# 2022–23 Combined Counties Football League

The 2022–23 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2022–23 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into three divisions; the Premier North, the Premier South and the First.
The constitution was announced on 12 May 2022.

## Premier Division North

Premier Division North consisted of 20 clubs, increased from 18 last season, after Hanworth Villa and Southall were promoted to the Isthmian League South Central Division; Abbey Rangers and Tadley Calleva were transferred to Premier Division South; St Panteleimon were transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, and CB Hounslow United were relegated to Division One. Eight new clubs joined the division:
* Four transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division:
** Broadfields United
** Flackwell Heath
** Harefield United
** Oxhey Jets
* Three promoted from Division One:
** London Lions
** Hilltop, promoted in July 2022 after the withdrawal of Staines Town
** Wallingford & Crowmarsh, who changed their name from Wallingford Town
* One relegated from the Isthmian League South Central Division:
** Chalfont St Peter
* One other club renamed:
** Edgware Town to Edgware & Kingsbury
* Staines Town were initially relegated from the Isthmian League South Central Division, but suspended operations, withdrew from the league, and in July 2022 were replaced by Hilltop.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ascot United (C, P) | 38 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 99 | 30 | +69 | 102 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Egham Town | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 96 | 39 | +57 | 84 | Qualified for an inter-step play-off |
| 3 | Reading City | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 76 | |
| 4 | Burnham | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 84 | 54 | +30 | 72 | |
| 5 | Flackwell Heath | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 70 | |
| 6 | Edgware & Kingsbury | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 63 | |
| 7 | Virginia Water | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 62 | |
| 8 | North Greenford United | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 67 | +13 | 58 | |
| 9 | Wembley | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 52 | |
| 10 | Wallingford & Crowmarsh | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | London Lions | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 44 | Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 12 | Broadfields United | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 44 | |
| 13 | Hilltop | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 78 | −18 | 44 | |
| 14 | Harefield United | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 43 | |
| 15 | Spelthorne Sports | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 42 | Transferred to Premier Division South |
| 16 | Holyport | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 41 | |
| 17 | Wokingham & Emmbrook | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 34 | |
| 18 | Chalfont St Peter | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 34 | |
| 19 | Windsor (R) | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 51 | 94 | −43 | 29 | Relegated to Division One |
| 20 | Oxhey Jets (R) | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 90 | −49 | 29 | Relegated to Division One |
* ↑ London Lions had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
* ↑ The match between Hilltop and Broadfields United on 26 November 2022 was awarded to Broadfields as an away walkover.
* ↑ The match between Holyport and London Lions on 1 May 2023 was awarded to Holyport as a home walkover.
* ↑ Windsor had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

### Inter-step play-off
## Premier Division South

Premier Division South remained at 20 clubs after Beckenham Town were promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division, Walton & Hersham were promoted to the Isthmian League South Central Division, and Molesey were relegated to Division One. Three new clubs joined the division:
* One transferred from the Wessex League Premier Division:
** Alton
* Two transferred from Premier Division North:
** Abbey Rangers
** Tadley Calleva
* The club finishing the season in second position was initially required to play in an inter-step playoff with a team from step 4. Due to ground grading failures higher up the pyramid, three step 4 clubs were reprieved, and the three step 5 runners-up with the highest PPG (points per game) were automatically promoted. Badshot Lea were one of those three.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Raynes Park Vale (C, P) | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 29 | +71 | 99 | Promoted to the Isthmian League South Central Division |
| 2 | Badshot Lea (P) | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 105 | 29 | +76 | 94 | Promoted to the Isthmian League South Central Division |
| 3 | Jersey Bulls | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 29 | +61 | 79 | |
| 4 | Abbey Rangers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 88 | 51 | +37 | 69 | |
| 5 | Colliers Wood United | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 67 | |
| 6 | Farnham Town | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 65 | |
| 7 | Knaphill | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 65 | |
| 8 | Tadley Calleva | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 61 | |
| 9 | Balham | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 53 | |
| 10 | Camberley Town | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 52 | |
| 11 | Cobham | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 49 | |
| 12 | Redhill | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 59 | 89 | −30 | 49 | |
| 13 | Alton | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 45 | |
| 14 | Guildford City | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 42 | |
| 15 | AFC Croydon Athletic | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 40 | |
| 16 | Sheerwater | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 97 | −46 | 38 | |
| 17 | Horley Town | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 37 | |
| 18 | Fleet Town | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 35 | |
| 19 | Banstead Athletic (R) | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 38 | 74 | −36 | 31 | Relegated to Southern Combination League Division One |
| 20 | Frimley Green (R) | 38 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 30 | 136 | −106 | 12 | Relegated to Wessex League Division One |
* ↑ The match between Colliers Wood United and Jersey Bulls on 27 April 2023 was awarded to Colliers Wood as a home walkover.

## Division One

Division One remained at 21 clubs after London Lions, Hilltop and Wallingford Town were promoted to the Premier Division North; Enfield Borough were transferred to the Eastern Counties League Division One South, and Chalvey Sports were relegated. Five new clubs joined the division:
* One relegated from Premier Division North:
** CB Hounslow United
* One relegated from Premier Division South:
** Molesey
* One promoted from the Surrey Premier County League:
** Spartans Youth
* One transferred from the Southern Counties East League Division One:
** Westside
* One transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League Division One:
** Penn & Tylers Green
* A.F.C. Hayes reverted to their previous name of Brook House F.C.
* Bedfont & Feltham changed their name to Bedfont F.C.
* Kensington & Ealing Borough changed their name to Rising Ballers Kensington F.C.
Initially, Holmer Green were transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, but this was later reversed.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sandhurst Town (C, P) | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 128 | 53 | +75 | 87 | Promoted to the Premier Division South |
| 2 | Berks County | 40 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 115 | 56 | +59 | 83 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | London Samurai Rovers | 40 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 109 | 56 | +53 | 78 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Rayners Lane (O, P) | 40 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 100 | 60 | +40 | 73 | Promoted to the Premier Division North |
| 5 | Langley | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 107 | 71 | +36 | 73 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 6 | FC Deportivo Galicia | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 94 | 72 | +22 | 73 | |
| 7 | British Airways | 40 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 91 | 68 | +23 | 70 | |
| 8 | Bedfont | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 94 | 59 | +35 | 67 | |
| 9 | Eversley & California | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 83 | 60 | +23 | 65 | |
| 10 | Westside | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 64 | |
| 11 | Rising Ballers Kensington | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 64 | |
| 12 | Penn & Tylers Green | 40 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 58 | |
| 13 | Woodley United | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 54 | |
| 14 | Molesey | 39 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 72 | 63 | +9 | 52 | |
| 15 | Hillingdon Borough | 40 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 67 | 112 | −45 | 47 | |
| 16 | Cove | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 67 | 110 | −43 | 40 | Transferred to the Wessex League |
| 17 | Spartans Youth | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 88 | −44 | 35 | |
| 18 | Brook House | 40 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 57 | 112 | −55 | 31 | |
| 19 | A.F.C. Aldermaston | 40 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 45 | 112 | −67 | 30 | Reprieved and transferred to the Wessex League |
| 20 | Bagshot | 40 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 57 | 135 | −78 | 29 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 21 | CB Hounslow United (R) | 40 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 41 | 119 | −78 | 25 | Relegated to the Surrey Premier County Football League |
* ↑ The match between Sandhurst Town and Bagshot on 4 April 2023 was awarded to Sandhurst as a home walkover.
* ↑ The match between Bedfont and FC Deportivo Galicia on 7 January 2023 was awarded to Deportivo Galicia as an away walkover.
* ↑ The match between Rising Ballers Kensington and Molesey on 2 May 2023 was not played.
* ↑ The match between AFC Aldermaston and Penn & Tylers Green on 24 April 2023 was awarded to Penn & Tylers Green as an away walkover.
* ↑ The match between Woodley United and AFC Aldermaston on 25 April 2023 was awarded to Woodley as a home walkover.
* ↑ The match between Spartans Youth and Molesey on 2 May 2023 was awarded to Spartans Youth as a home walkover.
* ↑ The match between AFC Aldermaston and Rayners Lane on 15 March 2023 was awarded to Aldermaston as a home walkover.

### Promotion play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Berks County | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Langley | 7 | | | |
| 5 | Langley | 7 | 4 | Rayners Lane | 2 |
| | | | 5 | Langley | 0 |
| 3 | London Samurai Rovers | 2 | 5 | Langley | 0 |
| 4 | Rayners Lane | 3 | | | |