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The2025–26 Southern Counties East Football League season is the 60th in the history of theSouthern Counties East Football League (known for sponsorship reasons for the second consecutive season as the Presence & Co. Southern Counties East League).[1] For the tenth season the competition has two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One, at levels 9 and 10 respectively of theEnglish football league system.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
2026–27 → | |
The Premier Division comprised nineteen clubs: sixteen had been members the previous season (remaining after the promotion ofFaversham Town andVCD Athletic to theIsthmian League South East Division and the relegation ofLydd Town andLordswood to Division One); they were joined by three additional clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 36 | Promotion to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Whitstable Town | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 35 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Rusthall | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 31 | |
| 4 | Bearsted | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 29 | |
| 5 | Holmesdale | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Tunbridge Wells | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Sutton Athletic | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Erith & Belvedere | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Snodland Town | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Kennington | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 23 | |
| 11 | Fisher | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 23 | |
| 12 | Punjab United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 23 | |
| 13 | Phoenix Sports | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 20 | |
| 14 | Faversham Strike Force | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 18 | |
| 15 | Corinthian | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 16 | |
| 16 | Hollands & Blair | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 16 | |
| 17 | Hythe Town | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 11 | |
| 18 | Chislehurst Glebe | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 11 | |
| 19 | Stansfeld | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 10 | Relegation to Division One |
| Home \ Away | BEA | CHG | COR | E&B | FSF | FIS | H&B | HLM | HYT | KEN | LNH | PHO | PUN | RUS | SNO | STA | SUT | TUN | WHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearsted | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Chislehurst Glebe | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Corinthian | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Erith & Belvedere | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Faversham Strike Force | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Fisher | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Hollands & Blair | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |||||||||||
| Holmesdale | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Hythe Town | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Kennington | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||
| Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers | 1–1 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||
| Phoenix Sports | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| Punjab United | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | |||||||||||
| Rusthall | 4–2 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | ||||||||||
| Snodland Town | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | |||||||||||
| Stansfeld | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Sutton Athletic | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |||||||||||
| Tunbridge Wells | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Whitstable Town | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
2026–27 → | |
Division One comprised eighteen clubs: thirteen had been members the previous season (remaining after the promotion ofFaversham Strike Force to the Premier Division and ofSoul Tower Hamlets to theEssex Senior Football League, the transfer after appeal ofClapton Community back to theEastern Counties League Division One South[2] and the relegation ofMeridian VP and the voluntary relegation ofCanterbury City[3] both to theKent County League); they were joined by five additional clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester United | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 37 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | AFC Greenwich Borough | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 34 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | SE Dons | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 33 | |
| 4 | Greenways | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 26 | |
| 5 | Tooting Bec | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 25 | |
| 6 | Lordswood | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | Croydon | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Elmstead | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 18 | |
| 9 | Staplehurst Monarchs | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 17 | |
| 10 | Lewisham Borough | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 16 | |
| 11 | Halls Athletic | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 15 | |
| 12 | Sheppey Sports | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 13 | |
| 13 | Bridon Ropes | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 13 | |
| 14 | Banstead Athletic | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 11 | |
| 15 | Welling Town | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 10 | |
| 16 | Sporting Club Thamesmead | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 9 | Possible relegation to theKent County League |
| 17 | Lydd Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 9 | |
| 18 | Chessington & Hook United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 5 |
| Home \ Away | GWB | BAN | BRI | CHU | CRO | ELM | GWY | HAL | LEW | LOR | LYD | ROC | SED | SHE | SCT | STM | TOO | WEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Greenwich Borough | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||
| Banstead Athletic | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | |||||||||||
| Bridon Ropes | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | ||||||||||||
| Chessington & Hook United | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||
| Croydon | 4–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | ||||||||||||
| FC Elmstead | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| Greenways | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||
| Halls Athletic | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| Lewisham Borough | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Lordswood | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–9 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Lydd Town | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | ||||||||||||
| Rochester United | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||
| SE Dons | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
| Sheppey Sports | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 8–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
| Sporting Club Thamesmead | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | ||||||||||||
| Staplehurst Monarchs | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Tooting Bec | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||
| Welling Town | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–2 |
The2025–26 SCEFL Challenge Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the Presence & Co. SCEFL Challenge Cup) was contested by all 37 clubs from both the Premier and First divisions (indicated by'(PD)' and'(FD)' respectively in the results listings below).
The first round was contested by ten teams over five ties with the remaining 27 teams receiving a bye to the next round.
| Tie | Home team(division) | Score | Away team(division) |
| 1 | Chislehurst Glebe(PD) | 3–4 | Erith & Belvedere(PD) |
| 2 | Faversham Strike Force(PD) | 4–2 | Sheppey Sports(FD) |
| 3 | Fisher(PD) | 4–0 | Bridon Ropes(FD) |
| 4 | Halls Athletic(FD) | 0–0(4–3p) | Sutton Athletic(PD) |
| 5 | Punjab United(PD) | 0–3 | Holmesdale(PD) |
The second round comprised sixteen ties featuring the 32 teams remaining in the competition.
| Tie | Home team(division) | Score | Away team(division) |
| 1 | AFC Greenwich Borough(FD) | 2–0 | Holmesdale(PD) |
| 2 | Banstead Athletic(FD) | 0–2 | Tunbridge Wells(PD) |
| 3 | Chessington & Hook United(FD) | 1–0 | Croydon(FD) |
| 4 | Corinthian(PD) | 3–3(1–3p) | Snodland Town(PD) |
| 5 | Faversham Strike Force(PD) | 2–1 | Rochester United(FD) |
| 6 | Fisher(PD) | 6–0 | Welling Town(FD) |
| 7 | Greenways(FD) | 0–2 | FC Elmstead(FD) |
| 8 | Halls Athletic(FD) | 0–2 | Stansfeld(PD) |
| 9 | Hollands & Blair(PD) | 3–0 | Lydd Town(FD) |
| 10 | Kennington(PD) | 2–3 | SE Dons(FD) |
| 11 | Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers(PD) | 2–0 | Lordswood(FD) |
| 12 | Lewisham Borough(FD) | 1–1(1–4p) | Phoenix Sports(PD) |
| 13 | Sporting Club Thamesmead(FD) | 3–4 | Rusthall(PD) |
| 14 | Staplehurst Monarchs(FD) | 0–4 | Hythe Town(PD) |
| 15 | Tooting Bec(FD) | 0–3 | Erith & Belvedere(PD) |
| 16 | Whitstable Town(PD) | 2–3 | Bearsted(PD) |
The third round comprises eight ties featuring the 16 teams remaining in the competition, twelve from the Premier Division and four from the First Division.
| Tie | Home team(division) | Score | Away team(division) |
| 1 | Bearsted(PD) | v | Hollands & Blair(PD) |
| 2 | Erith & Belvedere(PD) | v | Tunbridge Wells(PD) |
| 3 | FC Elmstead(FD) | v | AFC Greenwich Borough(FD) |
| 4 | Hythe Town(PD) | v | Snodland Town(PD) |
| 5 | Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers(PD) | v | Faversham Strike Force(PD) |
| 6 | Rusthall(PD) | v | Chessington & Hook United(FD) |
| 7 | SE Dons(FD) | v | Fisher(PD) |
| 8 | Stansfeld(PD) | v | Phoenix Sports(PD) |
source:"Presence & Co. SCEFL Challenge Cup: 2025–26".SCEFL. Retrieved12 November 2025.
The2025–26 SCEFL Division One Cup, a supplementary competition for teams in Division One, was contested by the eighteen clubs of the division. The competition was organised on a knock-out tie basis.
Four clubs to compete in two first round ties, with byes for the other 14 clubs.
| Tie | Home team(division) | Score | Away team(division) |
| 1 | Lewisham Borough | v | AFC Greenwich Borough |
| 2 | Lordswood | v | Lydd Town |
Sixteen clubs to compete in eight second round ties.
| Tie | Home team(division) | Score | Away team(division) |
| 1 | Banstead Athletic | v | Chessington & Hook United |
| 2 | Bridon Ropes | v | Welling Town |
| 3 | Croydon | v | Tooting Bec |
| 4 | FC Elmstead | v | Halls Athletic |
| 5 | Rochester United | v | Greenways |
| 6 | Sheppey Sports | v | Staplehurst Monarchs |
| 7 | Winner first round match 1 | v | Sporting Club Thamesmead |
| 8 | Winner first round match 2 | v | SE Dons |
source:"SCEFL Division One Cup: 2025–26".SCEFL. Retrieved3 November 2025.