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]
The Premier Division comprised 17 clubs from the previous season, as well as five clubs who newly joined the Premier Division this season.
Promoted from the South East Division
Relegated from the National League South
Relegated to the North Division
Relegated to the South Central Division
| Competition: | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | Bishop's Stortford |
| Promoted: | Bishop's Stortford Aveley |
| Relegated: | Bowers & Pitsea Herne Bay Corinthian Casuals Brightlingsea Regent |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1408 |
| League Topscorer: | 32 goals – Sam Higgins (Hornchurch) |
| Attendance: | 220,668 |
| Average Attendance: | 478 (+3.9% from previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
Semi-finals
Final
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside | 3,500 | |||
| New Lodge | 3,500 | |||
| Woodside Park | 4,525 | |||
| Nyewood Lane | 4,500 | |||
| Len Salmon Stadium | 3,500 | |||
| North Road | 2,000 | |||
| Park Lane | 4,500 | |||
| War Memorial Sports Ground | 5,000 | |||
| King George's Field | 2,700 | |||
| Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) | 6,000 | |||
| 2,500 | ||||
| 4,000 | ||||
| Coles Park | 2,500 | |||
| The Pilot Field | 4,050 | |||
| Winch's Field | 4,000 | |||
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Horsham | The Camping World Community Stadium | 1,300 | ||
| Imperial Fields (groundshare with Tooting & Mitcham United) | 2,700 | |||
| 3,000 | ||||
| 3,000 | ||||
| Parkfield | 2,000 | |||
| The Maurice Rebak Stadium | 1,500 |
The North Division comprised 20 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.
Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
Relegated from the Premier Division
Relegated from the Southern League
Promoted to the Premier Division
Relegated to the Essex Senior League
| Competition: | Isthmian League North Division |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | Hashtag United |
| Promoted: | Hashtag United Sudbury |
| Relegated: | Coggeshall Town Great Wakering Rovers Tilbury Hullbridge |
| Matches: | 363 |
| Total Goals: | 1086 |
| League Topscorer: | 43 goals — Nnamdi Nwachuku (AFC Sudbury) |
| Attendance: | 102,144 |
| Average Attendance: | 269 (-0.4% from previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
Semi-finals
Final
Inter-step play-offs
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Marsh | 2,500 | |||
| Gardiners Close | 2,000 | |||
| The Brentwood Centre Arena | 1,800 | |||
| Ram Meadow | 3,500 | |||
| West Street | 2,000 | |||
| Rookery Hill | 3,500 | |||
| Dellwood Avenue | 2,000 | |||
| Crown Meadow (groundshare with Lowestoft Town) | 3,000 | |||
| Parkside (groundshare with Aveley) | 3,500 | |||
| Burroughs Park | 2,500 | |||
| Len Salmon Stadium | 2,661 | |||
| Scraley Road | 3,000 | |||
| Lower Road | 1,500 | |||
| Crown Meadow | 3,000 | |||
| Wallace Binder Ground | 2,000 | |||
| Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) | 3,000 | |||
| Greens Meadow | 1,000 | |||
| Chadfields | 4,000 | |||
| Spa Road | 2,500 | |||
| Trafford Park | 2,500 |
The South Central Division comprises 20 teams, up from 19 the previous season. Of the 20, 15 competed in 2021–22.
Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division South
Relegated from the Premier Division
Relegated to the Combined Counties League
| Competition: | Isthmian League South Central Division |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | Basingstoke Town |
| Promoted: | Basingstoke Town Walton & Hersham |
| Relegated: | Bedfont Sports Tooting & Mitcham United |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1119 |
| League Topscorer: | 40 goals — Eddie Simon (Walton & Hersham) |
| Attendance: | 89,547 |
| Average Attendance: | 236 (+6.8% from previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
Semi-finals
FinalInter-step play-offs
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parker Stadium | 2,550 | |||
| Winklebury Football Complex | 2,000 | |||
| Bedfont Recreation Ground | 3,000 | |||
| Hill Farm Lane | 1,000 | |||
| Alwyns Lane | 2,500 | |||
| High Road | 2,000 | |||
| 5,000 | ||||
| Rectory Meadow | 1,000 | |||
| Fetcham Grove | 3,400 | |||
| Alfred Davis Memorial Ground | 3,000 | |||
| Moatside | 2,500 | |||
| Northwood Park | 3,075 | |||
| King George's Field | 2,000 | |||
| Robert Parker Stadium (groundshare with Ashford Town) | 2,550 | |||
| Church Road (groundshare with AFC Whyteleafe) | 2,000 | |||
| Waterside Park | 1,500 | |||
| 3,500 | ||||
| Honeycroft | 3,770 | |||
| Elmbridge Sports Hub | 2,500 | |||
| Woking Park | 1,000 |
The South East Division comprises 20 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.
Promoted from the Southern Counties East League
Promoted from the Southern Combination
Relegated to the Southern Counties East League
| Competition: | Isthmian League South East Division |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | Chatham Town |
| Promoted: | Chatham Town Whitehawk |
| Relegated: | VCD Athletic Haywards Heath Town Corinthian Faversham Town |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1084 |
| League Topscorer: | 21 goals — Dan Perry (Burgess Hill Town), Louie Theophanous (Beckenham Town) |
| Attendance: | 119,282 |
| Average Attendance: | 314 (-1.9% from previous season) |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
Semi-finals
FinalInter-step play-offs
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Homelands | 3,200 | |||
| Eden Park Avenue | 4,000 | |||
| Leylands Park | 2,500 | |||
| The Bauvil Stadium | 5,000 | |||
| Oaklands Park | 2,000 | |||
| Gay Dawn Farm | n/a | |||
| Badgers Sports Ground | 1,000 | |||
| East Court | 1,500 | |||
| Salters Lane | 2,000 | |||
| Hanbury Park | 2,000 | |||
| Reachfields Stadium | 3,000 | |||
| Culver Road | 1,500 | |||
| The Sportsfield | 4,000 | |||
| Southwood Stadium | 2,500 | |||
| Greatness Park | 1,000 | |||
| Holm Park | 1,900 | |||
| Woodstock Park | 3,000 | |||
| Jubilee Field | 1,500 | |||
| Oakwood | 1,400 | |||
| The Enclosed Ground | 3,126 |
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.
| Round | Dates | Matches | width=100 | 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 |
Sixteen clubs participated in the first round.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Binfield (SC) | 3–0 | Marlow (SC) | 87 | |
| 2 | Chichester City (SE) | 2–1 | Burgess Hill Town (SE) | 164 | |
| 3 | Coggeshall Town (N) | 1–2 | Basildon United (N) | 82 | |
| 4 | Felixtowe & Walton United (N) | 3–1 | Witham Town (N) | 239 | |
| 5 | New Salamis (N) | 2–3 | Chertsey Town (SC) | 45 | |
| 6 | Ramsgate (SE) | 2–0 | Hythe Town (SE) | 205 | |
| 7 | Grays Athletic (N) | 0–2 | Tilbury (N) | 148 | |
| 8 | Chatham Town (SE) | 2–1 | Sheppey United (SE) | 588 |
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.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 9 | Whitehawk (SE) | 4–0 | Ashford United (SE) | 143 | |
| 10 | Corinthian (SE) | 0–1 | Sittingbourne (SE) | 91 | |
| 11 | Sevenoaks Town (SE) | 2–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United (SC) | 132 | |
| 12 | Chertsey Town (SC) | 0–2 | Felixstowe & Walton United (N) | 204 | |
| 13 | Maldon & Tiptree (N) | 1–2 | Hashtag United (N) | 168 | |
| 14 | Westfield (SC) | 1–2 | Southall (SC) | 70 | |
| 15 | Basingstoke Town (SC) | 0–2 | Binfield (SC) | 205 | |
| 16 | Chichester City (SE) | 1–0 | Haywards Heath Town (SE) | 127 | |
| 17 | East Grinstead Town (SE) | 1–1 | Leatherhead (SC) | 119 | |
| Leatherhead advanced 6–5 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | South Park (SC) | 3–2 | Ashford Town (Middx) (SC) | 79 | |
| 19 | Three Bridges (SE) | 2–2 | Sutton Common Rovers (SC) | 65 | |
| Sutton Common Rovers advanced 4–3 on penalties | |||||
| 20 | Tilbury (N) | 3–1 | Great Wakering Rovers (N) | 110 | |
| 21 | Walton & Hersham (SC) | 1–0 | Northwood (SC) | 122 | |
| 22 | Ramsgate (SE) | 1–2 | Faversham Town (SE) | 168 | |
| 23 | Basildon United (N) | 1–3 | Hullbridge Sports (N) | 84 | |
| 24 | Merstham (SC) | 0–3 | Chatham Town (SE) | 119 | |
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.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 25 | Aveley (P) | 2-1 | Tilbury (N) | 141 | |
| 26 | Hashtag United (N) | 1–1 | Haringey Borough (P) | 75 | |
| Haringey Borough advanced 3–1 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Brightlingsea Regent (P) | 1-3 | Bowers & Pitsea (P) | 69 | |
| 28 | Folkestone Invicta (P) | 5-0 | Faversham Town (SE) | 148 | |
| 29 | Horsham (P) | 2-3 | Whitehawk (SE) | 333 | |
| 30 | Billericay Town (P) | 1-3 | Potters Bar Town (P) | 197 | |
| 31 | Chichester City (SE) | 0–1 | Margate (P) | 121 | |
| 32 | Felixstowe & Walton United (N) | 1–2 | Enfield Town (P) | 209 | |
| 33 | Hastings United (P) | 2-1 | Corinthian-Casuals (P) | 148 | |
| 34 | Hullbridge Sports (N) | 3–2 | Wingate & Finchley (P) | 114 | |
| 35 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 4-2 | South Park (SC) | 123 | |
| 36 | Chatham Town (SE) | 3–0 | Sittingbourne (SE) | 282 | |
| 37 | Herne Bay (P) | 3-1 | Sevenoaks Town (SE) | 163 | |
| 38 | Leatherhead (SC) | 2–1 | Kingstonian (P) | 148 | |
| 39 | Binfield (SC) | 0–1 | Sutton Common Rovers (SC) | 92 | |
| 40 | Walton & Hersham (SC) | 1–1 | Southall (SC) | 77 | |
| Walton & Hersham advanced 5–3 on penalties | |||||
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 41 | Haringey Borough (P) | 2-2 | Enfield Town (P) | 147 | |
| Haringey Borough advanced 4–3 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Margate (P) | 1-0 | Folkestone Invicta (P) | 213 | |
| 43 | Whitehawk (SE) | 3–1 | Hastings United (P) | 142 | |
| 44 | Aveley (P) | 2-0 | Bowers & Pitsea (P) | 69 | |
| 45 | Hullbridge Sports (N) | 1–3 | Potters Bar Town (P) | 60 | |
| 46 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 4-1 | Walton & Hersham (SC) | 163 | |
| 47 | Chatham Town (SE) | 2–0 | Sevenoaks Town (SE) | 342 | |
| 48 | Sutton Common Rovers (SC) | 2–2 | Leatherhead (SC) | 84 | |
| Leatherhead advanced 4–3 on penalties | |||||
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 49 | Margate (P) | 3-4 | Whitehawk (SE) | 202 | |
| 50 | Potters Bar Town (P) | 3-1 | Haringey Borough (P) | 124 | |
| 51 | Chatham Town (SE) | 5–0 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 232 | |
| 52 | Aveley (P) | 2-1 | Leatherhead (SC) | 105 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 53 | Potters Bar Town (P) | 2-1 | Whitehawk (SE) | 142 | |
| 54 | Aveley (P) | 1-1 | Chatham Town (SE) | 178 | |
| Aveley advanced 4–2 on penalties | |||||
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