| Isthmian League Division One North 2023–24 | ||
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| Season information | ||
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| Winners | Lowestoft Town | |
| Promoted | Lowestoft Town Bowers & Pitsea | |
| Relegated | Stowmarket Town East Thurrock United (resigned) | |
| Season statistics | ||
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2024–25 →
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The 2023–24 season was the 109th 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 is 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 Step 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 15 May 2023.
The North Division comprises 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. This was the first season with play-offs at step five, meaning that just two teams would be relegated from the division.
Team changes[]
Promoted from the Eastern Counties League Promoted from the Essex Senior League Relegated from the Premier Division Transferred from Southern League Division One Central |
Promoted to the Premier Division Relegated to the Essex Senior League |
Stadiums and locations[]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon United | Basildon | Gardiners Close | 2,000 |
| Bowers & Pitsea | Pitsea | Len Salmon Stadium | 3,500 |
| Brentwood Town | Brentwood | The Brentwood Centre Arena | 1,800 |
| Brightlingsea Regent | Brightlingsea | North Road | 2,000 |
| Bury Town | Bury St Edmunds | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
| East Thurrock United | Corringham | Rookery Hill | 3,500 |
| Enfield | Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford) | 4,525 (525 seated) |
| Felixstowe & Walton United | Felixstowe | Dellwood Avenue | 2,000 |
| Gorleston | Gorleston-on-Sea | Crown Meadow (groundshare with Lowestoft Town) | 3,000 |
| Grays Athletic | Grays | Parkside (groundshare with Aveley) | 3,500 |
| Heybridge Swifts | Heybridge | Scraley Road | 3,000 |
| Ipswich Wanderers | Rushmere | Humber Doucy Lane | 550 |
| Lowestoft Town | Lowestoft | Crown Meadow | 3,000 |
| Maldon & Tiptree | Maldon | Wallace Binder Ground | 2,000 |
| New Salamis | Bowes Park | Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) | 3,000 |
| Redbridge | Barkingside | Oakside Stadium | 3,000 (316 seated) |
| Stowmarket Town | Stowmarket | Greens Meadow | 1,000 |
| Walthamstow | London (Walthamstow) | Wadham Lodge | 3,500 |
| Witham Town | Witham | Spa Road | 2,500 |
| Wroxham | Wroxham | Trafford Park | 2,500 |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Lowestoft Town (C, P) | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 91 | 41 | +50 | 78 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Bury Town | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 47 | +42 | 74 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 74 | |
| 4 | Bowers & Pitsea (O, P) | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 73 | |
| 5 | Brentwood Town | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 72 | |
| 6 | Walthamstow | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 62 | |
| 7 | Heybridge Swifts | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 60 | |
| 8 | Brightlingsea Regent | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 57 | |
| 9 | Basildon United | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 52 | |
| 10 | Gorleston | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 50 | |
| 11 | Maldon & Tiptree | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 49 | |
| 12 | Wroxham | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 48 | |
| 13 | Redbridge | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 47 | |
| 14 | Witham Town | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 45 | |
| 15 | New Salamis | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 82 | −24 | 35 | Resignation from the league |
| 16 | Grays Athletic | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 33 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Wanderers | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 29 | |
| 18 | Enfield | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 86 | −53 | 22 | Transfer to the Southern League |
| 19 | Stowmarket Town (R) | 36 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 125 | −91 | 6 | Relegation to the Eastern Counties League |
| 20 | East Thurrock United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resignation from the 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
- East Thurrock United folded in September 2023 the club's playing record of Pl3 W1 D1 L1 GF4 GA6 ₧4 was expunged.
- New Salamis' first team folded at the end of this season.
Play-offs[]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bury Town | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Brentwood Town | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Brentwood Town | 1 (2) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bowers & Pitsea | 1 (3) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 2 (2) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bowers & Pitsea | 2 (4) | |||||||||||
Semi-finals[]
| 30 April | Felixstowe & Walton United | 2–2 (2–4 pen)
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Bowers & Pitsea | Felixstowe | |
| 19:45 | Mayhew  45+2'Hitter 90+1'
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Report | Addy 18' Vaivada 78'
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Stadium: The Goldstar Ground Attendance: 445 | |
| Penalties | |||||
Hitter  Fowkes  Mayhew Whight
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Okonkwo Vaivada Millar Sotoyinbo Williamson
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| 30 April | Bury Town | 1–3 | Brentwood Town | Bury St Edmunds | |
| 19:45 | Jolland 100'
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Report | McKenzie 95' Ogunleye 110'Ngandu 120+6'
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Stadium: Ram Meadow Attendance: 1,122 |
Final[]
| 4 May | Bowers & Pitsea | 1–1 (3–2 pen)
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Brentwood Town | Pitsea | |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Len Salmon Stadium Attendance: 1,101 | ||||
| Penalties | |||||
Results table[]
External links[]
| Isthmian League Division One North seasons |
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