2018–19 Southern Counties East Football League
The 2018–19 Southern Counties East Football League season is the 53rd in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England, and the third year the competition has two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One.
Season | 2018–19 |
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← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May.[1] These are subject to ratification by the league at its AGM on 23 June.
Premier Division
At the end of season 2017–18, the following teams left the division:
- Promoted to Step 4
- Relegated to Step 6
The remaining 17 teams, together with the following, form the Premier Division for 2018–19:
- Promoted from Step 6
- Fisher, from Division One
- K Sports, from Division One
- Punjab United, from Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (C, P) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 108 | 36 | +72 | 91 | Promotion to Isthmian League |
2 | Corinthian | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 95 | 39 | +56 | 90 | |
3 | Fisher | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 85 | |
4 | Chatham Town | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 98 | 44 | +54 | 79 | |
5 | Beckenham Town | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 66 | |
6 | Erith Town | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 62 | |
7 | Sheppey United | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 60 | |
8 | Glebe | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 56 | |
9 | Canterbury City | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 55[lower-alpha 1] | |
10 | Lordswood | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 55 | |
11 | Deal Town | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 55 | |
12 | K Sports | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 58 | 81 | −23 | 49 | |
13 | Crowborough Athletic | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 53 | 81 | −28 | 48 | |
14 | Bearsted | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 47[lower-alpha 1] | |
15 | AFC Croydon Athletic | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 45 | |
16 | Tunbridge Wells | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 37 | |
17 | Punjab United | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 35 | |
18 | Hollands & Blair | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 32 | |
19 | Rusthall (R) | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 94 | −58 | 23 | Relegation to The Kent County League |
20 | Croydon (R) | 38 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 36 | 101 | −65 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Bearstead were awarded a win, with no goals scored, in a cancelled game against Canterbury City.
Results
Top scorers
Correct as of 17 October 2018
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin Lisbie | Cray Valley (PM) | 10 |
Dan Bradshaw | Sheppey United | ||
3 | Richard Atkins | Beckenham Town | 9 |
Dave Pilcher | Canterbury City | ||
Paul Vines | Chatham Town | ||
6 | Jordan Casey | Canterbury City | 7 |
Connor Coyne | Deal Town | ||
Byron Walker | Chatham Town | ||
9 | Anthony Edgar | Cray Valley (PM) | 6 |
Division One
At the end of season 2017–18, the following teams left the division:
- Promoted to Step 5
- Fisher, to the Premier Division
- K Sports, to the Premier Division
- Punjab United, to the Premier Division
- Relegated to Step 7
- Crockenhill, to the Kent County League
The remaining 15 teams, together with the following, form Division One for 2018–19:
- Relegated from Step 5
- Rochester United, from the Premier Division
- Promoted from Step 7
- Greenways, from the Kent County League
- Kennington, from the Kent County League
- New team
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Welling Town (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 78 | Promotion to Step 5 |
2 | Erith & Belvedere (P) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 46 | +57 | 77 | Promotion to Step 5[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Kennington | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 74 | |
4 | Bridon Ropes | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 94 | 52 | +42 | 69 | |
5 | Sutton Athletic | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 64 | |
6 | Holmesdale | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 53 | |
7 | Forest Hill Park | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 52 | |
8 | Stansfeld | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 48 | |
9 | Sporting Club Thamesmead | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 43[lower-alpha 2] | |
10 | Greenways | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 40 | |
11 | Lewisham Borough | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 39 | |
12 | Lydd Town | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 99 | −34 | 38 | |
13 | FC Elmstead | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 | |
14 | Kent Football United | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 36 | |
15 | Snodland Town | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 35 | |
16 | Phoenix Sports Reserves (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 86 | −38 | 29 | Resigned |
17 | Rochester United | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 89 | −41 | 28[lower-alpha 2] | |
18 | Meridian VP | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 31 | 96 | −65 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- 9 of the 19 runners-up at Step 6 will be promoted to Step 5
- Rochester United were awarded a win, with no goals scored, following a postponed game against Sporting Club Thamesmead.
Results
Top scorers
Correct as of 15 October 2018
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Golding | Welling Town | 13 |
2 | Richard Jimoh | Bridon Ropes | 10 |
3 | Harry Harding | Erith & Belvedere | 9 |
Joshua Patrick | Sporting Club Thamesmead | ||
5 | JoJo Ogunbiyi | Holmesdale | 8 |
6 | Joe Minter | Stansfeld | 7 |
Dale Horton | Lydd Town | ||
Akin Lawal | Forest Hill Park | ||
Luke Rooney | Stansfeld | ||
References
- "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.