2021–22 Isthmian League

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The 2021–22 season is 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 is 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
Matches played213
Goals scored686 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerOliver Pearce (Worthing)
19 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 attendance2,101
Worthing 0–2 Bognor Regis Town (30 August 2021)
Lowest attendance121
Wingate & Finchley 1-3 Cheshunt (23 November 2021)
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Worthing 20 14 2 4 49 31 +18 44 Promotion to the National League South
2 Folkestone Invicta 19 10 7 2 40 23 +17 37 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Enfield Town 18 11 3 4 39 21 +18 36
4 Cheshunt 19 10 5 4 35 18 +17 35
5 Bishop's Stortford 20 9 8 3 34 22 +12 35
6 Lewes 20 10 4 6 48 32 +16 34
7 Kingstonian 18 10 2 6 31 25 +6 32
8 Carshalton Athletic 19 8 6 5 37 21 +16 30
9 Hornchurch 19 9 2 8 28 22 +6 29
10 Corinthian-Casuals 20 8 4 8 26 26 0 28
11 Margate 20 8 4 8 32 33 −1 28
12 Bognor Regis Town 18 6 9 3 31 24 +7 27
13 Horsham 19 8 3 8 29 23 +6 27
14 Potters Bar Town 18 7 3 8 34 33 +1 24
15 Merstham 21 7 2 12 30 36 −6 23
16 Bowers & Pitsea 18 6 4 8 22 28 −6 22
17 Haringey Borough 20 4 8 8 29 38 −9 20
18 Wingate & Finchley 21 5 5 11 29 42 −13 20
19 East Thurrock United 20 4 5 11 22 48 −26 17 Reprieved from relegation[a]
20 Brightlingsea Regent 20 5 2 13 18 50 −32 17 Possible relegation to Step 4[a]
21 Cray Wanderers 18 4 3 11 21 35 −14 15 Relegation to Step 4
22 Leatherhead 21 3 3 15 22 55 −33 12
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. 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. ^ a b Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and three that are placed third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved.[4]

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 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–5 7–0 1–1 1–0 3–1
Bognor Regis Town 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–2
Bowers & Pitsea 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–3 3–1
Brightlingsea Regent 1–4 0–5 2–3 0–6 1–0 0–4 2–0 1–3 0–3
Carshalton Athletic 2–0 0–0 6–1 1–3 4–1 2–4 5–0 0–1 3–3 3–1
Cheshunt 0–1 3–1 1–3 5–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Corinthian-Casuals 0–2 0–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–3 4–1 1–1
Cray Wanderers 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–1 3–5 1–2
East Thurrock United 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–8 1–1 4–3 0–2 2–0
Enfield Town 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2
Folkestone Invicta 0–0 5–1 0–0 5–0 0–0 2–1 5–1 3–3 3–1
Haringey Borough 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 5–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 4–1 2–2
Hornchurch 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–3
Horsham 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–3 2–0
Kingstonian 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 3–4
Leatherhead 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–3 2–3 1–2 0–4
Lewes 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–1 3–0 4–2 1–3 0–0 5–0 1–5
Margate 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 2–6 0–1 4–2
Merstham 2–2 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 5–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–0
Potters Bar Town 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–4 1–3
Wingate & Finchley 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–3
Worthing 3–1 0–2 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 5–4 2–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Isthmian League is located in Southeast England
Bishop's Stortford
Brightlingsea Regent
Brightlingsea Regent
Bognor Regis Town
Bognor Regis Town
Bowers & Pitsea
East Thurrock United
Folkestone Invicta
Horsham
Horsham
Lewes
Lewes
Margate
Margate
Worthing
Worthing
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Carshalton Athletic
Carshalton Athletic
Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Cray Wanderers
Cray Wanderers
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
Haringey Borough
Haringey Borough
Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Merstham
Merstham
Potters Bar Town
Potters Bar Town
Wingate & Finchley
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
2021–22 Isthmian League is located in Greater London
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Carshalton Athletic
Carshalton Athletic
Cheshunt
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Corinthian-Casuals & Kingstonian
Cray Wanderers
Cray Wanderers
Enfield Town
Haringey Borough
Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Merstham
Potters Bar Town
Wingate & Finchley
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[]

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
Matches played170
Goals scored572 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerAlexander Akrofi (Aveley)
(13 goals)
Biggest home winCanvey Island 6–0 Witham Town (2 November 2021)
Heybridge Swifts 7-1 Hullbridge Sports (4 December 2021)
Biggest away winRomford 0–7 Maldon & Tiptree (14 August 2021)
Basildon United 0–7 Grays Athletic (28 August 2021)
Romford 0–7 Heybridge Swifts (17 November 2021)
Highest scoringGreat Wakering Rovers 3–5 Brentwood Town (12 October 2021)
Aveley 5–3 Maldon & Tiptree (22 October 2021)
Heybridge Swifts 7-1 Hullbridge Sports (4 December 2021)
Heybridge Swifts 4-4 Barking (18 December 2021)
Highest attendance797
Stowmarket Town 3–0 Bury Town (30 August 2021)
Lowest attendance60
Witham Town 1-2 Great Wakering Rovers (10 December 2021)
Average attendance239
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stowmarket Town 17 11 3 3 35 17 +18 36 Promotion to Step 3
2 Canvey Island 16 10 3 3 39 17 +22 33 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Aveley 18 10 3 5 47 26 +21 33
4 Dereham Town 18 10 3 5 33 24 +9 33
5 Grays Athletic 17 9 5 3 33 15 +18 32
6 AFC Sudbury 16 9 3 4 32 18 +14 30
7 Hashtag United 18 8 4 6 26 26 0 28
8 Brentwood Town 15 8 2 5 30 21 +9 26
9 Maldon & Tiptree 16 8 2 6 38 31 +7 26
10 Heybridge Swifts 18 8 2 8 41 38 +3 26
11 Bury Town 16 7 4 5 27 27 0 25
12 Coggeshall Town 18 6 5 7 28 30 −2 23
13 Tilbury 18 6 3 9 28 29 −1 21
14 Felixstowe & Walton United 15 6 2 7 19 23 −4 20
15 Basildon United 17 5 4 8 17 26 −9 19
16 Great Wakering Rovers 17 5 2 10 28 40 −12 17
17 Barking 17 4 4 9 27 39 −12 16 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[a]
18 Witham Town 18 3 6 9 15 34 −19 15 Possible qualification for inter-step play-offs[a]
19 Romford 18 3 1 14 16 52 −36 10 Relegation to Step 5
20 Hullbridge Sports 17 1 5 11 13 39 −26 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. 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. ^ a b Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom placed teams and two that are third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also third-from-bottom will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[6]

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 3–0 1–3 2–0 4–2 4–2
Aveley 2–1 4–0 3–1 5–0 4–0 2–2 0–0 5–3 4–2
Barking 3–3 2–4 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–6 2–1 1–1
Basildon United 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–7 3–0 0–2 1–1
Brentwood Town 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2
Bury Town 4–3 4–0 0–2 1–5 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–1
Canvey Island 3–1 4–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 6–0
Coggeshall Town 4–2 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–4 4–1 2–2 2–3
Dereham Town 0–4 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–3 3–1
Felixstowe & Walton United 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–1
Grays Athletic 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–2 2–2
Great Wakering Rovers 1–4 3–5 2–2 1–0 3–4 1–0 3–0 2–3
Hashtag United 3–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–0
Heybridge Swifts 0–5 4–4 1–4 3–1 1–3 3–2 7–1 3–2 1–2
Hullbridge Sports 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–4 0–1
Maldon & Tiptree 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 4–2
Romford 0–2 2–3 0–4 0–4 1–2 0–7 0–7 2–0 1–2
Stowmarket Town 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–4
Tilbury 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–0
Witham Town 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Isthmian League is located in East of England
AFC Sudbury
AFC Sudbury
Aveley & Grays Athletic
Aveley & Grays Athletic
Barking & Romford
Barking & Romford
Basildon United
Basildon United
Brentwood Town
Bury Town
Canvey Island
Canvey Island
Coggeshall Town
Coggeshall Town
Dereham Town
Dereham Town
Felixstowe & Walton
Great Wakering Rovers
Hashtag United
Heybridge Swifts
Heybridge Swifts
Hullbridge Sports
Maldon & Tiptree
Stowmarket Town
Stowmarket Town
Tilbury
Witham Town
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[]

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
Matches played152
Goals scored513 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorerThomas Collins (Chipstead, Hanwell Town)
14 goals
Biggest home winBedfont Sports 7–1 Sutton Common Rovers (20 October 2021)
Marlow 6-0 Guernsey (30 November 2021)
Biggest away winNorthwood 1–7 Uxbridge (25 September 2021)
Sutton Common Rovers 0–6 South Park (12 October 2021)
Sutton Common Rovers 1-7 Bracknell Town (11 December 2021)
Highest scoringHanwell Town 6–5 Staines Town (25 September 2021)
Highest attendance911
Guernsey 3–1 Sutton Common Rovers (9 October 2021)
Lowest attendance33
South Park 2–0 Thatcham Town (18 September 2021)
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bracknell Town 17 15 1 1 44 7 +37 46 Promotion to Step 3
2 Chertsey Town 15 10 4 1 39 21 +18 34 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Basingstoke Town 16 10 3 3 31 22 +9 33
4 Uxbridge 14 9 4 1 29 13 +16 31
5 Bedfont Sports 15 9 3 3 33 18 +15 30
6 Marlow 13 9 2 2 23 6 +17 29
7 Hanwell Town 15 8 3 4 34 22 +12 27
8 Binfield 16 8 3 5 30 23 +7 27
9 South Park 16 6 4 6 33 25 +8 22
10 Ashford Town 17 6 1 10 27 31 −4 19
11 Tooting & Mitcham United 18 6 1 11 24 30 −6 19
12 Thatcham Town 17 4 6 7 22 30 −8 18
13 Westfield 16 3 7 6 19 21 −2 16
14 Sutton Common Rovers 17 5 1 11 24 51 −27 16
15 Chipstead 17 3 5 9 24 32 −8 14
16 Northwood 18 4 1 13 20 42 −22 13 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[a]
17 Staines Town 18 4 1 13 20 49 −29 13 Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs[a]
18 Guernsey 12 3 2 7 20 28 −8 11 Relegation to Step 5
19 Chalfont St Peter 17 3 2 12 17 42 −25 11
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. 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. ^ a b Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two that are third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also third-from-bottom will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[6]

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 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 2–1
Basingstoke Town 2–2 1–5 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1
Bedfont Sports 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 7–1 4–0 1–1
Binfield 0–1 1–3 1–5 0–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 3–0
Bracknell Town 4–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0
Chalfont St Peter 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 4–1 0–2 0–2 3–2
Chertsey Town 6–1 2–1 2–4 3–3 3–1 2–2
Chipstead 1–1 2–2 5–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Guernsey 0–3 0–1 2–0 6–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–2
Hanwell Town 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–3 6–5 5–1
Marlow 3–0 6–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Northwood 0–3 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–5 5–0 2–3 0–1 1–7
South Park 1–1 4–0 1–4 2–4 2–0 2–0 0–0
Staines Town 0–5 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Sutton Common Rovers 1–5 2–3 1–7 3–0 0–6 1–0 2–4
Thatcham Town 2–3 0–4 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–1
Tooting & Mitcham United 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 7–3 1–1 1–2 1–0
Uxbridge 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–1
Westfield 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Isthmian League is located in Southeast England
Basingstoke Town
Basingstoke Town
Binfield
Binfield
Bracknell Town
Bracknell Town
Chertsey Town
Chertsey Town
Marlow
South Park
Thatcham Town
Thatcham
Town
Westfield
Ashford Town
Ashford Town
Bedfont Sports
Bedfont Sports
Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter
Chipstead
Chipstead
Hanwell Town
Hanwell Town
Northwood
Northwood
Staines Town
Staines Town
Sutton Common Rovers
Sutton Common Rovers
Tooting & Mitcham United
Tooting & Mitcham United
Uxbridge
Uxbridge
Locations of South Central Division clubs
2021–22 Isthmian League is located in Greater London
Ashford Town
Ashford Town
Bedfont Sports
Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter
Chipstead
Hanwell Town
Hanwell Town
Northwood
Northwood
Staines Town
Staines Town
Sutton Common Rovers
Tooting & Mitcham United
Uxbridge
Greater London South Central Division clubs
2021–22 Isthmian League is located in Channel Islands
Guernsey
Guernsey
Channel Islands South Central Division club
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ashford Town Ashford, Surrey Robert Parker Stadium 2,550
Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Winklebury Football Complex
Bedfont Sports Bedfont Bedfont Recreation Ground 3,000
Binfield Binfield Hill Farm Lane n/a
Bracknell Town Bracknell Larges Lane 2,500
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,  Guernsey 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[]

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
Matches played179
Goals scored528 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerJoshua Ajayi (Ramsgate)
13 goals
Biggest home winHerne Bay 6–0 Three Bridges (28 August 2021)
Biggest away winSittingbourne 0–6 Cray Valley Paper Mills (23 October 2021)
Highest scoringEast Grinstead Town 5–3 Cray Valley Paper Mills (14 September 2021)
Highest attendance1,214
Hastings United 2–0 Whitehawk (30 August 2021)
Lowest attendance58
Phoenix Sports 2–5 Haywards Heath Town (2 October 2021)
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cray Valley Paper Mills 18 11 5 2 40 19 +21 38 Promotion to Step 3
2 Ashford United 18 12 2 4 35 15 +20 38 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Hastings United 18 12 1 5 41 21 +20 37
4 Haywards Heath Town 18 11 3 4 34 18 +16 36
5 Ramsgate 18 10 4 4 38 21 +17 34
6 Herne Bay 17 10 3 4 28 16 +12 33
7 Sittingbourne 18 9 3 6 29 24 +5 30
8 Chichester City 18 8 5 5 32 20 +12 29
9 VCD Athletic 18 8 3 7 36 23 +13 27
10 Burgess Hill Town 18 7 4 7 25 26 −1 25
11 Corinthian 18 7 3 8 20 23 −3 24
12 Whitehawk 18 6 3 9 22 29 −7 21
13 Faversham Town 17 6 3 8 19 28 −9 21
14 Hythe Town 18 6 3 9 16 37 −21 21
15 Whitstable Town 18 5 3 10 23 30 −7 18
16 Three Bridges 18 3 9 6 20 34 −14 18
17 Sevenoaks Town 18 5 2 11 20 37 −17 17 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[a]
18 Lancing 18 4 3 11 15 34 −19 15 Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs[a]
19 East Grinstead Town 18 2 6 10 17 34 −17 12 Relegation to Step 5
20 Phoenix Sports 18 2 2 14 18 39 −21 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. 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. ^ a b Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom placed teams and the two that are third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also third-from-bottom will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[6]

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 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–0
Burgess Hill Town 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–2 0–2 3–2 0–0
Chichester City 3–2 5–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–3 6–1 2–1
Corinthian 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–4 1–1 0–4
Cray Valley Paper Mills 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
East Grinstead Town 0–0 5–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 3–1
Faversham Town 2–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0
Hastings United 1–3 2–0 1–2 5–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–1
Haywards Heath Town 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0
Herne Bay 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 6–0 3–0
Hythe Town 1–5 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 0–3
Lancing 0–3 2–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0
Phoenix Sports 0–2 5–2 0–1 2–4 2–5 0–3 2–3 1–1 2–3
Ramsgate 2–4 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1
Sevenoaks Town 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–4 1–2 0–5 0–3 0–1
Sittingbourne 0–6 3–1 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–2
Three Bridges 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–6 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–2
VCD Athletic 2–0 1–2 1–4 4–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 5–0
Whitehawk 1–4 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1
Whitstable Town 0–1 3–4 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations[]

Locations of South East Division 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 Victory Road 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[]

Step 3[]

Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that are the top three on a points per game (PPG) basis, will be reprieved from relegation. The remaining team will be relegated to Step 4.[7]

The current points-per-game ranking of the third-from-bottom placed teams in Step 3 divisions is as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
5 Hitchin Town Southern League Premier Division Central 23 20 0.870 Retention at Step 3
6 Mickleover Northern Premier League Premier Division 25 21 0.840
7 East Thurrock United Isthmian League Premier Division 21 17 0.801
8 Kings Langley Southern League Premier Division South 24 16 0.667 Relegation to Step 4

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: Football Web Pages.

Step 4[]

Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two that are placed third-from-bottom, which are also the top two on a points per game (PPG) basis, will be reprieved from relegation. The remaining six teams will contest one-off play-off matches with six 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]

The current points-per-game ranking of the 3rd-from-bottom-placed teams in Step 4 divisions is also as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
9 Bridlington Town Northern Premier League Division One East 18 15 0.833 Retention in Step 4
Lancing Isthmian League South East Division 18 15 0.833
Witham Town Isthmian League North Division 18 15 0.833 Relegation match with a Step 5 team
12 Staines Town Isthmian League South Central Division 18 13 0.722
13 Kempston Rovers Southern League Division One Central 20 14 0.700
14 Prescot Cables Northern Premier League Division One West 21 14 0.667
Cinderford Town Southern League Division One South 18 12 0.667
16 Wisbech Town Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 19 12 0.632

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Football Web Pages.

League Cup[]

2021–22 Alan Turvey Trophy
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The 2021–22 Velocity Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 48th season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.

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. ^ 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 "Promotion / Relegation – 2021/22 Season". Southern Counties East Football League. November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference changes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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