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. 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: Basingstoke Town, promoted as runners-up in Division One Chesham United, promoted as champions of Division One Gravesend & Northfleet, transferred from the Southern League Walton & Hersham, promoted as third in Division One
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.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aylesbury United Buckingham Road Basingstoke Town The Camrose 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 Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hendon Claremont Road Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road Hitchin Town Top Field Kingstonian Kingsmeadow Oxford City Marsh Lane St Albans City Clarence Park Sutton United Gander Green Lane Thurrock Ship Lane Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Yeading The Warren
Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Chertsey Town Grays Athletic Staines Town
Three clubs promoted from Division Two: Leatherhead Collier Row & Romford Wembley
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 Division Two.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Abingdon Town Culham Road Aldershot Town Recreation Ground Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Berkhamsted Town Broadwater Billericay Town New Lodge Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Hampton Beveree Stadium Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Leyton Pennant Wadham Lodge Maidenhead United York Road Molesey Walton Road Stadium Romford Sungate Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Thame United Windmill Road Uxbridge Honeycroft Wembley Vale Farm Whyteleafe Church Road Wokingham Town Cantley Park Worthing Woodside Road
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: Canvey Island Marlow Tooting & Mitcham United
Three clubs promoted from Division Three: Braintree Town Northwood Wealdstone
Canvey Island won the division and returned to Division One straight after relegation from it along with Braintree Town and Wealdstone, both achieved the second promotions in two seasons. Tilbury relegated to Division Three along with Egham Town and Abingdon Town.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Banstead Athletic Merland Rise Barking Mayesbrook Park Bedford Town The Eyrie Bracknell Town Larges Lane Braintree Town Cressing Road Canvey Island Brockwell Stadium Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium Edgware Town White Lion Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium Horsham Queen Street Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Leighton Town Bell Close Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Metropolitan Police Imber Court Northwood Chestnut Avenue Tilbury Chadfields Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Wealdstone White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Witham Town Spa Road Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane
Division Three
Division Three consisted of 20 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from Division Two: Dorking Hemel Hempstead Ware
Plus: Corinthian-Casuals, promoted as runners-up in the Combined Counties League Croydon Athletic, promoted as third in the Spartan League Ford United, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League
Hemel Hempstead won the division and returned to Division Two straight after relegation along with Hertford Town and Harlow Town.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aveley The Mill Field Camberley Town Kroomer Park 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 Epsom & Ewell Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) Flackwell Heath Wilks Park Ford United Oakside Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Kingsbury Town Avenue Park Lewes The Dripping Pan Southall Robert Parker Stadium Tring Town Pendley Ground Ware Wodson Park Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium
See also Isthmian League 1997–98 Northern Premier League 1997–98 Southern Football League
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