2024–25 Southern Counties East Football League

Southern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season	2024–25
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Southern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season	2024–25
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Southern Counties East Football League season is the 59th in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, and the ninth year the competition will have two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One, at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It is also known as Presence & Co. Southern Counties East League for sponsorship reasons.^[1]

The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.^[2]

Premier Division

The Premier Division comprised eighteen teams from the previous season, along with two new clubs after Deal Town and Erith Town were promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division and Welling Town were relegated to Division One.

The two clubs joining the division were:

Erith & Belvedere - Relegated from Isthmian League South East Division
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers - Promoted from Division One

Premier Division table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	VCD Athletic	20	13	6	1	44	23	+21	45	Promotion to the Isthmian League
2	Faversham Town	18	13	4	1	48	15	+33	43	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Fisher	22	13	2	7	40	26	+14	41
4	Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers	22	10	5	7	39	31	+8	35
5	Punjab United	20	10	4	6	27	29	−2	34
6	Holmesdale	24	8	9	7	42	43	−1	33
7	Corinthian	19	8	6	5	39	30	+9	30
8	Glebe	20	8	6	6	37	34	+3	30
9	Erith & Belvedere	21	8	5	8	28	31	−3	29
10	Rusthall	20	8	4	8	41	41	0	28
11	Sutton Athletic	18	6	7	5	31	31	0	25
12	Whitstable Town	18	7	3	8	33	32	+1	24
13	Stansfeld	23	7	2	14	29	49	−20	23
14	Tunbridge Wells	17	6	4	7	25	25	0	22
15	Kennington	23	5	7	11	25	41	−16	22
16	Snodland Town	21	5	6	10	32	46	−14	21
17	Bearsted	18	6	2	10	28	35	−7	20
18	Hollands & Blair	22	5	5	12	34	43	−9	20
19	Lordswood	18	5	3	10	29	37	−8	18	Relegation to Division One
20	Lydd Town	18	3	4	11	24	33	−9	13	Relegation to Division One

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results

Results table

Home \ Away	BEA	COR	ERI	FAV	FIS	GLB	H&B	HOL	KEN	LAR	LOR	LYD	PUN	RUS	SNT	STA	SUT	TUN	VCD	WHI
Bearsted	—			1–5	0–1		5–2		5–0		2–1	2–1	1–2	2–4		1–1
Corinthian	2–0	—	2–1		1–2	2–2		0–1	1–1		1–2		1–1		4–1	2–1
Erith & Belvedere	3–0		—		2–1							2–0	0–1		3–2	2–1	2–2	2–3	0–0
Faversham Town	2–1	2–2	4–0	—		4–0			2–2	0–1				2–0	3–1	3–1			1–1	4–3
Fisher			2–0	1–3	—	3–0		0–1	1–1			4–1	0–1	2–1		3–0	1–0	3–1
Glebe	3–0					—	4–0			1–3	3–1						2–2	1–1	2–3	2–1
Hollands & Blair		2–3	0–0		2–3	1–1	—	2–2	0–1	1–0	3–3		3–0	2–0	5–1			1–4		2–4
Holmesdale			2–1	1–1	0–2	2–3		—	2–2	1–1			1–3		3–3	2–1	1–2		5–5	2–2
Kennington		2–1	0–1					1–1	—	2–1	1–3	0–1		2–1		2–0	2–2	0–2		0–1
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers		3–2	0–2		2–2	2–0	1–0			—		2–1		2–3	2–3		2–1	0–1
Lordswood	1–2			0–5	4–1		2–1	1–2		3–3	—			3–4			0–1		0–2
Lydd Town			1–1			2–2	1–2	3–4	2–2		1–2	—	4–1			0–2	3–0			1–3
Punjab United				0–3	2–4	1–0		3–2	1–0	1–1	1–1		—	1–2		0–1		2–1	3–2
Rusthall		3–4	1–3		0–3			2–0		1–2		2–1		—				1–1	3–3
Snodland Town			2–2	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1		4–1	2–2	2–1		1–1	0–3	—	4–1	1–1		0–2
Stansfeld		1–3				1–2	3–2	1–3	2–1	1–4	2–1			6–6		—	0–2		0–1	1–0
Sutton Athletic	2–2	0–3				3–6	2–1							1–1	5–1		—	2–0		3–3
Tunbridge Wells	1–2					2–2		2–1				1–1			3–1	1–2		—		0–2
VCD Athletic		2–2	4–1		2–0		2–1	1–1	4–2	2–1		1–0				4–0		2–1	—
Whitstable Town	2–1	3–3	3–0	0–3					3–0	1–4			1–2	1–3					0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Division One

Division One consisted of eighteen teams, increased from sixteen the previous season. Teams that left Division One from the previous season were AFC Whyteleafe and Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers who were promoted to the Combined Counties Premier Division South and SCEFL Premier Division respectively.^[3]

The four new teams that joined the division were:

Clapton Community - Transferred from Eastern Counties League Division One South
Halls Athletic - Promoted from Kent County League
Soul Tower Hamlets - Transferred from Eastern Counties League Division One South
Welling Town - Relegated from Premier Division

Clapton were initially transferred across from the Eastern Counties League Division One South, before withdrawing from the league on 18th June 2024, resulting in a reprieve for Greenways.^[4]

Division One table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Canterbury City	21	10	6	5	42	27	+15	36	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Forest Hill Park (SE Dons)	18	11	3	4	34	23	+11	36	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Soul Tower Hamlets	18	9	7	2	32	24	+8	34
4	Faversham Strike Force	18	9	6	3	34	18	+16	33
5	Croydon	19	10	2	7	31	23	+8	32
6	Rochester United	15	9	2	4	29	16	+13	29
7	Sporting Club Thamesmead	20	7	8	5	21	17	+4	29
8	Clapton Community	20	8	5	7	33	31	+2	29
9	Bridon Ropes	18	8	5	5	24	22	+2	29
10	Sheppey Sports	17	8	1	8	30	29	+1	25
11	Lewisham Borough	15	7	3	5	25	18	+7	24
12	Staplehurst Monarchs	17	7	3	7	23	19	+4	24
13	FC Elmstead	17	7	3	7	28	28	0	24
14	Halls Athletic	19	7	1	11	32	40	−8	22
15	Greenways	20	6	3	11	33	46	−13	21
16	Tooting Bec	18	5	5	8	24	30	−6	20	Relegation to the Kent County League
17	Welling Town	17	2	2	13	20	46	−26	8
18	Meridian VP	19	0	1	18	8	46	−38	1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results

Results table

Home \ Away	BRI	CAN	CLC	CRO	FAV	ELM	FHP (FHP)	GRE	HAL	LEW	MER	ROC	SCT	SHE	STH	STM	TOO	WEL
Bridon Ropes	—		3–2			0–4	2–0				0–0	2–4	2–1	0–1		1–0	0–0	5–2
Canterbury City	1–1	—		1–1			0–2	4–2	3–0	0–1	2–1			3–2	1–2	0–3	3–1	3–0
Clapton Community		0–0	—		0–3			1–0		2–1			0–0	1–3	1–1	2–1
Croydon	1–0		4–3	—	1–2	1–2	5–0	1–0	2–1				1–0	4–1			0–1
Faversham Strike Force	0–0	0–0			—			3–3		3–3	5–1	1–2				3–0	1–1	5–0
FC Elmstead	1–2	0–3	2–2	2–0	0–2	—		2–2	2–1	1–0	2–0			1–2
Forest Hill Park (SE Dons)			2–1	1–0	0–1	4–1	—						3–1	3–1	1–1		1–1
Greenways	3–1	1–6	1–3	5–2	2–3		1–1	—					1–2	2–1		1–3		3–2
Halls Athletic	1–2		0–4		3–1		3–5	0–2	—	1–2	5–0	2–0				1–0		1–2
Lewisham Borough	1–1			2–1			0–1			—	5–0		1–2		1–1			2–1
Meridian VP			0–1	0–1			0–3	2–3	0–2		—	0–2	0–3	0–1	0–1		1–2
Rochester United		3–4	2–0	1–1			1–2	4–0			3–0	—	1–0			0–2		2–0
Sporting Club Thamesmead	0–3	1–0	1–2		0–0	2–1		2–0	1–1	1–0			—		0–0		0–0
Sheppey Sports		2–4			2–0				3–4	0–2			3–3	—	1–0			3–1
Soul Tower Hamlets		2–2	2–1	1–3		4–3			4–1		3–2	2–2			—	1–1		1–0
Staplehurst Monarchs		2–2		0–2		1–2	2–1						1–1	1–0	1–2	—
Tooting Bec			2–4		0–1	2–2		3–1	5–1	3–4	2–1	0–2		0–4		0–2	—
Welling Town	0–2		3–3				2–4		2–4				0–0		3–4	0–3	2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

League Challenge Cup

The 2024–25 SCEFL Challenge Cup was contested by all 38 clubs from both the Premier and First divisions (indicated by '(PD)' and '(FD)' respectively in the results listings below).

Defending champions Erith Town were unable to defend their title following their promotion to the Isthmian League South East Division.

First round

All 38 clubs across the two divisions were entered into the first-round draw where there would be just six ties.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Canterbury City (FD)	2–1	Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers (PD)
2	Lydd Town (PD)	4–0	Sheppey Sports (FD)
3	Clapton Community (FD)	1–3	Bridon Ropes (FD)
4	Forest Hill Park (FD)	0–0 (3–2 p)	Tunbridge Wells (PD)
5	Tooting Bec (FD)	3–3 (4–5 p)	Greenways (FD)
6	Fisher (PD)	4–0	FC Elmstead (FD)

Second round

The second round saw the remaining 26 teams face the six winners from the previous round.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Kennington (PD)	1–1 (8–7 p)	Hollands & Blair (PD)
2	Punjab United (PD)	4–1	SC Thamesmead (FD)
3	Soul Tower Hamlets (FD)	1–3	Glebe (PD)
4	Sutton Athletic (PD)	2–1	Stansfeld (PD)
5	Bearsted (PD)	1–2	Lordswood (PD)
6	Faversham Town (PD)	2–0	Faversham Strike Force (FD)
7	Greenways (FD)	2–0	Fisher (PD)
8	Rusthall (PD)	8–0	Meridian VP (FD)

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
9	Snodland Town (PD)	2–0	Canterbury City (FD)
10	Staplehurst Monarchs (FD)	1–0	Whitstable Town (PD)
11	Bridon Ropes (FD)	0–0 (5–6 p)	Croydon (FD)
12	Erith & Belvedere (PD)	2–1	Lewisham Borough (FD)
13	Forest Hill Park (FD)	2–1	Welling Town (FD)
14	Halls Athletic (FD)	1–2	Holmesdale (PD)
15	Lydd Town (PD)	0–8	Rochester United (FD)
16	VCD Athletic (PD)	2–1	Corinthian (PD)

Third round

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Lordswood (PD)	–	Snodland Town (PD)
2	Kennington (PD)	–	Rochester United (FD)
3	Faversham Town (PD)	–	Staplehurst Monarchs (FD)
4	Holmesdale (PD)	–	Rusthall (PD)
5	Greenways (FD)	–	Sutton Athletic (PD)
6	Croydon (FD)	–	Punjab United (PD)
7	Glebe (PD)	–	VCD Athletic (PD)
8	Erith & Belvedere (PD)	–	Forest Hill Park (FD)

References

^ "League unveils new sponsor". Kent Online. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Football league line-ups confirmed for 2024/25". Kent Online. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
^ "Change in the SCEFL as one team replaces another". Clapton Community F.C. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[1] "League unveils new sponsor". Kent Online. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

[2] "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[3] "Football league line-ups confirmed for 2024/25". Kent Online. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

[4] "Change in the SCEFL as one team replaces another". Clapton Community F.C. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

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