The 2024–25 Southern Counties East Football League season will be 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.
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.[1]
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 | Bearsted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Corinthian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Erith & Belvedere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Faversham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Glebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Hollands & Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Holmesdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Kennington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Lordswood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Lydd Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Punjab United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Rusthall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Snodland Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Stansfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Sutton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Tunbridge Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | VCD Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division One |
| 20 | Whitstable Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
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, as well as Greenways who were relegated to the Kent County League.
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
- 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 in June 2024.[2]
Division One table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridon Ropes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Canterbury City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Clapton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Clapton Community | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Croydon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Faversham Strike Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FC Elmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | SE Dons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Halls Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | K Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Lewisham Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Meridian VP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Rochester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Sporting Club Thamesmead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Staplehurst Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Tooting Bec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Kent County League |
| 17 | Tower Hamlets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Welling Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Change in the SCEFL as one team replaces another". Clapton Community F.C. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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