2021–22 Isthmian League
The 2021–22 season is 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 is 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.[1] Numerous changes were made to the constitutions of the level 8 divisions within the Isthmian League.[2]
The scheduled restructuring of the non-League system takes place for the 2021–22 season and a new division has been added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22,[3] which resulted in some reallocations into or out of, and promotions to, the Isthmian League's Step 4 divisions.[3]
Premier Division
The Premier Division comprises the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
Premier Division table
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 207 |
| Goals scored | 670 (3.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Muhammadu Faal (Enfield Town) 16 goals |
| Biggest home win | Bishop's Stortford 7–0 Leatherhead (25 September 2021) |
| Biggest away win | East Thurrock United 0–8 Enfield Town (23 October 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Worthing 5–4 Lewes (23 October 2021) |
| Highest attendance | 2,101 Worthing 0–2 Bognor Regis Town (30 August 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 121 Wingate & Finchley 1-3 Cheshunt (23 November 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthing | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 44 | Promotion to the National League South |
| 2 | Folkestone Invicta | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 37 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Enfield Town | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 36 | |
| 4 | Cheshunt | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bishop's Stortford | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 35 | |
| 6 | Lewes | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 34 | |
| 7 | Kingstonian | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Carshalton Athletic | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 30 | |
| 9 | Hornchurch | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 29 | |
| 10 | Bognor Regis Town | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 27 | |
| 11 | Horsham | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Margate | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 25 | |
| 13 | Corinthian-Casuals | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 25 | |
| 14 | Potters Bar Town | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 24 | |
| 15 | Merstham | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 23 | |
| 16 | Haringey Borough | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 20 | |
| 17 | Bowers & Pitsea | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 19 | |
| 18 | Wingate & Finchley | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 17 | |
| 19 | Cray Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 | Reprieved from relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
| 20 | East Thurrock United | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 14 | Possible relegation to Step 4[lower-alpha 1] |
| 21 | Brightlingsea Regent | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 50 | −33 | 14 | Relegation to Step 4 |
| 22 | Leatherhead | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[5]
Notes:
- Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and three that are placed third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved.[4]
Results table
Stadia and locations


North Division
The North Division comprises 20 teams, 17 of which competed in the abandoned previous season.
Team changes
Transferred from the South Central Division Promoted from Eastern Counties League Promoted from the Essex Senior League |
Transferred to the Northern Premier League
|
North Division table
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 161 |
| Goals scored | 543 (3.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Abouhadje Kouassi (Canvey Island) Alexander Akrofi (Aveley) Thomas Richardson (Brentwood Town) (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Canvey Island 6–0 Witham Town (2 November 2021) Heybridge Swifts 7-1 Hullbridge Sports (4 December 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Romford 0–7 Maldon & Tiptree (14 August 2021) Basildon United 0–7 Grays Athletic (28 August 2021) Romford 0–7 Heybridge Swifts (17 November 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Great Wakering Rovers 3–5 Brentwood Town (12 October 2021) Aveley 5–3 Maldon & Tiptree (22 October 2021) Heybridge Swifts 7-1 Hullbridge Sports (4 December 2021) |
| Highest attendance | 797 Stowmarket Town 3–0 Bury Town (30 August 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 60 Witham Town 1-2 Great Wakering Rovers (10 December 2021) |
| Average attendance | 240 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canvey Island | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 33 | Promotion to Step 3 |
| 2 | Stowmarket Town | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 33 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Dereham Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 33 | |
| 4 | Aveley | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 30 | |
| 5 | AFC Sudbury | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 30 | |
| 6 | Grays Athletic | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 29 | |
| 7 | Brentwood Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 26 | |
| 8 | Maldon & Tiptree | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 26 | |
| 9 | Heybridge Swifts | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 25 | |
| 10 | Bury Town | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 25 | |
| 11 | Hashtag United | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Tilbury | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 20 | |
| 13 | Coggeshall Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
| 14 | Basildon United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 19 | |
| 15 | Great Wakering Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 17 | |
| 16 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 16 | |
| 17 | Barking | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 15 | Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 18 | Witham Town | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 13 | Possible qualification for inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 19 | Romford | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 48 | −32 | 10 | Relegation to Step 5 |
| 20 | Hullbridge Sports | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[5]
Notes:
- Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight 17th-placed teams and two that are 18th-placed and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also 18th-placed will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[4]
Results table
Stadia 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
The South Central Division comprises 19 teams, 14 of which participated in the abandoned previous season. Whyteleafe resigned from the league after the transfer to this division, creating a vacancy.
Team changes
Promoted from the Combined Counties League Promoted from the Hellenic League Transferred from the South East Division Transferred from the Southern League |
Transferred to the North Division Transferred to the Southern League
|
South Central Division table
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 144 |
| Goals scored | 496 (3.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thomas Collins (Chipstead, Hanwell Town) 14 goals |
| Biggest home win | Bedfont Sports 7–1 Sutton Common Rovers (20 October 2021) Marlow 6-0 Guernsey (30 November 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Northwood 1–7 Uxbridge (25 September 2021) Sutton Common Rovers 0–6 South Park (12 October 2021) Sutton Common Rovers 1-7 Bracknell Town (11 December 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Hanwell Town 6–5 Staines Town (25 September 2021) |
| Highest attendance | 911 Guernsey 3–1 Sutton Common Rovers (9 October 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 33 South Park 2–0 Thatcham Town (18 September 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bracknell Town | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 | +34 | 43 | Promotion to Step 3 |
| 2 | Basingstoke Town | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 33 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Chertsey Town | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 31 | |
| 4 | Uxbridge | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 31 | |
| 5 | Bedfont Sports | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 30 | |
| 6 | Marlow | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 29 | |
| 7 | Hanwell Town | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 27 | |
| 8 | Binfield | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 24 | |
| 9 | South Park | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 22 | |
| 10 | Westfield | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 16 | |
| 11 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 16 | |
| 12 | Ashford Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 16 | |
| 13 | Thatcham Town | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 15 | |
| 14 | Chipstead | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 14 | |
| 15 | Northwood | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 13 | |
| 16 | Sutton Common Rovers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 13 | |
| 17 | Guernsey | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 11 | Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 18 | Chalfont St Peter | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 11 | Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 19 | Staines Town | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 10 | Relegation to Step 5 |
| 20 | Whyteleafe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned before the season |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[5]
Notes:
- Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight 17th-placed teams and two that are 18th-placed and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also 18th-placed will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[4]
Results table
Stadia and locations


| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Town | Ashford, Surrey | Robert Parker Stadium | 2,550 |
| Basingstoke Town | Basingstoke | Winklebury Football Complex | |
| Bedfont Sports | Bedfont | Bedfont Recreation Ground | 3,000 |
| Binfield | Binfield | Hill Farm Lane | n/a |
| Bracknell Town | Bracknell | Larges Lane | 2,500 |
| 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
The South East Division comprises 20 teams, 18 of which participated in the abandoned previous season.
Team changes
Promoted from the Southern Counties East League Promoted from the Southern Combination League |
Transferred to the South Central Division
|
South East Division table
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 168 |
| Goals scored | 480 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joshua Ajayi (Ramsgate) 13 goals |
| Biggest home win | Herne Bay 6–0 Three Bridges (28 August 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Sittingbourne 0–6 Cray Valley Paper Mills (23 October 2021) |
| Highest scoring | East Grinstead Town 5–3 Cray Valley Paper Mills (14 September 2021) |
| Highest attendance | 1,214 Hastings United 2–0 Whitehawk (30 August 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 58 Phoenix Sports 2–5 Haywards Heath Town (2 October 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 38 | Promotion to Step 3 |
| 2 | Ashford United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 35 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Ramsgate | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 34 | |
| 4 | Hastings United | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 34 | |
| 5 | Haywards Heath Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 33 | |
| 6 | Herne Bay | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 30 | |
| 7 | Sittingbourne | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 27 | |
| 8 | Chichester City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 26 | |
| 9 | VCD Athletic | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Corinthian | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 24 | |
| 11 | Burgess Hill Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
| 12 | Whitehawk | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 | |
| 13 | Faversham Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 21 | |
| 14 | Hythe Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 21 | |
| 15 | Three Bridges | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 18 | |
| 16 | Whitstable Town | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 17 | |
| 17 | Sevenoaks Town | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 17 | Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 18 | Lancing | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 12 | Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 19 | East Grinstead Town | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 11 | Relegation to Step 5 |
| 20 | Phoenix Sports | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[5]
Notes:
- Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight 17th-placed teams and the two that are 18th-placed and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also 18th-placed will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[4]
Results table
Stadia 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 | Victory Road | 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 across Step 4
Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight 17th-placed teams and two that are 18-placed and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also 18th-placed will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5. [4]
The current points-per-game ranking of the 3rd from bottom placed teams at Step 4 divisions is as follows:
| Pos | Team | League | Pld | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witham Town | Isthmian League - Division One North | 15 | 13 | 0.867 | Remain in Step 4 |
| 2 | Lancing | Isthmian League - Division One South East | 16 | 12 | 0.750 | |
| 3 | Sheffield | Northern Premier League - Division One East | 15 | 11 | 0.733 | Play a relegation match with a Step 5 team. |
| 4 | Kempston Rovers | Southern Football League - Division One Central | 18 | 13 | 0.722 | |
| 5 | Cinderford Town | Southern Football League - Division One South | 16 | 11 | 0.688 | |
| 6 | Staines Town | Isthmian League - Division One South Central | 15 | 10 | 0.667 | |
| 7 | Prescot Cables | Northern Premier League - Division One West | 19 | 11 | 0.579 | |
| 8 | Wisbech Town | Northern Premier League - Division One Midlands | 17 | 9 | 0.529 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: Football Web Pages.
League Cup
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 82 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Velocity Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 48th season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.
References
- "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2021–22" (PDF). The Football Association. 17 May 2021.
- "FA Announce Pitching In Isthmian League Club Allocations For The 2021-22 Season". Isthmian League. 18 May 2021.
- "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- Bayliss, Ollie [@Ollie_Bayliss] (2 November 2021). "As a result of gaps in the non-league pyramid, the FA has clarified its position on promotions & relegations this season: ♦ Just 1 club per division will be relegated from the National League North & South ♦ Just 9 [recte 8] Step 3 clubs will be relegated (rather than 16 [recte 15])" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 December 2021 – via Twitter.
- "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

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