| Isthmian League South East Division 2023–24 | ||
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| Season information | ||
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| Winners | Cray Valley Paper Mills | |
| Promoted | Cray Valley Paper Mills Chichester City | |
| Relegated | Erith & Belvedere | |
| Season statistics | ||
← 2022–23
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2024–25 →
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The 2023–24 season was the 109th 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 sixth season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league is 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 15 May 2023.
The South East Division consists of 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. Only two teams would be relegated following the restructuring of the step 4/5 promotion.
Team changes[]
Promoted from the Southern Combination Football League Promoted from the Southern Counties East League Promoted from the Wessex Football League Relegated from Premier Division Transferred from South Central Division |
Promoted to the Premier Division Relegated to the Southern Combination Football League Relegated to the Southern Counties East Football League |
Stadiums and locations[]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford United | Ashford, Kent | The Homelands | 3,200 |
| Beckenham Town | Beckenham | Eden Park Avenue | 4,000 |
| Broadbridge Heath | Broadbridge Heath | High Wood Hill Sports Ground | |
| Burgess Hill Town | Burgess Hill | Leylands Park | 2,500 |
| Chichester City | Chichester | Oaklands Park | 2,000 |
| Cray Valley Paper Mills | Eltham | Badgers Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| East Grinstead Town | East Grinstead | East Court | 1,500 |
| Erith & Belvedere | Welling | Park View Road (groundshare with Welling United) | 4,000 |
| Herne Bay | Herne Bay | Winch's Field | 4,000 |
| Horndean | Horndean | Five Heads Park | 2,000 |
| Hythe Town | Hythe | Reachfields Stadium | 3,000 |
| Lancing | Lancing | Culver Road | 1,500 |
| Littlehampton Town | Littlehampton | The Sportsfield | 4,000 |
| Merstham | Merstham | Moatside | 2,500 |
| Phoenix Sports | Barnehurst | The Mayplace Ground | 2,000 |
| Ramsgate | Ramsgate | Southwood Stadium | 2,500 |
| Sevenoaks Town | Sevenoaks | Greatness Park | 1,000 |
| Sheppey United | Isle of Sheppey | Holm Park | 1,900 |
| Sittingbourne | Sittingbourne] | Woodstock Park | 3,000 |
| Three Bridges | Crawley (Three Bridges) | Jubilee Field | 1,500 |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (C, P) | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 103 | 32 | +71 | 95 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Ramsgate | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 41 | +65 | 89 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Sittingbourne | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 75 | |
| 4 | Three Bridges | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 98 | 68 | +30 | 73 | |
| 5 | Chichester City (O, P) | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 69 | Qualification for the play-offs, then promotion to the Premier Division |
| 6 | Lancing | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 64 | |
| 7 | Sheppey United | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 61 | |
| 8 | Herne Bay | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 63 | +11 | 59 | |
| 9 | Broadbridge Heath | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 52 | |
| 10 | Sevenoaks Town | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 46 | |
| 11 | Ashford United | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 57 | 82 | −25 | 45 | |
| 12 | Burgess Hill Town | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 44 | |
| 13 | Hythe Town | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 44 | |
| 14 | Horndean | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 43 | Transfer to the South Central Division |
| 15 | Merstham | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 72 | −14 | 41 | |
| 16 | Phoenix Sports | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 91 | −39 | 38 | |
| 17 | Littlehampton Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 76 | −27 | 37 | |
| 18 | East Grinstead Town | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 52 | 86 | −34 | 34 | |
| 19 | Beckenham Town | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 57 | 93 | −36 | 29 | Reprieve from relegation |
| 20 | Erith & Belvedere (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 86 | −59 | 26 | Relegation to the Southern Counties East League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-offs[]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ramsgate | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Chichester City | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Chichester City | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Three Bridges | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sittingbourne | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Three Bridges | 2 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals[]
| 30 April | Ramsgate | 0–1 | Chichester City | Ramsgate | |
| 19:45 | Report | Jammeh  87'
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Stadium: Southwood Stadium Attendance: 1,462 |
| 30 April | Sittingbourne | 1–2 | Three Bridges | Sittingbourne | |
| 19:45 | Harris 22'
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Report | Jalloh 71' (pen.) Leighton 87'
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Stadium: The Roman Stadium Attendance: 809 Referee: Ross Murphy |
Final[]
| 3 May | Three Bridges | 0–5 | Chichester City | Three Bridges | |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Jubilee Field Attendance: 1,192 |
Results table[]
External links[]
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