2021–22 Southern Combination Football League

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.

Premier Division

Football league season
Southern Combination League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
Dates31 July 2021 – 30 April 2022
ChampionsLittlehampton Town
PromotedLittlehampton Town
RelegatedEast Preston
Matches played380
Goals scored1,305 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorerJoseph Benn (39 goals)
Biggest home winPeacehaven & Telscombe 10–0 Loxwood
(6 November 2021)
Biggest away winEast Preston 1–12 Littlehampton Town
(11 January 2022)
Highest scoringCrawley Down Gatwick 11–2 East Preston
(26 March 2022)
Longest winning run11 matches
Saltdean United
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Bexhill United
Longest losing run14 matches
East Preston
Highest attendance1092
Littlehampon Town 2–0 Bexhill United
(23 April 2022)
Lowest attendance25
AFC Varndeanians 1–4 Horsham YMCA
(13 November 2021)
Total attendance46,684
Average attendance122.9

The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and three clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Littlehampton Town 38 29 4 5 130 48 +82 91 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Saltdean United 38 27 6 5 104 31 +73 87 Retented at Step 5[a]
3 Newhaven 38 23 11 4 94 36 +58 80 Qualified for inter-step play-off[b]
4 Bexhill United 38 22 11 5 83 39 +44 77
5 Eastbourne United 38 20 7 11 75 45 +30 67
6 Eastbourne Town 38 20 7 11 74 45 +29 67
7 Broadbridge Heath 38 19 6 13 71 47 +24 63
8 Peacehaven & Telscombe 38 17 9 12 72 46 +26 60
9 Pagham 38 18 5 15 63 59 +4 59 Transferred to the Wessex League
10 Little Common 38 14 10 14 65 64 +1 52
11 Crawley Down Gatwick 38 15 6 17 83 67 +16 51
12 Lingfield 38 14 4 20 58 73 −15 46
13 Horsham YMCA 38 11 8 19 44 73 −29 41
14 AFC Uckfield Town 38 8 15 15 32 44 −12 39
15 Alfold 38 11 6 21 44 72 −28 39
16 Hassocks 38 9 11 18 46 75 −29 38
17 Steyning Town 38 9 9 20 41 92 −51 36
18 AFC Varndeanians 38 8 8 22 58 89 −31 32
19 Loxwood 38 8 5 25 37 99 −62 29 Reprieved from relegation[c]
20 East Preston 38 1 6 31 31 161 −130 9 Relegated to Division One
Source: scfl.org.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ Saltdean United failed to meet ground grading standards and were not promoted.[5]
  2. ^ Contested an inter-step play-off match as one of the six third-from-bottom clubs with the fewest points per game (PPG) from Step 5 at the end of the 2021–22 season against one of the nine runners-up with the most PPG from the eight divisions at Step 4. The winner stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while the loser remained at Step 5.[6][7]
  3. ^ Loxwood were reprieved as one of 12 clubs with the most PPG out of 16 that were second-from-bottom at Step 5.[8]

Inter-step play-off

Lancing v Newhaven
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) Lancing 2–1NewhavenLancing
15:00
  • 52' 56' Modou Jammeh
 Report
  • 47' Lee Robinson
 Stadium: Culver Road
Attendance: 702

Results table

Home \ Away UCK VAR ALF BEX BBH CDG EPR EBT EBU HSK HYM LIN LCM LIT LOX NEW PAG PAT SDU STT
AFC Uckfield Town 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–6 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–1
AFC Varndeanians 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–4 2–2 7–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–4 3–4 3–0 4–6 2–1 1–4 2–3 2–3 0–1 2–3
Alfold 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–2 2–5 0–6 3–1
Bexhill United 1–1 4–1 2–1 3–2 2–2 6–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 5–0 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0
Broadbridge Heath 1–0 3–0 8–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–0
Crawley Down Gatwick 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 11–2 0–2 4–2 1–3 9–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–4 5–0 0–1 0–2 8–0
East Preston 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–7 0–3 0–4 0–9 1–5 4–1 0–1 1–7 1–3 1–12 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–6 2–3 0–5
Eastbourne Town 0–0 2–0 5–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–0 0–1 5–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 3–0
Eastbourne United Association 3–0 3–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 7–0 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3
Hassocks 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–4 1–5 0–0 5–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–6 0–0 0–5 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0
Horsham YMCA 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–3 0–2 2–4 1–0 2–6 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–4 2–1 2–0 0–4 2–2
Lingfield 1–0 1–4 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 1–4 0–6 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–6 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–2
Little Common 0–0 5–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 7–2 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 2–1
Littlehampton Town 1–0 5–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 5–2 3–0 3–3 4–0 4–2 4–0 3–1 4–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–4 8–0
Loxwood 0–4 1–1 2–1 0–5 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 4–3 0–2 1–10 2–5 0–1 0–6 2–3
Newhaven 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 5–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–3 4–2 3–0 3–3 2–2 3–0
Pagham 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 6–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–4 2–3 1–0 0–4 2–2 1–0 0–1
Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 6–0 1–4 2–0 3–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 10–0 2–2 0–2 3–0 2–1
Saltdean United 3–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 5–0 3–0 9–0 1–2 1–1 6–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 5–2
Steyning Town 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–5 0–5 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–7 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–1 0–6 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–6
Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Premier Division
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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

Stadia and locations

2021–22 Southern Combination Football League is located in South-east England
AFC Uckfield Town
AFC Uckfield Town
AFC Vardeanians
AFC Vardeanians
Alfold
Alfold
Bexhill United
Bexhill United
Broadbridge Heath
Broadbridge Heath
Crawley Down Gatwick
Crawley Down Gatwick
East Preston
East Preston
Eastbourne Town
Eastbourne Town
Eastbourne United AFC
Eastbourne United AFC
Hassocks
Hassocks
Horsham YMCA
Horsham YMCA
Lingfield
Lingfield
2021–22 Southern Combination Football League
Littlehampton Town
Littlehampton Town
Loxwood
Loxwood
Newhaven
Newhaven
Pagham
Pagham
Peacehaven & Telscombe
Peacehaven & Telscombe
Saltdean United
Saltdean United
Steyning Town
Steyning Town
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Map showing the location of teams in the Premier Division
Team Location Stadium Capacity Founded
AFC Varndeanians Brighton (Withdean) Withdean Stadium (groundshare with Brighton Electricity) 8,850 1929
AFC Uckfield Town Framfield The Oaks 600 2014
Alfold Alfold Crossways Alfold Recreation Ground 1,000 1923
Bexhill United Bexhill-on-Sea The Polegrove 1,000 2002
Broadbridge Heath Broadbridge Heath Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 1,000 1919
Crawley Down Gatwick Crawley Down The Haven Centre 1,000 1993
East Preston Littlehampton (East Preston) The Lashmar (groundshare with Littlehampton United) 1,000 1966
Eastbourne Town Eastbourne The Saffrons 4,500 1881
Eastbourne United Eastbourne The Oval 1,200 2003
Hassocks Hassocks The Beacon 1,000 1902
Horsham YMCA Horsham Gorings Mead 1,500 1898
Lingfield Lingfield The Sports Pavilion 2,000 1893
Little Common Bexhill-on-Sea (Little Common) The Oval (groundshare with Eastbourne United) until 12 December 2021 1,200 1966
Little Common Recreation Ground from 12 December 2021 1,000
Littlehampton Town Littlehampton St Flora Sportsfield 4,000 1896
Loxwood Loxwood Plaistow Road 1,000 1920
Newhaven Newhaven The Trafalgar Ground 3,000 1889
Pagham Pagham Nyetimber Lane 1,500 1903
Peacehaven & Telscombe Peacehaven The Sports Park 3,000 1923
Saltdean United Brighton (Saltdean) Hill Park 1,000 1966
Steyning Town Steyning The Shooting Field 2,000 1892

Division One

Football league season
Southern Combination League
Division One
Season2021–22
Dates31 July 2021 – 30 April 2022
ChampionsRoffey
PromotedRoffey
Midhurst & Easebourne
RelegatedStorrington
Matches played306
Goals scored1,102 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorerJoshua Neathey (33 goals)
Biggest home winDorking Wanderers Reserves 11–1 Storrington
(18 September 2021)
Biggest away winStorrington 0–6 Midhurst & Easebourne
(28 August 2021)
Highest scoringDorking Wanderers Reserves 11–1 Storrington
(18 September 2021)
Longest winning run7 matches
Midhurst & Easebourne
Roffey
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Shoreham
Longest losing run10 matches
Storrington
Highest attendance325
Selsey 2–0 Godalming Town
(16 April 2022)
Lowest attendance10
Mile Oak 1–1 Oakwood
(2 October 2021)
Total attendance21,669
Average attendance70.8

Division One increased to 18 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Roffey 34 23 6 5 85 44 +41 75 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Midhurst & Easebourne 34 22 4 8 87 43 +44 70 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
3 Dorking Wanderers reserves 34 22 3 9 84 45 +39 69 Ineligible for promotion[a]
4 Seaford Town 34 20 7 7 69 41 +28 67 Qualified for the play-offs
5 Shoreham 34 18 11 5 76 58 +18 65
6 Epsom & Ewell 34 20 4 10 93 47 +46 64
7 Godalming Town 34 16 10 8 57 46 +11 58
8 Selsey 34 17 4 13 50 47 +3 55
9 Montpelier Villa 34 13 6 15 75 76 −1 45
10 Wick 34 12 8 14 50 53 −3 44
11 Forest Row 34 12 8 14 65 75 −10 44
12 Billingshurst 34 11 7 16 68 79 −11 40
13 Mile Oak 34 10 7 17 53 69 −16 37
14 Worthing United 34 10 6 18 33 62 −29 36
15 Oakwood 34 6 9 19 38 66 −28 27
16 Hailsham Town 34 7 6 21 41 72 −31 27 Reprieved from relegation[b]
17 Arundel 34 4 8 22 49 89 −40 20
18 Storrington 34 4 4 26 29 90 −61 16 Relegated to Division Two
Source: The FA Full-Time Division 1 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ Dorking Wanderers reserves were not permitted to take part in the play-offs as reserve sides could not compete above Step 6.
  2. ^ All third-from-bottom sides at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation. The top 15 second-from-bottom sides were also reprieved on a PPG basis.[10]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Midhurst & Easebourne 2
6 Epsom & Ewell 1
2 Midhurst & Easebourne 1
5 Shoreham 0
4 Seaford Town 0
5 Shoreham 2

Semi-finals

Midhurst & Easebourne v Epsom & Ewell
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) Midhurst & Easebourne 2–1Epsom & EwellEasebourne
15:00 Report Stadium: The Rotherfield
Seaford Town v Shoreham
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) Seaford Town0–2 Shoreham Seaford
15:00 Report Stadium: The Crouch

Final

Midhurst & Easebourne v Shoreham
7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) Midhurst & Easebourne 1–0ShorehamEasebourne
15:00
  • 74' Bedford
 Stadium: The Rotherfield

Results table

Home \ Away ARU BIL DOR EPS FOR GOD HAI MDE MOK MON OAK ROF SEA SEL SHO STO WIC WOR
Arundel 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–3 1–1 3–3 0–3 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–4 0–4 1–3 2–4 5–0 0–0 4–1
Billingshurst 3–1 0–3 4–3 1–2 5–1 3–0 0–3 2–4 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–3 3–5 1–5 5–0
Dorking Wanderers Reserves 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 7–2 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–4 11–1 1–2 4–0
Epsom & Ewell 6–2 5–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 7–1 4–0 6–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 8–0 1–1 3–2 0–1
Forest Row 4–3 1–1 2–3 0–3 5–1 2–2 3–5 3–1 5–3 0–1 4–3 1–7 0–2 0–3 6–1 0–0 2–0
Godalming Town 7–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Hailsham Town 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 3–4 4–3 0–1 2–1
Midhurst & Easebourne 2–2 1–1 6–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 6–1
Mile Oak 2–2 5–0 0–5 3–1 2–2 0–0 4–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–4 4–3 0–2
Montpelier Villa 2–1 5–2 2–3 5–4 1–2 4–0 3–0 3–1 3–4 7–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 3–3 4–1 1–2 1–1
Oakwood 4–0 5–3 1–5 2–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 6–5
Roffey 2–1 3–2 4–1 0–0 2–1 4–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 8–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 5–3 1–2 6–2 5–1
Seaford Town 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 5–4 3–2 2–1 0–4 4–0 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0
Selsey 2–1 3–3 2–0 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–5 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0
Shoreham 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–4 1–1 4–1 4–3 2–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–0
Storrington 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–6 0–1 1–6 0–5 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–1
Wick 2–2 2–3 2–1 2–3 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–2
Worthing United 4–1 3–1 3–0 0–3 4–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 2–1
Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
ArundelLLLLLLWDWWDDLLLDDLDLLWDLLLLDLLLLLL
BillingshurstLWLLLLWWLWDDLDDDWLWWWDLLWLWWLLDLLL
Dorking Wanderers ReservesWWWDLLWWWWWWLWWWLDLLWLWWDLWWWWWLWW
Epsom & EwellWLDWLWWWDLWWWWWDWWLWLLLWLWWLWDWWLL
Forest RowLWWWLLLWLLDWWDDDDWLLLWWWLLLDWLLWDW
Godalming TownWLLWWDWDLLWDLDDDWWDWWWLWWLWWDWWLDD
Hailsham TownLLLLLWLWDDLWLLLDLLWDLLLLWDDLWWLLLL
Midhurst & EasebourneWWWWWWWLWWDWLDWDLLWWLWWWWWLLWWWLDW
Mile OakLLLLWDLLLDLLLLWDLWLWWDWDLDWLWLLWDW
Montpelier VillaLWWWLDWLLDLWWDWWLDWLLLWLWLLLLLWLDW
OakwoodLLLWWLLDLDWWLDLLDWLWLLLWDLDLLLDWDL
RoffeyWWWWWWWDLDLWWWWLWWWWDWWWWLLWDDWWWD
Seaford TownLWWDWDLWWLWWDDLDWWWWWWWLLLWWDWWWWD
SelseyWWLLLWLWWLWDLDLDLLLWWWLWDWLWWLWWWW
ShorehamWLWWWDWWDWDWLLDWDWDDLWLWWDDWDWWWWD
StorringtonLLDLLLWLWLLWLDLLWLLLLLLLLLLDLLLDLL
WickWLLLWLWLLWDLDWDWLWDLLWLWWWDDDLLDWL
Worthing UnitedWWWLDLLWLLLLLWLLLLDLDDLLWLDWWWLLLW
Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 1
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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

Stadia and locations

2021–22 Southern Combination Football League is located in South-east England
Arundel
Arundel
Billingshurst
Billingshurst
Dorking Wanderers Reserves
Dorking Wanderers Reserves
Epsom & Ewell
Epsom & Ewell
Forest Row
Forest Row
Godalming Town
Godalming Town
Hailsham Town
Hailsham Town
Midhurst & Easebourne
Midhurst & Easebourne
Mile Oak
Mile Oak
Montpelier Villa
Montpelier Villa
Oakwood
Oakwood
Roffey
Roffey
Seaford Town
Seaford Town
Selsey
Selsey
Shoreham
Shoreham
Storrington
Storrington
Wick
Wick
Worthing United
Worthing United
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Map showing the location of teams in Division One
Team Location Stadium Capacity Founded
Arundel Arundel Mill Road 2,200 1889
Billingshurst Billingshurst Jubilee Fields — 1891
Dorking Wanderers Reserves Dorking Meadowbank 3,000 2015
Epsom & Ewell Leatherhead Fetcham Grove (groundshare with Leatherhead) 3,400 1918
Forest Row Crawley (Three Bridges) Tinsley Lane (groundshare with Oakwood) — 1892
Godalming Town Godalming Bill Kyte Stadium 3,000 1950
Hailsham Town Hailsham The Beaconsfield 2,000 1885
Midhurst & Easebourne Easebourne Rotherfield — 1946
Mile Oak Brighton (Mile Oak) Mile Oak Recreation Ground — 1960
Montpelier Villa Lancing Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) 1,500 1991
Oakwood Crawley (Three Bridges) Tinsley Lane — 1962
Roffey Horsham (Roffey) Bartholomew Way — 1901
Seaford Town Seaford The Crouch — 1888
Selsey Selsey Bunn Leisure Stadium — 1903
Shoreham Shoreham-by-Sea Middle Road 2,000 1892
Storrington Storrington The Recreation Ground, Storrington — 1883
Wick Littlehampton (Wick) Crabtree Park 2,000 1892
Worthing United Worthing (Broadwater) The Robert Albon Memorial Ground 1,504 1988

Division Two

Football league season
Southern Combination League Division Two
Season2021–22
Dates14 August 2021 – 16 April 2022
ChampionsRustington
Matches played156
Goals scored638 (4.09 per match)
Top goalscorerJosh Irish (22 goals)
Biggest home winCharlwood 14–1 Brighton Electricity
(15 January 2022)
Biggest away winBrighton Electricity 0–8 Copthorne
(9 October 2021)
Highest scoringCharlwood 14–1 Brighton Electricity
(15 January 2022)
Longest winning run8 matches
Rustington
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Jarvis Brook
Longest losing run16 matches
Worthing Town
Highest attendance130
Bosham 2–2 Brighton Electricity
(4 September 2021)
Lowest attendance4
Rottingdean Village 1–0 Ferring
(2 October 2021)
Total attendance7079
Average attendance45.4

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.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rustington 24 21 0 3 68 23 +45 63
2 Jarvis Brook 24 17 4 3 60 19 +41 55
3 Charlwood 24 14 6 4 76 30 +46 48
4 Copthorne 24 15 3 6 72 31 +41 48
5 Littlehampton United 24 11 3 10 45 44 +1 36 Resigned from the league
6 St Francis Rangers 24 11 2 11 38 40 −2 35
7 Rottingdean Village 24 10 3 11 42 40 +2 33
8 Upper Beeding 24 10 2 12 48 37 +11 32
9 Ferring 24 10 1 13 52 36 +16 31
10 Southwater 24 8 5 11 46 48 −2 29
11 Bosham 24 9 2 13 43 54 −11 29
12 Brighton Electricity 24 2 1 21 26 121 −95 7
13 Worthing Town 24 2 0 22 22 115 −93 6
14 TD Shipley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Resigned from the league, record expunged
Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ TD Shipley resigned from the league on 27 August 2021 and their playing record of P2 W2 D0 L0 GF12 GA1 Pts6 was expunged.[11]

Results table

Home \ Away BOS BRE CHA COP FER JAR LIT ROT RUS SOU STF UBD WOR
Bosham 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–0 1–3 4–2 1–3 1–5 3–2 0–1 2–1 5–2
Brighton Electricity 0–4 1–6 0–8 1–5 1–2 1–7 1–4 1–7 5–3 0–4 1–4 2–3
Charlwood 2–1 14–1 6–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 5–3 2–1 1–2 2–0 9–2
Copthorne 2–2 6–1 3–3 3–1 2–2 3–0 H/W[a] 3–0 4–0 0–2 2–1 12–0
Ferring 2–0 8–0 3–2 0–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 A/W[b] 2–3 3–2 0–1 7–0
Jarvis Brook 7–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 H/W[c]
Littlehampton United 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 2–4 3–2 1–4 4–1
Rottingdean Village 2–3 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–4 4–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 8–1
Rustington 2–1 10–0 2–1 5–2 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 H/W[d] 1–0 5–0
Southwater 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 7–0
St Francis Rangers 2–2 3–2 0–5 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–4 2–2 1–0 5–0
Upper Beeding 3–1 8–1 0–1 3–2 4–1 1–3 0–2 4–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 3–0
Worthing Town 3–4 1–4 0–4 0–6 3–2 1–5 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–5 2–4 2–8
Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Copthorne v Rottingdean Village (12 March 2022) was declared a home walkover after Rottingdean Village forfeited the match.
  2. ^ Ferring v Rustington (14 August 2021) was declared a away walkover after Ferring couldn't raise a team
  3. ^ Jarvis Brook v Worthing Town (2 October 2021) was declared a away walkover after Worthing Town forfeited the match.
  4. ^ Rustington v St Francis Rangers (22 January 2022) was declared a home walkover after St Francis Rangers forfeited the match.

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324
BoshamLLWLWLLLLLLLWWDWLDWLWLWW
Brighton ElectricityLLLLLLLLLLWLLWLLLLLLLLDL
CharlwoodDWLWWWDWWLWWWWWWLDLWDDDW
CopthorneLLWDWLWWWWLWWDWWLWWWDWWL
FerringLWLLWWWLLLWWWWLLLWLLLDWL
Jarvis BrookWWWWLWDWWWWWDDWLWWLWWWDW
Littlehampton UnitedWWWWLLDLLWLWWLWLLWLWDWLD
Rottingdean VillageDWLWLWWWWDLWWLWDLWLLLLLL
RustingtonWWWWWWLWWWWLWWWWWWWWLWWW
SouthwaterDLLDLWWLLLLLDLLWWWWDDWWL
St Francis RangersLLLWWWWLWWLWWLDLWLLLWDLW
Upper BeedingWWLWDLWLWWLLLLLWWWLWLDLL
Worthing TownLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLWLL
Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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

Stadia and locations

2021–22 Southern Combination Football League is located in South-east England
Bosham
Bosham
Brighton Electricity
Brighton Electricity
Charlwood
Charlwood
Copthorne
Copthorne
Ferring
Ferring
Jarvis Brook
Jarvis Brook
Littlehampton United
Littlehampton United
Rottingdean
Rottingdean
Upper Beeding
Upper Beeding
Southwater
Southwater
St Francis Rangers
St Francis Rangers
Worthing Town
Worthing Town
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Map showing the location of teams in Division Two
Team Location Stadium Capacity Founded
Bosham Bosham Walton Lane — 1901
Brighton Electricity Brighton (Withdean) Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) 8,850 —
Charlwood Charlwood Glovers Road[citation needed] — 1901
Copthorne Copthorne King Georges Field — 2004
Ferring Ferring The Glebelands — 1952
Jarvis Brook Crowborough Limekiln — 1888
Littlehampton United Littlehampton The Lashmar (groundshare with East Preston 1,000 1947
Rottingdean Village Brighton (Rottingdean) Rottingdean Sports Centre — —
Rustington Rustington Rustington Recreation Ground — 1903
Southwater Southwater Southwater Sports Club — 1958
St Francis Rangers Haywards Heath Colwell Ground 1000 2002
Upper Beeding Upper Beeding Memorial Playing Field — —
Worthing Town Worthing Palatine Park — 1995

Peter Bentley League Challenge Cup

Source: 2021-22 Peter Bentley Challenge Cup

First round

Midhurst & Easebourne v Oakwood
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) Midhurst & Easebourne 5–2OakwoodEasebourne
19:45
  • Kieran Carter 8'
  • Harry Giles 23'
  • Robert Tambling 31'
  • William Essai 65'
  • James Liddiard 84'
 Report
  • Sam Cane
Stadium: The Rotherfield
Attendance: 42
Worthing United v Montpelier Villa
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) Worthing United1–7 Montpelier Villa Worthing
19:45
  • Craig Nagle 10'
 Report
  • Marcus Richmond 10' 33'
  • Michael Lloyd 14'
  • Harley Damaria 48' 60'
  • Mitchell Ford 57'
  • Ryan Walton 84'
 Stadium: Robert Albon Memorial Ground
Attendance: 55
Hailsham Town v Shoreham
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) Hailsham Town0–4 Shoreham Hailsham
19:30 Report
  • Ramon Santos 10' 89'
  • Paschal Nwamadi 61'
  • Johnathan Lansdale 65'
 Stadium: Beaconsfield
Attendance: 72
Forest Row v Epsom & Ewell
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) Forest Row 2–1Epsom & EwellCrawley
19:45
  • Gillan Williams 89'
  • George Holah 90+2'
 Report
  • Josh Uzun 19'
 Stadium: Tinsley Lane
Attendance: 57
Billingshurst v Dorking Wanderers Reserves
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) Billingshurst1–2 Dorking Wanderers Reserves Billingshurst
19:45
  • Archie Goddard 75'
 Report
  • Joshua Alder 19'
  • Reece Tierney 26'
 Stadium: Jubilee Fields
Attendance: 54
Selsey v Wick
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) Selsey0–2 Wick Selsey
19:45 Report
  • David Crouch
  • Ben Gray
Stadium: High Street Ground
Attendance: 113

Second round

Seaford Town v AFC Uckfield Town
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Seaford Town 1-1
(5–4 p)		AFC Uckfield TownSeaford
19:30
  • Alexander Saunders 15'
 Report
  • Morgan Vale 15'
 Stadium: The Crouch
Attendance: 98
Newhaven v AFC Varndeanians
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Newhaven 2-1AFC VarndeaniansNewhaven
19:45
  • Charlie Bennett 14'
  • Robert Malila 90'
 Report
  • Charlie Smith 60'
 Stadium: Fort Road
Attendance: 55
Midhurst & Easebourne v Crawley Down Gatwick
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Midhurst & Easebourne2-3 Crawley Down Gatwick Easebourne
19:45
  • Marcus Bedford 7'
  • Charlie Cooper 30'
 Report
  • Nicholas Sullivan 2'
  • Oli Leslie 16'
  • Joshua Brown 87'
 Stadium: The Rotherfield
Attendance: 118
Steyning Town v Montpelier Villa
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Steyning Town 2-0Montpelier VillaSteyning
19:45
  • Josh Bradley 50'
  • Bobby Bennett 72'
 Report Stadium: The Shooting Field
Attendance: 78
Little Common v Shoreham
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Little Common0-0
(3–4 p)		 Shoreham Eastbourne
19:45 Report Stadium: The Oval
Attendance: 68
Broadbridge Heath v Lingfield
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Broadbridge Heath 2-1LingfieldBroadbridge Heath
19:45
  • Charlie Parmiter 73'
  • Ben Cooksley 85'
 Report
  • Sam Clements
Stadium: High Wood Hill Sports Ground
Attendance: 77
Godalming Town v Forest Row
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Godalming Town 6-3Forest RowGodalming
19:45
  • Cameron Edwin 10' 49' 70'
  • Samuel Boultwood 51'
  • James Frudd 90'
 Report
  • Tom Underwood 55'
  • Matthew Burroughs 60' 64'
 Stadium: Bill Kyte Stadium
Attendance: 62
Arundel v Pagham
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Arundel0-2 Pagham Arundel
19:45 Report
  • Jamie Carroll 25'
  • Jack Langford 86'
 Stadium: Mill Road
Attendance: 71
Mile Oak v Eastbourne Town
6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) Mile Oak 1-1
(4–1 p)		Eastbourne TownMile Oak
19:30 Harry Furnell 30' Report Aaron Capon 83' Stadium: Mile Oak Recreation Ground
Attendance: 45
Dorking Wanderers Reserves v Horsham YMCA
19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) Dorking Wanderers Reserves1–2 Horsham YMCA Dorking
19:45
  • Lee Dobbs 70'
 Report
  • Charlie Maguire 25'
  • Mark Pritchard-Cave 90+5'
 Stadium: Meadowbank
Attendance: 47
East Preston v Littlehampton Town
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) East Preston1–2 Littlehampton Town Littlehampton
19:30
  • Lewis Broughton 62'
 Report
  • Joseph Benn 41'
  • Scott Packer 45'
 Stadium: The Lashmar
Attendance: 128
Peacehaven & Telscombe v Bexhill United
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Peacehaven & Telscombe2–3 Bexhill United Peacehaven
19:30
  • Max Hollobone 53'
  • Tyler Scrafton 85'
 Report
  • Evan Archibald
  • Aaron Cook
Stadium: The Sports Park
Attendance: 133
Storrington v Wick
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Storrington0–3 Wick Storrington
19:30 Report
  • Ben Gray 31'
  • Ronald Kardos 60'
  • Conor Bull 75'
 Stadium: Storrington Recreation Ground
Attendance: 77
Hassocks v Roffey
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Hassocks1–5 Roffey Hassocks
19:45
  • George Mitchell-Phillips 89'
 Report
  • Josh Mahar 29' 55'
  • Kelvin Lucas 36' 55'
  • Jamie Wanstall 68'
 Stadium: The Beacon
Attendance: 89
Saltdean United v Eastbourne United
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Saltdean United 3–2Eastbourne UnitedSaltdean
19:45
  • Reece Hallard 52'
  • Trevor McCreadie 77'
  • Joseph Shelley 85'
 Report
  • George Landais 57'
  • Festos Kamara 72'
 Stadium: Hill Park
Attendance: 57
Alfold v Loxwood
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Alfold 4–2LoxwoodAlfold
19:45
  • Ayden Richards 6'
  • Ashley Mutongerwa 60'
  • Martin Smith 65'
  • Sam Lemon 75'
 Report
  • Luke Brodie 22'
  • Tom Frankland 35'
  • Samuel Packham 87'
 Stadium: Alfold Recreation Ground
Attendance: 91

Third round

Seaford Town v Newhaven
9 November 2021 (2021-11-09) Seaford Town0–4 Newhaven Seaford
19:45 Report
  • James Waters 16' 34'
          * Alfie Rogers  27'
* Aaron Winser 69'
 Stadium: The Crouch
Attendance: 205
Steyning Town v Crawley Down Gatwick
7 December 2021 (2021-12-07) Steyning Town0–4 Crawley Down Gatwick Steyning
19:45 Report
  • Oli Leslie 23' 55' 60'
  • Oliver Moore 35'
 Stadium: The Shooting Field
Attendance: 58
Shoreham v Broadbridge Heath
9 November 2021 (2021-11-09) Shoreham 1–1
(4–3 p)		Broadbridge HeathShoreham-by-Sea
19:45
  • Jordan Stallibrass 39'
 Report
  • Jamie Taylor 36'
 Stadium: Middle Road
Attendance: 89
Pagham v Godalming Town
15 March 2022 (2022-03-15) Pagham 1–1
(4–2 p)		Godalming TownPagham
19:45
  • Grant Radmore 38'
 Report
  • James Frudd 90'
 Stadium: Nyetimber Lane
Attendance: 64
Mile Oak v Horsham YMCA
3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) Mile Oak 1–1
(5–4 p)		Horsham YMCAMile Oak
19:45
  • Enzo Benn 30'
 Report
  • Charlie Maguire 85'
 Stadium: Mile Oak Recreation Ground
Attendance: 40
Littlehampton Town v Bexhill United
9 November 2021 (2021-11-09) Littlehampton Town 2–2
(4–3 p)		Bexhill UnitedLittlehampton
19:45
  • Lewis Jenkins 10'
* Rory Biggs 37'
 Report
  • Jack Shonk
Stadium: The Sportsfield
Attendance: 110
Wick v Roffey
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) Wick 2–1RoffeyWick, West Sussex
19:45
  • David Crouch 75' 85'
 Report
  • Hayden Neathey 89'
 Stadium: Crabtree Park
Attendance: 35
Saltdean United v Alfold
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) Saltdean United 3–0AlfoldSaltdean
19:45
  • Kieron Pamment 3'
  • George Taggart 6'
  • Joseph Shelley 43'
 Report Stadium: Hill Park
Attendance: 78

Quarter-finals

Newhaven v Crawley Down Gatwick
22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) Newhaven 2–0Crawley Down GatwickNewhaven
19:45 Lucas Franzen-Jones 15' (88) Report Stadium: Fort Road
Attendance: 51
Shoreham v Pagham
22 March 2022 (2022-03-22) Shoreham1–1
(3–4 p)		 Pagham Shoreham-by-Sea
Ramon Santos 45' Report Ryan Morey 14' Stadium: Middle Road
Attendance: 57
Mile Oak v Littlehampton Town
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) Mile Oak0–4 Littlehampton Town Mile Oak
19:30 Report
  • Aaron Stenning 20' (o.g.)
  • George Gaskin 34'
  • Lucas Pattendon 55'
  • Thomas Biggs 68'
 Stadium: Mile Oak Recreation Ground
Attendance: 215
Wick v Saltdean United
22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) Wick 1–1
(4–3 p)		Saltdean UnitedWick
19:45 Nathan Hawker 87' Report Reece Hallard 60' Stadium: Crabtree Park
Attendance: 60

Semi-finals

Newhaven v Pagham
5 April 2022 (2022-04-05) Newhaven 3–3
(5–4 p)		PaghamSteyning
19:30
  • Alfie Rogers 10' 45'
  • Lucas Franzen-Jones 63'
 Report
  • Joe Clarke
  • Jazz Rance
  • Cal Chalmers
Stadium: The Shooting Field
Littlehampton Town v Wick
22 March 2022 (2022-03-22) Littlehampton Town 1–1
(4–1 p)		WickArundel
19:45 Lucas Pattendon 86' Report Ben Gray 63' Stadium: Mill Road
Attendance: 368

Final

Newhaven v Littlehampton Town
15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) Newhaven0–3 Littlehampton Town Horsham
Report
  • 7' 70' Gaskin
  • 13' Pattenden
 Stadium: Campingworld Community Stadium
Attendance: 364

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