2016–17 Southern Counties East Football League


The 2016–17 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 51st in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England, and is the first year the competition has two divisions, having merged with the Kent Invicta Football League.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs.
The following two clubs left the Premier Division before the season -
The following three clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:
  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
  3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
  4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions
The following eight teams achieved criterion one:

Top scorers

Correct as of 29 April 2017
RankPlayerClubGoals
1Warren MfulaAFC Croydon Athletic40
2Shaun WelfordAshford United34
3James McDonaldHollands & Blair25
3Jeff Duah-KessieCroydon25
5Byron WalkerSevenoaks Town22
6Rory HillAshford United20
6Zac AttwoodCrowborough Athletic20

Division One

Before the start of the season Kent Invicta Football League merged with Southern Counties East League and became Division One.
The league consisted of 19 clubs: 17 clubs from previous Kent Invicta League season and two new clubs:
The following two clubs changed their names:

Results

Top scorers

Correct as of 25 April 2017
RankPlayerClubGoals
1Arlie DesangesSutton Athletic34
2Caine SmithK Sports32
3Ryan GoldingGlebe27
4David SherwoodSnodland Town23
5Josh PatrickSC Thamesmead22
6Jonny MurraySutton Athletic/Glebe21