That was the season that…wasn’t: Goals.

It’s a little difficult to look at goal statistics and draw any meaningful conclusions when many of our clubs, due to the weather, still had a quarter or even a third of their matches still to play. But at the same point it would be a shame to ignore good performances- and the other type! So we’ll go through the goals, and see where it takes us.

Most goals scored- Entire BetVictor Isthmian League:

1. Ware 81
2. Ashford United 75
3. Chertsey Town 74
4. Worthing 72
=4. Hanwell Town 72
6. Waltham Abbey 68
7. Aveley 66
8. Maldon & Tiptree 65
=8. Westfield 65
10. Bracknell Town 63
=10. Cray Wanderers 63
12. Hornchurch 62
13. Enfield Town 61
=13. Whitehawk 61
15. Folkestone Invicta 60
16. Uxbridge 59
17. Carshalton Athletic 59
18. Bognor Regis Town 58
19. Heybridge Swifts 54
=20. Hastings United 53
=20. Cray Valley PM 53
=20. Herne Bay 53
=20. Tooting & Mitcham Utd 53
=20. Chipstead 53

Most goals scored per League match- perhaps we’ll call this the ‘entertainment award!’:

1. Ware 2.7
2. Chertsey Town 2.64
3. Hanwell Town 2.57
4. Aveley 2.54
=5. Maldon & Tiptree 2.5
=5. Ashford United 2.5
7. Bracknell Town 2.42
8. Waltham Abbey 2.34
9. Westfield 2.32
10. Whitehawk 2.18
11. Worthing 2.12
12. Uxbridge 2.03
13. Tooting & Mitcham Utd 1.96
14. Cray Wanderers 1.91
15. Enfield Town 1.906
=16. Hastings United 1.89
=16. Cray Valley PM 1.89
=16. Herne Bay 1.89
19. Hornchurch 1.88
20. Folkestone Invicta 1.87

Top Goalscorers- League Matches only:

Entire BetVictor isthmian League:

Taylor, Joseph- Cray Wanderers 26
Ansah, Zak- Herne Bay 24
Baxter, Jake- Chertsey Town 23
Hope, Liam- Ware 21
Dickson, Christopher- Hornchurch 21
Jackson, Ira- Folkestone Invicta 21
Smith, Daniel- Bognor Regis Town 20
Teniola, Alexander- Heybridge Swifts 20
Smith, David- Ashford Utd 20
Blackmore, Max – Westfield 19
Williams, Daniel- Tooting/Chalfont 19
Cureton, Jamie- Hornchurch/Bishop’s Stortford 18
Pope, Benjamin- Hastings Utd 18
Sobowale, Ronald- Whitehawk/Whyteleafe 17
Faal, Muhammadu- Enfield Town 17
Minhas, Nathan- Bracknell Town 17
Ramadan, Cemal- Bury Town 17
Warner, Bradley- Bowers & Pitsea 16
Watson, Aaron- Westfield 16

Premier Division:

Taylor, Joseph- Cray Wanderers 26
Dickson, Christopher- Hornchurch 21
Jackson, Ira- Folkestone Invicta 21
Smith, Daniel- Bognor Regis Town 20
Cureton, Jamie- Hornchurch/Bishop’s Stortford 18
Faal, Muhammadu- Enfield Town 17
Warner, Bradley- Bowers & Pitsea 16
Hutchinson, Josh- Potters Bar Town 15
Merrifield, Frankie- East Thurrock United 14
Pearce, Oliver- Worthing 13
Bricknell, Billy- Enfield Town 12
Smith, Christopher- Horsham 12

North Division:

Teniola, Alexander- Heybridge Swifts 20
Ramadan, Cemal- Bury Town 17
Akrofi, Alexander- Aveley 15
Martins Pais De Carlos, Joao Miguel- Grays Athletic 14
Mulready, Samuel- Soham Town Rangers 14
Sykes, George- Aveley 14
Hughes, Charlee- Maldon & Tiptree 13
Slew, Jorome- Maldon & Tiptree 13
Hallett, Jason- Canvey Island 12
Knight, David- Tilbury 12
Moses, Brian- Tilbury 12
Rolph, Edward- Histon 12

South Central Division:

Baxter, Jake- Chertsey Town 23
Hope, Liam- Ware 21
Blackmore, Max – Westfield 19
Williams, Daniel- Tooting/Chalfont 19
Minhas, Nathan- Bracknell Town 17
Watson, Aaron- Westfield 16
Bassett, Danny- Tooting & M Utd 15
Bitmead, Mark- Uxbridge 15
Chendlik, Gareth- Hanwell Town 14
Hippolyte, Jonathan- Chertsey Tn 14
Martin, Mahlondo- Uxbridge 14
Bowerman, Sebastian- Bracknell Tn 13

South East Division:

Ansah, Zak- Herne Bay 24
Smith, David- Ashford Utd 20
Pope, Benjamin- Hastings Utd 18
Sobowale, Ronald- Whitehawk/Whyteleafe 17
Condon, Aaron- Ashford United 14
Mfula, Warren- Hastings/Cray Valley/B Hill 14
McCreadie, Trevor- Haywards Heath Tn 13
Allen, Ross- Guernsey 12
MacDonald, Charles- VCD Athletic 12
Millbank, Aaron- Whitstable Town 12
Ofori-Acheampong, Duane- Whitehawk 12
Santos Rodrigues, Lucas- Whitehawk 12

Most penalties scored:

Zak Ansah Herne Bay 10
Cemal Ramadan Bury Town 8
Ben Pope Hastings United 7
Brad Warner Bowers & Pitsea 7

Highest scoring matches: Premier Division

10: Worthing 5 Leatherhead 5
9: Bognor Regis Town 7 Cray Wanderers 2
8: Cray Wanderers 3 Enfield Town 5, Enfield Town 5 Haringey Borough 3,
7: Bognor Regis Town 4 Folkestone Invicta 3, Bowers & Pitsea 7 Brightlingsea Regent 0, Cray Wanderers 6 Cheshunt 1, Margate 4 Bishop’s Stortford 4, Margate 1 Bognor Regis Town 6, Margate 3 Cray Wanderers 4, Worthing 6 Merstham 1

Highest scoring matches: North Division

8: Canvey Island 4 Heybridge Swifts 4, Maldon &Tiptree 6 Felixstowe and Walton Utd 2, Tilbury 5 Canvey Island 3, Witham Town 1 Canvey Island 7.
7: Aveley 4 Felixstowe & Walton United 3, AFC Sudbury 4 Romford 3, Brentwood Town 3 Hullbridge Sports 4, Brentwood Town 4 Tilbury 3, Dereham Town 5 Brentwood Town 2, Grays Athletic 1 Aveley 6, Romford 1 Grays Athletic 6.

Highest scoring matches, South Central Division:

10: Chertsey Town 8 Northwood 2, Hertford Town 1 Westfield 9, Waltham Abbey 7 Chalfont St Peter 3
9: Chertsey Town 6 Staines Town 3
8: Bracknell Town 7 Staines Town 1, Hertford Town 3 Ashford Town 5

Highest scoring matches, South East Division:

9: Burgess Hill Town 7 Hythe Town 2, Phoenix Sports 6 East Grinstead Town 3, Whitehawk 8 Three Bridges 1
8: Cray Valley PM 5 Ramsgate 3, Three Bridges 3 Herne Bay 5, Three Bridges 3 Whitehawk 5,
7: Burgess Hill Town 0 Ashford United 7, Cray Valley PM 4 Whitstable Town 3, Sittingbourne 7 Ramsgate 0, Three Bridges 3 Chichester City 4, VCD Athletic 4 Three Bridges 3, Whyteleafe 3 Ashford United 4, Whiteleafe 4 Burgess Hill Town 3

Fewest goals conceded: Entire BetVictor Isthmian League:

1. Maldon & Tiptree 20
2. Hastings United 21
3. Coggeshall Town 24
4. Hornchurch 28
=5. Tooting & Mitchan Utd 29
=5. Cray Valley PM 29
=7. Tilbury 30
=7. Marlow 30
9. Aveley 31
=10. Westfield 32
=10. Hanwell Town 32
=12. Bracknell Town 33
=12. Haywards Heath Tn 33
=12. Whitehawk 33
=15. Chichester City 34
=15. Folkestone Invicta 34
=17. Horsham 35
=17. Uxbridge 35
=19. Kingstonian 36
=19. Great Wakering Rov 36

Fewest goals conceded per League match- perhaps we’ll call this the ‘as waterproof as the rear end of a duck’ Award:

1. Hastings United 0.75 goals per game
2. Maldon and Tiptree 0.769
3. Hornchurch 0.848
4. Coggeshall Town 0.923
5. Cray Valley PM 1.035
6. Horsham 1.0606
7. Folkestone Invicta 1.0625
8. Marlow 1.071
9. Tooting & Mitcham U 1.074
10. Tilbury 1.111
11. Carshalton Ath 1.117
=12. Hanwell Town 1.142
=12. Westfield 1.142
14. Kingstonian 1.161
15. Whitehawk 1.178
16. Aveley 1.192
17. Uxbridge 1.206
18. Haywards Heath Tn 1.222
19. Bracknell Town 1.269
=20. Sevenoaks Town 1.275
=20. Hythe Town 1.275

Most goals conceded: Entire BetVictor Isthmian League:

1. FC Romania 84
=2. Staines Town 81
=2. Northwood 81
=2. Hertford Town 81
5. Merstham 70
6. Ashford Town 70
=7. Ramsgate 68
=7. Three Bridges 68
9. Romford 66
=10. Bishop’s Stortford 63
=10. Witham Town 63
=12. Brightlingsea Regent 62
=12. Felixstowe & W Utd 62
14. East Grinstead Tn 61
15. Burgess Hill Tn 60
=16. Cheshunt 59
=16. Chalfont St Peter 59
18. Wingate & Finchley 58
19. Harlow Town 57
20. Potters Bar Tn 56

Most goals conceded per League match- perhaps we’ll call this the ‘head in hands award!’:

1. FC Romania 3
=2. Staines Town 2.78
=2. Northwood 2.78
=2. Hertford Town 2.78
5. Romford 2.64
6. Ashford Town 2.4
= 7. Three Bridges 2.34
=7. East Grinstead Tn 2.34
9. Ramsgate 2.26
10. Witham Town 2.25
11. Burgess Hill Tn 2.22
12. Felixstowe & W Utd 2.13
13. Merstham 2.12
=14. Canvey Island 2
=14. South Park 2
16. Chalfont St Peter 1.966
17. Harlow Town 1.965
=18. Bishop’s Stortford 1.96
=18. Hullbridge Sports 1.96
20. Brentwood Town 1.93

We’ll be back tomorrow, looking at best home and away records, and cup runs.