The 1998–99 season was the 84th 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 consisted of four divisions.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Aldershot Town, promoted as champions of Division One Billericay Town, promoted as runners-up in Division One Hampton, promoted as third in Division One Slough Town, demoted from the Football Conference
Sutton United won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference. Bishop's Stortford and Bromley finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division One, while Carshalton Athletic were reprieved after Wealdstone, finished third in Division One, were refused promotion due to ground grading.
At the end of the season Hampton changed name into Hampton & Richmond Borough.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aldershot Town Recreation Ground Aylesbury United Buckingham Road Basingstoke Town The Camrose Billericay Town New Lodge Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Boreham Wood Meadow Park Bromley Hayes Lane Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Chesham United The Meadow Enfield Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) Dagenham & Redbridge Victoria Road Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Gravesend & Northfleet Stonebridge Road Hampton & Richmond Borough Beveree Stadium Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hendon Claremont Road Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road Slough Town Wexham Park St Albans City Clarence Park Sutton United Gander Green Lane Thurrock Ship Lane Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground
Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Hitchin Town Oxford City Yeading
Three clubs promoted from Division Two: Braintree Town Canvey Island Wealdstone
Canvey Island won the division to get a second consecutive promotion. Hitchin Town finished second and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt, while Wealdtone, finished third, were refused promotion due to ground grading. Molesey, Wembley and Berkhamsted Town relegated to Division Two.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Berkhamsted Town Broadwater Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Braintree Town Cressing Road Canvey Island Brockwell Stadium Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Hitchin Town Top Field Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Leyton Pennant Wadham Lodge Maidenhead United York Road Molesey Walton Road Stadium Oxford City Marsh Lane Romford Sungate Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Uxbridge Honeycroft Wealdstone White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) Wembley Vale Farm Whyteleafe Church Road Worthing Woodside Road Yeading The Warren
Division Two
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from Division One: Abingdon Town Thame United Wokingham Town
Three clubs promoted from Division Three: Harlow Town Hemel Hempstead Hertford Town
Bedford Town won the division and were promoted to Division One along with Harlow Town, who achieved a second consecutive promotion and Thame United, who returned to Division One after the relegation. Hertford Town relegated back to Division Three along with Bracknell Town and Abingdon Town, who get a second consecutive relegation.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Abingdon Town Culham Road Banstead Athletic Merland Rise Barking Mayesbrook Park Bedford Town The Eyrie Bracknell Town Larges Lane Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow Edgware Town White Lion Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Horsham Queen Street Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Leighton Town Bell Close Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Metropolitan Police Imber Court Northwood Chestnut Avenue Thame United Windmill Road Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Witham Town Spa Road Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane Wokingham Town Cantley Park
Division Three
Division Three consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from Division Two: Cheshunt Egham Town Tilbury
Ford United won the division and were promoted along with Wingate & Finchley and Cheshunt, who returned straight after the relegation from Division Two.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aveley The Mill Field Camberley Town Kroomer Park Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium Clapton The Old Spotted Dog Ground Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field Croydon Athletic Keith Tuckey Stadium Dorking Meadowbank Stadium East Thurrock United Rookery Hill Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium Epsom & Ewell Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) Flackwell Heath Wilks Park Ford United Oakside Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Kingsbury Town Avenue Park Lewes The Dripping PanSouthall Robert Parker Stadium Tilbury Chadfields Tring Town Pendley Ground Ware Wodson Park Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium
Cup Competitions The results from the finals of the league's three cup competitions:
Ryman League Cup: The league's premier cup competition, with clubs from all four divisions competing.
Aldershot Town 2–1 Boreham Wood (played at Southampton F.C.)
Puma Full Members Cup: Featuring teams from the top two divisions.
Hendon 1-0 Worthing (played at Sutton United)
Vandanel Trophy: Featuring teams from the bottom two divisions.
Leighton Town 1-0 Windsor & Eton (played at Chesham United)
See also Isthmian League 1998–99 Northern Premier League 1998–99 Southern Football League
References
The Official Football Association Non League Club Directory 2000