2022–23 Isthmian League

The 2022–23 season was the 108th 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 fifth 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 12 May 2022.[1] Numerous changes were made to the constitutions of the level 8 divisions within the Isthmian League.[2]

Premier Division

The Premier Division comprised 17 clubs from the previous season, as well as five clubs who newly joined the Premier Division this season.

Team changes

Premier Division table

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2022–23
ChampionsBishop's Stortford
PromotedBishop's Stortford
Aveley
RelegatedBowers & Pitsea
Herne Bay
Corinthian Casuals
Brightlingsea Regent
Matches played462
Goals scored1,408 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer32 goals – Sam Higgins (Hornchurch)
Highest attendance1,677
Hastings United 2-1 Lewes (26 December 2022)
Lowest attendance71
Bowers & Pitsea 2–2 Wingate & Finchley (13 September 2022)
Total attendance220,668
Average attendance478 (+3.9% from previous season)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bishop's Stortford 42 27 7 8 75 33 +42 88 Promoted to the National League North
2 Hornchurch 42 25 9 8 98 49 +49 84 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Canvey Island 42 24 9 9 80 44 +36 81
4 Aveley 42 23 9 10 64 42 +22 78 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the National League South
5 Cray Wanderers 42 20 14 8 78 48 +30 74 Qualified for the play-offs
6 Lewes 42 20 14 8 82 54 +28 74
7 Horsham 42 20 12 10 84 57 +27 72
8 Hastings United 42 20 11 11 63 42 +21 71
9 Enfield Town 42 19 12 11 73 49 +24 69
10 Billericay Town 42 19 8 15 66 59 +7 65
11 Carshalton Athletic 42 18 10 14 53 53 0 64
12 Folkestone Invicta 42 18 5 19 73 65 +8 59
13 Potters Bar Town 42 16 5 21 56 86 −30 53
14 Bognor Regis Town 42 15 7 20 70 72 −2 52
15 Haringey Borough 42 13 12 17 67 75 −8 51
16 Wingate & Finchley 42 12 12 18 53 64 −11 48
17 Margate 42 11 11 20 48 65 −17 44
18 Kingstonian 42 10 9 23 43 77 −34 39
19 Bowers & Pitsea 42 8 9 25 44 78 −34 33 Relegated to Division One North
20 Herne Bay 42 8 9 25 60 101 −41 33 Relegated to Division One South East
21 Corinthian-Casuals 42 7 5 30 37 87 −50 26 Relegated to Division One South Central
22 Brightlingsea Regent 42 5 9 28 41 108 −67 24 Relegated to Division One North
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[3]

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Hornchurch 3 (4)
5 Cray Wanderers 3 (2)
2 Hornchurch 0
4 Aveley 1
3 Canvey Island 0 (2)
4 Aveley 0 (4)

Semi-finals

26 April 2023 Hornchurch 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Cray WanderersHornchurch
19:45
  • Higgins 14', 93'
  • Nash 49'
 Report
Stadium: Hornchurch Stadium
Attendance: 710
Referee: Nicholas Dunn
Penalties
26 April 2023 Canvey Island0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Aveley Canvey Island
19:45 Report Stadium: Park Lane
Attendance: 972
Penalties

Final

1 May 2023 Hornchurch0–1 Aveley Hornchurch
15:00 Report
Stadium: Hornchurch Stadium
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Emily Heaslip

Results table

Home \ Away AVE BIL BIS BOG B&P BRI CAN CAR COR CRA ENF FOL HAB HAS HER HOR HRM KIN LEW MAR POT W&F
Aveley 1–0 0–1 1–6 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0
Billericay Town 2–0 2–2 3–2 3–2 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–4 2–3 3–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 5–3 5–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–1
Bishop's Stortford 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–0
Bognor Regis Town 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 3–3 3–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–4 1–4 1–0 1–2 3–0
Bowers & Pitsea 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–4 3–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 2–2
Brightlingsea Regent 0–6 2–0 2–0 0–4 0–2 1–5 1–1 4–2 0–1 0–4 3–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–2
Canvey Island 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–3 3–0 1–3 5–2 5–0 0–3
Carshalton Athletic 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–2 3–1
Corinthian-Casuals 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–4 1–3 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0
Cray Wanderers 2–1 4–3 2–3 2–2 3–3 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 5–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 5–3 2–0 2–2 1–0 5–0 0–1
Enfield Town 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–4 0–0 4–1 1–1
Folkestone Invicta 2–5 1–1 3–0 4–1 4–1 3–1 1–3 0–0 3–2 2–4 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–2 4–0 2–3 2–1
Haringey Borough 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–5 4–2 6–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–4 1–1 2–0 5–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0
Hastings United 1–2 2–2 0–1 3–2 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–3 0–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1
Herne Bay 1–2 2–2 0–5 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 3–1 3–5 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–6 3–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–3 1–1
Hornchurch 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–3 1–1 5–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–3 3–0 5–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–3 5–0 2–0
Horsham 2–2 3–1 0–2 4–0 4–1 6–1 2–0 1–3 5–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–3 0–0 4–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–0
Kingstonian 0–1 2–1 0–5 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2
Lewes 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 4–0 0–0 3–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 5–0
Margate 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–3 2–5 0–1 3–3 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 3–1
Potters Bar Town 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–5 2–2 1–4 1–0 2–5 1–1 3–2 4–3 0–1 0–2
Wingate & Finchley 1–2 1–3 0–1 4–2 4–3 5–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–4 4–1 2–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

2022–23 Isthmian League is located in Southeast England
Bishop's Stortford
Brightlingsea Regent
Bognor Regis Town
Bowers & Pitsea
Billericay Town
Canvey Island
Folkestone Invicta
Hastings United
Herne Bay
Horsham
Lewes
Margate
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Aveley
Aveley
Carshalton Athletic
Carshalton Athletic
Corinthian-Casuals
Corinthian-Casuals
Cray Wanderers
Cray Wanderers
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
Haringey Borough
Haringey Borough
Kingstonian
Kingstonian
Potters Bar Town
Potters Bar Town
Wingate & Finchley
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
Aveley Aveley Parkside 3,500
Billericay Town Billericay New Lodge 3,500
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 3,500
Brightlingsea Regent Brightlingsea North Road 2,000
Canvey Island Canvey Island Park Lane 4,500
Carshalton Athletic Carshalton War Memorial Sports Ground 5,000
Corinthian-Casuals Tolworth King George's Field 2,700
Cray Wanderers St Mary Cray Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) 6,000
Enfield Town Enfield Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500
Folkestone Invicta Folkestone Cheriton Road 4,000
Haringey Borough Tottenham Coles Park 2,500
Hastings United Hastings The Pilot Field 4,050
Herne Bay Herne Bay Winch's Field 4,000
Hornchurch Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium 3,500
Horsham Horsham The Camping World Community Stadium 1,300
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
Wingate & Finchley Finchley The Maurice Rebak Stadium 1,500

North Division

The North Division comprised 20 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

North Division table

Isthmian League
North Division
Season2022–23
ChampionsHashtag United
PromotedHashtag United
Sudbury
RelegatedCoggeshall Town
Great Wakering Rovers
Tilbury
Hullbridge
Matches played363
Goals scored1,086 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer43 goals — Nnamdi Nwachuku (AFC Sudbury)
Biggest home winGrays Athletic 7–1 Witham Town (26 December 2022)
Hashtag United 6–0 Great Wakering Rovers (15 April 2023)
Biggest away winTilbury 1–8 Hashtag United (4 March 2023)
Highest scoringLowestoft Town 5–4 Great Wakering Rovers (7 January 2023)
Tilbury 1–8 Hashtag United (4 March 2023)
Highest attendance1,111
Lowestoft Town 0-2 Hashtag United (11 February 2023)
Lowest attendance43
New Salamis 1–3 Gorleston (7 January 2023)
Total attendance102,144
Average attendance269 (-0.4% from previous season)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hashtag United 38 32 2 4 101 35 +66 98 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 AFC Sudbury 38 29 4 5 91 33 +58 91 Promoted to the Southern League Premier Central
3 Lowestoft Town 38 23 8 7 89 50 +39 77 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Heybridge Swifts 38 21 9 8 65 37 +28 72
5 Grays Athletic 38 22 6 10 62 40 +22 72
6 Felixstowe & Walton United 38 21 6 11 74 44 +30 69
7 Stowmarket Town 38 20 6 12 63 44 +19 66
8 Brentwood Town 38 15 10 13 57 50 +7 55
9 New Salamis 38 14 13 11 63 65 −2 55
10 Wroxham 38 13 11 14 52 55 −3 50
11 Bury Town 38 13 11 14 37 41 −4 50
12 East Thurrock United 38 14 7 17 46 55 −9 49
13 Gorleston 38 13 5 20 49 71 −22 44
14 Basildon United 38 9 13 16 44 63 −19 40
15 Maldon & Tiptree 38 11 6 21 40 58 −18 39
16 Witham Town 38 10 5 23 43 75 −32 35
17 Coggeshall Town 38 6 10 22 28 60 −32 28 Qualified for the inter-step play-offs, then relegated to the Essex Senior League
18 Great Wakering Rovers 38 7 6 25 46 87 −41 27
19 Tilbury 38 7 6 25 36 77 −41 27 Relegated to the Essex Senior League
20 Hullbridge Sports 38 6 4 28 35 81 −46 22
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[3]

Results table

Home \ Away SUD BAS BRE BUR COG ETU FEL GOR GRA GWR HAS HEY HUL LOW M&T NEW STO TIL WIT WRO
AFC Sudbury 5–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 3–1 5–0 4–2 2–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1
Basildon United 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–0
Brentwood Town 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 5–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 4–2 5–3 3–0
Bury Town 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–0
Coggeshall Town 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–3 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–5 1–1 0–1 0–2
East Thurrock United 2–4 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–4 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–2
Felixstowe & Walton United 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 5–0 3–1 2–1 4–1 2–1
Gorleston 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–3 3–1 3–0 1–6 1–0 2–3 0–2 2–5 4–1 1–2
Grays Athletic 0–2 3–3 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 7–1 2–0
Great Wakering Rovers 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–4 0–4 2–4 1–2 0–3 0–1 3–0 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–4 0–1 0–4 3–3
Hashtag United 3–2 3–0 5–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 6–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–1
Heybridge Swifts 3–2 5–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 4–4 0–1 3–0 1–3 5–1 2–1 0–1
Hullbridge Sports 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–3 2–3
Lowestoft Town 0–2 3–2 3–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–1 5–2 3–1 5–4 0–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–2
Maldon & Tiptree 0–3 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–0 5–3 2–5 2–3 0–2 0–1 1–1
New Salamis 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 4–3 1–3 2–3 4–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–3
Stowmarket Town 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 4–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0
Tilbury 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 3–4 1–8 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–1
Witham Town 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–4 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–1
Wroxham 1–5 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0
Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 AFC Sudbury 3
5 Grays Athletic 2
2 AFC Sudbury 1
4 Heybridge Swifts 0
3 Lowestoft Town 0
4 Heybridge Swifts 2

Semi-finals

25 April 2023 AFC Sudbury 3–2Grays AthleticSudbury
19:45
Report
Stadium: King's Marsh
Attendance: 670
Referee: Jack Willmore
25 April 2023 Lowestoft Town0–2 Heybridge Swifts Lowestoft
19:45 Report
Stadium: Crown Meadow
Attendance: 860
Referee: Chris Hastings

Final

29 April 2023 AFC Sudbury 1–0Heybridge SwiftsSudbury
15:00
Report Stadium: King's Marsh
Attendance: 1,257
Referee: Callum Fisk

Inter-step play-offs

29 April 2023 Coggeshall Town1–2 Winterton Rangers Coggeshall
15:00
Stadium: West Street
Attendance: 206
29 April 2023 Great Wakering Rovers0–5 Quorn Great Wakering
15:00 Report
Stadium: Burroughs Park
Attendance: 230
Referee: Christopher Hastings

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of North Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Sudbury Sudbury King's Marsh 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
Coggeshall Town Coggeshall West Street 2,000
East Thurrock United Corringham Rookery Hill 3,500
Felixstowe & Walton United Felixstowe Dellwood Avenue 2,000
Gorleston Gorleston-on-Sea Crown Meadow (groundshare with Lowestoft Town) 3,000
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
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
Stowmarket Town Stowmarket Greens Meadow 1,000
Tilbury Tilbury Chadfields 4,000
Witham Town Witham Spa Road 2,500
Wroxham Wroxham Trafford Park 2,500

South Central Division

The South Central Division comprises 20 teams, up from 19 the previous season. Of the 20, 15 competed in 2021–22.

Team changes

South Central Division table

Isthmian League
South Central Division
Season2022–23
ChampionsBasingstoke Town
PromotedBasingstoke Town
Walton & Hersham
RelegatedBedfont Sports
Tooting & Mitcham United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,119 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer40 goals — Eddie Simon (Walton & Hersham)
Highest attendance1,577
Basingstoke Town 3–1 South Park (22 April 2023)
Lowest attendance47
Sutton Common Rovers 1–1 Southall (1 October 2022)
Total attendance89,547
Average attendance236 (+6.8% from previous season)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Basingstoke Town 38 29 2 7 89 37 +52 89 Promoted to the Southern League Premier South
2 Walton & Hersham 38 28 3 7 102 41 +61 87 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Southern League Premier South
3 Marlow 38 19 10 9 64 45 +19 67 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Hanworth Villa 38 19 9 10 58 50 +8 66
5 Northwood 38 20 3 15 54 45 +9 63
6 Binfield 38 16 9 13 63 51 +12 57
7 Leatherhead 38 16 9 13 47 45 +2 57
8 Chertsey Town 38 16 8 14 67 52 +15 56
9 South Park 38 16 7 15 50 61 −11 55
10 Southall 38 13 13 12 50 48 +2 52
11 Chipstead 38 14 9 15 52 54 −2 51
12 Westfield 38 12 13 13 54 50 +4 49
13 Thatcham Town 38 12 12 14 56 57 −1 48
14 Uxbridge 38 11 11 16 53 55 −2 44
15 Guernsey 38 10 10 18 42 73 −31 40
16 Ashford Town 38 11 5 22 46 91 −45 38
17 Sutton Common Rovers 38 10 7 21 45 71 −26 37 Qualified for the inter-step play-offs
18 Merstham 38 7 15 16 43 66 −23 36 Qualified for the inter-step play-offs, then transferred to the Isthmian League South East
19 Bedfont Sports 38 7 14 17 50 62 −12 35 Relegated to the Combined Counties League
20 Tooting & Mitcham United 38 5 9 24 34 65 −31 24
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[3]

Results table

Home \ Away ASH BAS BED BIN CHE CHI GUE HAN LEA MAR MER NOR SPK SHL SCR THA TOO UXB W&H WES
Ashford Town 0–3 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–4 4–2 2–2 0–3 0–3 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 3–3 2–1 4–3 0–5 0–5
Basingstoke Town 5–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 8–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 3–2 0–1 4–1
Bedfont Sports 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 6–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 4–2 0–1 0–2 1–4 3–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 0–0
Binfield 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–0 4–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 4–1 2–1 0–2 1–2
Chertsey Town 6–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–5 3–0
Chipstead 1–2 2–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–4 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0
Guernsey 0–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 3–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1
Hanworth Villa 1–1 0–4 2–1 2–2 0–4 2–5 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–2
Leatherhead 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–4
Marlow 4–2 5–2 3–2 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–3 3–0
Merstham 2–0 1–5 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 2–2
Northwood 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 3–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–1
South Park 1–0 0–1 4–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1
Southall 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–4 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–1
Sutton Common Rovers 1–0 0–5 0–3 0–3 0–5 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–5 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–0 0–2
Thatcham Town 1–0 0–2 5–1 0–4 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2
Tooting & Mitcham United 2–3 2–3 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–4 0–2
Uxbridge 6–1 1–2 2–3 4–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–1
Walton & Hersham 3–1 5–1 4–1 5–1 3–2 3–1 6–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 6–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–1 2–1
Westfield 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2
Source: Isthmian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Walton & Hersham 2
5 Northwood 1
2 Walton & Hersham 3
4 Hanworth Villa 1
3 Marlow 1
4 Hanworth Villa 2

Semi-finals

26 April 2023 Walton & Hersham 2–1NorthwoodWalton-on-Thames
19:45
Report
Stadium: Elmbridge Sports Hub
Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Conall Bartlett
26 April 2023 Marlow1–2 Hanworth Villa Marlow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Alfred Davis Memorial Ground
Attendance: 373
Referee: Thomas Breen

Final

30 April 2023 Walton & Hersham 3–1Hanworth VillaWalton-on-Thames
15:00
Stadium: Elmbridge Sports Hub
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Ayrton Hursey

Inter-step play-offs

29 April 2023 Merstham 3–1 Egham TownMerstham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Moatside
Attendance: 652
Referee: Will Briers
29 April 2023 Sutton Common Rovers 2–0 Crawley Down GatwickTandridge, Surrey
15:00
Report Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 164

Stadiums and locations

2022–23 Isthmian League is located in South-east England
Basingstoke Town
Binfield
Chertsey
Guernsey (not on map)
Guernsey (not on map)
Marlow
South Park
Thatcham Town
W&H
Westfield
Ashford Town
Ashford Town
Bedfont Sports
Bedfont Sports
Chipstead
Chipstead
Hanworth Villa
Hanworth Villa
Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Merstham
Merstham
Northwood
Northwood
Southall
Southall
Sutton Common Rovers
Sutton Common Rovers
Tooting & Mitcham United
Tooting & Mitcham United
Uxbridge
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
Ashford Town Ashford, Surrey Robert Parker Stadium 2,550
Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Winklebury Football Complex (Basingstoke) 2,000
Bedfont Sports Bedfont Bedfont Recreation Ground 3,000
Binfield Binfield Hill Farm Lane 1,000
Chertsey Town Chertsey Alwyns Lane 2,500
Chipstead Chipstead High Road 2,000
Guernsey Saint Peter Port Footes Lane 5,000
Hanworth Villa Hanworth Rectory Meadow 1,000
Leatherhead Leatherhead Fetcham Grove 3,400
Marlow Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000
Merstham Merstham Moatside 2,500
Northwood Northwood Northwood Park 3,075
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
Tooting & Mitcham United Mitcham Imperial Fields 3,500
Uxbridge West Drayton Honeycroft 3,770
Walton & Hersham Walton-on-Thames Elmbridge Sports Hub 2,500
Westfield Woking (Westfield) Woking Park 1,000

South East Division

The South East Division comprises 20 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

South East Division table

Isthmian League
South East Division
Season2022–23
ChampionsChatham Town
PromotedChatham Town
Whitehawk
RelegatedVCD Athletic
Haywards Heath Town
Corinthian
Faversham Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,084 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorer21 goals — Dan Perry (Burgess Hill Town), Louie Theophanous (Beckenham Town)
Highest attendance2,540
Chatham Town 2–0 Ramsgate (10 April 2023)
Lowest attendance60
VCD Athletic 0–0 Three Bridges (7 February 2023)
Total attendance119,282
Average attendance314 (-1.9% from previous season)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chatham Town 38 24 7 7 65 35 +30 79 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Ramsgate 38 20 12 6 72 47 +25 72 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Whitehawk 38 20 9 9 64 37 +27 69 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
4 Beckenham Town 38 20 8 10 62 49 +13 68 Qualified for the play-offs
5 Hythe Town 38 20 7 11 51 34 +17 67
6 Cray Valley Paper Mills 38 19 9 10 70 39 +31 66
7 Sheppey United 38 19 8 11 71 54 +17 65
8 Sevenoaks Town 38 17 7 14 60 51 +9 58
9 Ashford United 38 16 9 13 57 47 +10 57
10 Chichester City 38 14 12 12 55 49 +6 54
11 Sittingbourne 38 13 12 13 50 42 +8 51
12 Littlehampton Town 38 12 9 17 47 62 −15 45
13 Lancing 38 12 7 19 47 60 −13 43
14 East Grinstead Town 38 12 7 19 42 69 −27 43
15 Three Bridges 38 11 9 18 54 64 −10 42
16 Burgess Hill Town 38 10 9 19 49 62 −13 39
17 VCD Athletic 38 10 8 20 44 67 −23 38 Qualified for the inter-step play-offs, then relegated to the Southern Counties East League
18 Haywards Heath Town 38 8 12 18 50 81 −31 36 Qualified for the inter-step play-offs, then relegated to the Southern Combination League
19 Faversham Town 38 8 7 23 43 74 −31 31 Relegated to the Southern Counties East League
20 Corinthian 38 6 10 22 31 61 −30 28
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[3]

Results table

Home \ Away ASH BEC BUR CHA CHI COR CRA EAS FAV HAY HYT LAN LIT RAM SEV SHE SIT THR VCD WHK
Ashford United 2–2 3–2 1–4 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1
Beckenham Town 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 4–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–0
Burgess Hill Town 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 4–1 0–3 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–4 4–4 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1
Chatham Town 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 6–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–1
Chichester City 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–1
Corinthian 0–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 3–2 0–2
Cray Valley Paper Mills 5–1 2–3 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–2 2–1 2–2
East Grinstead Town 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 3–2
Faversham Town 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 1–2 2–3 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–1
Haywards Heath Town 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–5 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2
Hythe Town 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
Lancing 3–2 2–3 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 0–0
Littlehampton Town 1–3 4–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Ramsgate 3–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 3–3 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–4 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1
Sevenoaks Town 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–1 0–3 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 4–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–1
Sheppey United 2–1 5–1 2–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 4–1 2–2 2–4 1–0 2–0 7–3 3–3 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–1
Sittingbourne 1–3 2–3 4–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 5–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–1 3–1 0–2
Three Bridges 0–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–1 4–1 1–3 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–1 2–1 2–0 3–2
VCD Athletic 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–5 1–4 0–4 3–4 5–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–2
Whitehawk 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 6–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–0
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Ramsgate 1 (3)
5 Hythe Town 1 (4)
5 Hythe Town 0
3 Whitehawk 1
3 Whitehawk 1
4 Beckenham Town 0

Semi-finals

25 April 2023 Ramsgate1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Hythe Town Ramsgate
19:45
Report
Stadium: Southwood Stadium
Attendance: 1,151
25 April 2023 Whitehawk 1–0Beckenham TownWhitehawk
19:45
Report Stadium: The Enclosed Ground
Attendance: 702
Referee: Daniel D’Urso

Final

28 April 2023 Whitehawk 1–0Hythe TownWhitehawk
15:00 Harris 43' Stadium: The Enclosed Ground
Attendance: 1,428
Referee: Morgan Conn

Inter-step play-offs

29 April 2023 Haywards Heath Town2–3 Redbridge Haywards Heath
15:00
  • Pingling 13'
  • Laing 33' (pen.)
  • Cobblah 49', 71'
  • Ogunwomoju 81'
 Stadium: Hanbury Park
Attendance: 631
29 April 2023 VCD Athletic0–1 Phoenix Sports Crayford
15:00
Stadium: Oakwood
Attendance: 820

Stadiums and locations

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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
Burgess Hill Town Burgess Hill Leylands Park 2,500
Chatham Town Chatham, Kent The Bauvil Stadium 5,000
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
Haywards Heath Town Haywards Heath Hanbury Park 2,000
Hythe Town Hythe Reachfields Stadium 3,000
Lancing Lancing Culver Road 1,500
Littlehampton Town Littlehampton The Sportsfield 4,000
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
VCD Athletic Crayford Oakwood 1,400
Whitehawk Brighton (Whitehawk) The Enclosed Ground 3,126

League Cup

The 2022–23 Velocity Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) was the 49th season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.

Horsham were defending champions, having beaten Margate in the 2021–22 season.

Calendar

Round Dates Matches Clubs
First round 27 September to 25 October 8 56 → 48
Second round 27 September to 31 October 16 48 → 32
Third round 24 October to 28 November 16 32 → 16
Fourth round 22 November to 21 December 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 10 January to 7 February 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 21 February to 6 March 2 4 → 2
Final 5 April 1 2 → 1

First round

Sixteen clubs participated in the first round.

Second round

The eight clubs who made it through the first round were joined in the draw by twenty-four clubs who received a bye to the second round, making thirty-two clubs.

Third round

Sixteen of twenty-two Premier Division sides participated in this season’s competition. These teams received a bye to the third round, and joined the sixteen clubs that advanced past the second round.

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Aveley (P)3–0Potters Bar Town (P)Parkside, Aveley
19:45 BST
  • Stephen 45'
  • Vaivada 49'
  • Coker 62'
 Report Attendance: 547

See also

References

  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2022–23". The Football Association. 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "FA Announce Pitching In Isthmian League Club Allocations For The 2022–23 Season". Isthmian League. 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.