2022–23 Isthmian League

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. Numerous changes were made to the constitutions of the level 8 divisions within the Isthmian League.

Premier Division
The Premier Division comprised 17 clubs from the previous season, as well as five clubs who newly joined the Premier Division this season.

Team changes
Promoted from the North Division
 * To the Premier Division
 * Aveley
 * Canvey Island

Promoted from the South East Division
 * Hastings United
 * Herne Bay

Relegated from the National League South
 * Billericay Town

Promoted to the National League South
 * From the Premier Division
 * Cheshunt
 * Worthing

Relegated to the North Division
 * East Thurrock United

Relegated to the South Central Division
 * Leatherhead
 * Merstham

Play-offs
Semi-finals

Final

North Division
The North Division comprised 20 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes
Promoted from the Eastern Counties League
 * To the North Division
 * Gorleston
 * Wroxham

Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
 * New Salamis

Relegated from the Premier Division
 * East Thurrock United

Relegated from the Southern League
 * Lowestoft Town

Transferred to the Northern Premier League
 * From the North Division
 * Dereham Town

Promoted to the Premier Division
 * Aveley
 * Canvey Island

Relegated to the Essex Senior League
 * Barking
 * Romford

Play-offs
Semi-finals

Final

Inter-step play-offs

South Central Division
The South Central Division comprises 20 teams, up from 19 the previous season. Of the 20, 15 competed in 2021–22.

Team changes
Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division North
 * To the South Central Division
 * Hanworth Villa
 * Southall

Promoted from the Combined Counties League Premier Division South
 * Walton & Hersham

Relegated from the Premier Division
 * Leatherhead
 * Merstham

Promoted to the Southern League
 * From the South Central Division
 * Bracknell Town
 * Hanwell Town

Relegated to the Combined Counties League
 * Chalfont St Peter
 * Staines Town

Play-offs
Semi-finals

Final

Inter-step play-offs

South East Division
The South East Division comprises 20 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes
Promoted from the Combined Counties League
 * To the South East Division
 * Beckenham Town

Promoted from the Southern Counties East League
 * Chatham Town
 * Sheppey United

Promoted from the Southern Combination
 * Littlehampton Town

Promoted to the Premier Division
 * From the South East Division
 * Hastings United
 * Herne Bay

Relegated to the Southern Counties East League
 * Phoenix Sports
 * Whitstable Town

Play-offs
Semi-finals

Final

Inter-step play-offs

League Cup
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.

First round
Sixteen clubs participated in the first round.

Second round
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.

Third round
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.