2007–08 Isthmian League

The 2007/08 season of the Isthmian League was the 92nd season in the history of the league.

Isthmian League Premier Division

In the Premier Division Chelmsford City won the championship for the first time and got together with the play-off winners AFC Wimbledon on in the Conference South. Boreham Wood remained the descent into the Isthmian League Division One spared because Halifax Town of the Conference National was excluded and thereby from the overlying leagues each have a team has less descent. East Thurrock United landed because of a deduction from a point on one of the three relegation places and launched as well as the FC Leyton in the following season in the northern season of Division One, the third relegated, Folkestone Invicta, had to compete in the Südstaffel.

Isthmian League Division One North

In addition to the Dartford FC managed via the play- off round and the FC Canvey Iceland promotion to the Premier Division. The Ilford FC escaped relegation by the withdrawal of the club Edgware Town, who possessed more of the following season no venue. In addition, the table last Wivenhoe Town had to leave the Isthmian League.

Isthmian League Division One South

From Südstaffel rose next to Dover Athletic, coached by longtime professional player Andy Hessenthaler, also Tooting & Mitcham United on. Descent had to Horsham YMCA ( Up from 2006) and the FC Molesey, who had been uninterrupted since 1977 a member of the Isthmian League.

Isthmian League Cup

The Isthmian League Cup, the league internal cup competition which was attended by all 66 teams was held for the 34th time. In the final, sat down at Princes Park of Dartford FC Ramsgate after a scoreless game with 5-4 on penalties against AFC Sudbury through and won the competition for the first time.

Performance in national cup competitions

FA Cup

All 66 teams in the Isthmian League took part in the FA Cup 2007/ 08, the 44 teams in Division One started in the Vorqualifikationsrunde, the teams in the Premier Division a lap later in the first qualifying round. A total of four teams survived the fourth qualifying round, reaching the first main round, including the FC goods, a club from the North Division, which was thus as a team the eighth league level one of three class- lowest round main participants. Ware failed in the first round at fifth-tier Kidderminster Harriers 0-2, also subject to Billericay Town the third division side Swansea City 1-2.

The FC Horsham survived by a 4-1 victory against the sixth division club Maidenhead United in the first round, Staines Town played twice against the fourth division Stockport County 1-1 and sat down in the second game 4-3 on penalties. In the second main round then came for the two remaining clubs in the Isthmian League from the Staines Town succumbed to the fourth division club Peterborough United with 0:5, Horsham forced Swansea City in a 1-1 in a replay, had to be there but then with 2:6 beaten.

FA Trophy

In the FA Trophy 2007 /08 also started all 66 league affiliate, the FC Wealdstone, the Tonbridge Angels, Carshalton Athletic and AFC Wimbledon reached four clubs in the Premier Division and Canvey Iceland a club in the North Season the first main round. The most successful participants was Wimbledon, which is only in the third main round ( second round ) had to give the fifth-tier Torquay United beaten 0-2.