The2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 52nd in the history of theSouthern Counties East Football League, afootball competition in England, and was the second year the competition has two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One.
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017.[1]
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sevenoaks Town |
| Promoted | Sevenoaks Town Whitstable Town |
| Relegated | Rochester United |
| Matches | 379 |
| Goals | 1,238 (3.27 per match) |
2018–19 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 17 clubs from the previous season along with three new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevenoaks Town | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 93 | 33 | +60 | 88 | Promoted to theIsthmian League South East Division[a] |
| 2 | Whitstable Town | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 82 | |
| 3 | Crowborough Athletic | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 79 | 43 | +36 | 72 | |
| 4 | Beckenham Town | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 84 | 61 | +23 | 69 | |
| 5 | Croydon | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 65 | |
| 6 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 63 | |
| 7 | Deal Town | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 60 | |
| 8 | Lordswood | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 59 | |
| 9 | Corinthian | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 56 | |
| 10 | Canterbury City | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 54 | |
| 11 | Sheppey United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 51 | |
| 12 | Glebe | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 51 | |
| 13 | AFC Croydon Athletic | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 50 | |
| 14 | Bearsted | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 46 | |
| 15 | Tunbridge Wells | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 46 | |
| 16 | Chatham Town | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 43 | |
| 17 | Erith Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 39 | |
| 18 | Hollands & Blair | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 51 | 82 | −31 | 31 | |
| 19 | Rusthall | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 87 | −41 | 29 | |
| 20 | Rochester United | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 45 | 108 | −63 | 16[b] | Relegated toDivision One |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BEA | BEC | CAN | CHA | COR | CVP | CRW | CRD | DEA | ERI | GLB | H&B | LOR | ROC | RUS | SEV | SHE | TUN | WHT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Croydon Athletic | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | |
| Bearsted | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Beckenham Town | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | |
| Canterbury City | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Chatham Town | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Corinthian | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | |
| Cray Valley Paper Mills | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Crowborough Athletic | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Croydon | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Deal Town | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Erith Town | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Glebe | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Hollands & Blair | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Lordswood | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Rochester United | 1–3 | 1–3 | AW[a] | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Rusthall | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–7 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Sevenoaks Town | 7–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 6–2 | 2–1 | |
| Sheppey United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Tunbridge Wells | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Whitstable Town | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Atkins | Beckenham Town | 31 |
| 2 | Dan Bradshaw | Sheppey United | 23 |
| 3 | Kevin Lisbie | Cray Valley (PM) | 22 |
| 4 | Lauris Chin | Croydon | 20 |
| 5 | Danny Williams | Whitstable Town | 18 |
| James McDonald | Hollands & Blair | ||
| Kenny Pogue | Sevenoaks Town | ||
| 8 | Sam Wilson | Deal Town | 17 |
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Punjab United |
| Promoted | Punjab United K Sports Fisher |
| Relegated | Crockenhill |
| Matches | 342 |
| Goals | 1,440 (4.21 per match) |
2018–19 → | |
Division One consisted of 16 clubs from the previous season along with three new clubs:
Also, Eltham Palace changed their name toStansfeld.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab United | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 36 | +60 | 90 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | K Sports | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 106 | 32 | +74 | 88[a] | |
| 3 | Fisher | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 39 | +57 | 76 | |
| 4 | Erith & Belvedere | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 86 | 61 | +25 | 63 | |
| 5 | Bridon Ropes | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 93 | 69 | +24 | 61 | |
| 6 | Snodland Town | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 84 | 72 | +12 | 58 | |
| 7 | Kent Football United | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 108 | 73 | +35 | 56[b] | |
| 8 | Holmesdale | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 56 | |
| 9 | FC Elmstead | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 55 | |
| 10 | Lydd Town | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 88 | 77 | +11 | 53 | |
| 11 | Sutton Athletic | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 48 | |
| 12 | Sporting Club Thamesmead | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 73 | 75 | −2 | 45 | |
| 13 | Stansfeld | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 80 | 88 | −8 | 45 | |
| 14 | Phoenix Sports Reserves | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 44 | |
| 15 | Meridian VP | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 82 | −15 | 39 | |
| 16 | Forest Hill Park | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 96 | −40 | 33 | |
| 17 | Gravesham Borough | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 59 | 94 | −35 | 32[c] | Club folded before the next season |
| 18 | Lewisham Borough | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 42 | 131 | −89 | 14 | |
| 19 | Crockenhill | 36 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 173 | −144 | 9 | Relegated to theKent County League |
| Home \ Away | BRI | CRO | E&B | ELM | FIS | FHP | GRB | HOL | KSP | KFU | LEW | LYD | MER | PSR | PUN | SNT | SCT | STN | SUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridon Ropes | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | |
| Crockenhill | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 1–12 | 0–8 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–7 | 0–6 | |
| Erith & Belvedere | 1–6 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 8–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| FC Elmstead | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Fisher | 2–4 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 9–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Forest Hill Park | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 1–9 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 3–1 | |
| Gravesham Borough | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| Holmesdale | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| K Sports | 3–1 | 9–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Kent Football United | 3–2 | 9–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Lewisham Borough | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–5 | 0–5 | |
| Lydd Town | 1–2 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | |
| Meridian VP | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| Phoenix Sports Reserves | 1–4 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Punjab United | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | |
| Snodland Town | 0–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–6 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–3 | |
| Sporting Club Thamesmead | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Stansfeld | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–6 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sutton Athletic | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunde Aderonmu | Kent Football United | 41 |
| 2 | Joshua Patrick | Sporting Club Thamesmead | 38 |
| 3 | Caine Smith | K Sports | 30 |
| 4 | Gary Lockyer | Lydd Town | 29 |
| Andrew Constable | Holmesdale | ||
| 6 | Billy Shinners | Stansfeld | 25 |
| 7 | David Sherwood | Snodland Town | 24 |