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Premier Central · 2022/23

Redditch United, 2022/23 — the Final Table and the Season's Record

Redditch United finished 9th of 22 in 2022/23 on 61 points from 42 matches. The complete final table for the division is below.

The Redditch United record in 2022/23

9th of 22 · 42 played · 18 won, 7 drawn, 17 lost · 57–59 · 61 points

Redditch United finished 9th in the Premier Central in 2022/23, on 61 points from 42 matches: 18 won, 7 drawn and 17 lost, scoring 57 and conceding 59 for a goal difference of -2. That is 1.45 points a match.

Barwell finished immediately above on 61 and Stourbridge FC immediately below on 59. Tamworth took the title on 89 from 42, and Bedford Town finished bottom on 30.

2022/23 sits 4 places below 5th in 2023/24, the club's best finish in this division, and 9 points short of the 70 taken that year.

Premier Central final table, 2022/23

22 clubs

The league's published final standings for 2022/23, with Redditch United's row marked.

PosClubPWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Tamworth 422787 9340 +5389
2 Coalville Town 422787 9242 +5089
3 Leiston 4224135 8447 +3785
4 Nuneaton Borough 4223109 6745 +2279
5 Rushall Olympic 4222713 7152 +1973
6 Mickleover FC 4222614 8266 +1672
7 Ilkeston Town 42161313 7966 +1361
8 Barwell 42171015 6963 +661
9 Redditch United 4218717 5759 -261
10 Stourbridge FC 42151413 6956 +1359
11 Alvechurch 4217817 6365 -259
12 Hitchin Town 42161115 5260 -859
13 Royston Town 42151017 6373 -1055
14 Stratford Town 42131316 5870 -1252
15 Basford United 42141018 4962 -1352
16 St Ives Town 4214820 6472 -850
17 Needham Market 4213920 4654 -848
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 4213920 5878 -2048
19 Kings Langley 4210923 4569 -2439
20 Hednesford Town 4271025 4576 -3131
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 428727 4087 -4731
22 Bedford Town 428628 4993 -4430

How the division finished

Every club's final points total for 2022/23 drawn to length. Tamworth finished on 89 and Bedford Town on 30, a spread of 59 points across 22 clubs.

Every match in 2022/23

52 fixtures across 5 competitions

21 played at home, 21 away, plus Emirates FA Cup, FA Trophy, Birmingham Senior Cup, Worcestershire Senior Cup.

The biggest league win was 3–0 against Stourbridge FC away. The heaviest defeat was 2–7 to Rushall Olympic away.

The 18 wins, 7 draws and 17 defeats in this list add up exactly to the league's published record for 2022/23.

DateOpponentH/ACompetitionScore
6 Aug 2022 Hednesford Town A Premier Central 1–0 W
13 Aug 2022 Kings Langley H Premier Central 2–3 L
15 Aug 2022 Stratford Town H Premier Central 2–2 D
20 Aug 2022 Ilkeston Town A Premier Central 1–1 D
27 Aug 2022 Nuneaton Borough H Premier Central 1–2 L
29 Aug 2022 Stourbridge FC A Premier Central 3–0 W
3 Sept 2022 Rushall Olympic A Emirates FA Cup 4–1 W
13 Sept 2022 Bromsgrove Sporting A Premier Central 1–0 W
17 Sept 2022 Peterborough Sports H Emirates FA Cup 2–2 D
20 Sept 2022 Peterborough Sports A Emirates FA Cup 0–1 L
24 Sept 2022 St Ives Town A Premier Central 2–1 W
26 Sept 2022 Rushall Olympic H Premier Central 2–3 L
1 Oct 2022 Royston Town H Premier Central 4–2 W
8 Oct 2022 Hitchin Town A FA Trophy 3–0 W
11 Oct 2022 Coalville Town A Premier Central 2–2 D
15 Oct 2022 AFC Rushden & Diamonds A Premier Central 2–0 W
22 Oct 2022 Barwell H Premier Central 1–3 L
24 Oct 2022 Basford United H Premier Central 2–1 W
29 Oct 2022 AFC Totton H FA Trophy 3–1 W
5 Nov 2022 Tamworth A Premier Central 0–0 D
7 Nov 2022 Birmingham City H Birmingham Senior Cup 3–2 W
12 Nov 2022 Mickleover FC H Premier Central 2–1 W
26 Nov 2022 Leiston A Premier Central 1–2 L
28 Nov 2022 Hitchin Town A Premier Central 1–2 L
3 Dec 2022 Ilkeston Town H Premier Central 1–4 L
10 Dec 2022 Hednesford Town H Premier Central 1–1 D
12 Dec 2022 Needham Market H Premier Central 3–1 W
26 Dec 2022 Alvechurch A Premier Central 3–3 D
29 Dec 2022 Alvechurch H Worcestershire Senior Cup 1–1 D
2 Jan 2023 Stourbridge FC H Premier Central 0–3 L
7 Jan 2023 Nuneaton Borough A Premier Central 0–1 L
9 Jan 2023 Bedford Town H Premier Central 3–0 W
16 Jan 2023 Burton Albion H Birmingham Senior Cup 2–0 W
28 Jan 2023 Bromsgrove Sporting H Premier Central 2–0 W
4 Feb 2023 Rushall Olympic A Premier Central 2–7 L
11 Feb 2023 St Ives Town H Premier Central 2–0 W
18 Feb 2023 Royston Town A Premier Central 0–0 D
20 Feb 2023 Evesham United H Worcestershire Senior Cup 2–0 W
25 Feb 2023 Coalville Town H Premier Central 0–1 L
27 Feb 2023 Leiston H Premier Central 3–1 W
4 Mar 2023 Barwell A Premier Central 0–1 L
11 Mar 2023 Kings Langley A Premier Central 0–2 L
14 Mar 2023 Needham Market A Premier Central 0–1 L
18 Mar 2023 AFC Rushden & Diamonds H Premier Central 1–0 W
25 Mar 2023 Basford United A Premier Central 1–0 W
27 Mar 2023 West Bromwich Albion H Birmingham Senior Cup 1–1 D
1 Apr 2023 Hitchin Town H Premier Central 2–1 W
4 Apr 2023 Stratford Town A Premier Central 0–2 L
7 Apr 2023 Bedford Town A Premier Central 1–0 W
10 Apr 2023 Alvechurch H Premier Central 1–0 W
15 Apr 2023 Mickleover FC A Premier Central 1–2 L
22 Apr 2023 Tamworth H Premier Central 0–3 L

The division in 2022/23

Tamworth won the Premier Central in 2022/23 on 89 points from 42, 27 of them wins, with a goal difference of +53. Behind them came Coalville Town on 89 and Leiston on 85. At the other end Hednesford Town finished on 31, AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 31 and Bedford Town bottom on 30.

That is a spread of 59 points from top to bottom across 22 clubs, and the midpoint of the table sat on 59. Tamworth scored the most, 93, and Tamworth conceded the fewest, 40. Read against those numbers, Redditch scored 57 and conceded 59.

6 clubs finished above Redditch on points, and 2 finished level with them, separated on goal difference. In 2022/23 a full programme for 22 clubs was 42 matches, and every club in the division reached it. Redditch finished 28 points behind the champions and 31 clear of the bottom club.

How the 2022/23 table divided

The top five were Tamworth on 89, Coalville Town on 89, Leiston on 85, Nuneaton Borough on 79, Rushall Olympic on 73, and the gap from fifth to sixth was 1 point. Tamworth carried the division’s best goal difference at +53 and AFC Rushden & Diamonds the worst at -47.

5 clubs finished within three points of Redditch: Ilkeston Town on 61, Barwell on 61, Stourbridge FC on 59, Alvechurch on 59, Hitchin Town on 59. One result either way could have left Redditch anywhere from 7th to 12th in 2022/23. Across the division 924 club-matches were recorded at 42 apiece.

Per match, Redditch took 1.45 points from 42 played, against 2.12 for Tamworth, a gap of 0.67 a game.

The cup competitions in 2022/23

Redditch entered 4 cup competitions alongside the league programme in 2022/23: Emirates FA Cup (3 ties), FA Trophy (2 ties), Birmingham Senior Cup (3 ties), Worcestershire Senior Cup (2 ties). That is 10 ties on top of 42 league matches in 2022/23.

The Emirates FA Cup run ended with 0–1 against Peterborough Sports, away, on 20 September 2022.

The FA Trophy run ended with 3–1 against AFC Totton, at the Valley Stadium, on 29 October 2022.

The Birmingham Senior Cup run ended with 1–1 against West Bromwich Albion, at the Valley Stadium, on 27 March 2023.

The Worcestershire Senior Cup run ended with 2–0 against Evesham United, at the Valley Stadium, on 20 February 2023.

2022/23: the questions this table answers

Where did Redditch United finish in 2022/23?

9th of 22 in the Premier Central, on 61 points from 42 matches — 18 won, 7 drawn, 17 lost, 57 scored and 59 conceded for a goal difference of -2.

Who won the division in 2022/23?

Tamworth, on 89 points from 42 matches. Bedford Town finished bottom on 30, a spread of 59 points across the 22 clubs. Redditch sat between Barwell (61) and Stourbridge FC (59).

How many points per game did Redditch average in 2022/23?

1.45 per match. Over a 42-match programme that is the rate the final position rests on; the division's champions managed 2.12 and the bottom club 0.71.

Was the home or the away record the problem in 2022/23?

Redditch won 11 of 21 at the Valley and 7 of 21 on the road in the league that season. The away half was the weaker one.

What was the biggest win of 2022/23?

3–0 away to Stourbridge FC on 29 August 2022. The heaviest defeat was 2–7 away to Rushall Olympic.

Which cups did Redditch play in 2022/23?

Emirates FA Cup, FA Trophy, Birmingham Senior Cup, Worcestershire Senior Cup — 10 ties in 2022/23. They appear in the match list but not in the 2022/23 division table, which counts only the 42 league matches.