The 2022β23 Southern Counties East Football League season was the: 57th in theββhistory of the Southern Counties East Football League, and the "seventh year the competition has 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 12 May 2022.
Premier Divisionβ»
Season | 2022β23 |
---|---|
Champions | Erith & Belvedere |
Promoted | Erith & Belvedere Phoenix Sports |
Relegated | Canterbury City K Sports |
β 2021β22 2023β24 β |
The Premier Division comprised 16 clubs from the previous season, along with four new clubs after Sheppey United and Chatham Town were promotedββto Isthmian League South East Division, Crowborough Athletic's transferββto Southern Combination Football League and Tower Hamlets' relegation to Eastern Counties League Division One South
The four clubs that joined the division were:
- Phoenix Sports - Relegated from Isthmian League South East Division
- Stansfeld - Promoted from Division One
- Sutton Athletic - Promoted from Division One
- Whitstable Town - Relegated from Isthmian League South East Division
Premier Division tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification/relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erith & Belvedere (C, P) | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 94 | 43 | +51 | 83 | Promotion to Isthmian League |
2 | Phoenix Sports (O, P) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 89 | 33 | +56 | 81 | Qualification for an inter-step play-off |
3 | Deal Town | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 80 | |
4 | Erith Town | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 74 | |
5 | Whitstable Town | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 63 | |
6 | Rusthall | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 58 | |
7 | Glebe | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 58 | |
8 | Tunbridge Wells | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 54 | |
9 | Stansfeld | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 53 | |
10 | Punjab United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 74 | −2 | 53 | |
11 | Fisher | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 52 | |
12 | Kennington | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 51 | |
13 | Bearsted | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 48 | |
14 | Sutton Athletic | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 83 | −8 | 48 | |
15 | Hollands & Blair | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 45 | |
16 | Lordswood | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 79 | −30 | 44 | |
17 | Holmesdale | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 34 | |
18 | Welling Town | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 48 | 91 | −43 | 34 | |
19 | Canterbury City (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 53 | 97 | −44 | 31 | Relegation to Division One |
20 | K Sports (R) | 38 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 54 | 110 | −56 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-offβ»
Inter-step play-off
29 April 2023 | VCD Athletic | 0β1 | Phoenix Sports | Crayford |
15:00 |
|
Stadium: Oakwood Attendance: 820 |
Results tableβ»
Home \ Away | BEA | CAN | DEA | ERB | ERT | FIS | GLB | H&B | HOL | KSP | KEN | LOR | PHO | PUN | RUS | STA | SUT | TUN | WEL | WHI |
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Bearsted | — | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 3β5 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 1β2 |
Canterbury City | 1β2 | — | 0β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β8 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 4β4 | 0β3 | 3β4 | 0β3 |
Deal Town | 2β0 | 3β1 | — | 1β2 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β1 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 |
Erith & Belvedere | 3β0 | 2β0 | 0β3 | — | 1β0 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 6β1 | 3β3 | 2β1 | 6β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β4 | 1β5 | 4β0 | 1β2 |
Erith Town | 2β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | — | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 5β2 |
Fisher | 1β0 | 4β2 | 0β1 | 1β3 | 0β1 | — | 5β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β1 |
Glebe | 3β1 | 8β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 1β3 | — | 1β2 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β4 |
Hollands & Blair | 0β3 | 0β0 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β0 | — | 1β2 | 7β1 | 0β4 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 2β3 |
Holmesdale | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β3 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | — | 2β0 | 0β3 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β0 |
K Sports | 1β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 0β4 | 1β7 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | — | 4β0 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 0β3 | 0β4 |
Kennington | 1β0 | 4β2 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 5β2 | — | 1β2 | 2β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 6β2 | 1β6 |
Lordswood | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β1 | 0β5 | 3β0 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 0β1 | 4β0 | — | 0β5 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 1β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β1 | 3β1 |
Phoenix Sports | 1β1 | 3β0 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 6β0 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 3β0 | — | 4β3 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 5β0 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 2β1 |
Punjab United | 2β1 | 3β2 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 0β2 | 0β1 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β7 | 1β2 | — | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 2β1 | 0β0 |
Rusthall | 0β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 5β2 | — | 1β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 2β1 |
Stansfeld | 1β0 | 3β1 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 1β0 | — | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β2 |
Sutton Athletic | 2β2 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 3β2 | — | 0β3 | 4β1 | 1β2 |
Tunbridge Wells | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 3β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 2β0 | — | 1β0 | 0β2 |
Welling Town | 0β3 | 2β2 | 4β3 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 1β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 5β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | — | 2β2 |
Whitstable Town | 0β2 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 4β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β2 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is: an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Division Oneβ»
Season | 2022β23 |
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Champions | Snodland Town |
Promoted | Snodland Town Lydd Town |
Relegated | Bermondsey Town |
β 2021β22 2023β24 β |
Division One consisted of eighteen teams, "down from twenty teams in the previous season." Teams that left Division One from the previous season were Stansfeld and Sutton Athletic who had been promoted to the Premier Division, Chessington & Hook United's relegation was reprieved and transferred to the Southern Combination Football League Division One and Westside who were relocated to the Combined Counties Football League.
The two new teams that joined the division were:
- AFC Whyteleafe - Applied from Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Division One
- Bermondsey Town - Applied from Bromley & South London Football League
Division One tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Snodland Town (C, P) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 66 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Tooting Bec | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 58 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Lydd Town (O, P) | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 56 | |
4 | Faversham Strike Force | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 54 | |
5 | Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 54 | |
6 | Rochester United | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 52 | |
7 | FC Elmstead | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 46 | |
8 | AFC Whyteleafe | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 46 | |
9 | Bridon Ropes | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 44 | |
10 | Croydon | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 44 | |
11 | Greenways | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 44 | |
12 | Lewisham Borough | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 42 | |
13 | Staplehurst Monarchs | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 42 | |
14 | Forest Hill Park | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 40 | |
15 | Meridian VP | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 37 | |
16 | Sporting Club Thamesmead | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 81 | −39 | 27 | |
17 | Bermondsey Town | 32 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 107 | −78 | 10 | Relegated to Kent County League |
18 | Kent Football United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Results expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Kent Football United withdrew from the league and folded their senior team on 23 August 2022.
Play-offsβ»
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Tooting Bec | 0 (5) | |||||||
5 | Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers | 0 (4) | |||||||
2 | Tooting Bec | 1 (4) | |||||||
3 | Lydd Town | 1 (5) | |||||||
3 | Lydd Town | 4 | |||||||
4 | Faversham Strike Force | 2 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The FA provides update on National League System club allocations at steps 3-6". The FA. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.