Isthmian League Tables
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Isthmian League Premier Division 1997/98
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Kingstonian | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 87 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Boreham Wood | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 80 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Sutton United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 83 | 56 | +27 | 78 | - |
| 4th | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 73 | - |
| 5th | Hendon | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 73 | - |
| 6th | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 65 | - |
| 7th | Enfield | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 62 | - |
| 8th | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 62 | - |
| 9th | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 70 | -20 | 60 | - |
| 10th | Purfleet | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 58 | - |
| 11th | St Albans City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 58 | - |
| 12th | Harrow Borough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Chesham United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Bromley | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 50 | - |
| 17th | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 77 | -23 | 48 | - |
| 18th | Aylesbury United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 70 | -15 | 47 | - |
| 19th | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 47 | - |
| 20th | Yeading | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 47 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Hitchin Town | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Oxford City | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 76 | -41 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
Isthmian League Division 1 1997/98
- Before the season started, Collier Row & Romford changed its name to Romford
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Aldershot Town | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 92 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Billericay Town | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 81 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Hampton | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 81 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Maidenhead United | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 37 | +39 | 80 | - |
| 5th | Uxbridge | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 75 | - |
| 6th | Grays Athletic | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 73 | - |
| 7th | Romford | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 92 | 59 | +33 | 71 | - |
| 8th | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 69 | - |
| 9th | Leatherhead | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 65 | - |
| 10th | Leyton Pennant | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 62 | - |
| 11th | Chertsey Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 83 | 70 | +13 | 61 | - |
| 12th | Worthing | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 64 | 71 | -7 | 57 | - |
| 13th | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 69 | -10 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Staines Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 71 | -17 | 49 | - |
| 15th | Croydon | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 49 | - |
| 16th | Barton Rovers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 72 | -19 | 46 | - |
| 17th | Wembley | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 61 | -23 | 45 | - |
| 18th | Molesey | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 41 | - |
| 19th | Whyteleafe | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 83 | -35 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Wokingham Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 74 | -33 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Abingdon Town | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 47 | 101 | -54 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Thame United | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 96 | -63 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
Isthmian League Division 2 1997/98
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Canvey Island | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 116 | 41 | +75 | 98 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Braintree Town | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 117 | 45 | +72 | 98 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Wealdstone | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 83 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Bedford Town | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 78 | - |
| 5th | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 65 | +15 | 71 | - |
| 6th | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 84 | 66 | +18 | 66 | - |
| 7th | Edgware Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 81 | 65 | +16 | 64 | - |
| 8th | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Northwood | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 69 | -4 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 58 | - |
| 11th | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 57 | - |
| 12th | Barking | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 75 | -13 | 57 | - |
| 13th | Banstead Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 54 | - |
| 14th | Marlow | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 78 | -14 | 53 | - |
| 15th | Horsham | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 75 | -8 | 48 | - |
| 16th | Bracknell Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 68 | 93 | -25 | 47 | - |
| 17th | Leighton Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 45 | - |
| 18th | Hungerford Town | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 66 | 77 | -11 | 44 | - |
| 19th | Witham Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 68 | -13 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Tilbury | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 88 | -31 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Egham Town | 42 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 47 | 101 | -54 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Chesham | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 90 | -59 | 22 | ▼Relegated |
Isthmian League Division 3 1997/98
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Hemel Hempstead | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 87 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Hertford Town | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 83 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Harlow Town | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 83 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Camberley Town | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 43 | +50 | 79 | - |
| 5th | Ford United | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 34 | +56 | 78 | - |
| 6th | East Thurrock United | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 76 | - |
| 7th | Ware | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 57 | - |
| 8th | Epsom & Ewell | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 57 | - |
| 9th | Aveley | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 55 | - |
| 10th | Corinthian-Casuals | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 54 | - |
| 11th | Hornchurch | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 68 | -13 | 45 | - |
| 12th | Clapton | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 61 | -15 | 45 | - |
| 13th | Flackwell Heath | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 76 | -26 | 45 | - |
| 14th | Croydon Athletic | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 63 | -5 | 43 | - |
| 15th | Tring Town | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 43 | - |
| 16th | Southall | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 85 | -44 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Dorking | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 49 | 94 | -45 | 33 | - |
| 18th | Wingate & Finchley | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 80 | -34 | 28 | - |
| 19th | Lewes | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 68 | -54 | 26 | - |
| 20th | Kingsbury Town | 38 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 35 | 91 | -56 | 18 | - |
Isthmian League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Isthmian League |
| ▲Kingstonian were Promoted to the 1998/99 Football Conference |
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Teams Joining the Isthmian League |
| ▼Slough Town were Demoted from the 1997/98 Football Conference |
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