2023–24 Southern Counties East Football League

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The 2023–24 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 58th in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, and the eighth year the competition will have 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 15 May 2023.[1] Starting this season, the Premier Division (step 5) in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.[2]

Premier Division

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Southern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsDeal Town
PromotedDeal Town
Erith Town
RelegatedWelling Town
Top goalscorerStefan Payne (35)
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The Premier Division comprised 16 clubs from the previous season, along with five new clubs after Erith & Belvedere and Phoenix Sports were promoted to Isthmian League South East Division and Canterbury City and K Sports were relegated to Division One.

The five clubs joining the division were:

Premier Division table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Deal Town (C, P) 40 29 5 6 96 45 +51 92 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Faversham Town 40 25 8 7 107 53 +54 83 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Glebe 40 24 11 5 87 48 +39 83
4 Erith Town (O, P) 40 25 5 10 91 52 +39 80
5 Corinthian 40 24 7 9 86 49 +37 79
6 Whitstable Town 40 22 7 11 79 52 +27 73
7 Bearsted 40 21 9 10 66 43 +23 72
8 Snodland Town 40 19 8 13 77 44 +33 65
9 Punjab United 40 18 11 11 69 58 +11 65
10 Lydd Town 40 19 7 14 78 64 +14 64
11 Lordswood 40 14 13 13 64 63 +1 55
12 VCD Athletic 40 13 11 16 61 64 3 50
13 Tunbridge Wells 40 13 10 17 64 64 0 49
14 Fisher 40 14 6 20 70 85 15 48
15 Hollands & Blair 40 13 8 19 61 76 15 47
16 Holmesdale 40 11 9 20 59 77 18 42
17 Kennington 40 9 10 21 50 80 30 37
18 Stansfeld 40 6 7 27 42 99 57 25
19 Rusthall 40 5 8 27 42 86 44 23
20 Sutton Athletic 40 5 8 27 42 102 60 23
21 Welling Town (R) 40 4 6 30 45 132 87 18 Relegation to Division One
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Source: The 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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Faversham Town 2 (1)
5 Corinthian 2 (4)
4 Erith Town 1 (4)
5 Corinthian 1 (2)
3 Glebe 1
4 Erith Town 2

Semifinals

30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) Faversham Town2–2
(1–4 p)
Corinthian Faversham
19:45 BST
Report
  • Hagan 14'
  • Naylor 63'
Stadium: Salters Lane
Attendance: 803
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) Glebe1–2 Erith Town Chislehurst
19:45 BST
  • Mampono 16'
Report
  • Ash 78'
  • Taylor 83'
Stadium: Foxbury Avenue
Attendance: 450

Final

6 May 2024 (2024-05-06) Erith Town 1–1
(4–2 p)
CorinthianThamesmead
15:00 BST
  • Taylor 86'
  • Hagan 22'
Stadium: Bayliss Avenue
Attendance: 671

Results table

More information Home \ Away, BEA ...
Home \ Away BEA COR DEA ERT FAV FIS GLB H&B HOL KEN LOR LYD PUN RUS SNT STA SUT TUN VCD WEL WHI
Bearsted 1–0 2–4 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 5–1 0–0
Corinthian 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 5–1 4–1 3–1 5–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 4–0 3–1
Deal Town 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 4–2 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 7–3 0–3 3–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 3–0
Erith Town 4–0 3–4 2–3 2–3 5–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 1–0 4–1 5–1 2–1 4–2 0–1
Faversham Town 4–0 4–0 2–4 3–4 5–0 0–2 5–2 6–1 2–1 2–3 2–4 3–1 2–2 2–1 8–0 5–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–1
Fisher 1–0 0–3 3–1 4–2 1–4 3–3 4–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–3 3–1 2–5 2–2 1–2 3–1 3–2 4–0 3–4
Glebe 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 5–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 2–0
Hollands & Blair 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–5 1–2 0–4 4–3 4–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–2 10–1 0–3
Holmesdale 1–6 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 4–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 4–2 0–4
Kennington 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 4–3 2–2 2–2 2–4
Lordswood 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 5–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 1–4 1–0 0–3 3–2 5–0 1–0 2–4 1–0 0–4
Lydd Town 1–2 0–3 0–2 2–1 4–1 A/W[a] 0–4 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 4–4 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–2 2–3 5–2 4–0
Punjab United 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 3–1 2–0 0–4 2–1 4–2 2–1 3–2 4–0 4–2
Rusthall 2–0 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 2–4 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 3–4 0–2 3–1 0–3 0–3
Snodland Town 0–2 0–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 5–2 3–1 0–1 6–2 4–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 A/W[b] 1–2 5–0 0–1
Stansfeld 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–4 1–0 0–2 1–4 2–1 1–4
Sutton Athletic 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–5 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–4 1–1 2–1 0–3
Tunbridge Wells 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 3–4 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–3 5–0 2–1 2–2 3–0
VCD Athletic 0–1 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–4 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–1
Welling Town 2–5 1–2 0–2 0–6 0–2 2–1 2–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–7 2–2 0–0 3–5 3–2 2–6 2–6 1–1 0–3
Whitstable Town 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 5–0 0–0 2–1 2–3
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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.
  1. Match awarded to Fisher in accordance with league rules, after initial match was abandoned at 2–3 due to unsavoury scenes between the Lydd Town players and Fisher fans.[3]
  2. Match awarded to Tunbridge Wells in accordance with league rules, after initial match was abandoned at 0–0 due to the behaviour of Snodland Town's players and staff.[4]

Stadia and locations

Locations of the Premier Division clubs (Greater London)
More information Club, Location ...
Club Location Stadium Capacity
BearstedOthamHoney Lane1,000
CorinthianLongfieldGay Dawn Farm2,000
Deal TownDealCharles Sports Ground2,000
Erith TownThamesmeadBayliss Avenue800
Faversham TownFavershamSalters Lane2,000
FisherRotherhitheSt Paul's Sports Ground2,500
GlebeChislehurstFoxbury Avenue1,200
Hollands & BlairGillinghamStar Meadow1,000
HolmesdaleBromleyOakley Road
KenningtonKenningtonThe Homelands (groundshare with Ashford United)3,200
LordswoodLordswooodMartyn Grove600
Lydd TownLyddThe Lindsey Field1,000
Punjab UnitedGravesendElite Venue600
RusthallRusthallThe Jockey Farm Stadium1,500
Snodland TownSnodlandPotyns Sports Ground1,000
StansfeldChislehurstFoxbury Avenue (groundshare with Glebe)1,200
Sutton AthleticHextableLower Road
Tunbridge WellsRoyal Tunbridge WellsCulverden Stadium3,750
VCD AthleticCrayfordThe Oakwood1,180
Welling TownWellingPhoenix Sports Ground (groundshare with Phoenix Sports)2,000
Whitstable TownWhitstableThe Belmont Ground3,000
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Division One

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Southern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season2023–24
ChampionsAFC Whyteleafe
PromotedAFC Whyteleafe
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers
RelegatedGreenways
Top goalscorerMatt Day (31)
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Division One consisted of sixteen teams, down from eighteen teams in the previous season. Teams that left Division One from the previous season were Snodland Town and Lydd Town who had been promoted to the Premier Division and Bermondsey Town who were relegated to the Kent County League

The two new teams that joined the division were:

Division One table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Whyteleafe (C, P) 30 22 5 3 84 35 +49 71 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers (O, P) 30 19 6 5 77 38 +39 63 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Staplehurst Monarchs 30 18 6 6 54 29 +25 60
4 Rochester United 30 19 2 9 72 41 +31 59
5 Lewisham Borough 30 15 7 8 57 38 +19 52
6 FC Elmstead 30 15 5 10 62 42 +20 50
7 Canterbury City 30 15 3 12 58 46 +12 48
8 Croydon 30 13 5 12 62 49 +13 44
9 Tooting Bec 30 10 7 13 48 46 +2 37
10 Bridon Ropes 30 9 9 12 41 57 16 36
11 Faversham Strike Force 30 10 3 17 48 63 15 33
12 Sporting Club Thamesmead 30 9 5 16 38 69 31 32
13 K Sports 30 7 7 16 56 88 32 28
14 Meridian VP 30 6 7 17 50 82 32 25
15 Forest Hill Park 30 6 6 18 36 61 25 24
16 Greenways 30 4 3 23 45 104 59 15
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Source: The 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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 0 (13)
5 Lewisham Borough 0 (12)
2 Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 1
3 Staplehurst Monarchs 0
3 Staplehurst Monarchs 1
4 Rochester United 0

Semifinals

30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 0–0
(13–12 p)
Lewisham BoroughNew Hythe
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Larkfield & New Hythe Sports Club
Attendance: 235
1 May 2024 (2024-05-01) Staplehurst Monarchs 1–0Rochester UnitedStaplehurst
19:45 BST
  • Smith 40'
Report Stadium: Jubilee Sports Ground
Attendance: 342

Final

4 May 2024 (2024-05-04) Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 1–0Staplehurst MonarchsNew Hythe
Report Stadium: Larkfield & New Hythe Sports Club
Attendance: 828

Results table

More information Home \ Away, WHY ...
Home \ Away WHY BRI CAN CRO ELM FAV FHP GRE KSP LAR LEW MER ROC SCT STM TOO
AFC Whyteleafe 7–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 1–0 8–3 2–0 2–3 3–1 4–1 2–2 7–0 1–1 1–1
Bridon Ropes A/W[a] 1–1 0–5 0–2 3–2 1–0 4–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–5
Canterbury City 2–3 4–1 2–1 1–5 1–3 6–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 3–2
Croydon 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 7–1 1–2 3–4 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
FC Elmstead 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–1
Faversham Strike Force 1–6 2–2 2–1 2–3 2–4 0–2 5–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–0
Forest Hill Park 0–3 0–4 1–0 3–3 1–4 0–3 2–4 2–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Greenways 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–6 0–4 0–4 2–3 0–9 2–5 3–4 0–4 1–4 1–2 1–3
K Sports 3–4 3–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 3–3 2–2 3–4 1–4 1–5 2–1 0–8 4–3 1–1 0–2
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 1–0 1–2 3–0 6–3 2–4 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 3–3 3–1 2–1
Lewisham Borough 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–2 2–2 2–1
Meridian VP 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 6–3 4–2 1–1 4–1 2–5 1–2 1–4 0–8 3–1 0–0 2–2
Rochester United 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–4 5–1 6–1 0–4 1–0 7–2 2–1 0–1 3–1
Sporting Club Thamesmead 0–1 0–0 0–7 0–3 0–3 3–2 1–0 1–7 3–3 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–2
Staplehurst Monarchs 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 3–1 4–1 4–1 2–3 1–2 4–2 1–2 4–0 1–0
Tooting Bec 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–3 1–3 3–1 4–1 0–3 1–2 1–1
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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.
Notes:
  1. Match awarded to AFC Whyteleafe in accordance with league rules, after initial match was abandoned with AFC Whteleafe leading 3–1 due to two members of the Bridon Ropes coaching staff refusing to leave the technical area having been sent off.[5]

Stadia and locations

More information Club, Location ...
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC WhyteleafeWhyteleafeChurch Road2,000
Bridon RopesCharltonMeridian Sports & Social Club
Canterbury CityCanterburyHartsdown Park (groundshare with Margate)3,000
CroydonCroydonCroydon Arena8,000
Faversham Strike ForceFavershamSalters Lane (groundshare with Faversham Town)2,000
FC ElmsteadHextableLower Road (groundshare with Sutton Athletic)
Forest Hill ParkCatfordLadywell Arena (groundshare with Lewisham Borough)
GreenwaysGravesendK Sports Cobdown (groundshare with K Sports)
K SportsAylesfordK Sports Cobdown
Larkfield & New Hythe WanderersLarkfieldLarkfield & New Hythe Sports Club3,000
Lewisham BoroughCatfordLadywell Arena
Meridian VPCharltonMeridian Sports & Social Club
Rochester UnitedStroodRochester United Sports Ground1,000
Sporting Club ThamesmeadThamesmeadBayliss Avenue (groundshare with Erith Town)800
Staplehurst MonarchsStaplehurstJubilee Sports Ground1,000
Tooting BecTooting BecHigh Road (groundshare with Chipstead)2,000
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League Challenge Cup

The 2023–24 SCEFL Challenge Cup was contested by all 37 clubs from both the Premier and First divisions (indicated by '(PD)' and '(FD)' respectively in the results listings below).

Defending champions Hollands & Blair (who defeated Fisher in the previous season's final) were knocked-out in the second round.

The cup was won by Erith Town for the second occasion in their history (having previously been winners in the 2007–08 season). The final match was played at a neutral venue, this season at Star Meadow the home of Hollands & Blair F.C.

Calendar

More information Round, Dates ...
RoundDatesMatchesClubs
First round2 October to 4 October537 → 32
Second round31 October to 21 November1632 → 16
Third round29 November to 9 January816 → 8
Quarter-finals16 January to 10 February48 → 4
Semi-finals20 February to 27 February24 → 2
Final29 March12 → 1
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First round

Ten clubs participated in five first round ties, with byes for the other 27 clubs.

Second round

Thirty-two clubs competed in sixteen second round times.

Third round

Sixteen clubs competed in eight third round times.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

  • First leg
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1Corinthian (PD)3–0AFC Whyteleafe (FD)78
2Deal Town (PD)2–1Erith Town (PD)473
  • Second leg
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1AFC Whyteleafe (FD)2–2 (agg. 2–5)Corinthian (PD)
2Erith Town (PD)4–2 (agg 5–4)Deal Town (PD)171

Final

29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) Corinthian (PD)1–1
(3–5 p)
Erith Town (PD) Gillingham
13:00 GMT
  • Hagan 30'
Report
Stadium: Star Meadow
Attendance: 452

sources:

  • Final: "SCEFL Challenge Cup 2023/24 Final". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  • Other matches: "SCEFL Challenge Cup: 2023–24". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

Division One Cup

The 2023–24 SCEFL Division One Cup was contested by the sixteen clubs of Division One.[6] This was a re-introduction of a cup competition for the league's second tier clubs, previously contested as the Reserves Division cup in the 2012–13 season.

The competition was organised with an initial phase comprising four groups of four teams who played on a home and away basis with the group winners progressing to the semi-finals. Lewisham Borough were the cup winners.

Group Stage

  • Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lewisham Borough 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 Progressed to semi-finals
2 Tooting Bec 6 3 0 3 8 10 2 9
3 Croydon 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8
4 AFC Whyteleafe 6 1 1 4 7 14 7 4
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Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
More information Home \ Away, WHY ...
Home \ Away WHY CRO LEW TOO
AFC Whyteleafe 1–1 3–4 0–2
Croydon 0–2 0–0 3–0
Lewisham Borough 3–0 3–2 2–0
Tooting Bec 4–1 0–4 2–0
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Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Meridian VP 6 5 1 0 15 5 +10 16 Progressed to semi-finals
2 Bridon Ropes 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 10
3 Forest Hill Park 6 1 3 2 9 11 2 6
4 SC Thamesmead 6 0 1 5 7 21 14 1
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Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
More information Home \ Away, BRI ...
Home \ Away BRI FHP MER SCT
Bridon Ropes 2–1 1–2 6–1
Forest Hill Park 0–0 0–3 2–0
Meridian VP 3–0 2–2 3–2
SC Thamesmead 0–4 4–4 0–2
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Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 6 4 1 1 17 7 +10 13 Progressed to semi-finals
2 K Sports 6 3 0 3 8 16 8 9
3 Greenways 6 2 1 3 7 9 2 7
4 FC Elmstead 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6
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Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
More information Home \ Away, ELM ...
Home \ Away ELM GRE KSP LAR
FC Elmstead x–W[a] x–W[b] 1–2
Greenways 3–2 0–1 1–2
K Sports 2–3 3–2 2–5
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 1–2 1–1 6–0
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Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Walkover, win for Greenways
  2. Walkover, win for K Sports
  • Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Faversham Strike Force 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 Progressed to semi-finals
2 Canterbury City 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8
3 Staplehurst Monarchs 6 1 4 1 10 10 0 7
4 Rochester United 6 2 1 3 10 12 2 7
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Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
More information Home \ Away, CAN ...
Home \ Away CAN FAV ROC STM
Canterbury City 1–1 4–0 1–0
Faversham Strike Force 3–1 4–2 2–2
Rochester United 3–0 2–0 2–2
Staplehurst Monarchs 2–2 2–2 2–1
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Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semi-finals

Home team Score Away team
Meridian VP0–4Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers
Lewisham Borough3–1Faversham Strike Force

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers2–3Lewisham Borough

Source: "Division One Cup – 2023/24 Season". SCEFL. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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