The 2021–22 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 56th in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England, and the sixth year the competition had two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One, at Steps 5 and 6 respectively in the English football league system.
The league constitution for this season was based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 that were announced by The Football Association on 18 May 2021, and were subject to appeal.[1] [2] The allocations were confirmed on 19 June at the league's annual general meeting, conducted remotely.[3]
After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[4] [5] [6]
| Competition: | Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Winners: | Sheppey United |
| Promoted: | Sheppey United Chatham Town |
| Relegated: | Tower Hamlets |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The Premier Division comprised 17 clubs from the previous season after its competition was abandoned, along with three new clubs, all promoted from Division One:
| Competition: | Southern Counties East Football League Division One |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Winners: | Stansfeld |
| Promoted: | Stansfeld Sutton Athletic |
| Relegated: | Chessington & Hook United |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
Division One comprised the 14 teams which competed when the previous season's competition was aborted, along with six new clubs: