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2021–22 Southern Counties East Football League

The 2021–22 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 56th in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England, and the sixth year the competition had two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One, at Steps 5 and 6 respectively in the English football league system.

The league constitution for this season was based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 that were announced by The Football Association on 18 May 2021, and were subject to appeal.[1][2] The allocations were confirmed on 19 June at the league's annual general meeting, conducted remotely.[3]

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[4][5][6]

Premier Division

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Southern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsSheppey United
PromotedSheppey United
Chatham Town
RelegatedTower Hamlets

The Premier Division comprised 17 clubs from the previous season after its competition was abandoned, along with three new clubs, all promoted from Division One:

Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sheppey United (C, P) 38 33 3 2 104 25 +79 102 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Chatham Town (P) 38 32 4 2 122 20 +102 100
3 Glebe 38 24 9 5 92 34 +58 81
4 Deal Town 38 23 5 10 79 46 +33 74
5 Kennington 38 21 7 10 78 61 +17 70
6 Erith & Belvedere 38 19 7 12 80 71 +9 64
7 Erith Town 38 19 5 14 68 56 +12 62
8 Tunbridge Wells 38 17 6 15 82 61 +21 57
9 Crowborough Athletic 38 15 8 15 69 74 −5 53 Transfer to the Southern Combination League
10 Hollands & Blair 38 15 9 14 56 50 +6 54
11 Bearsted 38 14 9 15 57 67 −10 51
12 Holmesdale 38 14 6 18 51 54 −3 48
13 Fisher 38 11 12 15 62 60 +2 45
14 Punjab United 38 11 8 19 58 76 −18 41
15 Welling Town 38 12 7 19 55 81 −26 43
16 Canterbury City 38 9 10 19 43 81 −38 37
17 K Sports 38 10 3 25 63 96 −33 33
18 Rusthall 38 7 3 28 40 94 −54 24
19 Lordswood 38 6 6 26 40 107 −67 24 Reprieve from relegation[a]
20 Tower Hamlets (R) 38 3 3 32 34 119 −85 12 Relegation to the Eastern Counties League
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[8]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reprieved as one of twelve clubs with the most PPG out of 16 that were second-from-bottom in Step 5.[7]

Results table

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Home \ Away BEA CAN CHA CRW DEA ERB ERT FIS GLB H&B HOL KSP KEN LOR PUN RUS SHE TOW TUN WEL
Bearsted — 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–2 0–5 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–2 3–0
Canterbury City 2–1 — 0–3 2–2 0–3 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–5 1–2 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–7 2–1 0–4 0–1
Chatham Town 2–1 2–0 — 4–0 7–0 10–1 3–0 2–1 2–4 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 7–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 5–1 4–0
Crowborough Athletic 0–0 4–1 0–2 — 0–3 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 0–3 4–1 1–2 5–0 3–2 2–2
Deal Town 5–2 3–0 0–0 3–0 — 2–1 1–2 4–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–3 3–0
Erith & Belvedere 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 — 2–3 1–1 3–5 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 0–3 2–3 1–2 3–2
Erith Town 0–0 4–0 1–2 2–3 2–2 0–2 — 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–2 4–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–2
Fisher 0–4 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 — 2–3 3–3 2–2 6–2 3–3 1–2 1–0 5–0 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–2
Glebe 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–0 — 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 5–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1
Hollands & Blair 0–3 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 — 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–2 4–1
Holmesdale 3–1 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–2 — 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 3–1 3–4 4–0
K Sports 2–3 1–1 0–6 5–0 0–4 2–4 2–5 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–2 3–2 1–6 2–3 1–5 3–2 2–2 3–4
Kennington 5–2 3–2 1–7 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 2–4 — 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–3 3–1 2–0 5–2
Lordswood 1–2 0–3 1–5 0–6 0–3 3–4 1–2 1–1 0–6 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–5 3–5
Punjab United 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 0–3 0–4 3–4 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–5 3–2 2–1 — 2–2 1–3 5–4 1–0 1–1
Rusthall 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 4–4 0–1 3–0 1–3 0–5 2–4 2–3 3–5 1–3 0–1 — 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3
Sheppey United 3–0 1–0 3–2 6–0 7–1 4–0 3–2 1–0 3–3 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 4–0 — 3–0 2–0 3–0
Tower Hamlets 1–3 1–1 0–10 0–4 0–4 1–5 3–2 0–7 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–5 3–3 1–2 0–0 0–5 — 0–3 1–3
Tunbridge Wells 5–2 7–0 0–1 4–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 0–4 0–0 0–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 3–0 4–3 1–3 3–0 — 3–0
Welling Town 0–2 1–1 0–5 1–3 0–1 3–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 3–3 3–0 2–3 4–1 4–2 —
Source: FA Full-Time Grid
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.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Premier Division clubs (Greater London)
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Locations of the Premier Division clubs (Kent)
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Bearsted Otham Honey Lane 1,000
Canterbury City Canterbury Salters Lane (groundshare with Faversham Town) 2,000
Chatham Town Chatham, Kent The Bauvil Stadium 5,000
Crowborough Athletic Crowborough Crowborough Community Stadium 2,000
Deal Town Deal Charles Sports Ground 2,000
Erith & Belvedere Welling Park View Road (groundshare with Welling United) 4,000
Erith Town Thamesmead Erith Leisure Center
Fisher Rotherhithe St Paul's Sports Ground 2,500
Glebe Chislehurst Foxbury Avenue 1,200
Hollands & Blair Gillingham Star Meadow 1,000
Holmesdale Bromley Oakley Road
K Sports Aylesford K Sports Cobdown
Kennington Kennington The Homelands (groundshare with Ashford United) 3,200
Lordswood Lordswoood Martyn Grove 600
Punjab United Gravesend Elite Venue 600
Rusthall Rusthall The Jockey Farm Stadium 1,500
Sheppey United Isle of Sheppey Holm Park 1,900
Tower Hamlets London Borough of Tower Hamlets Phoenix Sports Ground (groundshare with Phoenix Sports) 2,000
Tunbridge Wells Royal Tunbridge Wells Culverden Stadium 3,750
Welling Town Welling EFES Stadium (groundshare with Kent Football United)

Division One

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Southern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season2021–22
ChampionsStansfeld
PromotedStansfeld
Sutton Athletic
RelegatedChessington & Hook United

Division One comprised the 14 teams which competed when the previous season's competition was aborted, along with six new clubs:

Division One table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stansfeld (C, P) 38 27 7 4 78 33 +45 88 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Sutton Athletic (O, P) 38 24 7 7 102 63 +39 79 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 38 22 10 6 81 47 +34 76
4 Snodland Town 38 22 5 11 85 43 +42 71
5 Tooting Bec 38 19 10 9 73 57 +16 67
6 Bridon Ropes 38 19 8 11 89 53 +36 65
7 Sporting Club Thamesmead 38 18 6 14 74 59 +15 60
8 Croydon 38 18 6 14 67 62 +5 60
9 Lewisham Borough 38 15 9 14 59 53 +6 54
10 Rochester United 38 14 11 13 62 58 +4 53
11 FC Elmstead 38 13 8 17 67 67 0 47
12 Greenways 38 11 12 15 79 82 −3 45
13 Faversham Strike Force 38 11 12 15 63 86 −23 45
14 Kent Football United 38 13 5 20 57 80 −23 44
15 Lydd Town 38 12 8 18 63 91 −28 44
16 Westside 38 12 4 22 70 81 −11 40 Transfer to the Combined Counties League
17 Staplehurst Monarchs 38 9 9 20 49 78 −29 36
18 Meridian VP 38 10 4 24 46 80 −34 34 Reprieve from relegation[a]
19 Forest Hill Park 38 6 9 23 33 65 −32 27
20 Chessington & Hook United 38 7 6 25 39 98 −59 27 Transfer to the Southern Combination League[b]
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ All third-from-bottom clubs at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation. The top 15 second-from-bottom sides were also reprieved on a PPG basis.[9]
  2. ^ Chessington and Hook United had their relegation reprieved.[10]

Play-offs

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Semifinals Final
      
2 Sutton Athletic 3
5 Tooting Bec 0
2 Sutton Athletic 2
3 Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 1
3 Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 1
4 Snodland Town 0

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Division One clubs (Greater London)
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Locations of the Division One clubs (Kent)
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Bridon Ropes Charlton Meridian Sports & Social Club
Chessington & Hook United Chessington Chalky Lane 3,000
Croydon Croydon Croydon Arena 8,000
Faversham Strike Force Faversham Rochester United Sports Ground (groundshare with Rochester United) 1,000
FC Elmstead Hextable Lower Road (groundshare with Sutton Athletic)
Forest Hill Park Catford Ladywell Arena (groundshare with Lewisham Borough)
Greenways Gravesend K Sports Cobdown (groundshare with K Sports)
Kent Football United Dartford EFES Stadium
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers Larkfield Larkfield & New Hythe Sports Club 3,000
Lewisham Borough Catford Ladywell Arena
Lydd Town Lydd The Lindsey Field 1,000
Meridian VP Charlton Meridian Sports & Social Club
Rochester United Strood Rochester United Sports Ground 1,000
Snodland Town Snodland Potyns Sports Ground 1,000
Sporting Club Thamesmead Thamesmead Bayliss Avenue 800
Stansfeld Chislehurst Foxbury Avenue (groundshare with Glebe) 1,200
Staplehurst Monarchs Staplehurst Jubilee Sports Ground 1,000
Sutton Athletic Hextable Lower Road
Tooting Bec Tooting Bec Imperial Fields (groundshare with Tooting & Mitcham United) 2,000
Westside Wimbledon Wibbandune Sports Ground (groundshare with Colliers Wood United) 2,000

References

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  1. ^ "We have provided an update on NLS allocations at Steps 3-6 for the 2021-22 season". The Football Association. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "SCEFL League Allocations – 2021/22 Season". 19 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "SCEFL AGM – 19th June 2021". 19 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ The FA: "12 clubs across Step 5 to be reprieved. Reprieves are based on those with the highest PPG, starting with 2nd from bottom Clubs first, then bottom. As it stands, this would be 12 of the 16 2nd from bottom Clubs."
  8. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  9. ^ Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation: Step 6 Relegation". Google Docs.
  10. ^ "-Chessington off the Hook?". SCEFL.
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