2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League
Season | 2017–18 |
---|---|
Champions | Sevenoaks Town |
Promoted | Sevenoaks Town Whitstable Town |
Relegated | Kent Football United Crockenhill |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 52nd in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, a football 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]
Premier Division
At the end of season 2016–17, the following teams left the Premier Division:
- Ashford United, promoted to Isthmian League Division One South
- Erith & Belvedere, relegated to Division One
- Fisher, relegated to Division One
The remaining 17 teams, together with the following, form the Premier Division for 2017–18:
- Chatham Town, relegated from Isthmian League Division One South
- Glebe, promoted from Division One
- Rusthall, promoted from Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sevenoaks Town (C, P) | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 93 | 33 | +60 | 88 | Promoted to the Isthmian League[a] |
2 | Whitstable Town (P) | 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 (R) | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 45 | 108 | −63 | 16[b] | Relegated to Division One |
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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 12 of the 14 runners-up at Step 5 were to be promoted to Step 4. However, with resignations and mergers in Step 4 leagues, all 14 runners-up will be promoted.
- ^ Rochester United failed to fulfil the fixture against Beckenham Town in January 2018. Beckenham were awarded the win with no further punishment.
Results
Top scorers
Correct as of 7 May 2018
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 |
Division One
At the end of season 2016–17, the following teams left Division One:
- Glebe, promoted to the Premier Division
- Orpington, relegated to the Kent County League
- Rusthall, promoted to the Premier Division
The remaining 15 teams, together with the following, form Division One for 2017–18:
- Erith & Belvedere, relegated from the Premier Division
- Fisher, relegated from the Premier Division
- Punjab United, promoted from the Kent County League
Eltham Palace now plays under the name Stansfeld.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Punjab United (C, P) | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 36 | +60 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | K Sports (P) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 106 | 32 | +74 | 88[a] | |
3 | Fisher (P) | 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 (R) | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 108 | 73 | +35 | 56[b] | Demotion to the Kent League |
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] | |
18 | Lewisham Borough | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 42 | 131 | −89 | 14 | |
19 | Crockenhill (R) | 36 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 173 | −144 | 9 | Relegation to the Kent League |
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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ K Sports were deducted three points for fielding a suspended player on 20 March.
- ^ Kent Football United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player on 12 August, and a further nine points for similar offences on 7 October and 25 November. They were initially demoted for ground grading failure after the season but have appealed the decision.[3]
- ^ Gravesham Borough were deducted three points for fielding suspended players between 3 October and 11 November.
Results
Top scorers
Correct as of 7 May 2018
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 |
References
- ^ "Club Allocations for Step 5–6" (PDF). FA. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Kent Football United appeal against demotion". KentishFootball.co.uk. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.