1971–72 Isthmian League

Isthmian League
Season	1971–72
Champions	Wycombe Wanderers
Matches played	420
Goals scored	1,277 (3.04 per match)
	← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 season was the 57th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.

At the end of the previous season Maidstone United and Wealdstone switched to the Southern Football League, while Athenian League sides Bishop's Stortford, Hayes and Walton & Hersham were newly admitted.

Wycombe Wanderers were champions for the second season in a row, winning their fourth Isthmian League title.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Wycombe Wanderers	40	31	3	6	102	20	5.100	65
2	Enfield	40	26	8	6	90	41	2.195	60
3	Walton & Hersham	40	24	8	8	69	25	2.760	56
4	Hendon	40	23	10	7	79	35	2.257	56
5	Bishop's Stortford	40	24	5	11	61	37	1.649	53
6	Sutton United	40	21	10	9	77	43	1.791	52
7	St Albans City	40	23	4	13	74	47	1.574	50
8	Ilford	40	17	11	12	62	52	1.192	45
9	Barking	40	20	4	16	65	61	1.066	44
10	Hitchin Town	40	17	10	13	68	66	1.030	44
11	Bromley	40	16	10	14	67	64	1.047	42
12	Hayes	40	14	12	14	50	48	1.042	40
13	Oxford City	40	13	9	18	67	74	0.905	35
14	Woking	40	11	10	19	52	58	0.897	32
15	Kingstonian	40	10	12	18	49	59	0.831	32
16	Walthamstow Avenue	40	12	8	20	58	71	0.817	32
17	Leytonstone	40	11	8	21	48	68	0.706	30
18	Tooting & Mitcham United	40	6	9	25	38	93	0.409	21
19	Clapton	40	7	7	26	45	118	0.381	21
20	Dulwich Hamlet	40	4	12	24	35	81	0.432	20
21	Corinthian-Casuals	40	3	4	33	21	116	0.181	10

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Stadia and locations

Barking

Bromley

Clapton

Corinthian-Casuals

Dulwich Hamlet

Enfield

Hayes

Hendon

Ilford

Kingstonian

Leytonstone

Sutton United

Tooting & Mitcham United

Walthamstow Avenue

Locations of the Isthmian League clubs