The 2022–23 Southern Combination Football League season was the 98th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9, 10 and 11 (steps 5 and 6, and county feeder) of the English football league system.[1]
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by The Football Association on 12 May.[2]
The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 17 of which competed in the previous season
Transferred from the Southern Counties East League
Promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division
Relegated to Division One
| Competition: | Southern Combination League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Dates: | 30 July 2022 – 29 April 2023 |
| Winners: | Broadbridge Heath |
| Promoted: | Broadbridge Heath |
| Relegated: | Alfold Roffey |
| League Topscorer: | Phillip Johnson (24 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1288 |
| Longest Wins: | 11 matches |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14 matches |
| Longest Losses: | 13 matches |
| Highest Attendance: | 739 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 27 |
| Attendance: | 47,827 |
| Average Attendance: | 125.8 |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Johnson | Hassocks | 24 |
| 2 | Jack Langford | Steyning Town (previously Bexhill United) | 22 |
| 3 | Alfie Rogers | Newhaven | 21 |
| 4 | Lucas Franzen-Jones | Newhaven | 20 |
| 5 | Sam Clements | Crawley Down Gatwick | 18 |
| 6 | Evan Archibald | Bexhill United | 17 |
| Liam Benson | Hassocks | ||
| Lee Robinson | Newhaven | ||
| 9 | Lewis Hole | Little Common | 16 |
| Thomas Tolfrey | Horsham YMCA | ||
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withdean Stadium (groundshare with Brighton Electricity) | 8,850 | |||
| The Oaks | 600 | |||
| Alfold Crossways | Alfold Recreation Ground | 1,000 | ||
| The Polegrove | 1,000 | |||
| Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre | 1,000 | |||
| The Haven Centre | 1,000 | |||
| Crowborough Community Stadium | 2,000 | |||
| 4,500 | ||||
| Eastbourne | The Oval | 1,200 | ||
| The Beacon | 1,000 | |||
| Gorings Mead | 1,500 | |||
| The Sports Pavilion | 2,000 | |||
| Little Common Recreation Ground | 1,200 | |||
| Plaistow Road | 1,000 | |||
| Rotherfield | 1,000 | |||
| The Trafalgar Ground | 3,000 | |||
| The Sports Park | 3,000 | |||
| Bartholomew Way | 1,000 | |||
| Hill Park | 1,000 | |||
| The Shooting Field | 2,000 |
Division One was reduced to 17 clubs from 18, 15 of which competed from the previous season
Relegated from the Premier Division
Relegated to Division Two
| Competition: | Southern Combination League Division One |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Dates: | 7 August 2022 – 7 May 2023 |
| Winners: | Shoreham |
| Promoted: | Shoreham Epsom & Ewell |
| Relegated: | Forest Row Montpelier Villa Hailsham Town |
| League Topscorer: | Harry Heath (24 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Matches: | 272 |
| Total Goals: | 852 |
| Longest Wins: | 8 matches Epsom & Ewell |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 23 matches Shoreham |
| Longest Losses: | 9 matches Forest Row |
| Highest Attendance: | 512 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 11 |
| Attendance: | 23,537 |
| Average Attendance: | 86.5 |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Heath | Shoreham | 24 |
| 2 | Shane Brazil | Selsey | 19 |
| 3 | Harry Russell | Arundel | 14 |
| 4 | Marcus Richmond | 13 | |
| 5 | Zachary Harris | Wick | 12 |
| 6 | David Crouch | Wick | 11 |
| Ramon Santos | |||
| 8 | Ben Aubrey | Dorking Wanderers B | 10 |
| Athan Smith-Joseph | Epsom & Ewell | ||
| Jaevon Dyer | Epsom & Ewell | ||
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Road | 2,200 | |||
| Jubilee Fields | — | |||
| Chalky Lane | 3,000 | |||
| Meadowbank | 3,000 | |||
| The Lashmar | 1,000 | |||
| Fetcham Grove (groundshare with Leatherhead) | 3,400 | |||
| Tinsley Lane (groundshare with Oakwood) | — | |||
| Bill Kyte Stadium | 3,000 | |||
| The Beaconsfield | 2,000 | |||
| Mile Oak Recreation Ground | — | |||
| Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) | 1,500 | |||
| Tinsley Lane | — | |||
| The Crouch | — | |||
| Bunn Leisure Stadium | — | |||
| Middle Road | 2,000 | |||
| Crabtree Park | 2,000 | |||
| The Robert Albon Memorial Ground | 1,504 |
Division Two remained at 14 teams.
Relegated from Division One
| Competition: | Southern Combination League Division Two |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Dates: | 20 August 2022 – 1 May 2023 |
| Winners: | Jarvis Brook |
| Promoted: | Copthorne |
| League Topscorer: | Chris Darwin (27 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 789 |
| Longest Wins: | 13 matches |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14 matches |
| Longest Losses: | 10 matches |
| Highest Attendance: | 182 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10 |
| Attendance: | 9,971 |
| Average Attendance: | 58.3 |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
Promotion from this division depended on ground grading as well as league position.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Darwin | Rustington | 27 |
| 2 | Stephen Smith | Jarvis Brook | 24 |
| 3 | Lewis Rustell | Bosham | 23 |
| 4 | Toby Funnell | Copthorne | 22 |
| Lloyd Jermy | Capel | ||
| 6 | Ben Lewis | Southwater | 20 |
| Jordan Suter | Storrington | ||
| 8 | Sean Culley | Storrington (previously Worthing Town) | 18 |
| 9 | Daniel Sullivan | Copthorne | 17 |
| 10 | George Cumming | Capel | 15 |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Lane | — | |||
| Brighton Electricity | Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) | 8,850 | ||
| Capel | Newdigate Road | — | ||
| Charlwood | Glovers Road | — | ||
| Camping World Community Stadium (groundshare with Horsham) | 1,300 | |||
| Ferring | The Glebelands | — | ||
| Jarvis Brook | Limekiln | — | ||
| Rottingdean Village | Rottingdean Sports Centre | — | ||
| Rustington Recreation Ground | — | |||
| Southwater | Southwater Sports Club | — | ||
| Colwell Ground | 1000 | |||
| The Recreation Ground, Storrington | — | |||
| Upper Beeding | Memorial Playing Field | — | ||
| Worthing Town | Palatine Park | — |
Source: 2022–23 Peter Bentley League Cup