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1997–98 Isthmian League

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Kingstonian
Promoted Kingstonian
Relegated Hitchin Town
Oxford City
Yeading
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,343 (2.91 per match)
Highest attendance 2,019 – KingstonianSutton United, (15 November)
Total attendance 206,905
Average attendance 448 (-10.0% to previous season)
Isthmian League
First Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Aldershot Town
Promoted Aldershot Town
Billericay Town
Hampton
Relegated Abingdon Town
Thame United
Wokingham Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,382 (2.99 per match)
Highest attendance 4,289 – Aldershot TownBerkhamsted Town, (2 May)
Total attendance 142,653
Average attendance 309 (+2.3% to previous season)
Isthmian League
Second Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Canvey Island
Promoted Braintree Town
Canvey Island
Wealdstone
Relegated Cheshunt
Egham Town
Tilbury
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,496 (3.24 per match)
Highest attendance 1,108 – Canvey IslandBraintree Town, (3 January)
Total attendance 78,257
Average attendance 169 (+24.3% to previous season)
Isthmian League
Third Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Hemel Hempstead
Promoted Harlow Town
Hemel Hempstead
Hertford Town
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,221 (3.21 per match)
Highest attendance 480 – Hertford TownWare, (27 December)
Total attendance 29,119
Average attendance 77 (-31.3% to previous season)

The 1997–98 season was the 83rd 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:

Kingstonian won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference to reach the highest level in the club history. Yeading, Hitchin Town and Oxford City finished bottom of the table and relegated to the First 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 First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:

Before the start of the season Collier Row & Romford F.C. were renamed Romford.

Aldershot Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with Billericay Town and Hampton. Wokingham Town, Abingdon Town and Thame United relegated to 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 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:


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