# 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.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Worthing | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 45 | +55 | 97 | Promoted to the National League South |
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 89 | 33 | +56 | 87 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Enfield Town | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 84 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Hornchurch | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 89 | 42 | +47 | 81 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Cheshunt | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 76 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the National League South |
| 6 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 72 | |
| 7 | Lewes | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 63 | +26 | 70 | |
| 8 | Margate | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 65 | |
| 9 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 59 | |
| 10 | Kingstonian | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Horsham | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 57 | |
| 12 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 57 | |
| 13 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 53 | |
| 14 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 52 | |
| 15 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 49 | |
| 16 | Bowers & Pitsea | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 45 | |
| 17 | Haringey Borough | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 81 | −24 | 42 | |
| 18 | Brightlingsea Regent | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 44 | 92 | −48 | 39 | |
| 19 | Cray Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 85 | −21 | 36 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 20 | Leatherhead | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 83 | −40 | 36 | Relegated to Division One South Central |
| 21 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 44 | 98 | −54 | 35 | Relegated to Division One North |
| 22 | Merstham | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 33 | Relegated to Division One South Central |
* ↑ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League South.
* ↑ Cray Wanderers were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
* ↑ Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and three that were placed third-from-bottom and had the most points per game (PPG), were reprieved.

#### Top scorers

| 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 Stortford Enfield Town | 19 |
| Frankie Merrifield | Bishop's Stortford | 19 |
| Liam Nash | Hornchurch | 19 |
| Ben Greenhalgh | Margate | 18 |
| Thomas Wraight | Hornchurch | 18 |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Enfield Town | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Hornchurch | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Hornchurch | 3 | 4 | Hornchurch | 1 |
| | | | 5 | Cheshunt | 2 |
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 2 | 5 | Cheshunt | 2 |
| 5 | Cheshunt | 3 | | | |

#### Final
### Results table

| Home \ Away | BIS | BOG | B&P | BRI | CAR | CHE | COR | CRA | ETU | ENF | FOL | HAR | HOR | HRM | KIN | LEA | LEW | MAR | MER | POT | W&F | WOR |
| Bishop's Stortford | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Bognor Regis Town | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Bowers & Pitsea | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Brightlingsea Regent | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Carshalton Athletic | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Cheshunt | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Corinthian-Casuals | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Cray Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 |
| East Thurrock United | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 0–8 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Enfield Town | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Folkestone Invicta | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Haringey Borough | 0–6 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Hornchurch | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2– | 1–3 |
| Horsham | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Kingstonian | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 |
| Leatherhead | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Lewes | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Margate | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–6 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| Merstham | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Potters Bar Town | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Wingate & Finchley | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–3 |
| Worthing | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |

### Stadiums and locations

| 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 |

## North Division

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

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aveley | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 94 | 37 | +57 | 80 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Canvey Island | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 100 | 42 | +58 | 78 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Brentwood Town | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 75 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Stowmarket Town | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 73 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 72 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Grays Athletic | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 68 | |
| 7 | AFC Sudbury | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 63 | |
| 8 | Hashtag United | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 62 | |
| 9 | Maldon & Tiptree | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 63 | +11 | 60 | |
| 10 | Dereham Town | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 60 | Transferred to the Northern Premier League |
| 11 | Heybridge Swifts | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 53 | |
| 12 | Bury Town | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 44 | |
| 13 | Coggeshall Town | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 43 | |
| 14 | Tilbury | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 41 | |
| 15 | Great Wakering Rovers | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 40 | |
| 16 | Hullbridge Sports | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 39 | |
| 17 | Basildon United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 35 | Reprieved from inter-step play-off |
| 18 | Witham Town | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 33 | Qualified for the inter-step play-off |
| 19 | Barking | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 32 | Relegated to the Essex Senior League |
| 20 | Romford | 38 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 139 | −113 | 13 | Relegated to the Essex Senior League |
* ↑ Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7.
* ↑ 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 both on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation.
* ↑ Contested a one-off play-off match as one of the remaining six Step 4 teams against one of six runners-up from Step 5 that had the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner remained at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season and the loser at Step 5.
* ↑ Barking were deducted three points for a rule breach.

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Thomas Richardson | Brentwood Town | 29 |
| Abouhadje Kouassi | Canvey Island | 26 |
| Alexander Akrofi | Aveley | 24 |
| Cemal Ramadan | Bury Town | 22 |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Canvey Island | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 1 | 2 | Canvey Island | 1 (4) |
| | | | 3 | Brentwood Town | 1 (1) |
| 3 | Brentwood Town | 2 | 3 | Brentwood Town | 1 (1) |
| 4 | Stowmarket Town | 1 | | | |

#### Final
### Inter-step play-off
### Results table

| Home \ Away | SUD | AVE | BAR | BAS | BRE | BUR | CAN | COG | DER | FEL | GRA | GWR | HAS | HEY | HUL | M&T | ROM | STO | TIL | WIT |
| AFC Sudbury | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| Aveley | 2–1 | | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| Barking | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Basildon United | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Brentwood Town | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Bury Town | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Canvey Island | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 13–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 |
| Coggeshall Town | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Dereham Town | 5–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Felixstowe & Walton United | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Grays Athletic | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Great Wakering Rovers | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Hashtag United | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Heybridge Swifts | 0–5 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–3 | | 7–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Hullbridge Sports | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Maldon & Tiptree | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Romford | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 1–5 | 0–7 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Stowmarket Town | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 1–4 | 3–2 |
| Tilbury | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | | 0–0 |
| Witham Town | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |

### Stadiums and locations

| 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 |

## South Central Division

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

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bracknell Town | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 12 | +78 | 96 | Promoted to the Southern League Premier South |
| 2 | Chertsey Town | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 76 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Bedfont Sports | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 47 | +39 | 74 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Hanwell Town | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 37 | +46 | 72 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Southern League Premier South |
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 70 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Uxbridge | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 66 | |
| 7 | Marlow | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 61 | |
| 8 | Binfield | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 53 | |
| 9 | South Park | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 51 | |
| 10 | Chipstead | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 48 | |
| 11 | Northwood | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 42 | |
| 12 | Thatcham Town | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 38 | |
| 13 | Ashford Town | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 38 | |
| 14 | Guernsey | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 36 | |
| 15 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 34 | |
| 16 | Westfield | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 34 | |
| 17 | Sutton Common Rovers | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 34 | Reprieved from inter-step play-off |
| 18 | Chalfont St Peter | 36 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 83 | −52 | 21 | Qualified for the inter-step play-off, then relegated to the Combined Counties League |
| 19 | Staines Town | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 127 | −95 | 14 | Relegated to the Combined Counties League |
| 20 | Whyteleafe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league |
* ↑ Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7.
* 1 2 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 both on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation. The remaining six teams will contest one-off play-off matches with seven runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will play at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will also play at Step 5.
* ↑ The FA classified Whyteleafe as relegated for reprieve and inter-step play-off purposes, having resigned "after the Isthmian League AGM" but during the season.

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Sebastian Bowerman | Bracknell Town | 27 |
| Jake Baxter | Chertsey Town | 23 |
| Thomas Collins | Chipstead Hanwell Town | 23 |
| Daniel Williams | Tooting & Mitcham United Bedfont Sports | 22 |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Chertsey Town | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 1 | 2 | Chertsey Town | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Hanwell Town | 3 |
| 3 | Bedfont Sports | 1 | 4 | Hanwell Town | 3 |
| 4 | Hanwell Town | 3 | | | |

#### Final
### Inter-step play-off
### Results table

| Home \ Away | ASH | BAS | BED | BIN | BRA | CHA | CHE | CHI | GUE | HAN | MAR | NOR | SOU | STA | SCR | THA | TOO | UXB | WES |
| Ashford Town | | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| Basingstoke Town | 1–0 | | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Bedfont Sports | 2–1 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Binfield | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Bracknell Town | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Chertsey Town | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 6–1 | | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Chipstead | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Guernsey | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Hanwell Town | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 6–5 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Marlow | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Northwood | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 1–5 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 1–1 |
| South Park | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Staines Town | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–8 | 0–12 | 1–1 | 1–8 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 |
| Sutton Common Rovers | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–7 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 5–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 |
| Thatcham Town | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Uxbridge | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 2–1 |
| Westfield | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |

### Stadiums and locations

| 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 |

## South East Division

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

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hastings United | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 85 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Ashford United | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 79 | 48 | +31 | 72 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Herne Bay | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 70 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Haywards Heath Town | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 67 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 66 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Ramsgate | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 80 | 52 | +28 | 65 | |
| 7 | Burgess Hill Town | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 62 | |
| 8 | Corinthian | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 59 | |
| 9 | VCD Athletic | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 54 | |
| 10 | Sittingbourne | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 52 | |
| 11 | Chichester City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 49 | |
| 12 | Faversham Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 49 | |
| 13 | Sevenoaks Town | 38 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 48 | |
| 14 | Three Bridges | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 44 | |
| 15 | East Grinstead Town | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 41 | |
| 16 | Whitehawk | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 39 | |
| 17 | Hythe Town | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 39 | Reprieved from inter-step play-off |
| 18 | Lancing | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 36 | Qualified for the inter-step play-off |
| 19 | Phoenix Sports | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 33 | Relegated to the Southern Counties East League |
| 20 | Whitstable Town | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 30 | Relegated to the Southern Counties East League |
* ↑ Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Level 7.
* 1 2 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 both on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation. The remaining six teams will contest one-off play-off matches with seven runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will play at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will also play at Step 5.

#### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Zak Ansah | Herne Bay | 22 |
| Joshua Ajayi | Ramsgate | 21 |
| Marcel Barrington | Cray Valley PM | 20 |
| Daniel Perry | Three Bridges | 20 |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Ashford United | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 0 | 2 | Ashford United | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Herne Bay | 2 |
| 3 | Herne Bay | 3 (6) | 3 | Herne Bay | 2 |
| 4 | Haywards Heath Town | 3 (5) | | | |

#### Final
### Inter-step play-off
### Results table

| Home \ Away | ASH | BUR | CHI | COR | CRA | EAS | FAV | HAS | HAY | HER | HYT | LAN | PHO | RAM | SEV | SIT | THR | VCD | WHK | WHT |
| Ashford United | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Burgess Hill Town | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Chichester City | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
| Corinthian | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Cray Valley Paper Mills | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| East Grinstead Town | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Faversham Town | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Hastings United | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Haywards Heath Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Herne Bay | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 |
| Hythe Town | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Lancing | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Phoenix Sports | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Ramsgate | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 |
| Sevenoaks Town | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | | 4–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Sittingbourne | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Three Bridges | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| VCD Athletic | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Whitehawk | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 |
| Whitstable Town | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |

### Stadiums and locations

| 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 |

## Relegation reprieves
### Step 3

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 | Retention at Step 3 |
| 7 | Kings Langley | Southern League Premier Division South | 42 | 37 | 0.881 | Retention at Step 3 |
| 8 | Leatherhead | Isthmian League Premier Division | 42 | 36 | 0.857 | Relegation to Step 4 |
Source:

### Step 4

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 | Relegation match with a Step 5 team |
| 14 | Kempston Rovers | Southern League Division One Central | 38 | 29 | 0.763 | Relegation match with a Step 5 team |
| 15 | Histon | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 38 | 24 | 0.632 | Relegation match with a Step 5 team |
| 16 | Chalfont St Peter | Isthmian League South Central Division | 36 | 21 | 0.583 | Relegation match with a Step 5 team |
Source:

## League Cup

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.

### Calendar

| 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 |

### First round

Twenty-four clubs participated in the first round, while thirty-six clubs received a bye to the second round
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 1 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (SE) | 2–1 | Hullbridge Sports (N) | 62 |
| 2 | Maldon & Tiptree (N) | 2–0 | Aveley (N) | 168 |
| 3 | Three Bridges (SE) | 0–0 | Sittingbourne (SE) | 51 |
| Sittingbourne advanced 5–4 on penalties |||||
| 4 | Hashtag United (N) | 1–3 | Corinthian (SE) | 141 |
| 5 | Faversham Town (SE) | 2–1 | Sutton Common Rovers (SC) | 135 |
| 6 | Bracknell Town (SC) | 1–1 | Westfield (SC) | 102 |
| Westfield advanced 7–6 on penalties |||||
| 7 | Burgess Hill Town (SE) | 1–1 | Uxbridge (SC) | 120 |
| Burgess Hill Town advanced 5–4 on penalties |||||
| 8 | Chichester City (SE) | 0–0 | Hanwell Town | 105 |
| Chichester City advanced 3–1 on penalties |||||
| 9 | Coggeshall Town (N) | 2–2 | AFC Sudbury (N) | 109 |
| AFC Sudbury advanced 3–1 on penalties |||||
| 10 | Felixstowe & Walton United (N) | 1–1 | Witham Town (N) | 159 |
| Felixstowe & Walton United advanced 5–4 on penalties |||||
| 11 | Herne Bay (SE) | 6–1 | East Grinstead Town (SE) | 178 |
| 12 | Chertsey Town (SC) | 5–2 | Chalfont St Peter (SC) | 175 |

### 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.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 13 | Phoenix Sports (SE) | 1–3 | Great Wakering Rovers (N) | 56 |
| 14 | Tilbury (N) | 0–2 | Brentwood Town (N) | 136 |
| 15 | Ashford United (SE) | 2–1 | Burgess Hill Town (SE) | 99 |
| 16 | Basildon United (N) | 2–3 | Romford (N) | 57 |
| 17 | Haywards Heath Town (SE) | 1–1 | Ramsgate (SE) | 80 |
| Haywards Heath Town advanced 7–6 on penalties |||||
| 18 | Tooting & Mitcham United (SC) | 2–1 | Sittingbourne (SE) | 60 |
| 19 | Grays Athletic (N) | 0–0 | Barking (N) | 86 |
| Barking advanced 5–4 on penalties |||||
| 20 | Maldon & Tiptree (N) | 1–0 | Heybridge Swifts (N) | 223 |
| 21 | Marlow (SC) | 1–2 | Chertsey Town (SC) | 119 |
| 22 | AFC Sudbury (N) | 1–1 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (SE) | 98 |
| Cray Valley Paper Mills advanced 5–3 on penalties |||||
| 23 | Ashford Town (Middlesex) (SC) | 0–1 | Binfield (SC) | 73 |
| 24 | Chichester City (SE) | 2–1 | Westfield (SC) | 120 |
| 25 | Corinthian (SE) | 2–1 | Sevenoaks Town (SE) | 78 |
| 26 | Herne Bay (SE) | 1–2 | Whitstable Town (SE) | 511 |
| 27 | Hythe Town (SE) | 5–1 | South Park (SC) | 115 |
| 28 | Thatcham Town (SC) | 1–2 | Faversham Town (SE) | 46 |

### Third round

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.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 29 | Chichester City (SE) | 3–5 | Folkestone Invicta (P) | 125 |
| 30 | Chertsey Town (SC) | 2–4 | Corinthian-Casuals (P) | 165 |
| 31 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (SE) | 2–0 | Felixstowe & Walton United (N)) | 56 |
| 32 | Faversham Town (SE) | 0–0 | Corinthian (SE) |
| Faversham Town F.C. won 3–1 on penalties—Corinthian ended up advancing to the fourth round in place of Faversham Town |||||
| 33 | Haywards Heath Town (SE) | 3–3 | Ashford United (SE) | 117 |
| Haywards Heath Town advanced 5–4 on penalties |||||
| 34 | Romford (N) | 0–7 | East Thurrock United (P) | 66 |
| 35 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 1–0 | Merstham (P) | 232 |
| 36 | Binfield (SC) | 1–3 | Tooting & Mitcham United (SC) | 64 |
| 37 | Enfield Town (P) | 3–3 | Barking (N) | 206 |
| Barking advanced 4–3 on penalties |||||
| 38 | Horsham (P) | 3–1 | Hythe Town (SE) | 261 |
| 39 | Maldon & Tiptree (N) | 0–2 | Brightlingsea Regent (P) | 172 |
| 40 | Margate (P) | 2–1 | Herne Bay (SE) | 325 |
| 41 | Kingstonian (P) | 0–1 | Worthing (P) | 173 |
| 42 | Bowers & Pitsea (P) | 3–1 | Great Wakering Rovers (N) | 126 |
| 43 | Cheshunt (P) | 4–2 | Brentwood Town (N) | 118 |
| N/A | Whitstable Town (SE) | w/o | Haringey Borough (P) | N/A |

### Fourth round

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 44 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 4–2 | Corinthian (SE) | 126 |
| 45 | Barking (N) | 1–1 | East Thurrock United (P) | 74 |
| Barking advanced 5–3 on penalties |||||
| 46 | Brightlingsea Regent (P) | 0–1 | Haringey Borough (P) | 83 |
| 47 | Folkestone Invicta (P) | 1–0 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (SE) | 276 |
| 48 | Haywards Heath Town (SE) | 3–2 | Worthing (P) | 325 |
| 49 | Horsham (P) | 5–0 | Corinthian-Casuals (P) | 351 |
| 50 | Margate (P) | 2–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United (SC) | 160 |
| 51 | Bowers & Pitsea (P) | 0–2 | Cheshunt (P) | 115 |

### Quarter-finals

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 52 | Folkestone Invicta (P) | 2–1 | Barking (N) | 304 |
| 53 | Horsham (P) | 2–0 | Haywards Heath Town (SE) | 378 |
| 54 | Margate (P) | 4–1 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 238 |
| 55 | Haringey Borough (P) | 2–1 | Cheshunt (P) | 118 |

### Semi-finals

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 56 | Haringey Borough (P) | 2–3 | Margate (P) | 211 |
| 57 | Horsham (P) | 5–0 | Folkestone Invicta (P) | 424 |