2025–26 Isthmian League

The 2025–26 season is the 111th 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 was 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.

Premier Division

The Premier Division comprised sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as six clubs who newly joined the division. Team changes ;To the Premier Division Promoted from the North Division • Brentwood Town Promoted from the South East Division • Burgess Hill Town • Ramsgate Relegated from the National League South • Aveley • St Albans City • Welling United ;From the Premier Division Promoted to the National League South • Dover Athletic • Horsham Relegated to the North Division • Bowers & Pitsea Relegated to the South Central Division • Bognor Regis Town • Hendon Relegated to the South East Division • Hastings United Premier Division table Play-offs Semi-finals Final Results table Stadiums and locations Statistics Attendances ==North Division==

North Division

The North Division comprises 22 teams. Sixteen teams competed in the previous season in the division. Team changes ;To the North Division Promoted from the Eastern Counties League Premier Division • Brantham Athletic • Downham Town Promoted from the Essex Senior League • Stanway Rovers • Takeley Relegated from the Premier Division • Bowers & Pitsea Relegated from the Southern League Premier Division Central • Lowestoft Town ;From the North Division Promoted to the Premier Division • Brentwood Town Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central • Bury Town Relegated to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division • Ipswich Wanderers Relegated to the Essex Senior League • Basildon United • Sporting Bengal United Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division • Haringey Borough North Division table Play-offs Semifinals Final Results table Stadiums and locations ==South Central Division==

South Central Division

The South Central Division consists of 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous campaign. Team changes ;To the South Central Division Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division North • Bedfont Sports • Egham Town Promoted from the Wessex League Premier Division • AFC Portchester • Fareham Town Relegated from the Premier Division • Bognor Regis Town • Hendon Transferred from the South East Division • Littlehampton Town ;From the South Central Division Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division South • Farnham Town • Uxbridge Transferred to the Southern League Division One Central • Rayners Lane Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division North • Ashford Town (Middlesex) Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division South • Badshot Lea • Sutton Common Rovers Relegated to the Southern Combination League Premier Division • Guernsey South Central Division table Play-offs Semifinals Final Results table Stadiums and locations {{location map+ |UK England Southeast close |caption=Locations of South Central Division clubs |float=right |width=500 |places= ==South East Division==

South East Division

The South East Division will consist of 22 teams for the first time, fifteen of which competed in the previous season. Team changes ;To the South East Division Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division South • AFC Whyteleafe • Jersey Bulls Promoted from the Southern Combination League Premier Division • Crowborough Athletic • Hassocks Promoted from the Southern Counties East League Premier Division • Faversham Town • VCD Athletic Relegated from the Premier Division • Hastings United ;From the South East Division Promoted to the Premier Division • Burgess Hill Town • Ramsgate Relegated to the Southern Combination League Premier Division • Lancing • Steyning Town Relegated to the Southern Counties East League Premier Division • Hythe Town • Phoenix Sports Transferred to the South Central Division • Littlehampton Town South East Division table Play-offs Semifinals Final Results table Stadiums and locations ==League Cup==

League Cup

The 2025–26 Velocity Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 52nd season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League. Billericay Town were the defending champions, having beaten Chatham Town in the 2024–25 season. First round Second round Third round Fourth round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ==References==

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