2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League
# 2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League

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.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 17 clubs from the previous season along with three new clubs:

* Chatham Town, relegated from the Isthmian League
* 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 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 93 | 33 | +60 | 88 | Promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division |
| 2 | Whitstable Town | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 82 | Promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division |
| 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 | Relegated to Division One |

* ↑ 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

| 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 | 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 | |

* ↑ Match awarded, away win

### Top scorers

| 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 |
| 5 | James McDonald | Hollands & Blair | 18 |
| 5 | Kenny Pogue | Sevenoaks Town | 18 |
| 8 | Sam Wilson | Deal Town | 17 |

## Division One

Division One consisted of 16 clubs from the previous season along with three new clubs:

* Erith & Belvedere, relegated from the Premier Division
* Fisher, relegated from the Premier Division
* Punjab United, promoted from the Kent County League

Also, Eltham Palace changed their name to Stansfeld.

### League table

| 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 the Premier Division |
| 2 | K Sports | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 106 | 32 | +74 | 88 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Fisher | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 39 | +57 | 76 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 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 the Kent County League |

* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Gravesham Borough were deducted three points for fielding suspended players between 3 October and 11 November.

### Results

| 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 | |

### Top scorers

| 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 |
| 4 | Andrew Constable | Holmesdale | 29 |
| 6 | Billy Shinners | Stansfeld | 25 |
| 7 | David Sherwood | Snodland Town | 24 |
