The 2022–23 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2022–23 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th in the history of the

Combined Counties Football League The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's Association football, football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the wester ...

, a

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competition in England. Teams were divided into three divisions; the Premier North, the Premier South and the First. The constitution was announced on 12 May 2022.

Premier Division North

Premier Division North consisted of 20 clubs, increased from 18 last season, after Hanworth Villa and

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were promoted to the

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South Central Division; Abbey Rangers and Tadley Calleva were transferred to Premier Division South; St Panteleimon were transferred to the

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Premier Division, and CB Hounslow United were relegated to Division One. Eight new clubs joined the division: *Four transferred from the

Premier Division: ** Broadfields United **

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** Harefield United ** Oxhey Jets *Three promoted from Division One: ** London Lions ** Hilltop, promoted in July 2022 after the withdrawal of Staines Town ** Wallingford & Crowmarsh, who changed their name from Wallingford Town *One relegated from the

South Central Division: **

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*One other club renamed: **Edgware Town to Edgware & Kingsbury * Staines Town were initially relegated from the

South Central Division, but suspended operations, withdrew from the league, and in July 2022 were replaced by Hilltop.

League table

Inter-step play-off

Premier Division South

Premier Division South remained at 20 clubs after Beckenham Town were promoted to the

South East Division, Walton & Hersham were promoted to the Isthmian League South Central Division, and

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were relegated to Division One. Three new clubs joined the division: *One transferred from the

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Premier Division: **

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*Two transferred from Premier Division North: ** Abbey Rangers ** Tadley Calleva *The club finishing the season in second position was initially required to play in an inter-step playoff with a team from step 4. Due to ground grading failures higher up the pyramid, three step 4 clubs were reprieved, and the three step 5 runners-up with the highest PPG (points per game) were automatically promoted.

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were one of those three.

League table

Division One

Division One remained at 21 clubs after London Lions, Hilltop and Wallingford Town were promoted to the Premier Division North; Enfield Borough were transferred to the

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Division One South, and Chalvey Sports were relegated. Five new clubs joined the division: *One relegated from Premier Division North: ** CB Hounslow United *One relegated from Premier Division South: **

*One promoted from the Surrey Premier County League: ** Spartans Youth *One transferred from the

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Division One: ** Westside *One transferred from the

Division One: ** Penn & Tylers Green *A.F.C. Hayes reverted to their previous name of Brook House F.C. *Bedfont & Feltham changed their name to Bedfont F.C. *Kensington & Ealing Borough changed their name to Rising Ballers Kensington F.C. Initially, Holmer Green were transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, but this was later reversed.

League table

Promotion play-offs

References

External links

Combined Counties League Official Site
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