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The Premier Division is the top division of the Isthmian League. It was at the sixth tier of the English football league system from 1985-2004 but is now at the seventh tier. For sponsorship reasons, it is often referred to as the Ryman League Premier Division.
The division is run in parallel with the Premier Divisions of the Northern Premier League and the Southern League. The division's champions are promoted to the Conference South, while the teams finishing second to fifth enter a knock-out play-off, with the winning club also promoted. Clubs relegated from the Premier Division will drop to the Isthmian League First Division or potentially into the Southern League Division One East depending on their location.
From 1973-74, and the introduction of the Isthmian League Second Division, till 1976-77, this league was actually named the 'Isthmian League First Division'; it was rebranded the Premiership upon the introduction of a third layer to the Isthmian League
Prior to the 2004-2005 season, the division winners were promoted to the Football Conference (along with the Northern Premier League and Southern League winners), while the lowest placed teams were in recent seasons relegated to either the Isthmian League Division One North or the Isthmian League Division One South. This will resume again in 2006-07
Past Champions
(Clubs tagged with a * no longer exist.)
- 1906 London Caledonians*
- 1907 Ilford
- 1908 London Caledonians*
- 1909
- 1910
- 1911 Clapton
- 1912 London Caledonians*
- 1913 London Caledonians*
- 1914 London Caledonians*
- 1915-1919 no competition
- 1920
- 1921 Ilford
- 1922 Ilford
- 1923 Clapton
- 1924 St. Albans City F.C.
- 1925 London Caledonians*
- 1926
- 1927 St. Albans City F.C.
- 1928 St. Albans City F.C.
- 1929 Nunhead*
- 1930 Nunhead*
- 1931
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938 Leytonstone
- 1939 Leytonstone
- 1940-1945 no competition
- 1946 Walthamstow Avenue
- 1947 Leytonstone
- 1948 Leytonstone
- 1949
- 1950 Leytonstone
- 1951 Leytonstone
- 1952 Leytonstone
- 1953 Walthamstow Avenue
- 1954
- 1955 Walthamstow Avenue
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966 Leytonstone
- 1967
- 1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982 Leytonstone/Ilford
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989 Leytonstone/Ilford
- 1990
- 1991 Redbridge Forest
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
Current Clubs (2006-07)
External links
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"Isthmian League Premier Division"