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2023–24 Isthmian League

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The 2023–24 season was the 109th 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 (the 7th tier) and three divisions, North, South Central and South East at Step 4 of the National League System (the 8th tier). This was the sixth season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league is 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 15 May 2023. There were to be 82 teams in the Isthmian League, 22 in the Step 3 division and 20 in each of the Step 4 divisions. However, Marlow successfully appealed against their transfer to the Southern League and remained in the South Central Division, which therefore comprised 21 teams instead of 20.[1][2]

Premier Division

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The Premier Division comprised sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as six clubs who newly joined the division.

Team changes

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Premier Division table

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Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsHornchurch
PromotedHornchurch
Enfield Town
RelegatedMargate
Haringey Borough
Kingstonian
Concord Rangers

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hornchurch (C, P) 42 31 7 4 95 34 +61 100 Promotion to the National League South
2 Chatham Town 42 24 7 11 87 61 +26 79 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Enfield Town (O, P) 42 22 11 9 81 54 +27 77
4 Wingate & Finchley 42 23 7 12 78 62 +16 76
5 Horsham 42 23 7 12 64 50 +14 76
6 Billericay Town 42 23 4 15 78 52 +26 73
7 Hastings United 42 19 10 13 71 54 +17 67
8 Lewes 42 20 7 15 68 70 −2 67
9 Whitehawk 42 17 14 11 63 54 +9 65
10 Bognor Regis Town 42 16 14 12 78 63 +15 62
11 Carshalton Athletic 42 17 11 14 73 59 +14 62
12 Dulwich Hamlet 42 17 11 14 77 72 +5 62
13 Hashtag United 42 15 14 13 82 75 +7 59
14 Canvey Island 42 16 6 20 62 74 −12 54
15 Potters Bar Town 42 14 9 19 65 70 −5 51
16 Folkestone Invicta 42 13 11 18 60 71 −11 50
17 Cray Wanderers 42 13 11 18 54 66 −12 50
18 Cheshunt 42 12 7 23 58 72 −14 43
19 Margate (R) 42 10 9 23 50 80 −30 39 Relegation to Division One South East
20 Haringey Borough (R) 42 6 9 27 32 88 −56 27 Relegation to Division One North
21 Concord Rangers (R) 42 6 8 28 34 82 −48 26
22 Kingstonian (R) 42 5 6 31 55 102 −47 21 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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Chatham Town 1 (4)
5 Horsham 1 (3)
2 Chatham Town 0
3 Enfield Town 3
3 Enfield Town 1
4 Wingate & Finchley 0

Semi-finals

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1 May Chatham Town 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		HorshamChatham
19:45
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Stadium: The Bauvil Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jake Hillier
Penalties
1 May Enfield Town 1–0Wingate & FinchleyEnfield
19:45 McKenzie   67' Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium
Attendance: 2,225

Final

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6 May Chatham Town0–3 Enfield Town Chatham
15:00 Report
Stadium: The Bauvil Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jake Willmore

Results table

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Home \ Away BIL BOG CAN CAR CHA CHE CON CRA DUL ENF FOL HAB HSH HAS HOR HRM KIN LEW MAR POT WHK W&F
Billericay Town 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 6–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 5–0 5–3 2–1 1–3 1–2
Bognor Regis Town 1–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–4 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2
Canvey Island 3–0 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 4–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 4–1 1–4 1–2 0–2
Carshalton Athletic 1–2 3–3 0–3 2–0 1–4 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–3
Chatham Town 6–3 1–0 5–1 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–5 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–3 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Cheshunt 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–6 1–0 5–4 4–0 0–1 2–4 2–0 0–1
Concord Rangers 2–1 0–4 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–4 3–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–2
Cray Wanderers 0–1 1–5 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–3 0–0 1–4 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
Dulwich Hamlet 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–5 4–2 2–0 2–6 0–4 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–0
Enfield Town 1–2 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 6–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–4 2–2
Folkestone Invicta 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–3 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 0–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Haringey Borough 0–6 0–1 2–1 0–6 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–5 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–2
Hashtag United 2–1 4–5 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–3 1–0 2–2 3–3 0–0 5–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–2 2–3 4–2 2–3 1–1 2–0
Hastings United 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–1 0–1 2–3
Hornchurch 4–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 3–0 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–2
Horsham 0–0 5–4 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1
Kingstonian 1–3 3–2 2–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 0–3 3–5 1–3 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–4 1–2
Lewes 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–3 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 1–1 1–2
Margate 1–3 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
Potters Bar Town 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–3 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–3 2–1 5–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 6–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 3–2
Whitehawk 0–1 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 3–3
Wingate & Finchley 2–1 0–1 6–2 3–0 4–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–3 1–4 0–4 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 5–1
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

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Carshalton Athletic
 
 
Cheshunt
 
 
Cray Wanderers
 
Dulwich Hamlet
 
Enfield Town
 
 
Haringey Borough
 
 
 
Hornchurch
 
 
Kingstonian
 
 
 
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
Billericay Town Billericay New Lodge 3,500
Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Nyewood Lane 4,500
Canvey Island Canvey Island Park Lane 4,500
Carshalton Athletic Carshalton War Memorial Sports Ground 5,000
Chatham Town Chatham, Kent The Bauvil Stadium 5,000
Cheshunt Cheshunt Theobalds Lane 3,000
Concord Rangers Canvey Island Thames Road 3,300
Cray Wanderers St Mary Cray Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) 6,000
Dulwich Hamlet London (East Dulwich) Champion Hill 3,334
Enfield Town Enfield Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500
Folkestone Invicta Folkestone Cheriton Road 4,000
Haringey Borough Tottenham Coles Park 2,500
Hashtag United Pitsea Len Salmon Stadium 2,661
Hastings United Hastings The Pilot Field 4,050
Hornchurch Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium 3,500
Horsham Horsham The Camping World Community Stadium 3,000
Kingstonian Kingston upon Thames Imperial Fields (groundshare with Tooting & Mitcham United) 2,700
Lewes Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000
Margate Margate Hartsdown Park 3,000
Potters Bar Town Potters Bar Parkfield 2,000
Whitehawk Brighton (Whitehawk) The Enclosed Ground 3,126
Wingate & Finchley Finchley The Maurice Rebak Stadium 1,500

North Division

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The North Division comprises 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. This was the first season with play-offs at step five, meaning that just two teams would be relegated from the division.[3]

Team changes

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North Division table

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Isthmian League
North Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsLowestoft Town
PromotedLowestoft Town
Bowers & Pitsea
RelegatedEast Thurrock United (resigned)
New Salamis (folded)
Stowmarket Town

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lowestoft Town (C, P) 36 25 3 8 91 41 +50 78 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Bury Town 36 22 8 6 89 47 +42 74 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Felixstowe & Walton United 36 22 8 6 78 40 +38 74
4 Bowers & Pitsea (O, P) 36 23 4 9 70 49 +21 73
5 Brentwood Town 36 22 6 8 69 33 +36 72
6 Walthamstow 36 18 8 10 63 50 +13 62
7 Heybridge Swifts 36 17 9 10 53 45 +8 60
8 Brightlingsea Regent 36 18 3 15 66 51 +15 57
9 Basildon United 36 16 4 16 66 62 +4 52
10 Gorleston 36 14 8 14 55 49 +6 50
11 Maldon & Tiptree 36 15 4 17 68 64 +4 49
12 Wroxham 36 13 9 14 47 47 0 48
13 Redbridge 36 13 8 15 57 60 −3 47
14 Witham Town 36 12 9 15 56 62 −6 45
15 New Salamis[a] 36 9 8 19 58 82 −24 35 Resignation from the league
16 Grays Athletic 36 9 6 21 46 69 −23 33
17 Ipswich Wanderers 36 8 5 23 38 75 −37 29
18 Enfield 36 6 4 26 33 86 −53 22 Transfer to the Southern League
19 Stowmarket Town (R) 36 0 6 30 34 125 −91 6 Relegation to the Eastern Counties League
20 East Thurrock United[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resignation from the league
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ New Salamis' first team folded at the end of this season.[4]
  2. ^ East Thurrock United folded in September 2023; the club's playing record of Pld3 W1 D1 L1 GF4 GA6 Pts4 was expunged.[5]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Bury Town 1
5 Brentwood Town 3
5 Brentwood Town 1 (2)
4 Bowers & Pitsea 1 (3)
3 Felixstowe & Walton United 2 (2)
4 Bowers & Pitsea 2 (4)

Semi-finals

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30 April Felixstowe & Walton United2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Bowers & Pitsea Felixstowe
19:45
Report
Stadium: The Goldstar Ground
Attendance: 445
Penalties
30 April Bury Town1–3 (a.e.t.) Brentwood Town Bury St Edmunds
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ram Meadow
Attendance: 1,122

Final

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4 May Bowers & Pitsea 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		Brentwood TownPitsea
15:00 Stadium: Len Salmon Stadium
Attendance: 1,101

Results table

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Home \ Away BAS B&P BRE BRI BUR ENF FEL GOR GRA HEY IPS LOW MAL NEW RED STO WAL WIT WRO
Basildon United 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–4 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–3 4–0 1–0
Bowers & Pitsea 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–3 3–2 3–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 3–2
Brentwood Town 2–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 9–0 2–0 0–0 2–0
Brightlingsea Regent 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–4 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–3 1–3 2–3
Bury Town 2–6 2–2 2–1 1–2 6–0 3–3 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–3 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 0–0
Enfield 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–4 2–7 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–3 0–0 0–5 0–1 3–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 1–5 3–2
Felixstowe & Walton United 1–0 3–2 1–0 5–3 3–0 5–1 4–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 6–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2
Gorleston 3–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–3 4–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 4–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1
Grays Athletic 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–3 0–2 1–3 3–2 2–3 0–1 2–4 2–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1
Heybridge Swifts 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 6–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Ipswich Wanderers 2–1 0–2 1–6 0–7 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–5 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2
Lowestoft Town 5–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 6–0 1–2 2–0 6–1 5–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 4–0
Maldon & Tiptree 3–2 0–3 1–3 2–0 2–4 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 2–2 4–2 5–1 4–0 3–4 5–1
New Salamis 4–0 1–1 0–3 4–2 0–5 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–3 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 5–1 1–3 1–2 1–2
Redbridge 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–4 2–4 4–3 3–3 2–1 2–3 2–0 0–0
Stowmarket Town 3–4 1–3 1–3 0–1 0–5 2–2 2–2 0–6 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–6 2–5 3–4 0–5 0–3 1–1 2–3
Walthamstow 4–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–0
Witham Town 1–5 2–4 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 8–0 3–0 2–2
Wroxham 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 6–1 0–2 0–0
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of North Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Basildon United Basildon Gardiners Close 2,000
Bowers & Pitsea Pitsea Len Salmon Stadium 3,500
Brentwood Town Brentwood The Brentwood Centre Arena 1,800
Brightlingsea Regent Brightlingsea North Road 2,000
Bury Town Bury St Edmunds Ram Meadow 3,500
East Thurrock United Corringham Rookery Hill 3,500
Enfield Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford) 4,525 (525 seated)
Felixstowe & Walton United Felixstowe Dellwood Avenue 2,000
Gorleston Gorleston-on-Sea Wellesley Recreation Ground (groundshare with Great Yarmouth Town) 3,600 (500 seated)
Grays Athletic Grays Parkside (groundshare with Aveley) 3,500
Heybridge Swifts Heybridge Scraley Road 3,000
Ipswich Wanderers Rushmere Humber Doucy Lane 550
Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Crown Meadow 3,000
Maldon & Tiptree Maldon Wallace Binder Ground 2,000
New Salamis Bowes Park Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) 3,000
Redbridge Barkingside Oakside Stadium 3,000 (316 seated)
Stowmarket Town Stowmarket Greens Meadow 1,000
Walthamstow London (Walthamstow) Wadham Lodge 3,500
Witham Town Witham Spa Road 2,500
Wroxham Wroxham Trafford Park 2,500

South Central Division

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The South Central Division consists of 21 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous campaign. It had been intended that there be 20 teams, but Marlow, due to have transferred to the Southern League, successfully appealed against the transfer. Only two teams would be relegated following the restructuring of the step 4/5 promotion.[2][3]

Team changes

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South Central Division table

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Isthmian League
South Central Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsChertsey Town
PromotedChertsey Town
Marlow
RelegatedChipstead
Corinthian-Casuals

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chertsey Town (C, P) 40 31 8 1 103 32 +71 100[a] Promotion to the Southern League
2 Marlow (O, P) 40 29 2 9 106 49 +57 89 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Leatherhead 40 27 5 8 71 32 +39 86
4 Southall 40 26 5 9 79 43 +36 83
5 Westfield 40 25 8 7 81 50 +31 83
6 Raynes Park Vale 40 23 9 8 70 49 +21 78
7 Hanworth Villa 40 18 11 11 77 59 +18 65
8 Thatcham Town 40 18 8 14 72 62 +10 62 Transfer to the Southern League
9 South Park 40 17 10 13 72 61 +11 61
10 Hartley Wintney 40 16 7 17 64 79 −15 55
11 Badshot Lea 40 15 9 16 65 70 −5 54
12 Uxbridge 40 15 6 19 70 71 −1 51
13 Ascot United 40 13 6 21 56 67 −11 45
14 Sutton Common Rovers 40 11 7 22 49 69 −20 40
15 Northwood 40 11 6 23 69 75 −6 39 Transfer to the Southern League
16 Metropolitan Police 40 9 10 21 37 63 −26 37
17 Ashford Town 40 10 6 24 42 70 −28 36
18 Guernsey 40 9 7 24 68 97 −29 34
19 Binfield 40 8 10 22 59 109 −50 34
20 Chipstead (R) 40 8 6 26 44 80 −36 30 Relegation to the Combined Counties League
21 Corinthian-Casuals (R) 40 5 6 29 34 101 −67 21
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Chertsey Town were deducted one point having fielded an ineligible player on 3 October 2023 in a 1–1 draw with Binfield.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Marlow 3
5 Westfield 2
2 Marlow 3
3 Leatherhead 1
3 Leatherhead 1 (3)
4 Southall 1 (2)

Semi-finals

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1 May Marlow 3–2 (a.e.t.)WestfieldMarlow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Alfred Davis Memorial Ground
Attendance: 614
Referee: Tolu Songowawa
1 May Leatherhead 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		SouthallLeatherhead
19:45
Report
Stadium: Fetcham Grove
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Lawrence Torz-Brown
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Final

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5 May Marlow 3–1LeatherheadMarlow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Alfred Davis Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Chay Hathway

Stadiums and locations

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Ashford Town
 
 
 
 
Chipstead
 
Corinthian-Casuals
 
Guernsey (not on map)
 
Hanworth Villa
 
 
Leatherhead
 
 
Metropolitan Police
 
Northwood
 
Raynes Park Vale
 
 
Southall
 
Sutton Common Rovers
 
 
Uxbridge
 
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Locations of South Central Division clubs
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Greater London South Central Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ascot United Ascot The Racecourse Ground 1,150
Ashford Town Ashford, Surrey Robert Parker Stadium 2,550
Badshot Lea Wrecclesham Westfield Lane 1,200
Binfield Binfield Hill Farm Lane 1,000
Chertsey Town Chertsey Alwyns Lane 2,500
Chipstead Chipstead High Road 2,000
Corinthian-Casuals Tolworth King George's Field 2,700
Guernsey Saint Peter Port Footes Lane 5,000
Hanworth Villa Hanworth Rectory Meadow 1,000
Hartley Wintney Hartley Wintney The Memorial Playing Fields 2,000
Leatherhead Leatherhead Fetcham Grove 3,400
Marlow Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000
Metropolitan Police East Molesey Imber Court 3,000
Northwood Northwood Northwood Park 3,075
Raynes Park Vale Raynes Park Grand Drive 1,500
South Park Reigate King George's Field 2,000
Southall Stanwell Robert Parker Stadium (groundshare with Ashford Town) 2,550
Sutton Common Rovers Tandridge, Surrey Church Road (groundshare with AFC Whyteleafe) 2,000
Thatcham Town Thatcham Waterside Park 1,500
Uxbridge West Drayton Honeycroft 3,770
Westfield Woking (Westfield) Woking Park 1,000

South East Division

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The South East Division consists of 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. Only two teams would be relegated following the restructuring of the step 4/5 promotion.[3]

Team changes

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South East Division table

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Isthmian League
South East Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsCray Valley Paper Mills
PromotedCray Valley Paper Mills
Chichester City
RelegatedErith & Belvedere

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cray Valley Paper Mills (C, P) 38 29 8 1 103 32 +71 95 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Ramsgate 38 28 5 5 106 41 +65 89 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Sittingbourne 38 22 9 7 82 41 +41 75
4 Three Bridges 38 22 7 9 98 68 +30 73
5 Chichester City (O, P) 38 21 6 11 83 43 +40 69 Qualification for the play-offs, then promotion to the Premier Division
6 Lancing 38 19 7 12 71 66 +5 64
7 Sheppey United 38 18 7 13 76 57 +19 61
8 Herne Bay 38 16 11 11 74 63 +11 59
9 Broadbridge Heath 38 14 10 14 59 56 +3 52
10 Sevenoaks Town 38 13 7 18 61 65 −4 46
11 Ashford United 38 14 3 21 57 82 −25 45
12 Burgess Hill Town 38 11 11 16 59 70 −11 44
13 Hythe Town 38 12 8 18 54 71 −17 44
14 Horndean 38 12 7 19 57 76 −19 43 Transfer to the South Central Division
15 Merstham 38 11 8 19 58 72 −14 41
16 Phoenix Sports 38 10 8 20 52 91 −39 38
17 Littlehampton Town 38 10 7 21 49 76 −27 37
18 East Grinstead Town 38 9 7 22 52 86 −34 34
19 Beckenham Town 38 7 8 23 57 93 −36 29 Reprieve from relegation
20 Erith & Belvedere (R) 38 6 8 24 27 86 −59 26 Relegation to the Southern Counties East League
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Ramsgate 0
5 Chichester City 1
5 Chichester City 5
4 Three Bridges 0
3 Sittingbourne 1
4 Three Bridges 2

Semi-finals

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30 April Ramsgate0–1 Chichester City Ramsgate
19:45 Report
Stadium: Southwood Stadium
Attendance: 1,462
30 April Sittingbourne1–2 Three Bridges Sittingbourne
19:45
Report
Stadium: The Roman Stadium
Attendance: 809
Referee: Ross Murphy

Final

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3 May Three Bridges0–5 Chichester City Three Bridges
19:45 Stadium: Jubilee Field
Attendance: 1,192

Results table

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Home \ Away ASH BEC BRO BUR CHI CRA EAS ERI HER HOR HYT LAN LIT MER PHO RAM SEV SHE SIT THR
Ashford United 3–2 2–3 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 3–4 1–0 3–2 3–5 2–3 2–1 3–2 1–5 3–2
Beckenham Town 0–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–6 3–0 1–1 3–3 3–1 5–2 2–3 1–6 2–1 1–2 2–5 2–2 4–2 2–3 1–2
Broadbridge Heath 1–0 3–3 0–0 0–3 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 6–6 3–1 0–2 4–2 2–2 0–2 3–0
Burgess Hill Town 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–5 1–4 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–4 1–1 5–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–3
Chichester City 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 7–1 6–1 1–3 1–3 5–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–1
Cray Valley Paper Mills 2–0 2–1 2–2 5–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–5
East Grinstead Town 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–3 0–2 5–1 4–1 1–1 2–6 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2
Erith & Belvedere 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–5 0–1 0–4 0–4 0–2
Herne Bay 2–2 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–3 0–1 3–2 0–0 4–3 1–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–3
Horndean 2–1 4–1 4–0 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–4 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–4 1–0 3–0 2–5 0–3 1–3
Hythe Town 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 4–0 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Lancing 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 3–0 3–1 0–3 4–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–2 4–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 4–0
Littlehampton Town 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–3 0–5 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–4 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–5 0–6 1–1 0–0
Merstham 2–2 4–3 0–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–3 5–0 3–2 0–1 3–2
Phoenix Sports 3–1 3–3 0–4 2–2 0–0 2–7 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 2–6
Ramsgate 4–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 4–0 2–2 5–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 7–2 4–0 0–2 9–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2
Sevenoaks Town 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 4–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–2 0–1 2–2 2–2
Sheppey United 5–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–1 3–4 3–3 1–0
Sittingbourne 1–0 4–0 0–1 5–0 0–3 2–3 2–0 6–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–4 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 4–1
Three Bridges 3–2 3–2 4–2 2–3 3–2 0–2 4–2 6–1 1–1 2–2 8–3 4–1 3–1 3–3 4–2 0–2 2–1 6–0 3–0
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

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Beckenham Town
 
 
 
 
Cray Valley Paper Mills
 
 
Erith & Belvedere
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merstham
 
Phoenix Sports
 
 
Sevenoaks Town
 
 
 
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Locations of South East Division clubs
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Greater London South East Division football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ashford United Ashford, Kent The Homelands 3,200
Beckenham Town Beckenham Eden Park Avenue 4,000
Broadbridge Heath Broadbridge Heath High Wood Hill Sports Ground
Burgess Hill Town Burgess Hill Leylands Park 2,500
Chichester City Chichester Oaklands Park 2,000
Cray Valley Paper Mills Eltham Badgers Sports Ground 1,000
East Grinstead Town East Grinstead East Court 1,500
Erith & Belvedere Welling Park View Road (groundshare with Welling United) 4,000
Herne Bay Herne Bay Winch's Field 4,000
Horndean Horndean Five Heads Park 2,000
Hythe Town Hythe Reachfields Stadium 3,000
Lancing Lancing Culver Road 1,500
Littlehampton Town Littlehampton The Sportsfield 4,000
Merstham Merstham Moatside 2,500
Phoenix Sports Barnehurst The Mayplace Ground 2,000
Ramsgate Ramsgate Southwood Stadium 2,500
Sevenoaks Town Sevenoaks Greatness Park 1,000
Sheppey United Isle of Sheppey Holm Park 1,900
Sittingbourne Sittingbourne Woodstock Park 3,000
Three Bridges Crawley (Three Bridges) Jubilee Field 1,500

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2023–24 TERM". The Football Association. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Whitney, Steve (12 June 2023). "Marlow's Successful Appeal Leaves League One Short". The Southern League. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "STEP 5 TO 4 PROMOTION/RELEGATION UPDATE". The FA. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ "London Cypriot football team New Salamis to fold". Cyprus Mail. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ "It's the end of the Rocky road as East Thurrock United fold". Thurrock Nub News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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