2025–26 Isthmian League

The 2025–26 season is the 111th 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 operates four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 and three divisions, North, South Central and South East at Step 4 of the National League System. This was the sixth season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league is also known as the Pitching In League under a sponsorship deal with Entain, formerly GVC Holdings.

The allocations for steps 3 and 4 were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 15 May 2025.[1]

Premier Division

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Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2025–26
ChampionsFolkestone Invicta
PromotedFolkestone Invicta
Billericay Town
RelegatedCanvey Island
Potters Bar Town
Hashtag United
Cray Valley Paper Mills
Matches462
Goals1,478 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerJake Hutchinson (24 goals)
Biggest home winFolkestone Invicta 8–1 Cray Wanderers
(11 November 2025)
Dartford 7–0 Hashtag United
(28 March 2026)
Biggest away winHashtag United 0–6 Chatham Town
(8 November 2025)
Potters Bar Town 0–6 Chatham Town
(18 April 2026)
Highest scoringFolkestone Invicta 8–1 Cray Wanderers
(11 November 2025)
Highest attendance3,344
Dulwich Hamlet vs St Albans City
(8 November 2025)
Lowest attendance101
Wingate & Finchley vs Burgess Hill Town
(3 March 2026)

The Premier Division comprised sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as six clubs who newly joined the division.

Team changes

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Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Folkestone Invicta (C, P) 42 29 9 4 102 40 +62 96 Promotion to the National League South
2 Aveley 42 24 12 6 90 51 +39 84 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Billericay Town (O, P) 42 24 10 8 81 48 +33 82
4 Chatham Town 42 24 7 11 83 35 +48 79
5 Brentwood Town 42 24 6 12 84 66 +18 78
6 Dartford 42 20 12 10 81 55 +26 72
7 Cray Wanderers 42 17 16 9 79 71 +8 67
8 Burgess Hill Town 42 20 7 15 76 81 5 67
9 Dulwich Hamlet 42 17 11 14 61 53 +8 62
10 Ramsgate 42 15 12 15 73 68 +5 57
11 St Albans City 42 16 8 18 71 59 +12 56
12 Chichester City 42 14 13 15 57 63 6 55 Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division South
13 Cheshunt 42 12 14 16 65 70 5 50
14 Whitehawk 42 12 13 17 58 72 14 49
15 Welling United 42 15 3 24 54 75 21 48
16 Wingate & Finchley 42 12 10 20 55 67 12 46
17 Lewes 42 13 7 22 47 83 36 46
18 Carshalton Athletic 42 10 14 18 61 73 12 44
19 Cray Valley Paper Mills (R) 42 11 9 22 54 80 26 42 Relegation to the South East Division
20 Hashtag United (R) 42 11 9 22 60 87 27 42 Relegation to the North Division
21 Potters Bar Town (R) 42 9 3 30 46 94 48 30 Relegation to the Southern League Division One Central
22 Canvey Island (R) 42 6 9 27 40 87 47 27 Relegation to the North Division
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Aveley 1
5 Brentwood Town 4
3 Billericay Town 2
5 Brentwood Town 1
3 Billericay Town 3
4 Chatham Town 2

Semi-finals

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29 April 2026 Aveley1–4 Brentwood Town Aveley
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Harry Phillips
Assistant referees: Marian Stoichitoiu & Matthew Charles
Fourth official: Richard Baker
29 April 2026 Billericay Town 3–2Chatham TownBillericay
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: New Lodge
Attendance: 2,757
Referee: Fabio Roque
Assistant referees: Andreas Anastasiou & Matthew Pollington
Fourth official: Deryll David

Final

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4 May 2026 Billericay Town 2–1 (a.e.t.)Brentwood TownBillericay
15:00 GMT
  • Long 21'
  • Watts 119'
  • Thomas 38'
Stadium: New Lodge
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Henry Harvey
Assistant referees: Emre Arslan & Anthony Browne
Fourth official: John-Patrick Kane

Results table

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Home \ Away AVE BIL BRE BHT CAN CAR CHA CHE CHI CVP CRW DAR DUL FOL HSH LEW PBT RAM SAC WEL WHI W&F
Aveley 3–3 1–1 3–3 3–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–5 3–1 3–0 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 2–0
Billericay Town 3–2 1–0 4–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 6–1 2–0 2–1
Brentwood Town 3–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 0–5
Burgess Hill Town 2–5 1–2 3–2 0–2 2–4 0–3 1–3 1–2 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–3 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–2
Canvey Island 1–2 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–4 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 3–1 2–4 1–3 1–3 2–1 1–1
Carshalton Athletic 1–1 1–0 2–4 1–2 3–1 0–4 3–3 0–3 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 4–1
Chatham Town 0–1 0–1 0–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–4 3–1 2–1 4–0
Cheshunt 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–0 4–1 0–3 2–2 4–2 0–0 2–3
Chichester City 0–1 2–2 2–5 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2
Cray Valley Paper Mills 1–4 1–4 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–3 1–4 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–4 0–2 4–1
Cray Wanderers 0–3 3–4 1–5 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 5–0 0–2 4–2 1–1 4–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 3–2
Dartford 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–2 4–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 7–0 4–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–2
Dulwich Hamlet 3–3 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–4 4–1 0–0 4–2 3–1 4–3 0–3
Folkestone Invicta 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–2 5–3 3–0 3–0 8–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 6–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 4–1 4–0
Hashtag United 2–2 2–3 2–3 2–6 4–0 3–1 0–6 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–3 0–0 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1
Lewes 1–6 0–3 4–2 3–0 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–5 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1
Potters Bar Town 2–3 0–5 3–4 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–6 3–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 1–0 1–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–4 2–4 2–3 2–3 3–3
Ramsgate 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–4 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 4–4 0–2 2–3 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–1
St Albans City 0–1 2–0 2–3 3–4 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 5–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–5 2–0
Welling United 0–1 2–2 1–4 1–2 4–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–0 2–1 1–0
Whitehawk 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 3–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1
Wingate & Finchley 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AveleyAveleyParkside3,500
Billericay TownBillericayNew Lodge4,800
Brentwood TownBrentwoodThe Brentwood Centre Arena1,500
Burgess Hill TownBurgess HillLeylands Park2,500
Canvey IslandCanvey IslandPark Lane4,100
Carshalton AthleticLondon (Carshalton)War Memorial Sports Ground5,000
Chatham TownChatham, KentThe Bauvill Stadium5,000
CheshuntCheshuntTheobalds Lane3,174
Chichester CityChichesterOaklands Park2,000
Cray Valley Paper MillsLondon (Eltham)Badgers Sports Ground1,550
Cray WanderersLondon (Chislehurst)Flamingo Park2,500
DartfordDartfordPrinces Park4,100
Dulwich HamletLondon (East Dulwich)Champion Hill3,334
Folkestone InvictaFolkestoneCheriton Road4,000
Hashtag UnitedAveleyParkside (groundshare with Aveley)3,500
LewesLewesThe Dripping Pan3,000
Potters Bar TownPotters BarParkfield2,000
RamsgateRamsgateSouthwood Stadium3,500
St Albans CitySt AlbansClarence Park5,007
Welling UnitedLondon (Welling)Park View Road4,000
WhitehawkBrighton (Whitehawk)The Enclosed Ground3,126
Wingate & FinchleyLondon (Finchley)The Maurice Rebak Stadium2,638

Statistics

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Top Goalscorer
Rank Player Team Goals
1. Jake Hutchinson Folkestone Invicta 24
2. Alex Hernandez Cray Wanderers 21
3. Daniel Ogunleye Brentwood Town 20
4. Leo Sery St Albans City 17
5. Olly Box Dartford 16
Max Fiddes Canvey Island/Burgess Hill Town/Cray Wanderers 16

Attendances

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Rank Team Average Highest Lowest
1. Dulwich Hamlet 2,226 3,334 vs St Albans City 628 vs Whitehawk
2. Chatham Town 1,443 3,049 vs Dartford 723 vs Chichester City
3. Folkestone Invicta 1,328 2,592 vs Ramsgate 304 vs St Albans City
4. Ramsgate 1,236 2,268 vs Folkestone Invicta 812 vs Potters Bar Town
5. St Albans City 1,212 2,314 vs Folkestone Invicta 375 vs Burgess Hill Town
6. Dartford 1,067 1,525 vs Welling United 704 vs Burgess Hill Town
7. Billericay Town 1,039 1,897 vs Brentwood Town 455 vs Chatham Town
8. Lewes 846 1,580 vs Whitehawk 351 vs Billericay Town
9. Burgess Hill Town 825 1,492 vs Wingate & Finchley 448 vs Canvey Island
10. Welling United 716 1,479 vs Dartford 329 vs Folkestone Invicta
11. Cray Wanderers 672 1,254 vs Cray Valley Paper Mills 351 vs Canvey Island
12. Brentwood Town 633 1,574 vs Billericay Town 250 vs Cheshunt
13. Carshalton Athletic 571 1,125 vs St Albans City 295 vs Cheshunt
14. Aveley 459 733 vs Brentwood Town 324 vs Wingate & Finchley
15. Cheshunt 368 493 vs Potters Bar Town 207 vs Canvey Island
16. Chichester City 350 521 vs Dartford 133 vs Cheshunt
17. Potters Bar Town 336 723 vs St Albans City 178 vs Chichester City
18. Canvey Island 322 702 vs Billericay Town 157 vs Chichester City
19. Whitehawk 320 580 vs Dulwich Hamlet 133 vs Brentwood Town
20. Cray Valley Paper Mills 316 580 vs Dartford 178 vs Canvey Island
21. Wingate & Finchley 230 391 vs Welling United 101 vs Burgess Hill Town
22. Hashtag United 212 479 vs Aveley 107 vs Whitehawk

North Division

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Isthmian League
North Division
Season2025–26
ChampionsMaldon & Tiptree
PromotedMaldon & Tiptree
Stanway Rovers
RelegatedBrantham Athletic
Heybridge Swifts
Downham Town
Mildenhall Town
Matches462
Goals1,381 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerFreddie Sears (29 goals)
Biggest home winGrays Athletic 6–0 Brantham Athletic
(4 November 2025)
Maldon & Tiptree 6–0 Waltham Abbey
(8 November 2025)
Biggest away winWitham Town 0–5 Walthamstow
(23 September 2025)
Felixstowe & Walton United 2–7 Waltham Abbey
(29 November 2025)
Brantham Athletic 1–6 Cambridge City
(25 April 2026)
Heybridge Swifts 0–5 Stanway Rovers
(25 April 2026)
Highest scoringFelixstowe & Walton United 2–7 Waltham Abbey
(29 November 2025)
Highest attendance1,596
Maldon & Tiptree vs Heybridge Swifts
(27 December 2025)
Lowest attendance28
Takeley vs Downham Town
(3 February 2026)

The North Division comprises 22 teams. Sixteen teams competed in the previous season in the division.

Team changes

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North Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Maldon & Tiptree (C, P) 42 30 7 5 97 33 +64 97 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Felixstowe & Walton United 42 30 7 5 90 37 +53 97 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Waltham Abbey 42 24 8 10 88 50 +38 80 Qualification for the play-offs, then transferred to the Southern League Division One Central
4 Stanway Rovers (O, P) 42 22 11 9 70 44 +26 77 Qualification for the play-offs
5 Redbridge 42 21 8 13 83 65 +18 71
6 Gorleston 42 22 5 15 70 67 +3 71
7 Bowers & Pitsea 42 19 11 12 85 53 +32 68
8 Wroxham 42 19 10 13 54 47 +7 67
9 Witham Town 42 17 11 14 68 59 +9 62
10 Walthamstow 42 16 10 16 68 62 +6 58
11 Tilbury 42 15 13 14 57 54 +3 58
12 Cambridge City 42 14 14 14 58 49 +9 56
13 Concord Rangers 42 16 8 18 62 64 2 56
14 Brightlingsea Regent 42 16 8 18 61 63 2 56
15 Newmarket Town 42 15 9 18 69 69 0 54
16 Lowestoft Town 42 14 7 21 62 84 22 49
17 Takeley 42 13 8 21 43 72 29 47
18 Grays Athletic 42 12 8 22 44 60 16 44
19 Mildenhall Town (R) 42 12 5 25 53 81 28 41 Relegation to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division
20 Downham Town (R) 42 8 13 21 43 72 29 37
21 Heybridge Swifts (R) 42 7 7 28 29 85 56 28 Relegation to the Essex Senior League
22 Brantham Athletic (R) 42 4 4 34 27 111 84 16 Relegation to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Felixstowe & Walton United 2
5 Redbridge 3
4 Stanway Rovers 0 (4)
5 Redbridge 0 (2)
3 Waltham Abbey 1
4 Stanway Rovers 2

Semifinals

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28 April 2026 Felixstowe & Walton United2–3 Redbridge Felixstowe
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Dellwood Avenue
Attendance: 622
Referee: Matthew Friend
Assistant referees: George Lowe & Andrew Denikiewicz
Fourth official: Josh Crofts
28 April 2026 Waltham Abbey1–2 Stanway Rovers Waltham Abbey
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Capershotts
Attendance: 620
Referee: Joe Burgess
Assistant referees: Jordan Whitworth & Benjamin Kelly
Fourth official: Craig Wood

Final

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2 May 2026 Stanway Rovers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
RedbridgeStanway
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Hawthorns
Attendance: 1,043
Referee: Nick Reece
Assistant referees: Harvey Newstead & Samuel Palmer
Fourth official: Steven Marr

Results table

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Home \ Away B&P BRA BRI CAM CON DOW F&W GOR GRA HEY LOW M&T MIL NEW RED STR TAK TIL WAB WSW WIT WRO
Bowers & Pitsea 4–0 5–0 4–2 4–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 5–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 5–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
Brantham Athletic 0–4 0–3 1–6 0–3 2–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–4 2–3 0–4 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–3 2–3 1–2 0–2
Brightlingsea Regent 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 3–4 3–3 0–1 3–0 4–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–4 1–0
Cambridge City 2–3 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0
Concord Rangers 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–4 3–0 0–4 2–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–1
Downham Town 0–4 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–4 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1
Felixstowe & Walton United 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 4–0 5–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 0–2 2–7 1–1 2–0 2–0
Gorleston 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 3–0 1–4 1–3 3–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–0
Grays Athletic 2–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–3 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Heybridge Swifts 2–5 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–5 0–5 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–1
Lowestoft Town 3–2 5–2 4–1 2–3 1–3 2–1 1–4 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 3–2 1–2 0–4 0–2 3–1
Maldon & Tiptree 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 4–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 6–0 5–1 4–0 0–0
Mildenhall Town 2–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 6–1 2–1 3–2 1–3 2–3 0–2
Newmarket Town 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 4–4 1–0 0–3
Redbridge 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 4–3 1–1 1–2 6–1 4–3 0–0 4–2 0–1 3–4 2–2 1–2 1–2 4–3 0–0 2–3 1–3 1–2
Stanway Rovers 1–2 1–1 5–2 1–1 1–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 3–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–1
Takeley 0–3 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–3 1–0 3–2 5–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0
Tilbury 2–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0
Waltham Abbey 3–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–2 1–0 5–2 2–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 3–3 2–0 1–0 5–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–0
Walthamstow 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 4–1 0–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 0–4 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–3 0–2
Witham Town 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 4–2 2–2 5–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–5 2–3
Wroxham 1–3 5–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 0–3 4–3 2–1 2–0
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

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Club Location Stadium Capacity
Bowers & PitseaPitseaLen Salmon Stadium3,500
Brantham AthleticBranthamBrantham Leisure Centre1,200
Brightlingsea RegentBrightlingseaNorth Road2,000
Cambridge CitySawstonWest Way3,000
Concord RangersCanvey IslandThames Road3,300
Downham TownDownham MarketMemorial Field1,000
Felixstowe & Walton UnitedFelixstoweDellwood Avenue2,160
GorlestonGorleston-on-SeaWellesley Recreation Ground (groundshare with Great Yarmouth Town)3,600
Grays AthleticTilburyChadfields (groundshare with Tilbury)4,000
Heybridge SwiftsHeybridgeScraley Road3,000
Lowestoft TownLowestoftCrown Meadow3,000
Maldon & TiptreeMaldonWallace Binder Ground2,800
Mildenhall TownMildenhallRecreation Way2,000
Newmarket TownNewmarketCricket Field Road2,750
RedbridgeBarkingsideOakside Stadium3,000
Stanway RoversStanwayHawthorns1,500
TakeleyTakeleyStation Road2,000
TilburyTilburyChadfields4,000
Waltham AbbeyWaltham AbbeyCapershotts550
WalthamstowLondon (Walthamstow)Wadham Lodge3,500
Witham TownWithamSpa Road2,500
WroxhamWroxhamTrafford Park2,500

South Central Division

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Isthmian League
South Central Division
Season2025–26
ChampionsLeatherhead
PromotedLeatherhead
RelegatedFareham Town
Horndean
Metropolitan Police
Matches462
Goals1,556 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorerConnor Cullen
Nathan Hogan
(both 27 goals)
Biggest home winHanworth Villa 9–0 Horndean
(17 January 2026)
Biggest away winHayes & Yeading United 0–5 Leatherhead
(25 November 2025)
Raynes Park Vale 1–6 Leatherhead
(17 March 2026)
Highest scoringAFC Portchester 4–5 Bognor Regis Town
(9 August 2025)
Hanworth Villa 9–0 Horndean
(17 January 2026)
Leatherhead 4–5 Binfield
(17 January 2026)
Moneyfields 6–3 Ascot United
(7 March 2026)
Highest attendance1,655
Bognor Regis Town vs Fareham Town
(27 December 2026)
Lowest attendance20
Metropolitan Police vs Ascot United
(22 November 2025)
Littlehampton Town vs Hayes & Yeading United
(21 April 2026)

The South Central Division consists of 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous campaign.

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South Central Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leatherhead (C, P) 42 30 6 6 102 43 +59 96 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Westfield 42 26 6 10 90 55 +35 84 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Hanworth Villa (O, P) 42 23 12 7 86 38 +48 81
4 Moneyfields 42 25 5 12 94 62 +32 80
5 AFC Portchester 42 22 7 13 89 62 +27 73
6 Southall 42 18 11 13 73 63 +10 65
7 Egham Town 42 17 13 12 82 67 +15 64
8 Harrow Borough 42 18 10 14 66 66 0 64
9 Hayes & Yeading United 42 18 7 17 62 78 16 61
10 South Park 42 17 8 17 55 56 1 59 Transferred to the South East Division
11 Bognor Regis Town 42 16 9 17 64 64 0 57
12 Hartley Wintney 42 15 11 16 65 65 0 56
13 Kingstonian 42 16 8 18 69 76 7 56
14 Raynes Park Vale 42 14 11 17 62 71 9 53
15 Bedfont Sports 42 13 11 18 61 67 6 50
16 Ascot United 42 15 4 23 71 75 4 49
17 Hendon 42 12 12 18 75 87 12 48
18 Binfield 42 14 6 22 65 78 13 48
19 Littlehampton Town 42 12 10 20 58 81 23 46 Reprieve from relegation[a]
20 Metropolitan Police (R) 42 12 8 22 64 89 25 44 Relegation to the Combined Counties League Premier Division South
21 Horndean (R) 42 7 10 25 51 115 64 31 Relegation to the Wessex League Premier Division
22 Fareham Town (R) 42 6 7 29 52 98 46 25
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Littlehampton Town were reprieved from relegation due to the resignation and folding of Widnes from the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Westfield 1 (7)
5 AFC Portchester 1 (6)
2 Westfield 0
3 Hanworth Villa 2
3 Hanworth Villa 5
4 Moneyfields 1

Semifinals

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29 April 2026 Westfield 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
AFC PortchesterWestfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Woking Park
Attendance: 563
Referee: Adam Steele
Assistant referees: Robbie Maris & Stephen Williams
Fourth official: Abdulaziz Olol
29 April 2026 Hanworth Villa 5–1MoneyfieldsHanworth
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Rectory Meadow
Attendance: 747
Referee: Jake Hillier
Assistant referees: Marcus Baxter & James Barry
Fourth official: Teddy Osborn

Final

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3 May 2026 Westfield0–2 Hanworth Villa Westfield
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Woking Park
Attendance: 1,497
Referee: Jamie Stevenson
Assistant referees: Jack Smith & Ethan Stacey
Fourth official: Redmond Egan

Results table

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Home \ Away POR ASC BED BIN BRT EGH FAR HWV HWB HWY H&Y HEN HOR KIN LEA LIT MET MON RPV SPK SHL WES
AFC Portchester 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–5 5–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 5–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–3
Ascot United 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–3 5–0 1–3 4–1 0–0 5–2 0–3 5–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–2
Bedfont Sports 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 3–3 6–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 0–3 5–1 3–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–4 0–1
Binfield 2–4 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–4 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–3 4–4 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–0
Bognor Regis Town 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–4 2–0 0–2 1–4 3–0 0–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Egham Town 1–1 2–4 0–0 3–2 2–2 5–2 0–0 0–2 5–2 1–1 1–2 6–1 4–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 3–2
Fareham Town 2–3 1–0 4–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 5–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1
Hanworth Villa 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 9–0 4–0 3–3 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2
Harrow Borough 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–5 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–3 1–4 1–0 1–1 3–3
Hartley Wintney 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 7–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1
Hayes & Yeading United 3–1 1–3 3–1 6–1 2–1 2–0 4–3 1–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–5 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0
Hendon 2–4 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 2–2 7–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–4 1–1 3–3 3–4 2–2 4–4 0–1 4–4 1–2
Horndean 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–5 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–3 1–3 0–3 0–4 1–0 1–5 1–0 0–2 2–3 1–3
Kingstonian 3–3 4–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 3–4 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–3
Leatherhead 2–3 4–0 2–0 4–5 3–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 5–2 2–3
Littlehampton Town 3–2 1–0 3–2 0–4 2–0 0–4 0–4 2–2 3–3 3–1 0–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–3
Metropolitan Police 1–2 2–1 2–3 3–3 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 2–2 1–2 5–1 4–2 2–1 1–4 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–3
Moneyfields 0–3 6–3 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 4–2 1–4 4–4 5–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 4–0 3–0 3–1 4–2 1–0 4–1
Raynes Park Vale 3–0 1–4 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–6 3–3 3–2 1–0 0–4 2–0 3–2
South Park 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 3–2 2–1 3–2 3–3 2–0
Southall 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 6–1 2–1 1–4 5–2 2–2 2–4 3–1 4–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0
Westfield 4–4 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 7–0 4–2 3–0 2–3 0–3 4–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–0 2–1
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

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2025–26 Isthmian League is located in South-east England
Bedfont Sports
Bedfont Sports
Hanworth Villa
Hanworth Villa
Harrow Borough
Harrow Borough
Hayes & Yeading
Hayes & Yeading
Kingstonian
Kingstonian
Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Police
Raynes Park Vale
Raynes Park Vale
Southall
Southall
Locations of South Central Division clubs
Hampshire South Central Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC PortchesterPortchesterOnsite Group Stadium1,500
Ascot UnitedAscotThe Racecourse Ground1,150
Bedfont SportsBedfontBedfont Recreation Ground3,000
BinfieldBinfieldHill Farm Lane1,000
Bognor Regis TownBognor RegisNyewood Lane4,500
Egham TownEghamRunnymede Stadium5,500
Fareham TownFarehamCams Alders Football Stadium4,500
Hanworth VillaHanworthRectory Meadow1,000
Harrow BoroughHarrowEarlsmead Stadium3,070
Hartley WintneyHartley WintneyThe Memorial Playing Fields2,000
Hayes & Yeading UnitedHayes, HillingdonSkyEx Community Stadium3,000
HendonLondon (Hendon)Silver Jubilee Park1,990
HorndeanHorndeanFive Heads Park2,000
KingstonianKingston upon ThamesImperial Fields (groundshare with Tooting & Mitcham United)3,500
LeatherheadLeatherheadFetcham Grove2,000
Littlehampton TownLittlehamptonThe Sportsfield4,000
Metropolitan PoliceEast MoleseyImber Court3,000
MoneyfieldsPortsmouthJohn Jenkins Stadium1,180
Raynes Park ValeRaynes ParkGrand Drive1,900
South ParkReigateKing George's Field2,000
SouthallStanwellSkyex Community Stadium (groundshare with Hayes & Yeading United)3,000
WestfieldWoking (Westfield)Woking Park1,500

South East Division

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Isthmian League
South East Division
Season2025–26
ChampionsThree Bridges
PromotedThree Bridges
AFC Whyteleafe
RelegatedEast Grinstead Town
Beckenham Town
VCD Athletic
Hassocks
Matches462
Goals1,639 (3.55 per match)
Top goalscorerNoel Leighton (31 goals)
Biggest home winDeal Town 9–0 East Grinstead Town
(3 March 2026)
Biggest away winEast Grinstead Town 0–8 AFC Whyteleafe
(24 February 2026)
Highest scoringErith Town 3–7 Margate
(15 November 2025)
Highest attendance1,501
Jersey Bulls vs Hastings United
(25 April 2026)
Lowest attendance62
VCD Athletic vs Three Bridges
(21 October 2025)

The South East Division will consist of 22 teams for the first time, fifteen of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

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South East Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Three Bridges (C, P) 42 30 6 6 124 44 +80 96 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 AFC Croydon Athletic 42 26 7 9 96 58 +38 85 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Jersey Bulls 42 24 12 6 81 35 +46 84 Qualification for the play-offs, then transferred to the South Central Division
4 AFC Whyteleafe (O, P) 42 25 8 9 109 46 +63 83 Qualification for the play-offs
5 Sittingbourne 42 23 10 9 86 50 +36 79
6 Margate 42 22 9 11 87 63 +24 75
7 Faversham Town 42 20 14 8 86 58 +28 74
8 Deal Town 42 21 6 15 91 66 +25 69
9 Ashford United 42 20 7 15 92 67 +25 67
10 Merstham 42 17 9 16 73 65 +8 60
11 Eastbourne Town 42 16 8 18 63 77 14 56
12 Sevenoaks Town 42 16 7 19 72 80 8 55
13 Herne Bay 42 15 10 17 63 75 12 55
14 Crowborough Athletic 42 16 7 19 63 84 21 55
15 Broadbridge Heath 42 15 5 22 80 90 10 50
16 Erith Town 42 12 12 18 65 81 16 47[a]
17 Hastings United 42 13 7 22 55 70 15 46
18 Sheppey United 42 12 8 22 63 95 32 44
19 Hassocks (R) 42 11 8 23 53 79 26 41 Relegation to the Southern Combination League Premier Division
20 Beckenham Town (R) 42 8 11 23 53 94 41 35 Relegation to the Southern Counties East League Premier Division
21 VCD Athletic 42 8 8 26 54 101 47 32 Club folded
22 East Grinstead Town (R) 42 1 3 38 30 161 131 6 Relegation to the Southern Combination League Premier Division
Source: Football Web Pages
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Erith Town were deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 AFC Croydon Athletic 2
5 Sittingbourne 0
2 AFC Croydon Athletic 1 (4)
4 AFC Whyteleafe 1 (5)
3 Jersey Bulls 0 (3)
4 AFC Whyteleafe 0 (4)

Semifinals

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28 April 2026 AFC Croydon Athletic 2–0SittingbourneThornton Heath
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Mayfield Stadium
Attendance: 728
Referee: Thomas Berry
Assistant referees: John Pike & Harry Scott
Fourth official: Scott Crowhurst
28 April 2026 Jersey Bulls0–0
(3–4 p)
AFC Whyteleafe St. Helier
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Springfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,590
Referee: Adrian Harris
Assistant referees: Michael Jones & Thomas Murray
Fourth official: James Kerten

Final

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1 May 2026 AFC Croydon Athletic1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
AFC Whyteleafe Thornton Heath
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mayfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Nicholas Dunn
Assistant referees: Thomas Reed & Ryan Hetherington
Fourth official: Kane Dempster

Results table

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Home \ Away ACA WHY ASH BEC BRO CRW DEA EGT EBN ERI FAV HSK HST HER JER MAR MER SEV SHE SIT THB VCD
AFC Croydon Athletic 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–4 2–3 1–2 5–1 4–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 5–1
AFC Whyteleafe 2–4 3–2 4–0 2–1 8–0 3–1 5–0 3–0 3–3 0–3 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–2 0–2 2–2
Ashford United 3–2 2–4 3–1 6–1 0–1 2–1 7–0 2–1 3–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 5–2
Beckenham Town 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–7 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–4 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–6 2–2
Broadbridge Heath 0–3 1–3 2–5 1–2 5–1 0–2 5–0 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–4 2–4 0–0 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–3 5–4 1–7 2–1 4–1
Crowborough Athletic 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–4 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 5–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–3 3–1
Deal Town 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–3 5–1 9–0 6–3 5–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 0–1 2–2 2–3 2–0 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–1
East Grinstead Town 0–3 0–8 0–6 1–1 0–6 3–4 1–2 1–2 1–7 0–2 0–3 1–4 1–1 0–5 1–3 2–4 0–2 2–3 0–3 1–4 2–2
Eastbourne Town 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 4–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 3–3 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–5 2–3
Erith Town 1–4 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 7–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 3–7 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–0
Faversham Town 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 6–1 2–1 1–4 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–5 4–0 3–0 3–3 2–2 4–2
Hassocks 3–1 1–1 2–4 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 4–3
Hastings United 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–3 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–3 3–2 0–1 0–3 1–0
Herne Bay 0–4 2–2 0–4 4–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 2–1 0–1 4–2 1–1 1–4 2–0
Jersey Bulls 6–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 6–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Margate 0–1 4–2 2–4 7–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 5–1 2–3 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 4–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
Merstham 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 7–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 5–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 4–0
Sevenoaks Town 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 4–2 3–1 1–2 2–2 4–2 2–0 5–2 0–1 1–1 1–4 3–0 1–0 0–5 2–3
Sheppey United 3–3 0–6 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–4 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–6 2–1 1–2 4–2
Sittingbourne 4–3 1–4 2–0 4–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–0 5–0
Three Bridges 3–3 3–2 5–4 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 5–0 5–0 5–1 2–4 4–0 4–2 2–0 2–2 3–0 5–0 2–1 7–1 2–1 4–0
VCD Athletic 1–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–4 2–1 1–1 5–2 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–1 0–1 1–3 6–2 0–2 0–2
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

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Greater London South East Division football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Croydon AthleticThornton HeathMayfield Stadium3,000
AFC WhyteleafeWhyteleafeChurch Road2,000
Ashford UnitedAshford, KentThe Homelands3,200
Beckenham TownBeckenhamEden Park Avenue4,000
Broadbridge HeathBroadbridge HeathHigh Wood Hill Sports Ground2,000
Crowborough AthleticCrowboroughCrowborough Community Stadium2,000
Deal TownDealCharles Sports Ground2,000
East Grinstead TownEast GrinsteadEast Court3,000
Eastbourne TownEastbourneThe Saffrons3,000
Erith TownThamesmeadBayliss Avenue1,000
Faversham TownFavershamSalters Lane2,000
HassocksHassocksThe Beacon Ground1,000
Hastings UnitedHastingsThe Pilot Field4,050
Herne BayHerne BayWinch's Field3,000
Jersey BullsSt Helier, JerseySpringfield Stadium2,000
MargateMargateHartsdown Park2,100
MersthamMersthamMoatside2,500
Sevenoaks TownSevenoaksGreatness Park1,500
Sheppey UnitedIsle of SheppeyHolm Park1,530
SittingbourneSittingbourneWoodstock Park1,930
Three BridgesCrawley (Three Bridges)Jubilee Field1,500
VCD AthleticCrayfordOakwood1,180

League Cup

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The 2025–26 Velocity Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 52nd season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.

Billericay Town were the defending champions, having beaten Chatham Town in the 2024–25 season.

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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9 April 2026 Ramsgate (P) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Wingate & Finchley (P) Aveley
19:45 BST
  • Adebayo 109'
Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 1,166

References

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