2013–14 Isthmian League
The 2013–14 season was the 99th 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 season saw all three divisions increase from 22 to 24 clubs. The regular season started on 10 August 2013 and finished on 26 April 2014 with the play-off semi-finals scheduled for the week beginning 28 April 2014 and the three finals scheduled for 3–5 May 2014.[1] The fixture list was released during the week beginning 15 July 2013.[1]
Following the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the Conference North,[2] and the liquidation of Southern League Premier Division club Hinckley United,[3] Redhill and Wroxham were reprieved at the end of the season. Wingate & Finchley were also reprieved from relegation when Worksop Town resigned from the Northern Premier League in late May 2014.[4]
Premier Division
Season | 2013–14 |
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Champions | Wealdstone |
Promoted | Lowestoft Town Wealdstone |
Relegated | Carshalton Athletic Cray Wanderers Thamesmead Town |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,704 (3.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 34 goals - Charles Moone (Hampton & Richmond Borough) |
Highest attendance | 2296 – Maidstone United 4 – 3 Dulwich Hamlet, (15 March) |
Total attendance | 208,021 |
Average attendance | 377 (+26.9% to previous season) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 18 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs in a division expanded from 22 to 24 clubs:
- AFC Hornchurch, relegated from the Conference South
- Billericay Town, relegated from the Conference South
- Dulwich Hamlet, promoted as champions of Division One South
- Grays Athletic, promoted as champions of Division One North
- Maidstone United, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South
- Thamesmead Town, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North
- Thurrock originally finished above the relegation places in 2012–13, and Carshalton Athletic were relegated. However, Thurrock were subsequently deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player, and were thus relegated to Division One North, with Carshalton staying in the Premier Division. A knock-on effect was that Sittingbourne, who had provisionally been switched to Division One North, stayed in Division One South. Thurrock appealed, but the appeal was rejected.[5]
Wealdstone won the division and were promoted to the Conference South, while Lowestoft Town won the play-offs after three consecutive play-off final defeats and were promoted to the Conference North. The Premier Division switched back to four relegation places this season, though Wingate & Finchley were eventually reprieved after Worksop Town resigned from the Northern Premier League.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Wealdstone | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 99 | 43 | +56 | 96 | Promoted to the Conference South |
2 | Kingstonian | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 44 | +36 | 85 | Qualified for the play-offs |
3 | Bognor Regis Town | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 95 | 65 | +30 | 85 | |
4 | Lowestoft Town | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 84 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference North |
5 | AFC Hornchurch | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 53 | +30 | 83 | Qualified for the play-offs |
6 | Dulwich Hamlet | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 65 | +31 | 82 | |
7 | Maidstone United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 92 | 57 | +35 | 81 | |
8 | Hendon | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 84 | 69 | +15 | 70 | |
9 | Leiston | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 73 | 71 | +2 | 67 | |
10 | Billericay Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 66 | |
11 | Margate | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 64 | |
12 | Hampton & Richmond | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 64 | |
13 | Canvey Island | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 62 | |
14 | Grays Athletic | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 74 | 82 | −8 | 61 | |
15 | Bury Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 60 | |
16 | Lewes | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 59 | |
17 | Metropolitan Police | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 58 | |
18 | Harrow Borough | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 58 | |
19 | Enfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 64 | 90 | −26 | 51 | |
20 | East Thurrock United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 49 | |
21 | Wingate & Finchley | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 49 | Reprieved from relegation |
22 | Thamesmead Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 61 | 90 | −29 | 46 | Relegated to Division One North |
23 | Carshalton Athletic | 46 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 40 | 101 | −61 | 30 | Relegated to Division One South |
24 | Cray Wanderers | 46 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 40 | 137 | −97 | 26 | Relegated to Division One North |
Top scorers
Player | Club | Goals[8] |
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Charles Moone | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 34 |
Jefferson Louis | Margate | 31 |
George Purcell | AFC Hornchurch | 30 |
Erhun Oztumer | Dulwich Hamlet | 28 |
Stefan Payne | AFC Hornchurch | 27 |
Andre McCollin | Kingstonian | |
Ryan Moss | Kingstonian | 25 |
Scott McGleish | Wealdstone | 23 |
Francis Collin | Maidstone United | |
Terry Dodd | Bognor Regis Town | 21 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
30 April 2014 | Kingstonian | 0–1 | AFC Hornchurch | Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames |
19:45 | Hayles |
Attendance: 641 |
30 April 2014 | Bognor Regis Town | 1–2 | Lowestoft Town | Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis |
19:45 | Dodd |
Haynes-Brown Reed |
Attendance: 1,025 |
Final
5 May 2014 | Lowestoft Town | 3–0 | AFC Hornchurch | Crown Meadow, Lowestoft |
15:00 | Eagle Reed Haynes-Brown |
Attendance: 2,697 |
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium | 3,500 |
Billericay Town | New Lodge | 3,500 |
Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane | 4,000 |
Bury Town | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
Canvey Island | Park Lane | 4,308 |
Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground | 5,000 |
Cray Wanderers | Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) | 6,000 |
Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill | 3,000 |
East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill | 4,000 |
Enfield Town | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium | 2,500 |
Grays Athletic | The Mill Field (groundshare with Aveley) | 1,100 |
Hampton & Richmond Borough | Beveree Stadium | 3,500 |
Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium | 3,070 |
Hendon | Earlsmead Stadium (groundshare with Harrow Borough) | 3,070 |
Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) | 5,194 |
Leiston | Victory Road | 2,500 |
Lewes | The Dripping Pan | 3,000 |
Lowestoft Town | Crown Meadow | 2,250 |
Maidstone United | Gallagher Stadium | 2,226 |
Margate | Hartsdown Park | 2,100 |
Metropolitan Police | Imber Court | 3,000 |
Thamesmead Town | Bayliss Avenue | 6,000 |
Wealdstone | Grosvenor Vale | 2,640 |
Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium | 1,500 |
Division One North
Season | 2013–14 |
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Champions | VCD Athletic |
Promoted | VCD Athletic Witham Town |
Relegated | Erith & Belvedere Waltham Forest |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,933 (3.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 41 goals - Alexander Read (Harlow Town) |
Total attendance | 58,649 |
Average attendance | 106 (+0.0% to previous season) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
Division One North consisted of 18 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs in a division expanded from 22 to 24 clubs:
- Barkingside, promoted as runners-up in the Essex Senior League
- Burnham Ramblers, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League
- Dereham Town, promoted as champions of the Eastern Counties League
- Erith & Belvedere, promoted as champions of the Kent League
- Thurrock, relegated from the Premier Division
- VCD Athletic, promoted as runners-up in the Kent League
VCD Athletic won the division to earn a second consecutive title and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Witham Town. After the league expansion, the Division One sections switched to three relegation places, although Wroxham were reprieved from relegation after the resignation of Vauxhall Motors and the liquidation of Hinckley United higher up the pyramid.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | VCD Athletic | 46 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 116 | 54 | +62 | 99 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Witham Town | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 109 | 54 | +55 | 98 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
3 | Heybridge Swifts | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 108 | 59 | +49 | 93 | Qualified for the play-offs |
4 | Harlow Town | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 105 | 59 | +46 | 91 | |
5 | Needham Market | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 87 | |
6 | Thurrock | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 99 | 60 | +39 | 87 | |
7 | Dereham Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 98 | 65 | +33 | 77 | |
8 | Soham Town Rangers | 46 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 92 | 75 | +17 | 76 | |
9 | Maldon & Tiptree | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 68 | +14 | 76 | |
10 | AFC Sudbury | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 76 | 63 | +13 | 76 | |
11 | Romford | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 68 | |
12 | Chatham Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 74 | 76 | −2 | 68 | |
13 | Aveley | 46 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 65 | |
14 | Redbridge | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 78 | 84 | −6 | 59 | |
15 | Cheshunt | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 74 | 75 | −1 | 53 | |
16 | Tilbury | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 53 | |
17 | Burnham Ramblers | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 69 | 100 | −31 | 52 | |
18 | Waltham Abbey | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 71 | 90 | −19 | 50 | |
19 | Brentwood Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 92 | −21 | 46 | |
20 | Barkingside | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 76 | 120 | −44 | 46 | |
21 | Ware | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 73 | 93 | −20 | 45 | |
22 | Wroxham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 77 | 123 | −46 | 36 | Reprieved from relegation |
23 | Waltham Forest | 46 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 43 | 118 | −75 | 25 | Relegated to the Essex Senior League |
24 | Erith & Belvedere | 46 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 44 | 137 | −93 | 22 | Relegated to the Southern Counties East League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top scorers
Player | Club | Goals[9] |
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Alexander Read | Harlow Town | 41 |
David Knight | Thurrock | 32 |
Luke Stanley | Soham Town Rangers | 31 |
Kristopher Newby | Witham Town | 22 |
Junior Dadson | Harlow Town |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
29 April 2014 | Witham Town | 1–0 | Needham Market | Village Glass Stadium, Witham |
19:45 | Newby |
Attendance: 305 |
29 April 2014 | Heybridge Swifts | 0–3 | Harlow Town | Scraley Road, Heybridge |
19:45 | Read Antoine |
Attendance: 423 |
Final
4 May 2014 | Witham Town | 3–0 | Harlow Town | Village Glass Stadium, Witham |
15:00 | Murfet Townrow Pedulu |
Attendance: 898 |
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Sudbury | King's Marsh | 2,500 |
Aveley | The Mill Field (groundshare with Grays Athletic) | 1,100 |
Barkingside | Oakside (groundshare with Redbridge) | 3,000 |
Brentwood Town | The Brentwood Centre Arena | 1,800 |
Burnham Ramblers | Leslie Fields | 2,000 |
Chatham Town | The Sports Ground | 5,000 |
Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium | 3,000 |
Dereham Town | Aldiss Park | 3,000 |
Erith & Belvedere | Park View Road (groundshare with Welling United) | 5,000 |
Harlow Town | Barrows Farm | 3,500 |
Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road | 3,000 |
Maldon & Tiptree | Wallace Binder Ground | 2,000 |
Needham Market | Bloomfields | 4,000 |
Redbridge | Oakside | 3,000 |
Romford | Ship Lane (groundshare with Thurrock) | 3,500 |
Soham Town Rangers | Julius Martin Lane | 2,000 |
Thurrock | Ship Lane | 3,500 |
Tilbury | Chadfields | 4,000 |
VCD Athletic | The Oakwood | 1,180 |
Waltham Abbey | Capershotts | 3,500 |
Waltham Forest | Wadham Lodge | 3,500 |
Ware | Wodson Park | 3,300 |
Witham Town | Spa Road | 2,500 |
Wroxham | Trafford Park | 2,000 |
Division One South
Season | 2013–14 |
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Champions | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
Promoted | Leatherhead Peacehaven & Telscombe |
Relegated | Crawley Down Gatwick Eastbourne Town |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,897 (3.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 46 goals - Ross Allen (Guernsey) |
Total attendance | 114,319 |
Average attendance | 207 (-21.9% to previous season) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
Division One South consisted of 20 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs in a division expanded from 22 to 24 clubs:
- Guernsey, promoted as runners-up in the Combined Counties League
- Hastings United, relegated from the Premier Division
- Peacehaven & Telscombe, promoted as champions of the Sussex County League
- Redhill, promoted as runners-up in the Sussex County League
Peacehaven & Telscombe won the division to earn a second consecutive title and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Leatherhead. After the league expansion, the Division One sections switched to three relegation places, although Redhill were reprieved from relegation after the resignation of Vauxhall Motors and the liquidation of Hinckley United higher up the pyramid.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 46 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 128 | 55 | +73 | 107 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Folkestone Invicta | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 102 | 59 | +43 | 89 | Qualified for the play-offs |
3 | Leatherhead | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 46 | +47 | 86[lower-alpha 1] | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
4 | Guernsey | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 93 | 65 | +28 | 81 | Qualified for the play-offs |
5 | Hastings United | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 79 | |
6 | Burgess Hill Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 77 | |
7 | Merstham | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 81 | 63 | +18 | 76 | |
8 | Hythe Town | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 87 | 71 | +16 | 73 | |
9 | Walton Casuals | 46 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 89 | 93 | −4 | 70 | |
10 | Faversham Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 68 | |
11 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 79 | 75 | +4 | 63 | |
12 | Ramsgate | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 84 | 79 | +5 | 62 | |
13 | Chipstead | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 83 | −4 | 62 | |
14 | Sittingbourne | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 61 | |
15 | Worthing | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 80 | 98 | −18 | 59 | |
16 | Horsham | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 66 | 78 | −12 | 56 | |
17 | Corinthian-Casuals | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 55 | |
18 | Herne Bay | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 69 | 72 | −3 | 54 | |
19 | Three Bridges | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 71 | 88 | −17 | 53 | |
20 | Whitstable Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 53 | |
21 | Walton & Hersham | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 75 | 92 | −17 | 51 | |
22 | Redhill | 46 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 72 | 96 | −24 | 45 | Reprieved from relegation |
23 | Crawley Down Gatwick | 46 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 51 | 139 | −88 | 33 | Relegated to the Sussex County League |
24 | Eastbourne Town | 46 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 60 | 121 | −61 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Leatherhead were deducted six points on 26 April for a registration irregularity.[10]
Top scorers
Player | Club | Goals[11] |
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Ross Allen | Guernsey | 46 |
Charlie Walker | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 36 |
Shaun Welford | Hythe Town | 34 |
Thomas Bradbrook | Leatherhead | 30 |
Jamie Byatt | Corinthian-Casuals | 29 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
29 April 2014 | Folkestone Invicta | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hastings United | Cheriton Road, Folkestone |
19:45 | Chappell Luchford Fergusson |
Olorunda Adams |
Attendance: 951 |
29 April 2014 | Leatherhead | 3–2 | Guernsey | Fetcham Grove, Leatherhead |
19:45 | Smith Bradbrook |
McGrath Rihoy |
Attendance: 561 |
Final
3 May 2014 | Folkestone Invicta | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Leatherhead | Cheriton Road, Folkestone |
15:00 | Booth |
Bradbrook |
Attendance: 1,287 |
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Burgess Hill Town | Leylands Park | 2,000 |
Chipstead | High Road | 2,000 |
Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field | 2,700 |
Crawley Down Gatwick | The Haven Sportsfield | 1,000 |
Eastbourne Town | The Saffrons | 3,000 |
Faversham Town | Shepherd Neame Stadium | 2,000 |
Folkestone Invicta | Cheriton Road | 4,000 |
Guernsey | Footes Lane | 5,000 |
Hastings United | The Pilot Field | 4,050 |
Herne Bay | Winch's Field | 4,000 |
Horsham | Gorings Mead | 1,500 |
Hythe Town | Reachfields Stadium | 3,000 |
Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove | 3,400 |
Merstham | Moatside | 2,000 |
Peacehaven & Telscombe | The Sports Park | 1,500 |
Ramsgate | Southwood Stadium | 2,500 |
Redhill | Kiln Brow | 2,000 |
Sittingbourne | Woodstock Park (groundshare with Woodstock Sports) | 3,000 |
Three Bridges | Jubilee Field | 1,500 |
Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields | 3,500 |
Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground | 2,000 |
Walton Casuals | Waterside Stadium | 2,000 |
Whitstable Town | The Belmont Ground | 3,000 |
Worthing | Worthing Stadium | 4,000 |
League Cup
Country | |
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Teams | 66 |
Champions | Maidstone United |
Runners-up | AFC Sudbury |
Matches played | 65 |
Goals scored | 243 (3.74 per match) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
The Isthmian League Cup 2013–14 (billed as the Robert Dyas Cup 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.[12]
Calendar
Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs |
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Preliminary round | 18 September to 9 October | 2 | 66 → 64 |
First round | 3 September to 19 November | 32 | 64 → 32 |
Second round | 4 November to 4 December | 16 | 32 → 16 |
Third round | 3 December to 14 January | 8 | 16 → 8 |
Quarterfinals | 28 January to 6 March | 4 | 8 → 4 |
Semi-finals | 25 February to 13 March | 2 | 4 → 2 |
Final | 8 April | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Sixty-six clubs took part in the competition, while six clubs refused to participate:
Preliminary round
Four clubs participated in the Premilinary round, while all other clubs received a bye to the First round.
Tie | Home Team (Tier) | Score | Away Team (Tier) | Att. |
1 | Eastbourne Town (S) | 0–3 | Burgess Hill Town (S) | 90 |
2 | Leatherhead (S) | 0–2 | Walton & Hersham (S) | 107 |
First round
The two clubs to have made it through the Preliminary round were entered into the draw with every other Isthmian League club, making sixty-four teams.
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Second round
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Third round
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Quarterfinals
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Semi-finals
Tie | Home Team (Tier) | Score | Away Team (Tier) | Att. |
63 | Maidstone United (P) | 6–0 | Grays Athletic (P) | 695 |
64 | Ware (N) | 1–2 | AFC Sudbury (N) | 82 |
Final
8 April 2014 65 | AFC Sudbury (N) | 0–3 | Maidstone United (P) | Gallagher Stadium, Maidstone |
19:30 | Report | Phillips Collin |
Attendance: 1,829 |
References
- "Season 2013/14 Start Date and Fixture Release". Isthmian League. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- "Vauxhall Motors to quit Conference North in bid to save club". Liverpool Echo. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Hinckley United wound up over debts of more than £200,000". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- "Joy at Wingate & Finchley as Blues are granted reprieve from Ryman League relegation". Ham & High. 29 May 2014.
- "FA dismiss club appeals". Isthmian League. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- 2013–14 Isthmian League
- nonleaguefooty website
- "Isthmian League Premier Division top scorers".
- "Isthmian League Division One North top scorers".
- "Leatherhead accept final day deduction". Isthmian League. 26 April 2014.
- "Isthmian League Division One South top scorers".
- The Isthmian archive