead 0–5 1–3 3–1 1–4
Hanwell Town 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–4
Harlow Town 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–3 2–0
Hertford Town 2–1 1–0 1–2
Marlow 3–0 4–0 3–3
Northwood 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–2
FC Romania 2–4 0–1
South Park 2–2 3–2 1–4
Staines Town 1–0 3–1 4–4 0–4 3–2
Tooting & Mitcham United 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–1
Uxbridge 0–0 2–2 1–3
Waltham Abbey 1–1 2–1 5–1 2–0 0–2
Ware 3–1 6–1 1–2
Westfield 0–1 2–3 1–3 3–0
Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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2020–21 Isthmian League is located in South-east England
Bracknell Town
Chertsey
Harlow Town
Hertford Town
Marlow
South Park
Ware
Westfield
Ashford Town
Ashford Town
Barking
Barking
Bedfont Sports
Bedfont Sports
Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter
FC Romania
FC Romania
Chipstead
Chipstead
Hanwell Town
Hanwell Town
Northwood
Northwood
Staines Tow
Staines Tow
Tooting & Mitcham United
Tooting & Mitcham United
Uxbridge
Uxbridge
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey
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Locations of South Central Division clubs
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Greater London South Central Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ashford Town Ashford, Surrey Robert Parker Stadium 2,550
Barking Barking Mayesbrook Park 2,500
Bedfont Sports Bedfont Bedfont Recreation Ground 3,000
Bracknell Town Bracknell Larges Lane 2,500
Chalfont St Peter Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow 1,500
Chertsey Town Chertsey Alwyns Lane 2,500
Chipstead Chipstead High Road 2,000
FC Romania Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium (groundshare with Cheshunt) 3,000
Hanwell Town Perivale Reynolds Field 3,000
Harlow Town Harlow The Harlow Arena 3,500
Hertford Town Hertford Hertingfordbury Park 6,500
Marlow Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000
Northwood Northwood Northwood Park 3,075
South Park Reigate King George's Field 2,000
Staines Town Staines-upon-Thames Wheatsheaf Park 3,000
Tooting & Mitcham United Mitcham Imperial Fields 3,500
Uxbridge West Drayton Honeycroft 3,770
Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey Capershotts 3,500
Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300
Westfield Woking (Westfield) Woking Park 1,000

South East Division

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The South East Division comprised 19 of the 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season. Guernsey withdrew from this season due to travel restrictions.[5]

League table

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Isthmian League
South East Division
Season2020–21

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hastings United 7 5 2 0 13 3 +10 17
2 VCD Athletic 8 5 1 2 18 7 +11 16
3 East Grinstead Town 6 4 2 0 16 6 +10 14
4 Whyteleafe 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13 Transferred to South Central Division
5 Sevenoaks Town 8 3 4 1 14 10 +4 13
6 Faversham Town 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12
7 Whitstable Town 9 3 2 4 12 20 −8 11
8 Hythe Town 6 3 1 2 14 12 +2 10
9 Ramsgate 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7
10 Herne Bay 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7
11 Ashford United 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7
12 Cray Valley Paper Mills 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 6
13 Three Bridges 6 2 0 4 11 15 −4 6
14 Chichester City 5 2 0 3 7 11 −4 6
15 Phoenix Sports 7 2 0 5 7 16 −9 6
16 Whitehawk 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5
17 Haywards Heath Town 7 1 2 4 11 19 −8 5
18 Sittingbourne 5 1 1 3 8 12 −4 4
19 Burgess Hill Town 7 1 1 5 5 14 −9 4
Source: Isthmian League website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]

Results table

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Home \ Away ASH BUR CHI CRA EAS FAV HAS HAY HER HYT PHO RAM SEV SIT THR VCD WHI WHT WHY
Ashford United 0–3 1–2 2–3 2–0
Burgess Hill Town 1–1 2–0 0–3
Chichester City 3–2 1–3
Cray Valley Paper Mills 1–2 2–1
East Grinstead Town 4–1 2–2
Faversham Town 0–0 1–1 1–0
Hastings United 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–1
Haywards Heath Town 1–4 1–5 4–2 2–2 0–2
Herne Bay 1–2 3–1 1–4
Hythe Town 3–2 1–0 0–4
Phoenix Sports 1–2 0–3 0–2
Ramsgate 1–2 1–1 1–2
Sevenoaks Town 1–0 0–1 2–2 4–1
Sittingbourne 2–2 0–3 3–2 2–3
Three Bridges 6–0 0–4 2–3
VCD Athletic 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
Whitehawk 1–1 1–1
Whitstable Town 1–0 1–1 0–6 1–4
Whyteleafe 5–0 1–0 2–2
Source: South East Division grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of South East Division clubs
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Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ashford United Ashford, Kent The Homelands 3,200
Burgess Hill Town Burgess Hill Leylands Park 2,500
Chichester City Chichester Oaklands Park 2,000
Cray Valley Paper Mills Eltham Badgers Sports Ground 1,000
East Grinstead Town East Grinstead East Court 1,500
Faversham Town Faversham Salters Lane 2,000
Hastings United Hastings The Pilot Field 4,050
Haywards Heath Town Haywards Heath Hanbury Park 2,000
Herne Bay Herne Bay Winch's Field 4,000
Hythe Town Hythe Reachfields Stadium 3,000
Phoenix Sports Barnehurst Victory Road 2,000
Ramsgate Ramsgate Southwood Stadium 2,500
Sevenoaks Town Sevenoaks Greatness Park 1,000
Sittingbourne Sittingbourne Woodstock Park 3,000
Three Bridges Crawley (Three Bridges) Jubilee Field 1,500
VCD Athletic Crayford Oakwood 1,400
Whitehawk Brighton (Whitehawk) The Enclosed Ground 3,126
Whitstable Town Whitstable The Belmont Ground 3,000
Whyteleafe Whyteleafe Church Road 2,000

League Cup

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2020–21 Alan Turvey Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Teams79

The 2020–21 Velocity Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) was to be the 47th season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League. It would have been the second season since the group stage was introduced. The cup was not held.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2020–21" (PDF). The Non-League Paper. 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Guernsey Forced To Take A Covid Gap Year". 15 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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