2021–22 Isthmian League

The 2021–22 season was the 107th 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 fourth season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league was also known as the Pitching In League under a sponsorship deal with Entain, formerly GVC Holdings.

The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by The 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 takes place for the 2021–22 season and a new division has been added to the Northern 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]

Premier Division

The Premier Division comprises the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

Premier Division table
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsWorthing
PromotedWorthing
RelegatedLeatherhead
East Thurrock United
Merstham
Matches played462
Goals scored1,449 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorerOliver Pearce (Worthing)
35 goals
Biggest home winBishop's Stortford 7–0 Leatherhead (25 September 2021)
Biggest away winEast Thurrock United 0–8 Enfield Town (23 October 2021)
Highest scoringWorthing 5–4 Lewes (23 October 2021)
Highest attendance2,347
Lewes 1-2 Worthing (5 March 2022)
Lowest attendance121
Wingate & Finchley 1-3 Cheshunt (23 November 2021)
2022–23 →
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 Promotion to the National League South
2 Bishop's Stortford 42 25 12 5 89 33 +56 87 Qualification for the play-offs
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[lower-alpha 1] 42 10 9 23 64 85 −21 36 Reprieve from relegation[lower-alpha 2]
20 Leatherhead (R) 42 9 9 24 43 83 −40 36 Relegation to Division One South Central
21 East Thurrock United (R) 42 9 8 25 44 98 −54 35 Relegation to Division One North
22 Merstham (R) 42 10 3 29 43 84 −41 33 Relegation to Division One South Central
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[5]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Cray Wanderers were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and three that were placed third-from-bottom and had the most points per game (PPG), were reprieved.[4]

Play-offs
Semi-finals Final
      
3 Enfield Town 2
4 Hornchurch 3
4 Hornchurch 1
5 Cheshunt 2
2 Bishop's Stortford 2
5 Cheshunt 3

Semi-finals
27 April 2022 Bishop's Stortford2-3 Cheshunt Bishop's Stortford
19:45 BST Foxley 19'
Cracknell 58'		 Liburd 30' (pen)
Re 60'
McKenzie 90'		 Stadium: Woodside Park
Attendance: 1,504
27 April 2022 Enfield Town2-3 Hornchurch Enfield
19:45 BST Guebi 39'
Faal 56'		 Nash 54', 90'
Higgins 87'		 Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium
Attendance: 1,948

Final
2 May 2022 Hornchurch1-2 Cheshunt Upminster
15:00 BST Christou 36' Kassaraté 19'
Newton 66'		 Stadium: Hornchurch Stadium
Attendance: 2,035

Results table
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
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations
Hornchurch
Carshalton Athletic
Cheshunt
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Cray Wanderers
Enfield Town
Haringey Borough
Leatherhead
Merstham
Potters Bar Town
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Bishop's StortfordBishop's StortfordWoodside Park4,525
Bognor Regis TownBognor RegisNyewood Lane4,500
Bowers & PitseaPitseaLen Salmon Stadium2,000
Brightlingsea RegentBrightlingseaNorth Road2,000
Carshalton AthleticCarshaltonWar Memorial Sports Ground5,000
CheshuntCheshuntTheobalds Lane3,000
Corinthian-CasualsTolworthKing George's Field2,700
Cray WanderersSt Mary CrayHayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley)6,000
East Thurrock UnitedCorringhamRookery Hill4,000
Enfield TownEnfieldQueen Elizabeth II Stadium2,500
Folkestone InvictaFolkestoneCheriton Road4,000
Haringey BoroughTottenhamColes Park2,500
HornchurchHornchurchHornchurch Stadium3,500
HorshamHorshamThe Camping World Community Stadium1,300
KingstonianKingston upon ThamesKing George's Field (groundshare with Corinthian-Casuals)2,700
LeatherheadLeatherheadFetcham Grove3,400
LewesLewesThe Dripping Pan3,000
MargateMargateHartsdown Park3,000
MersthamMersthamMoatside2,000
Potters Bar TownPotters BarParkfield2,000
Wingate & FinchleyFinchleyThe Maurice Rebak Stadium1,500
WorthingWorthingWoodside Road4,000

North Division

The North Division comprises 20 teams, 17 of which competed in the abandoned previous season.

Team changes

North Division table
Isthmian League
North Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsAveley
PromotedAveley
Canvey Island
RelegatedRomford
Barking
Matches played380
Goals scored1,227 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerThomas Richardson (Brentwood Town)
(29 goals)
Biggest home winCanvey Island 13–0 Romford (9 April 2022)
Biggest away winRomford 0–8 Bury Town (5 March 2022)
Highest scoringCanvey Island 13–0 Romford (9 April 2022)
Highest attendance1,314
Bury Town 1–1 Stowmarket Town (28 December 2021)
Lowest attendance60
Witham Town 1–2 Great Wakering Rovers (10 December 2021)
Average attendance269 (+36.5% from previous full season)
2022–23 →
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 Promotion to Step 3
2 Canvey Island (O, P) 38 24 6 8 100 42 +58 78 Qualification for the play-offs
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
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 Reprieve from inter-step play-off[lower-alpha 1]
18 Witham Town (O) 38 7 12 19 40 71 −31 33 Qualification for inter-step play-off[lower-alpha 2]
19 Barking (R) 38 9 8 21 51 79 −28 32[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to the Essex Senior League
20 Romford (R) 38 3 4 31 26 139 −113 13
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[5]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two clubs placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place both on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation.[6]
  2. Contested a one-off play-off match as one of the remaining six Step 4 teams against one of six runners-up from Step 5 that had the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner remained at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season and the loser at Step 5.
  3. Barking were deducted 3 points for a rule breach.

Play-offs
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

Semi-finals
26 April 2022 Canvey Island 3-1Felixstowe & Walton UnitedCanvey Island
19:45 BST Price 2'
Kouassi 86', 91'		 Nunn 65' Stadium: Park Lane
Attendance: 1,059
26 April 2022 Brentwood Town 2-1Stowmarket TownBrentwood
19:45 BST Richardson 22'
Nzala 90'		 Parker 86' Stadium: The Brentwood Centre Arena
Attendance: 897

Final
29 April 2022 Canvey Island 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(4-1 p)		Brentwood Town Canvey Island
19:45 BST Price 38' Richardson 4' Stadium: Park Lane
Attendance: 2,532
Penalties
  • Hubble
  • Kouassi
  • Stewart
  • Price
  • Harvey
  • Nzala
  • Richardson

Inter-step Play-off
30 April 2022 Witham Town 3-0Saffron Walden TownWitham
15:00 BST McLean 41'
Osude 56'
Wallace 63'		 Stadium: Spa Road
Attendance: 697

Results table
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
Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Stadiums and locations
Locations of North Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC SudburySudburyKing's Marsh2,500
AveleyAveleyParkside3,500
BarkingBarkingMayesbrook Park2,500
Basildon UnitedBasildonGardiners Close2,000
Brentwood TownBrentwoodThe Brentwood Centre Arena1,800
Bury TownBury St EdmundsRam Meadow3,500
Canvey IslandCanvey IslandPark Lane4,500
Coggeshall TownCoggeshallWest Street2,000
Dereham TownDerehamAldiss Park3,000
Felixstowe & Walton UnitedFelixstoweDellwood Avenue2,000
Grays AthleticGraysParkside (groundshare with Aveley)3,500
Great Wakering RoversGreat WakeringBurroughs Park2,500
Hashtag UnitedPitseaLen Salmon Stadium2,661
Heybridge SwiftsHeybridgeScraley Road3,000
Hullbridge SportsHullbridgeLower Road1,500
Maldon & TiptreeMaldonWallace Binder Ground2,000
RomfordRomfordMayesbrook Park (groundshare with Barking)2,500
Stowmarket TownStowmarketGreens Meadow1,000
TilburyTilburyChadfields4,000
Witham TownWithamSpa Road2,500

South Central Division

The South Central Division comprises 19 teams, 14 of which participated in the abandoned previous season. Whyteleafe resigned from the league after the transfer to this division, creating a vacancy.

Team changes

South Central Division table
Isthmian League
South Central Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsBracknell Town
PromotedBracknell Town
Hanwell Town
RelegatedChalfont St Peter
Staines Town
Matches played342
Goals scored1,095 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerSebastian Bowerman (Bracknell Town)
27 goals
Biggest home winBedfont Sports 7–1 Sutton Common Rovers (20 October 2021)
Marlow 6-0 Guernsey (30 November 2021)
Biggest away winStaines Town 0–12 Hanwell Town (11 January 2022)
Highest scoringStaines Town 0–12 Hanwell Town (11 January 2022)
Highest attendance911
Guernsey 3–1 Sutton Common Rovers (9 October 2021)
Lowest attendance33
South Park 2–0 Thatcham Town (18 September 2021)
2022–23 →
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 Promotion to Step 3
2 Chertsey Town 36 23 7 6 81 40 +41 76 Qualification for the play-offs
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 Reprieve from inter-step play-off[lower-alpha 1]
18 Chalfont St Peter (R) 36 6 3 27 31 83 −52 21 Qualification for inter-step play-off[lower-alpha 1]
19 Staines Town (R) 36 4 2 30 32 127 −95 14 Relegation to the Combined Counties League
20 Whyteleafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[5]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two clubs placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place both on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation. The remaining six teams will contest one-off play-off matches with seven runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will play at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will also play at Step 5.[6]
  2. The FA classified Whyteleafe as relegated for reprieve and inter-step play-off purposes, having resigned "after the Isthmian League AGM" but during the season.[7]

Play-offs
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

Semi-finals
27 April 2022 Chertsey Town 4-1Basingstoke TownChertsey
19:45 BST Crossley 8'
Ndombe 50'
Lodge 89'
Abisogun 90'		 Sheridan 90' Stadium: Alwyns Lane
Attendance: 1,109
27 April 2022 Bedfont Sports1-3 Hanwell Town Bedfont
19:45 BST Webb 22' Rush 8'
Obi 35'
Chendlik 38'		 Stadium: Bedfont Recreation Ground
Attendance: 388

Final
1 May 2022 Chertsey Town2-3 (a.e.t.) Hanwell Town Chertsey
15:00 BST Lodge 90'
Taylor 95'		 Duncan 32'
Obi 113'
Collins 105'		 Stadium: Alwyns Lane
Attendance: 1,763

Inter-step Play-off
30 April 2022 Chalfont St Peter0-4 Boldmere St Michaels Chalfont St Peter
15:00 BST Daley 29'
Byrne 33', 70'
McSkeane 63'		 Stadium: Mill Meadow
Attendance: 313

Results table
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
Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations
Ashford Town
Bedfont Sports
Chalfont St Peter
Chipstead
Hanwell Town
Northwood
Staines Town
Sutton Common Rovers
Tooting & Mitcham United
Uxbridge
Locations of South Central Division clubs
Greater London South Central Division clubs
Channel Islands South Central Division club
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ashford TownAshford, SurreyRobert Parker Stadium2,550
Basingstoke TownBasingstokeWinklebury Football Complex 2,000
Bedfont SportsBedfontBedfont Recreation Ground3,000
BinfieldBinfieldHill Farm Lane1,000
Bracknell TownSandhurstSB Stadium1,108
Chalfont St PeterChalfont St PeterMill Meadow1,500
Chertsey TownChertseyAlwyns Lane2,500
ChipsteadChipsteadHigh Road2,000
GuernseySaint Peter PortFootes Lane5,000
Hanwell TownPerivalePowerday Stadium3,000
MarlowMarlowAlfred Davis Memorial Ground3,000
NorthwoodNorthwoodNorthwood Park3,075
South ParkReigateKing George's Field2,000
Staines TownStaines-upon-ThamesWheatsheaf Park3,000
Thatcham TownThatchamWaterside Park1,500
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedMitchamImperial Fields3,500
UxbridgeWest DraytonHoneycroft3,770
WestfieldWoking (Westfield)Woking Park1,000

South East Division

The South East Division comprises 20 teams, 18 of which participated in the abandoned previous season.

Team changes

South East Division table
Isthmian League
South East Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsHastings United
PromotedHastings United
RelegatedPhoenix Sports
Whistable Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,073 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerJoshua Ajayi (Ramsgate) and Zak Ansah (Herne Bay)
21 goals each
Biggest home winHerne Bay 6–0 Three Bridges (28 August 2021)
Biggest away winSittingbourne 0–6 Cray Valley Paper Mills (23 October 2021)
Highest scoringHerne Bay 7-2 Whitstable Town (28 December 2021)
Longest unbeaten runHastings United ( 11 matches)
Highest attendance3,082
Hastings United 0–0 Haywards Heath Town (2 April 2022)
Lowest attendance58
Phoenix Sports 2–5 Haywards Heath Town (2 October 2021)
2022–23 →
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 Promotion to Step 3
2 Ashford United 38 22 6 10 79 48 +31 72 Qualification for the play-offs
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 Reprieve from inter-step play-off[lower-alpha 1]
18 Lancing (O) 38 9 9 20 34 65 −31 36 Qualification for inter-step play-off[lower-alpha 1]
19 Phoenix Sports (R) 38 9 6 23 35 64 −29 33 Relegation to the Southern Counties East League
20 Whitstable Town (R) 38 8 6 24 39 73 −34 30
Source: Football Web Pages
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[5]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two clubs placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place both on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation. The remaining six teams will contest one-off play-off matches with seven runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will play at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will also play at Step 5.[6]

Play-offs
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)

Semi-finals
26 April 2022 Ashford United 1-0Cray Valley Paper MillsKingsnorth
19:45 BST May 6' Stadium: The Homelands
Attendance: 753
26 April 2022 Haywards Heath Town3-3 (a.e.t.)
(5-6 p)		 Herne Bay Herne Bay
19:45 BST Ansah 15'
Parter 46'
Campbell 90'		 Rowe 18'
Morrison 97'
Lafflin 90'		 Stadium: Winch's Field
Attendance: 1,102

Final
30 April 2022 Ashford United0-2 Herne Bay Kingsnorth
15:00 BST Campbell 67'
Millbank 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Homelands
Attendance: 1,865

Inter-step Play-off
30 April 2022 Lancing 2-1NewhavenLancing
15:00 BST Jammeh 52', 56' Robinson 47' Stadium: Culver Road
Attendance: 702

Results table
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
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations
Locations of South East Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ashford UnitedAshford, KentThe Homelands3,200
Burgess Hill TownBurgess HillLeylands Park2,500
Chichester CityChichesterOaklands Park2,000
CorinthianHartleyGay Dawn Farmn/a
Cray Valley Paper MillsElthamBadgers Sports Ground1,000
East Grinstead TownEast GrinsteadEast Court1,500
Faversham TownFavershamSalters Lane2,000
Hastings UnitedHastingsThe Pilot Field4,050
Haywards Heath TownHaywards HeathHanbury Park2,000
Herne BayHerne BayWinch's Field4,000
Hythe TownHytheReachfields Stadium3,000
LancingLancingCulver Road1,500
Phoenix SportsBarnehurstVictory Road2,000
RamsgateRamsgateSouthwood Stadium2,500
Sevenoaks TownSevenoaksGreatness Park1,000
SittingbourneSittingbourneWoodstock Park3,000
Three BridgesCrawley (Three Bridges)Jubilee Field1,500
VCD AthleticCrayfordOakwood1,400
WhitehawkBrighton (Whitehawk)The Enclosed Ground3,126
Whitstable TownWhitstableThe Belmont Ground3,000

Relegation reprieves

Step 3

Seven clubs at Step 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.[6]

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: [6]

Step 4

Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 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.[8] 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 winners of their matches stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while three others lost theirs and were relegated to Step 5.[6]

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 at Step 4
10 Lancing Isthmian League South East Division 38 36 0.947 Relegation match with a Step 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: [6]

League Cup
2021–22 Alan Turvey Trophy
Country England
Teams60
ChampionsHorsham
Runners-upMargate
2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Velocity Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) was the 48th season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian 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 beaten AFC Hornchurch in the 2018–19 season—the most recent season in which the competition was fully completed following the abandonment of the 2019–20 competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was not held during the 2020-21 season.

This season's competition reverted back 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.

Calendar
RoundDatesMatchesClubs
First round2 November to 30 November1260 → 48
Second round16 November to 11 January1648 → 32
Third round18 January to 22 February1632 → 16
Fourth round21 February to 10 March816 → 8
Quarter-finals8 March to 17 March48 → 4
Semi-finals22 March24 → 2
Final13 April12 → 1

First round

Twenty-four clubs participated in the first round, while thirty-six clubs received a bye to the second round

Second round

The twelve clubs who made it through the first round were joined in the draw by twenty clubs who got a bye through the previous round, making thirty-two clubs.

Third round

All Premier Division sides participating in the competition received a bye to the third round. They joined the sixteen clubs that advanced past the Second round.

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final
13 April 2022 Horsham (P)4-0Margate (P)Parkside, Aveley
19:45 BST Harding 23'
Brivio 33', 49'
Hester-Cook 63'		 Report Attendance: 809

See also

References
  1. "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2021–22" (PDF). The Football Association. 17 May 2021.
  2. "FA Announce Pitching In Isthmian League Club Allocations For The 2021-22 Season". Isthmian League. 18 May 2021.
  3. "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. "[Promotion and relegation for 2021/22]". The Football Association. September 2021. "7 clubs across Step 3 to be reprieved. Reprieves are based on those with the highest PPG, starting with 4th from bottom Clubs, then 3rd from bottom (and so on). As it stands, this would be all four 4th from bottom Clubs and the best three 3rd from bottom Clubs."
  5. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  6. Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation". Google Docs.
  7. "South Central Relegation- An FA Update". Isthmian League. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. Gordon, James (24 April 2022). "Relegation, Reprieves & Inter-Step Play-Offs". The Ptching In Northern Premier League. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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