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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. Numerous changes were made to the constitutions of the level 8 divisions within the Isthmian League.
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, which resulted in some reallocations into or out of, and promotions to, the Isthmian League's Step 4 divisions.
| Season |
|---|
| Worthing |
| WorthingCheshunt |
| LeatherheadEast Thurrock UnitedMerstham |
| 462 |
| 1,449 (3.14 per match) |
| 35 goals – Oliver Pearce (Worthing) |
| Bishop's Stortford 7–0 Leatherhead (25 September 2021) |
| East Thurrock United 0–8 Enfield Town (23 October 2021) |
| Worthing 5–4 Lewes (23 October 2021) |
| 2,347 Lewes 1–2 Worthing (5 March 2022) |
| 121 Wingate & Finchley 1–3 Cheshunt (23 November 2021) |
| 212,646 |
| 460 (+18.5% to previous full season) |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Pearce | Worthing | 35 |
| Muhammadu Faal | Enfield Town | 33 |
| Joseph Taylor | Lewes | 32 |
| David Smith | Folkestone Invicta | 29 |
| Jake Cass | Bishop's StortfordEnfield Town | 19 |
| Frankie Merrifield | Bishop's Stortford | 19 |
| Liam Nash | Hornchurch | 19 |
| Ben Greenhalgh | Margate | 18 |
| Thomas Wraight | Hornchurch | 18 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 | Enfield Town | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Hornchurch | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Hornchurch | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Cheshunt | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Cheshunt | 3 |
| 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 |
| Season |
|---|
| Aveley |
| AveleyCanvey Island |
| RomfordBarking |
| 380 |
| 1,227 (3.23 per match) |
| 29 goals – Thomas Richardson (Brentwood Town) |
| Canvey Island 13–0 Romford (9 April 2022) |
| Romford 0–8 Bury Town (5 March 2022) |
| Canvey Island 13–0 Romford (9 April 2022) |
| 1,314Bury Town 1–1 Stowmarket Town (28 December 2021) |
| 60 Witham Town 1–2 Great Wakering Rovers (10 December 2021) |
| 102,600 |
| 270 (+37.1% from previous full season) |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
North Division consisted of 20 clubs: 17 clubs from the previous season, and three new clubs:
- Barking, transferred from the South Central Division
- Hashtag United, promoted from the Essex Senior League
- Stowmarket Town, promoted from Eastern Counties League
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Richardson | Brentwood Town | 29 |
| Abouhadje Kouassi | Canvey Island | 26 |
| Alexander Akrofi | Aveley | 24 |
| Cemal Ramadan | Bury Town | 22 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season |
|---|
| Bracknell Town |
| Bracknell TownHanwell Town |
| Chalfont St PeterStaines Town |
| 342 |
| 1,095 (3.2 per match) |
| 27 goals – Sebastian Bowerman (Bracknell Town) |
| Bedfont Sports 7–1 Sutton Common Rovers (20 October 2021)Marlow 6-0 Guernsey (30 November 2021) |
| Staines Town 0–12 Hanwell Town (11 January 2022) |
| Staines Town 0–12 Hanwell Town (11 January 2022) |
| 911 Guernsey 3–1 Sutton Common Rovers (9 October 2021) |
| 33 South Park 2–0 Thatcham Town (18 September 2021) |
| 75,726 |
| 221 (+79.7% from previous full season) |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
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:
- Basingstoke Town, transferred from the Southern League
- Binfield, promoted from the Hellenic League
- Guernsey, transferred from the South East Division returning to the league after one season of absence
- Sutton Common Rovers, promoted from the Combined Counties League
- Thatcham Town, transferred from the Southern League
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Bowerman | Bracknell Town | 27 |
| Jake Baxter | Chertsey Town | 23 |
| Thomas Collins | ChipsteadHanwell Town | 23 |
| Daniel Williams | Tooting & Mitcham UnitedBedfont Sports | 22 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season |
|---|
| Hastings United |
| Hastings UnitedHerne Bay |
| Phoenix SportsWhistable Town |
| 380 |
| 1,073 (2.82 per match) |
| 22 goals – Zak Ansah (Herne Bay) |
| Herne Bay 6–0 Three Bridges (28 August 2021) |
| Sittingbourne 0–6 Cray Valley Paper Mills (23 October 2021) |
| Herne Bay 7-2 Whitstable Town (28 December 2021) |
| 3,082 Hastings United 0–0 Haywards Heath Town (2 April 2022) |
| 58 Phoenix Sports 2–5 Haywards Heath Town (2 October 2021) |
| 121,714 |
| 320 (+54.6% from previous full season) |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
South East Division consisted of 20 clubs: 18 clubs from the previous season, and two new clubs:
- Corinthian (Kent), promoted from the Southern Counties East League
- Lancing, promoted from the Southern Combination League
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Zak Ansah | Herne Bay | 22 |
| Joshua Ajayi | Ramsgate | 21 |
| Marcel Barrington | Cray Valley PM | 20 |
| Daniel Perry | Three Bridges | 20 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 |
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.
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:
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. 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.
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:
| Tournament details |
|---|
| England |
| 60 |
| Horsham |
| Margate |
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.
| 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 |
Twenty-four clubs participated in the first round, while thirty-six clubs received a bye to the second round
The twelve clubs who made it through the first round were joined in the draw by twenty clubs who got a bye through the previous round, making thirty-two clubs.
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.
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