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1996–97 Isthmian League

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 1996–97
Champions Yeovil Town
Promoted Yeovil Town
Relegated Chertsey Town
Grays Athletic
Staines Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,362 (2.95 per match)
Highest attendance 8,007 – Yeovil TownEnfield, (25 March)
Total attendance 230,209
Average attendance 498 (+2.9% to previous season)
Isthmian League
First Division
Season 1996–97
Champions Chesham United
Promoted Basingstoke Town
Chesham United
Walton & Hersham
Relegated Canvey Island
Marlow
Tooting & Mitcham United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,254 (2.71 per match)
Highest attendance 2,262 – Aldershot TownBasingstoke Town, (31 March)
Total attendance 139,574
Average attendance 302 (+10.6% to previous season)
Isthmian League
Second Division
Season 1996–97
Champions Collier Row & Romford
Promoted Leatherhead
Collier Row & Romford
Wembley
Relegated Dorking
Hemel Hempstead
Ware
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,451 (3.14 per match)
Highest attendance 760 – WareEgham Town, (22 March)
Total attendance 62,737
Average attendance 136 (+17.2% to previous season)
Isthmian League
Third Division
Season 1996–97
Champions Wealdstone
Promoted Braintree Town
Northwood
Wealdstone
Matches played 272
Goals scored 886 (3.26 per match)
Highest attendance 630 – WealdstoneEpsom & Ewell, (19 April)
Total attendance 30,404
Average attendance 112 (+9.8% to previous season)

The 1996–97 season was the 82nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of four divisions.

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

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new teams:

Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

The Second Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the First Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:

Also, Collier Row & Romford, formed from a merger between Collier Row and Romford

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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