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Isthmian League review: Invicta reign amid tributes for tragic Billy

The NLP looks back at a season full of contrasting emotions across the Isthmian League.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 June 2026

THE NLP’S 2025-26 REVIEW: THE ISTHMIAN LEAGUE

AUGUST
STATISTICS showed a massive 44 per cent rise in opening day attendances in the four Isthmian League divisions – a sign of good things to come across all the Step 3 and 4 divisions.
Dulwich Hamlet, in particular, welcomed over 2,000 for their opening day visit of Dartford and that inspired Mark Dacey’s men to an encouraging month where they led the way in the Premier Division along with fellow pacesetters Brentwood Town, Cheshunt, Lewes and Folkestone Invicta.
Canvey Island, under former England manager Peter Taylor, had lost their openin...

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