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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 took place for the 2021–22 season and a new division was 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

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

League table

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Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsWorthing
PromotedWorthing
Cheshunt
RelegatedLeatherhead
East Thurrock United
Merstham
Matches played462
Goals scored1,449 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer35 goals – Oliver Pearce (Worthing)
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)
Total attendance212,646
Average attendance460 (+18.5% to previous full season)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Worthing 42 31 4 7 100 45 +55 97 Promoted to the National League South
2 Bishop's Stortford 42 25 12 5 89 33 +56 87 Qualified 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 42 22 10 10 71 40 +31 76 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the National League South[a]
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 42 9 9 24 43 83 −40 36 Relegated to Division One South Central
21 East Thurrock United 42 9 8 25 44 98 −54 35 Relegated to Division One North
22 Merstham 42 10 3 29 43 84 −41 33 Relegated 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League South.
  2. ^ Cray Wanderers were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
  3. ^ 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]

Top scorers

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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

Play-offs

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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

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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

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

Results table

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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

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Hornchurch
 
Carshalton Athletic
 
Cheshunt
 
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
 
Cray Wanderers
 
Enfield Town
 
Haringey Borough
 
Leatherhead
 
Merstham
 
Potters Bar Town
 
Wingate & Finchley
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Locations of the Premier Division clubs
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Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525
Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Nyewood Lane 4,500
Bowers & Pitsea Pitsea Len Salmon Stadium 2,000
Brightlingsea Regent Brightlingsea North Road 2,000
Carshalton Athletic Carshalton War Memorial Sports Ground 5,000
Cheshunt Cheshunt Theobalds Lane 3,000
Corinthian-Casuals Tolworth King George's Field 2,700
Cray Wanderers St Mary Cray Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) 6,000
East Thurrock United Corringham Rookery Hill 4,000
Enfield Town Enfield Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500
Folkestone Invicta Folkestone Cheriton Road 4,000
Haringey Borough Tottenham Coles Park 2,500
Hornchurch Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium 3,500
Horsham Horsham The Camping World Community Stadium 1,300
Kingstonian Kingston upon Thames King George's Field (groundshare with Corinthian-Casuals) 2,700
Leatherhead Leatherhead Fetcham Grove 3,400
Lewes Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000
Margate Margate Hartsdown Park 3,000
Merstham Merstham Moatside 2,000
Potters Bar Town Potters Bar Parkfield 2,000
Wingate & Finchley Finchley The Maurice Rebak Stadium 1,500
Worthing Worthing Woodside Road 4,000

North Division

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Isthmian League
North Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsAveley
PromotedAveley
Canvey Island
RelegatedRomford
Barking
Matches played380
Goals scored1,227 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorer29 goals – Thomas Richardson (Brentwood Town)
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)
Total attendance102,600
Average attendance270 (+37.1% from previous full season)

North Division consisted of 20 clubs: 17 clubs from the previous season, and three new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Aveley 38 24 8 6 94 37 +57 80 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Canvey Island 38 24 6 8 100 42 +58 78 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[a]
3 Brentwood Town 38 24 3 11 73 41 +32 75 Qualified for the play-offs
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 the Northern Premier League
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 38 7 12 19 40 71 −31 33 Qualified for the inter-step play-off[c]
19 Barking 38 9 8 21 51 79 −28 32[d] Relegated to the Essex Senior League
20 Romford 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7.
  2. ^ 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.[7]
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Barking were deducted three points for a rule breach.

Top scorers

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Player Club Goals[6]
Thomas Richardson Brentwood Town 29
Abouhadje Kouassi Canvey Island 26
Alexander Akrofi Aveley 24
Cemal Ramadan Bury Town 22

Play-offs

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Locations of North Division clubs
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 with Aveley) 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 with Barking) 2,500
Stowmarket Town Stowmarket Greens Meadow 1,000
Tilbury Tilbury Chadfields 4,000
Witham Town Witham Spa Road 2,500

South Central Division

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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 goalscorer27 goals – Sebastian Bowerman (Bracknell Town)
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)
Total attendance75,726
Average attendance221 (+79.7% from previous full season)

After Whyteleafe resigned from the league after losing its ground and folded, South Central Division consisted of 19 clubs: 14 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bracknell Town 36 31 3 2 90 12 +78 96 Promoted to the Southern League Premier South
2 Chertsey Town 36 23 7 6 81 40 +41 76 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Bedfont Sports 36 22 8 6 86 47 +39 74
4 Hanwell Town 36 21 9 6 83 37 +46 72 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Southern League Premier South[a]
5 Basingstoke Town 36 21 7 8 65 49 +16 70 Qualified for the play-offs
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 36 6 3 27 31 83 −52 21 Qualified for the inter-step play-off, then relegated to the Combined Counties League[b]
19 Staines Town 36 4 2 30 32 127 −95 14 Relegated to the Combined Counties League
20 Whyteleafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[c]
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7.
  2. ^ a b 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.[7]
  3. ^ 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.[8]

Top scorers

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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

Play-offs

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Locations of South Central Division clubs
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Greater London South Central Division clubs
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

South East Division

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Isthmian League
South East Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsHastings United
PromotedHastings United
Herne Bay
RelegatedPhoenix Sports
Whistable Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,073 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer22 goals – Zak Ansah (Herne Bay)
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)
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)
Total attendance121,714
Average attendance320 (+54.6% from previous full season)

South East Division consisted of 20 clubs: 18 clubs from the previous season, and two new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hastings United 38 27 4 7 82 33 +49 85 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Ashford United 38 22 6 10 79 48 +31 72 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Herne Bay 38 21 7 10 63 34 +29 70 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[a]
4 Haywards Heath Town 38 19 10 9 51 33 +18 67 Qualified for the play-offs
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 38 9 9 20 34 65 −31 36 Qualified for the inter-step play-off[b]
19 Phoenix Sports 38 9 6 23 35 64 −29 33 Relegated to the Southern Counties East League
20 Whitstable Town 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7.
  2. ^ a b 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.[7]

Top scorers

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Player Club Goals[6]
Zak Ansah Herne Bay 22
Joshua Ajayi Ramsgate 21
Marcel Barrington Cray Valley PM 20
Daniel Perry Three Bridges 20

Play-offs

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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

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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

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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

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30 April 2022 Lancing 2–1NewhavenLancing
15:00 BST Jammeh   52', 56' Robinson   47' Stadium: Culver Road
Attendance: 702

Results table

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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

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Locations of South East Division clubs
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Greater London Premier Division football clubs
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

Relegation reprieves

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Step 3

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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.[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]

Step 4

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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.[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 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:[7]

League Cup

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2021–22 Alan Turvey Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Teams60
Final positions
ChampionsHorsham
Runner-upMargate

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 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

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Round Dates Matches Clubs
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

First round

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

Second round

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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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  6. ^ a b c d "Goal scorers". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation". Google Docs.
  8. ^ "South Central Relegation- An FA Update". Isthmian League. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  9. ^ 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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