Check out more of FourFourTwo’s predicted National League table for 2022/23 below…
8) SOUTHEND
The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted the Shrimpers to finish in 8th place for the 2022/23 campaign.
FFT VERDICT: An unspectacular mid-table finish did give Southend a platform to build on ahead of their second season in non-league.
Dan Mooney is an impressive signing from Alty as Shrimpers hero and head coach Kevin Maher, who made 450 appearances for Southend as a player, continues to get things together at a club hampered by off-pitch issues in recent years.
7) DAG & RED
The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted the Daggers to finish in 7th place (playoffs) for the 2022/23 campaign.
FFT VERDICT: Daryl McMahon’s Daggers narrowly missed out on a 2021-22 play-off spot, with a point separating them from Chesterfield in seventh.
Brandon Comley and Will Wright have left for Football League sides Walsall and Gillingham, but the incoming Nik Tavares – once a Croatia youth international – is one to watch.
6) BROMLEY
The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted the Ravens to finish in 6th place (playoffs) for the 2022/23 campaign.
FFT VERDICT: Missing out on the play-offs last season was a blow, albeit tempered by a momentous FA Trophy triumph, but Andy Woodman will be confident that he can continue to establish the Ravens as a real top-seven contender.
The well-travelled Adam Marriott has put pen to paper from Barnet, and Callum Reynolds from Dagenham & Redbridge.
Nine have left Hayes Lane this summer, and the success of further additions will decide the seriousness of their challenge.
5) BOREHAM WOOD
The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted the Wood to finish in 5th place (playoffs) for the 2022/23 campaign.
FFT VERDICT: Last season was all about a heroic FA Cup run that finally ended at Goodison Park in the Fifth Round Proper.
That impacted the Wood’s botched push for promotion and perhaps even played a part in Luke Garrard’s squad refresh, which has seen Gus Mafuta and James Comley among the names released.
Considering Garrard’s recruitment record ahead of replacing them, you can’t rule out his side being serious contenders for a play-off spot.
4) CHESTERFIELD
The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted the Spireites to finish in 4th place (playoffs) for the 2022/23 campaign.
FFT VERDICT: The Spireites can hardly be accused of limiting the scope of their ambitions: Paul Cook joined his former club in non-league last February having begun the season with the aim of taking Ipswich into the Championship.
He has been busy since Chesterfield’s subsequent play-off woe, adding Plymouth midfielder George Cooper and a hat-trick of full-backs in Branden Horton from Doncaster, Ryheem Sheckleford from Maidenhead and Bailey Clements from Ipswich, where he made his league debut during Cook’s brief spell. King’s Lynn forward Michael Gyasi could be the shrewdest recruit to Cook’s promotion hunt.
3) SOLIULL MOORS
The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted the Moors to finish in 3rd place (playoffs) for the 2022/23 campaign.
FFT VERDICT: Neal Ardley’s focus has been on retaining the services of 6ft 9in forward Kyle Hudlin, the subject of interest from Football League and even Premier League clubs.
The biggest test for Ardley, however, will be helping his players to refocus after June’s disappointment in the play-off final against Grimsby – and making sure they’re ready to go one better this time around.
2) NOTTS COUNTY
The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted the Magpies to finish in 2nd place (playoffs) for the 2022/23 campaign.
FFT VERDICT: The departure of top scorer Kyle Wootton has been offset by the arrivals of Gateshead’s Langstaff and Scott, plus Kidderminster duo Geraldo Bajrami and Sam Austin.
Despite Ian Burchnall leaving to manage Forest Green and Callum Roberts attracting Football League interest, positive activity under Luke Williams should help the Magpies to challenge.
1) WREXHAM
The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted the Red Dragons to finish in 1st and crowned champions for the 2022/23 campaign.
FFT VERDICT: Outsiders will view Wrexham as favourites, and with good reason: the support of Rob McElhenny and Ryan Reynolds has boosted crowds, interest and hope.
They won matches 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 and even 6-5 (from 5-2 down) last term, but it caught up with them in the play-offs as Grimsby won a topsy-turvy tie 5-4 in extra time – especially painful for Wrexham as it came a week after defeat in the FA Trophy final.
Yet it’d be foolish to ignore a squad packed with Football League quality and potentially more to follow, not to mention Ben Tozer, the set-piece cheat code.
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