Isthmian League Tables
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Isthmian League Premier Division 1996/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Yeovil Town | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 101 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Enfield | 42 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 91 | 29 | +62 | 95 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Sutton United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 87 | 70 | +17 | 67 | - |
| 4th | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 65 | - |
| 5th | St Albans City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 65 | - |
| 6th | Yeading | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 65 | - |
| 7th | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 65 | - |
| 8th | Aylesbury United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 62 | - |
| 9th | Purfleet | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Boreham Wood | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 58 | - |
| 11th | Kingstonian | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 56 | - |
| 12th | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Hitchin Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 73 | -6 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Oxford City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 67 | 83 | -16 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Hendon | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 51 | - |
| 17th | Harrow Borough | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 63 | -5 | 50 | - |
| 18th | Bromley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 72 | -5 | 48 | - |
| 19th | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 43 | - |
| 20th | Staines Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 71 | -25 | 38 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Grays Athletic | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 78 | -35 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Chertsey Town | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 98 | -58 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
Isthmian League Division 1 1996/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Chesham United | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 80 | 46 | +34 | 87 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 81 | 38 | +43 | 79 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 76 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Hampton | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 75 | - |
| 5th | Billericay Town | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 75 | - |
| 6th | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 72 | - |
| 7th | Aldershot Town | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 71 | - |
| 8th | Uxbridge | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 62 | - |
| 9th | Whyteleafe | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 68 | +3 | 61 | - |
| 10th | Molesey | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 60 | - |
| 11th | Abingdon Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 56 | - |
| 12th | Leyton Pennant | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 54 | - |
| 13th | Maidenhead United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 52* | - |
| 14th | Wokingham Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Thame United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 69 | -12 | 49 | - |
| 16th | Worthing | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 77 | -19 | 44 | - |
| 17th | Barton Rovers | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 58 | -27 | 44 | - |
| 18th | Croydon | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 43 | - |
| 19th | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 66 | -19 | 42 | - |
| 20th | Canvey Island | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 41 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Marlow | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 84 | -43 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 85 | -45 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
* Maidenhead United were Deducted 3 Points
Isthmian League Division 2 1996/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Collier Row & Romford | 42 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 33 | +60 | 96 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Leatherhead | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 116 | 45 | +71 | 95 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Wembley | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 91 | 44 | +47 | 80 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Barking | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 79 | - |
| 5th | Horsham | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 77 | - |
| 6th | Edgware Town | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 74 | - |
| 7th | Bedford Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 71 | - |
| 8th | Banstead Athletic | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 68 | - |
| 9th | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 64 | - |
| 10th | Leighton Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 63 | - |
| 11th | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 60 | - |
| 12th | Bracknell Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Hungerford Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 55 | - |
| 15th | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 75 | -3 | 49 | - |
| 16th | Tilbury | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 49 | - |
| 17th | Witham Town | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 67 | -27 | 44 | - |
| 18th | Egham Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 86 | -39 | 39 | - |
| 19th | Cheshunt | 42 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 37 | 101 | -64 | 30 | - |
| 20th | Ware | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 80 | -36 | 29 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Dorking | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 40 | 100 | -60 | 27 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 125 | -91 | 21 | ▼Relegated |
Isthmian League Division 3 1996/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wealdstone | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 75 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Braintree Town | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 99 | 29 | +70 | 74 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Northwood | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 64 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Harlow Town | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 61 | - |
| 5th | Aveley | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 57 | - |
| 6th | East Thurrock United | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 54 | - |
| 7th | Camberley Town | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Wingate & Finchley | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 40 | - |
| 9th | Hornchurch | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 39 | - |
| 10th | Clapton | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 39 | - |
| 11th | Lewes | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 38 | - |
| 12th | Kingsbury Town | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 37 | - |
| 13th | Hertford Town | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 36 | - |
| 14th | Epsom & Ewell | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 78 | -16 | 29 | - |
| 15th | Flackwell Heath | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 71 | -35 | 29 | - |
| 16th | Tring Town | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 74 | -41 | 24 | - |
| 17th | Southall | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 69 | -41 | 22 | - |
Isthmian League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Isthmian League |
| ▲Yeovil Town were Promoted to the 1997/98 Football Conference |
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Teams Joining the Isthmian League |
| - Gravesend & Northfleet Transferred from the Southern League Premier Division |
| ▲Corinthian-Casuals were Promoted from the Combined Counties League |
| ▲Croydon Athletic were Promoted from the Spartan League |
| ▲Ford United were Promoted from the Essex Senior League |
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