2008–09 Isthmian League
| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | Dover Athletic |
| Promoted |
Dover Athletic Staines Town |
| Relegated |
Harlow Town Heybridge Swifts Ramsgate |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,321 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 31 goal – Richard Jolly (Carshalton Athletic) |
| Highest attendance | 2,760 – Dover Athletic – Tooting & Mitcham United, (26 December) |
| Total attendance | 193,205 |
| Average attendance | 418 (-17.1% to previous season) |
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| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aveley |
| Promoted |
Aveley Waltham Abbey |
| Relegated |
Hillingdon Borough Witham Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,354 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 39 goals – Martin Tuohy (East Thurrock United) |
| Highest attendance | 845 – East Thurrock United – Aveley, (25 April) |
| Total attendance | 49,213 |
| Average attendance | 107 (-43.4% to previous season) |
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| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | Kingstonian |
| Promoted |
Cray Wanderers Kingstonian |
| Relegated | Crowborough Athletic |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,381 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 32 goals – Bobby Traynor (Kingstonian) |
| Highest attendance | 746 – Kingstonian – Cray Wanderers, (13 April) |
| Total attendance | 83,529 |
| Average attendance | 181 (-21.0% to previous season) |
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| Country |
 England
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| Teams | 66 | ||
| Defending champions | Ramsgate | ||
| Champions | Tilbury | ||
| Runners-up | Harrow Borough | ||
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The 2008–09 season was the 94th 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 Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Dover Athletic became champions five games before the end of the season and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Staines Town. Harlow Town, Heybridge Swifts and Ramsgate were relegated to the Division One sections, while Margate, who also finished in the relegation zone, were reprieved due to the demotion of clubs higher up the pyramid.
Source:
‡ Harlow Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Wealdstone on 14 February 2009 (2–1).
† Ramsgate were deducted four points for playing more than permitted number of short term loan players in three matches, including Margate on 27 December 2008 (2–0) and Tonbridge Angels on 3 January 2009 (2–2).
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.
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season, and seven new clubs:
Aveley won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Waltham Abbey. Witham Town and Hillingdon Borough finished in the bottom two places and left the league.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
† Potters Bar Town were deducted one point for fielding an unregistered player against Maldon Town on 23 September 2008 (0–0).
‡ Maldon Town were deducted three points for fielding a player without international clearance against Chatham Town on 27 September 2008 (2–0).
(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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