So here we are all ready to start the season 2022-23 but there will be several changes to the composition of the Divisions of the Southern Combination Football League. Due to their considerable success Littlehampton Town have been promoted to the Isthmian Football League, Senior South East Division. Saltdean United will be staying with this League as although finishing second in the Premier Division, their ground failed the ground grading inspection. Newhaven were then given the chance to gain promotion but were beaten in the play-off game by Lancing so they will be staying with this League. At the bottom East Preston have been relegated to Division One but Loxwood who finished second to bottom were reprieved of relegation by the Football Association. Pagham have been moved laterally by the Football Association into the Wessex Football League to play against teams in Hampshire and Dorset and have been replaced by Crowborough Athletic who have been moved laterally by the football Association from the Southern Counties East Football League. Promotion to the Premier Division is given to Division One Champions Roffey and runners-up Midhurst & Easebourne who won their way through in the play-off games. These changes keep the Premier Division at twenty teams.

With Roffey FC and Midhurst & Easebourne FC moving out of Division One to the Premier Division, they were replaced by East Preston FC relegated from the Premier Division and Chessington and Hook FC. were moved laterally by the Football Association from the Southern Counties East Football League. Reprieved from relegation by the Football Association were Arundel FC and Hailsham Town FC. Bottom club Storrington FC are relegated to Division Two. These changes will reduce Division One to seventeen teams.

Champions of the Premier Division of the West Sussex Football League, Capel FC are promoted to Division Two of the Southern Combination Football League. Storrington are relegated from Division One and Littlehampton United have withdrawn from the Southern Combination Football League. These changes will increase Division Two to fourteen teams.

The 2022-23 Football Season starts on Saturday 30th July and the fixtures for the season are now published for the Premier Division of the Southern Combination Football League. Saltdean United will be hoping to continue their form of last season with a home game against new team Crowborough Athletic. Newly promoted Roffey have a tough game at home to Eastbourne Town and fellow promoted team Midhurst and Easebourne will be entertaining a strong Bexhill United. All the other teams in the Premier Division will be playing teams from last season and hoping to get better results.

A very close first half ended with AFC Varndeanians not taking their chances and Ellis Wright taking his two quick chances to give the home team AFC Uckfield Town the lead at half time. Early in the second half, Edward Sherman converted a penalty and in added time, substitute Zead Elwerfally got his first touch and first goal for the club to complete a 4-0 victory for the home side.

After a goalless first half, David Heaton converted a penalty to give Lingfield the lead over Alfold which was increased a few minutes later by Cameron Dobell. Alfold battled hard and later a goal by Sam Rabot and and then Tom Hearn gave the home side a 2-2 well deserved draw.

Crawley Down Gatwick took control of their home game with Loxwood early in the first half with goals from Olli Moore, Olli Leslie and Rhys White. In the second half, Olli Leslie scored his second goal from the penalty spot and then completed his hat trick in the final minutes to give the "Anvils" a 5-0 victory.

Eastbourne United Association were held at home by Horsham YMCA and especially by goalkeeper Aaron Jeal with some world class saves but eventually they took the lead in the first half with goals from Tyler Scrafton and Max Thompson. A converted penalty by Max Thompson was cancelled out when Tom Tolfrey converted a penalty for the Visitors. With no more goals in the second half "United" started the season with a 3-1 victory.

With the dust of summer still being kicked up, it took until very late into the second half for a goal to be scored by Ben Cooksley to give Broadbridge Heath a 1-0 narrow victory over Little Common.

Newcomers Midhurst and Easebourne went behind late in the first half when a goal from Evan Archibald put the visitors Bexhill United in the lead at half time Robbie Tambling scored early in the second half to bring the scores level and the game ended in a satisfactory 1-1 draw for the both sides.

Peacehaven and Telscombe took a long time to score against visitors Hassocks. Max Hollobone scored the first goal and then in the last few minutes of the first half, Callum Edward scored the second. Callum Edwards scored his second goal mid-way through the second half to give Peacehaven and Telscombe a 3-0 victory.

New Club Roffey suffered a hard lesson playing at home to an experienced Eastbourne Town. Town went ahead very early in the first half when Tyler Capon scored. Roffey battled hard for the rest of the game but second half goals from Lloyd Cotton and Jacob Minty sealed a 3-0 victory for the visitors.

Saltdean United had the task of playing Crowborough Athletic at home in a battle of the Leagues. Morgan Vale put "The Crows" ahead early in the first half then debutant Mitchell Hewes levelled the score. Mid-way through the second half, Harrison Mayhew scored a goal to give a 2-1 victory to the visitors.

Steyning Town went into the lead against Newhaven when Grant Radmore opened the scoring mid-way through the first half. The lead was increased immediately the second half started when Max Howell scored. A penalty was awarded to Newhaven mid-way through the second half which was converted by Lukas Franzen-Jones but that goal could not stop the "Barrowmen" getting a 2-1 victory.

In Week 2. the first set of Midweek fixtures sees another seven games in the Premier Division of the Southern Combination Football League. Crowborough Athletic will be playing their first home game of the season against Eastbourne United Association. Both promoted teams Roffey and Midhurst &Easebourne will be playing their first away games against Loxwood and Hassocks respectively

The Saturday fixtures of Week 2, has all the 20 teams playing in the Isuzu FA Challenge Cup, Extra Preliminary Round