The2021–22 season was the 107th season of theIsthmian League, which is an Englishfootball competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,East andSouth 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 theNational League System. This was the fourth season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league was also known as thePitching In League under a sponsorship deal withEntain, formerly GVC Holdings.
The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced byThe Football Association (FA) on 17 May 2021.[1] Numerous changes were made to the constitutions of the level 8 divisions within the Isthmian League.[2]
The scheduled restructuring of the non-League system took place for the 2021–22 season and a new division was added to theNorthern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22,[3] which resulted in some reallocations into or out of, and promotions to, the Isthmian League's Step 4 divisions.[3]
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Worthing |
| Promoted | Worthing Cheshunt |
| Relegated | Leatherhead East Thurrock United Merstham |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,449 (3.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 35 goals – Oliver Pearce (Worthing) |
| Biggest home win | Bishop's Stortford 7–0Leatherhead(25 September 2021) |
| Biggest away win | East Thurrock United 0–8Enfield Town(23 October 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Worthing 5–4Lewes(23 October 2021) |
| Highest attendance | 2,347 Lewes 1–2Worthing(5 March 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 121 Wingate & Finchley 1–3Cheshunt(23 November 2021) |
| Total attendance | 212,646 |
| Average attendance | 460 (+18.5% to previous full season) |
2022–23 → | |
The Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthing(C, P) | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 45 | +55 | 97 | Promoted to theNational League South |
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 89 | 33 | +56 | 87 | Qualified for theplay-offs[a] |
| 3 | Enfield Town | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 84 | |
| 4 | Hornchurch | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 89 | 42 | +47 | 81 | |
| 5 | Cheshunt(O, P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 76 | |
| 6 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 72 | |
| 7 | Lewes | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 63 | +26 | 70 | |
| 8 | Margate | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 65 | |
| 9 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 59 | |
| 10 | Kingstonian | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Horsham | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 57 | |
| 12 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 57 | |
| 13 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 53 | |
| 14 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 52 | |
| 15 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 49 | |
| 16 | Bowers & Pitsea | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 45 | |
| 17 | Haringey Borough | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 81 | −24 | 42 | |
| 18 | Brightlingsea Regent | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 44 | 92 | −48 | 39 | |
| 19 | Cray Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 85 | −21 | 36[b] | Reprieved from relegation[c] |
| 20 | Leatherhead(R) | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 83 | −40 | 36 | Relegated toSouth Central Division |
| 21 | East Thurrock United(R) | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 44 | 98 | −54 | 35 | Relegated toNorth Division |
| 22 | Merstham(R) | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 33 | Relegated toSouth Central Division |
| Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Pearce | Worthing | 35 |
| Muhammadu Faal | Enfield Town | 33 |
| Joseph Taylor | Lewes | 32 |
| David Smith | Folkestone Invicta | 29 |
| Jake Cass | Bishop's Stortford Enfield Town | 19 |
| Frankie Merrifield | Bishop's Stortford | 19 |
| Liam Nash | Hornchurch | 19 |
| Ben Greenhalgh | Margate | 18 |
| Thomas Wraight | Hornchurch | 18 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 | Enfield Town | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Hornchurch | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Hornchurch | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Cheshunt | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Cheshunt | 3 | |||||||
| 27 April 2022 | Bishop's Stortford | 2–3 | Cheshunt | Bishop's Stortford |
| 19:45BST | Foxley Cracknell | Liburd Re McKenzie | Stadium:Woodside Park Attendance: 1,504 |
| 27 April 2022 | Enfield Town | 2–3 | Hornchurch | Enfield |
| 19:45BST | Guebi Faal | Nash Higgins | Stadium:Queen Elizabeth II Stadium Attendance: 1,948 |
| 2 May 2022 | Hornchurch | 1–2 | Cheshunt | Upminster |
| 15:00BST | Christou | Kassaraté Newton | Stadium:Hornchurch Stadium Attendance: 2,035 |
| Home \ Away | BIS | BOG | B&P | BRI | CAR | CHE | COR | CRA | ETU | ENF | FOL | HAR | HOR | HRM | KIN | LEA | LEW | MAR | MER | POT | W&F | WOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Stortford | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bognor Regis Town | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Bowers & Pitsea | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Brightlingsea Regent | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Carshalton Athletic | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Cheshunt | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Corinthian-Casuals | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Cray Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | |
| East Thurrock United | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–8 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Enfield Town | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Folkestone Invicta | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Haringey Borough | 0–6 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Hornchurch | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2– | 1–3 | |
| Horsham | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Kingstonian | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | |
| Leatherhead | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
| Lewes | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Margate | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | |
| Merstham | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Potters Bar Town | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Wingate & Finchley | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Worthing | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 |
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aveley |
| Promoted | Aveley Canvey Island |
| Relegated | Romford Barking |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,227 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 29 goals – Thomas Richardson (Brentwood Town) |
| Biggest home win | Canvey Island 13–0Romford(9 April 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Romford 0–8Bury Town(5 March 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Canvey Island 13–0Romford(9 April 2022) |
| Highest attendance | 1,314 Bury Town 1–1Stowmarket Town(28 December 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 60 Witham Town 1–2Great Wakering Rovers(10 December 2021) |
| Total attendance | 102,600 |
| Average attendance | 270 (+37.1% from previous full season) |
2022–23 → | |
North Division consisted of 20 clubs: 17 clubs from theprevious season, and three new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aveley(C, P) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 94 | 37 | +57 | 80 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Canvey Island(O, P) | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 100 | 42 | +58 | 78 | Qualified for theplay-offs[a] |
| 3 | Brentwood Town | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 75 | |
| 4 | Stowmarket Town | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 73 | |
| 5 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 72 | |
| 6 | Grays Athletic | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 68 | |
| 7 | AFC Sudbury | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 63 | |
| 8 | Hashtag United | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 62 | |
| 9 | Maldon & Tiptree | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 63 | +11 | 60 | |
| 10 | Dereham Town | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 60 | Transferred to theNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands |
| 11 | Heybridge Swifts | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 53 | |
| 12 | Bury Town | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 44 | |
| 13 | Coggeshall Town | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 43 | |
| 14 | Tilbury | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 41 | |
| 15 | Great Wakering Rovers | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 40 | |
| 16 | Hullbridge Sports | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 39 | |
| 17 | Basildon United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 35 | Reprieved from inter-step play-off[b] |
| 18 | Witham Town(O) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 33 | Qualified for theinter-step play-off[c] |
| 19 | Barking(R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 32[d] | Relegated to theEssex Senior League |
| 20 | Romford(R) | 38 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 139 | −113 | 13 |
| Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Richardson | Brentwood Town | 29 |
| Abouhadje Kouassi | Canvey Island | 26 |
| Alexander Akrofi | Aveley | 24 |
| Cemal Ramadan | Bury Town | 22 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Canvey Island | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Canvey Island | 1 (4) | |||||||
| 3 | Brentwood Town | 1 (1) | |||||||
| 3 | Brentwood Town | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Stowmarket Town | 1 | |||||||
| 26 April 2022 | Canvey Island | 3–1 | Felixstowe & Walton United | Canvey Island |
| 19:45BST | Price Kouassi | Nunn | Stadium:Park Lane Attendance: 1,059 |
| 26 April 2022 | Brentwood Town | 2–1 | Stowmarket Town | Brentwood |
| 19:45BST | Richardson Nzala | Parker | Stadium:The Brentwood Centre Arena Attendance: 897 |
| 29 April 2022 | Canvey Island | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1p) | Brentwood Town | Canvey Island |
| 19:45BST | Price | Richardson | Stadium:Park Lane Attendance: 2,532 | |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 30 April 2022 | Witham Town | 3–0 | Saffron Walden Town | Witham |
| 15:00BST | McLean Osude Wallace | Stadium:Spa Road Attendance: 697 |
| Home \ Away | SUD | AVE | BAR | BAS | BRE | BUR | CAN | COG | DER | FEL | GRA | GWR | HAS | HEY | HUL | M&T | ROM | STO | TIL | WIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Sudbury | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | |
| Aveley | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | |
| Barking | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Basildon United | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Brentwood Town | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Bury Town | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Canvey Island | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 13–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | |
| Coggeshall Town | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Dereham Town | 5–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Felixstowe & Walton United | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Grays Athletic | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Great Wakering Rovers | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Hashtag United | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Heybridge Swifts | 0–5 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
| Hullbridge Sports | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | |
| Maldon & Tiptree | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | |
| Romford | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Stowmarket Town | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | |
| Tilbury | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| Witham Town | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Sudbury | Sudbury | King's Marsh | 2,500 |
| Aveley | Aveley | Parkside | 3,500 |
| Barking | Barking | Mayesbrook Park | 2,500 |
| Basildon United | Basildon | Gardiners Close | 2,000 |
| Brentwood Town | Brentwood | The Brentwood Centre Arena | 1,800 |
| Bury Town | Bury St Edmunds | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
| Canvey Island | Canvey Island | Park Lane | 4,500 |
| Coggeshall Town | Coggeshall | West Street | 2,000 |
| Dereham Town | Dereham | Aldiss Park | 3,000 |
| Felixstowe & Walton United | Felixstowe | Dellwood Avenue | 2,000 |
| Grays Athletic | Grays | Parkside (groundshare withAveley) | 3,500 |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Great Wakering | Burroughs Park | 2,500 |
| Hashtag United | Pitsea | Len Salmon Stadium | 2,661 |
| Heybridge Swifts | Heybridge | Scraley Road | 3,000 |
| Hullbridge Sports | Hullbridge | Lower Road | 1,500 |
| Maldon & Tiptree | Maldon | Wallace Binder Ground | 2,000 |
| Romford | Romford | Mayesbrook Park (groundshare withBarking) | 2,500 |
| Stowmarket Town | Stowmarket | Greens Meadow | 1,000 |
| Tilbury | Tilbury | Chadfields | 4,000 |
| Witham Town | Witham | Spa Road | 2,500 |
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bracknell Town |
| Promoted | Bracknell Town Hanwell Town |
| Relegated | Chalfont St Peter Staines Town |
| Matches | 342 |
| Goals | 1,095 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 27 goals – Sebastian Bowerman (Bracknell Town) |
| Biggest home win | Bedfont Sports 7–1Sutton Common Rovers(20 October 2021) Marlow 6-0Guernsey(30 November 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Staines Town 0–12Hanwell Town(11 January 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Staines Town 0–12Hanwell Town(11 January 2022) |
| Highest attendance | 911 Guernsey 3–1Sutton Common Rovers(9 October 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 33 South Park 2–0Thatcham Town(18 September 2021) |
| Total attendance | 75,726 |
| Average attendance | 221 (+79.7% from previous full season) |
2022–23 → | |
AfterWhyteleafe resigned from the league after losing its ground and folded, South Central Division consisted of 19 clubs: 14 clubs from theprevious season, and five new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bracknell Town(C, P) | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 12 | +78 | 96 | Promoted to theSouthern League Premier South |
| 2 | Chertsey Town | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 76 | Qualified for theplay-offs[a] |
| 3 | Bedfont Sports | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 47 | +39 | 74 | |
| 4 | Hanwell Town(O, P) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 37 | +46 | 72 | |
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 70 | |
| 6 | Uxbridge | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 66 | |
| 7 | Marlow | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 61 | |
| 8 | Binfield | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 53 | |
| 9 | South Park | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 51 | |
| 10 | Chipstead | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 48 | |
| 11 | Northwood | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 42 | |
| 12 | Thatcham Town | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 38 | |
| 13 | Ashford Town | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 38 | |
| 14 | Guernsey | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 36 | |
| 15 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 34 | |
| 16 | Westfield | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 34 | |
| 17 | Sutton Common Rovers | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 34 | Reprieved from inter-step play-off[b] |
| 18 | Chalfont St Peter(R) | 36 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 83 | −52 | 21 | Qualified for theinter-step play-off[b] |
| 19 | Staines Town(R) | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 127 | −95 | 14 | Relegated to theCombined Counties League |
| 20 | Whyteleafe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league[c] |
| Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Bowerman | Bracknell Town | 27 |
| Jake Baxter | Chertsey Town | 23 |
| Thomas Collins | Chipstead Hanwell Town | 23 |
| Daniel Williams | Tooting & Mitcham United Bedfont Sports | 22 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Chertsey Town | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Chertsey Town | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Hanwell Town | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Bedfont Sports | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Hanwell Town | 3 | |||||||
| 27 April 2022 | Chertsey Town | 4–1 | Basingstoke Town | Chertsey |
| 19:45BST | Crossley Ndombe Lodge Abisogun | Sheridan | Stadium:Alwyns Lane Attendance: 1,109 |
| 27 April 2022 | Bedfont Sports | 1–3 | Hanwell Town | Bedfont |
| 19:45BST | Webb | Rush Obi Chendlik | Stadium:Bedfont Recreation Ground Attendance: 388 |
| 1 May 2022 | Chertsey Town | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Hanwell Town | Chertsey |
| 15:00BST | Lodge Taylor | Duncan Obi Collins | Stadium:Alwyns Lane Attendance: 1,763 |
| 30 April 2022 | Chalfont St Peter | 0–4 | Boldmere St Michaels | Chalfont St Peter |
| 15:00BST | Daley Byrne McSkeane | Stadium:Mill Meadow Attendance: 313 |
| Home \ Away | ASH | BAS | BED | BIN | BRA | CHA | CHE | CHI | GUE | HAN | MAR | NOR | SOU | STA | SCR | THA | TOO | UXB | WES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Town | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| Basingstoke Town | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Bedfont Sports | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Binfield | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bracknell Town | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Chalfont St Peter | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Chertsey Town | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Chipstead | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Guernsey | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Hanwell Town | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 6–5 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Marlow | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Northwood | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 1–1 | |
| South Park | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| Staines Town | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–8 | 0–12 | 1–1 | 1–8 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | |
| Sutton Common Rovers | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–7 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | |
| Thatcham Town | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Uxbridge | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Westfield | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Town | Ashford, Surrey | Robert Parker Stadium | 2,550 |
| Basingstoke Town | Basingstoke | Winklebury Football Complex | 2,000 |
| Bedfont Sports | Bedfont | Bedfont Recreation Ground | 3,000 |
| Binfield | Binfield | Hill Farm Lane | 1,000 |
| Bracknell Town | Sandhurst | SB Stadium | 1,108 |
| Chalfont St Peter | Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow | 1,500 |
| Chertsey Town | Chertsey | Alwyns Lane | 2,500 |
| Chipstead | Chipstead | High Road | 2,000 |
| Guernsey | Saint Peter Port | Footes Lane | 5,000 |
| Hanwell Town | Perivale | Powerday Stadium | 3,000 |
| Marlow | Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground | 3,000 |
| Northwood | Northwood | Northwood Park | 3,075 |
| South Park | Reigate | King George's Field | 2,000 |
| Staines Town | Staines-upon-Thames | Wheatsheaf Park | 3,000 |
| Thatcham Town | Thatcham | Waterside Park | 1,500 |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Mitcham | Imperial Fields | 3,500 |
| Uxbridge | West Drayton | Honeycroft | 3,770 |
| Westfield | Woking(Westfield) | Woking Park | 1,000 |
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hastings United |
| Promoted | Hastings United Herne Bay |
| Relegated | Phoenix Sports Whistable Town |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,073 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 22 goals –Zak Ansah (Herne Bay) |
| Biggest home win | Herne Bay 6–0Three Bridges(28 August 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Sittingbourne 0–6Cray Valley Paper Mills(23 October 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Herne Bay 7-2Whitstable Town(28 December 2021) |
| Highest attendance | 3,082 Hastings United 0–0Haywards Heath Town(2 April 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 58 Phoenix Sports 2–5Haywards Heath Town(2 October 2021) |
| Total attendance | 121,714 |
| Average attendance | 320 (+54.6% from previous full season) |
2022–23 → | |
South East Division consisted of 20 clubs: 18 clubs from theprevious season, and two new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hastings United(C, P) | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 85 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Ashford United | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 79 | 48 | +31 | 72 | Qualified for theplay-offs[a] |
| 3 | Herne Bay(O, P) | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 70 | |
| 4 | Haywards Heath Town | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 67 | |
| 5 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 66 | |
| 6 | Ramsgate | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 80 | 52 | +28 | 65 | |
| 7 | Burgess Hill Town | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 62 | |
| 8 | Corinthian | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 59 | |
| 9 | VCD Athletic | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 54 | |
| 10 | Sittingbourne | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 52 | |
| 11 | Chichester City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 49 | |
| 12 | Faversham Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 49 | |
| 13 | Sevenoaks Town | 38 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 48 | |
| 14 | Three Bridges | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 44 | |
| 15 | East Grinstead Town | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 41 | |
| 16 | Whitehawk | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 39 | |
| 17 | Hythe Town | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 39 | Reprieved from inter-step play-off[b] |
| 18 | Lancing(O) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 36 | Qualified for theinter-step play-off[b] |
| 19 | Phoenix Sports(R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 33 | Relegated to theSouthern Counties East League |
| 20 | Whitstable Town(R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 30 |
| Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Zak Ansah | Herne Bay | 22 |
| Joshua Ajayi | Ramsgate | 21 |
| Marcel Barrington | Cray Valley PM | 20 |
| Daniel Perry | Three Bridges | 20 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Ashford United | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Ashford United | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Herne Bay | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Herne Bay | 3 (6) | |||||||
| 4 | Haywards Heath Town | 3 (5) | |||||||
| 26 April 2022 | Ashford United | 1–0 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | Kingsnorth |
| 19:45BST | May | Stadium:The Homelands Attendance: 753 |
| 26 April 2022 | Herne Bay | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6-5p) | Haywards Heath Town | Herne Bay |
| 19:45BST | Ansah Parter Campbell | Rowe Lafflin Morrison | Stadium:Winch's Field Attendance: 1,102 |
| 30 April 2022 | Ashford United | 0–2 | Herne Bay | Kingsnorth |
| 15:00BST | Campbell Millbank | Stadium:The Homelands Attendance: 1,865 |
| 30 April 2022 | Lancing | 2–1 | Newhaven | Lancing |
| 15:00BST | Jammeh | Robinson | Stadium:Culver Road Attendance: 702 |
| Home \ Away | ASH | BUR | CHI | COR | CRA | EAS | FAV | HAS | HAY | HER | HYT | LAN | PHO | RAM | SEV | SIT | THR | VCD | WHK | WHT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford United | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Burgess Hill Town | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Chichester City | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | |
| Corinthian | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | |
| Cray Valley Paper Mills | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| East Grinstead Town | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Faversham Town | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Hastings United | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Haywards Heath Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Herne Bay | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | |
| Hythe Town | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
| Lancing | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Phoenix Sports | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Ramsgate | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Sevenoaks Town | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Sittingbourne | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Three Bridges | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| VCD Athletic | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Whitehawk | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Whitstable Town | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford United | Ashford, Kent | The Homelands | 3,200 |
| Burgess Hill Town | Burgess Hill | Leylands Park | 2,500 |
| Chichester City | Chichester | Oaklands Park | 2,000 |
| Corinthian | Hartley | Gay Dawn Farm | n/a |
| Cray Valley Paper Mills | Eltham | Badgers Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| East Grinstead Town | East Grinstead | East Court | 1,500 |
| Faversham Town | Faversham | Salters Lane | 2,000 |
| Hastings United | Hastings | The Pilot Field | 4,050 |
| Haywards Heath Town | Haywards Heath | Hanbury Park | 2,000 |
| Herne Bay | Herne Bay | Winch's Field | 4,000 |
| Hythe Town | Hythe | Reachfields Stadium | 3,000 |
| Lancing | Lancing | Culver Road | 1,500 |
| Phoenix Sports | Barnehurst | The Mayplace Ground | 2,000 |
| Ramsgate | Ramsgate | Southwood Stadium | 2,500 |
| Sevenoaks Town | Sevenoaks | Greatness Park | 1,000 |
| Sittingbourne | Sittingbourne | Woodstock Park | 3,000 |
| Three Bridges | Crawley(Three Bridges) | Jubilee Field | 1,500 |
| VCD Athletic | Crayford | Oakwood | 1,400 |
| Whitehawk | Brighton(Whitehawk) | The Enclosed Ground | 3,126 |
| Whitstable Town | Whitstable | The Belmont Ground | 3,000 |
Seven clubs atStep 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that were the top three on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation. The remaining team was relegated to Step 4.[7]
The final points-per-game ranking of the third-from-bottom placed teams in Step 3 divisions was as follows:
| Pos | Team | League | Pld | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Basford United | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 42 | 45 | 1.071 | Retention at Step 3 |
| 6 | Barwell | Southern League Premier Division Central | 40 | 41 | 1.025 | |
| 7 | Kings Langley | Southern League Premier Division South | 42 | 37 | 0.881 | |
| 8 | Leatherhead | Isthmian League Premier Division | 42 | 36 | 0.857 | Relegation to Step 4 |
Source:[7]
Ten of the 16 clubs atStep 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two clubs placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from contesting relegation play-offs. The FA granted third-placed Sheffield a reprieve after demoting Yorkshire Amateur for non-compliance with Step 4 ground grading requirements.[9] The remaining six teams contested one-off matches with sixrunners-up from Step 5 that had the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. Three clubs won winners of their matches and stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while three others lost theirs and were relegated to Step 5.[7]
The final points-per-game ranking of the 3rd-from-bottom-placed teams in Step 4 divisions was also as follows:
| Pos | Team | League | Pld | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Prescot Cables | Northern Premier League Division One West | 38 | 39 | 1.026 | Retention atStep 4 |
| 10 | Lancing | Isthmian League South East Division | 38 | 36 | 0.947 | Relegation match with aStep 5 team |
| 11 | Sheffield | Northern Premier League Division One East | 36 | 33 | 0.917 | Retention at Step 4 |
| 12 | Witham Town | Isthmian League North Division | 38 | 33 | 0.863 | Relegation match with a Step 5 team |
| 13 | Cinderford Town | Southern League Division One South | 36 | 31 | 0.861 | |
| 14 | Kempston Rovers | Southern League Division One Central | 38 | 29 | 0.763 | |
| 15 | Histon | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 38 | 24 | 0.632 | |
| 16 | Chalfont St Peter | Isthmian League South Central Division | 36 | 21 | 0.583 |
Source:[7]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Teams | 60 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Horsham |
| Runners-up | Margate |
The2021–22 Velocity Trophy (formerly theIsthmian League Cup) was the 48th season of theAlan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the wholeIsthmian League. 60 of the 82 teams in the Isthmian League participated this season, with the other 22 opting not to participate.
Enfield Town were the defending champions, having beatenAFC Hornchurch in the2018–19 season—the most recent season in which the competition was fully completed following the abandonment of the2019–20 competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was not held during the 2020–21 season.
This season's competition reverted to a straight knock out format. If a game finished level after 90 minutes, the match went straight to penalties—there was no extra time. Clubs were allowed to name and use 5 substitutes per match.
| Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs |
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| First round | 2 November to 30 November | 12 | 60 → 48 |
| Second round | 16 November to 11 January | 16 | 48 → 32 |
| Third round | 18 January to 22 February | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 21 February to 10 March | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 March to 17 March | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 22 March | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 13 April | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Twenty-four clubs participated in the first round, while thirty-six clubs received a bye to the second round
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AllPremier Division sides participating in the competition received a bye to the third round. They joined the sixteen clubs that advanced past the Second round.
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| 13 April 2022 | Horsham(P) | 4–0 | Margate (P) | Parkside,Aveley |
| 19:45BST | Harding Brivio Hester-Cook | Report | Attendance: 809 |