The 2021–22 Southern Combination Football League season was the 97th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system.[1]
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by The Football Association on 18 May.[2]
After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] [4] a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.
Competition: | Southern Combination League Premier Division |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Dates: | 31 July 2021 – 30 April 2022 |
Winners: | Littlehampton Town |
Promoted: | Littlehampton Town |
League Topscorer: | Joseph Benn (39 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Matches: | 380 |
Total Goals: | 1305 |
Longest Wins: | 11 matches |
Longest Unbeaten: | 20 matches |
Longest Losses: | 14 matches |
Highest Attendance: | 1092 |
Lowest Attendance: | 25 |
Attendance: | 46,684 |
Average Attendance: | 122.9 |
Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and three clubs, promoted from Division One:
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joseph Benn | Littlehampton Town | 39 |
2 | Charlie Pitcher | Crawley Down Gatwick | 30 |
3 | George Gaskin | Littlehampton Town | 28 |
Jack Shonk | Bexhill United | ||
5 | Evan Archibald | Bexhill United | 24 |
Jack Langford | Pagham | ||
Alfie Rogers | Newhaven | ||
Max Thompson | Eastbourne United | ||
9 | Rob Clarke | Steyning Town | 22 |
10 | Lewis Hole | Little Common | 21 |
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Withdean Stadium (groundshare with Brighton Electricity) | 8,850 | 1929 | |||
The Oaks | 600 | 2014 | |||
Alfold Recreation Ground | 1,000 | 1923 | |||
The Polegrove | 1,000 | 2002 | |||
Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre | 1,000 | 1919 | |||
The Haven Centre | 1,000 | 1993 | |||
The Lashmar (groundshare with Littlehampton United) | 1,000 | 1966 | |||
4,500 | 1881 | ||||
Eastbourne | The Oval | 1,200 | 2003 | ||
The Beacon | 1,000 | 1902 | |||
Gorings Mead | 1,500 | 1898 | |||
The Sports Pavilion | 2,000 | 1893 | |||
The Oval (groundshare with Eastbourne United) until 12 December 2021 | 1,200 | 1966 | |||
Little Common Recreation Ground from 12 December 2021 | 1,000 | ||||
St Flora Sportsfield | 4,000 | 1896 | |||
Plaistow Road | 1,000 | 1920 | |||
The Trafalgar Ground | 3,000 | 1889 | |||
Nyetimber Lane | 1,500 | 1903 | |||
The Sports Park | 3,000 | 1923 | |||
Hill Park | 1,000 | 1966 | |||
The Shooting Field | 2,000 | 1892 |
Competition: | Southern Combination League Division One |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Dates: | 31 July 2021 – 30 April 2022 |
Winners: | Roffey |
Promoted: | Roffey Midhurst & Easebourne |
Relegated: | Storrington |
League Topscorer: | Joshua Neathey (33 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Matches: | 306 |
Total Goals: | 1102 |
Longest Wins: | 7 matches Midhurst & Easebourne Roffey |
Longest Unbeaten: | 10 matches Shoreham |
Longest Losses: | 10 matches Storrington |
Highest Attendance: | 325 |
Lowest Attendance: | 10 |
Attendance: | 21,669 |
Average Attendance: | 70.8 |
Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
Division One increased to 18 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joshua Neathey | Roffey | 33 |
2 | Jamie Byatt | Epsom & Ewell | 28 |
Callum Connor | Seaford Town | ||
4 | Tom Underwood | Forest Row | 26 |
5 | Maxwell Leitch | Dorking Wanderers Reserves | 24 |
6 | Luke Miller | Epsom & Ewell | 19 |
7 | Conan Torpey | Dorking Wanderers Reserves | 17 |
8 | Marcus Bedford | Midhurst & Easebourne | 16 |
Conor Bull | Wick | ||
Marcus Richmond | Montpelier Villa | ||
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mill Road | 2,200 | 1889 | |||
Jubilee Fields | — | 1891 | |||
Meadowbank | 3,000 | 2015 | |||
Fetcham Grove (groundshare with Leatherhead) | 3,400 | 1918 | |||
Tinsley Lane (groundshare with Oakwood) | — | 1892 | |||
Bill Kyte Stadium | 3,000 | 1950 | |||
The Beaconsfield | 2,000 | 1885 | |||
Rotherfield | — | 1946 | |||
Mile Oak Recreation Ground | — | 1960 | |||
Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) | 1,500 | 1991 | |||
Tinsley Lane | — | 1962 | |||
Bartholomew Way | — | 1901 | |||
The Crouch | — | 1888 | |||
Bunn Leisure Stadium | — | 1903 | |||
Middle Road | 2,000 | 1892 | |||
The Recreation Ground, Storrington | — | 1883 | |||
Crabtree Park | 2,000 | 1892 | |||
The Robert Albon Memorial Ground | 1,504 | 1988 |
Competition: | Southern Combination League Division Two |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Dates: | 14 August 2021 – 16 April 2022 |
Winners: | Rustington |
League Topscorer: | Josh Irish (22 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Matches: | 156 |
Total Goals: | 638 |
Longest Wins: | 8 matches Rustington |
Longest Unbeaten: | 10 matches Jarvis Brook |
Longest Losses: | 16 matches Worthing Town |
Highest Attendance: | 130 |
Lowest Attendance: | 4 |
Attendance: | 7079 |
Average Attendance: | 45.4 |
Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
Division Two consisted of 14 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season, and one new club:
Promotion from this division depended on ground grading as well as league position.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Josh Irish | Rustington | 22 |
2 | Oscar Weddell | Copthorne | 21 |
2 | Kristian Harding | Upper Beeding | 20 |
4 | Daniel Sullivan | Copthorne | 15 |
5 | Harry Gardner | Ferring | 13 |
6 | Liam Edwards | Jarvis Brook | 12 |
7 | Kieron Howard | Rustington | 11 |
Donnachadh Street | Charlwood | ||
9 | Pete Bailey | Littlehampton United | 10 |
Ben Lewis | Southwater | ||
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walton Lane | — | 1901 | |||
Brighton Electricity | Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) | 8,850 | — | ||
Charlwood | Glovers Road | — | 1901 | ||
King Georges Field | — | 2004 | |||
Ferring | The Glebelands | — | 1952 | ||
Jarvis Brook | Limekiln | — | 1888 | ||
1,000 | 1947 | ||||
Rottingdean Village | Rottingdean Sports Centre | — | — | ||
Rustington Recreation Ground | — | 1903 | |||
Southwater | Southwater Sports Club | — | 1958 | ||
Colwell Ground | 1000 | 2002 | |||
Upper Beeding | Memorial Playing Field | — | — | ||
Worthing Town | Palatine Park | — | 1995 |
Source: 2021-22 Peter Bentley Challenge Cup