The Isthmian League Division Two is an English football league in London and the surrounding area. It is the third and lowest division of the Isthmian League, and sits at step 5 of the National League System.
The lower divisions of the Isthmian League have had a complicated history. Division Two was formed in 1973 as the first major expansion of the Isthmian League, and consisted of 16 clubs, mostly from the Athenian League. In 1977, the two existing divisions were renamed Premier Division and Division One, and another 17 clubs were admitted (again mostly from the Athenian) to a new Division Two.
In 1984, yet another wave of expansion led to Division Two being split into Division Two North and Division Two South. These were reorganised again into Division Two and Division Three in 1991, and in 2002 Divisions One and Two were combined into Division One North and South, and Division Three was renamed as Division Two.
The division now sits at the same level of the pyramid as 14 regional leagues, meaning its champions have to fight it out for only 8 promotion places to step 4. It is likely that step 5 of the pyramid will be restructured in the near future, and the Isthmian League Division Two may be merged with another league.
DivisionTwo was first formed in 1973 as the first major expansion of the IsthmianLeague, and consisted of 16 clubs, mostly from the Athenian League.
In 1977, the two existing divisions were renamed Premier Division and Division One, and another 17 clubs were admitted (again mostly from the Athenian) to a new DivisionTwo.
However, as Phase Two of their current National League System Restructuring, the FA decided that two regional leagues were needed at 'step four'; this means that the DivisionTwo was scrapped and the clubs merged either into the regional Division One North/Division One South, or into other step five leagues before the 2006-07 season.
It is this incarnation of the First Division that joined the National League System as the feeder league to the Isthmian Premiership and survived until 2001-02.
The two First Divisions of the IsthmianLeague were recombined to become one of four "Step 4" leagues, making them part of the eighth overall tier of the Englishfootballleague system.
The league was split back into the IsthmianLeague First Division North and the IsthmianLeague First Division South, in accordance with the FA's plans.
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