Update covering 2-4 June

Player Availability

Kelvin De Graft is looking for a club at Step 5 or above. Last season he made five appearances for Chislehurst Glebe, all from the bench, and scored in the 3-4 loss to Erith & Belvedere in the Challenge Cup. He joined Welling Town in February and scored one more goal in five appearances.

Enoch Muwonge is looking for a club at Step 4+. He spent time at both Holmesdale and Sutton Athletic in 2024/25 and started last season with Chislehurst Glebe before moving on to Holmesdale and Sutton Athletic. In total he made around 25 appearances and scored four goals.

 

Player Movements/Retentions

An updated list of moves involving players who played for SCEFLP clubs in 2025/26 and any moving to SCEFLP clubs for this coming season can be found here.

Tunmise Akanni Sutton Athletic to Petts Wood & Holmesdale. Started last season with Hythe Town and made 15 appearances, 14 starts, and was credited with two goals. He also made one appearance for Folkestone Invicta in a Velocity Cup match. Joined Sutton Athletic in December and made a further 14 appearances and scored three goals. Missed the last couple of weeks of the season through injury.

Tyler Anderson. Beckenham Town to Erith Town. Started last season with Phoenix Sports and made 18 appearances, eleven starts, and scored one goal before moving to Beckenham Town. He made a further 25 appearances for them and scored two goals, both in their 2-1 win at Erith Town.

Harry Barnes will be returning to Phoenix Sports this season. He made around 40 appearances last season, 35 starts, and scored three goals.

Mikey Dalton Whitstable Town to Margate. After three seasons and nearly 100 appearances, he has become  the seventh Whitstable Town player this summer to move to Margate. In 2025/26, he made 33 appearances, 28 starts. He scored one goal but that turned out to be the winner in a 2-1 win at Hythe Town.

Conor Evans Sutton Athletic to Petts Wood & Holmesdale. Spent the last three seasons at Sutton Athletic, clocking up over 100 appearances. In 2025/26 he made 45 appearances, 44 starts, and scored twelve goals, including braces against Hythe Town (KST) and Faversham Strike Force (League).

Connor French has committed to Erith & Belvedere for the 2026/27 season. He started last season with Chipstead, making seven appearances before joining The Deres at the end of October. He went on to make 14 further appearances, nine starts, and scored two goals.

Khayrie Harris. Started last season with Faversham Strike Force and made 26 appearances, 21 starts, and scored five goals. Moved to Phoenix Sports in January and made a further eleven appearances, seven starts, and scored two goals.

Frank Little Sutton Athletic to Petts Wood & Holmesdale. Joined Sutton Athletic early last season having been with Rusthall previously. Made around 30 appearances in 2025/26, 24 starts, and scored his only goal in their 4-1 win over Whitstable Town.

Ryan Mahal Sutton Athletic to Petts Wood & Holmesdale. Made over 70 appearances for Sutton Athletic over the last two seasons. 42 of those were during 2025/26 and he also scored five goals last season.

Ryan McCourt. Made eleven appearances for Croydon last season before joining Phoenix Sports in November. He made 21 appearances for his new club, keeping five clean sheets and will return to Phoenix for this season.

Tony Musoke returns to Petts Wood & Holmesdale for his third season with the club. Last season he made 29 appearances for Holmesdale and also a handful of appearances for Erith Town under dual registration.

Will Thomas Whitstable Town to Margate. Spent the last four seasons at Whitstable Town and last season made 49 appearances when he also scored three goals.

Joel Wakefield Sutton Athletic to Petts Wood & Holmesdale. Joined Sutton Athletic in August last year and made 26 appearances, 16 starts. He scored two goals in that time, both coming in the 5-0 win at AFC Varndeanians in the FA Vase.

Ben White Sutton Athletic to Petts Wood & Holmesdale. Made over 50 appearances over the last two seasons for Sutton Athletic, including nearly 40 in 2025/26, 22 starts, and scored one goal.

Khavarn Williams Chislehurst Glebe to Sittingbourne. Made 33 appearances last season for Chislehurst Glebe over two spells, with 31 starts. He scored eight goals, including braces against Kennington and Larkfield & New Hythe. Also made one appearance for each of Larkfield & New Hythe and Phoenix Sports during his time away from Glebe.

Pre-season Fixtures

A list of matches involving SCEFLP clubs can be found here.

Other Leagues and Player News

Roarie Deacon spent some time at Hythe Town last season, joining in November as Player/Assistant Manager when Darren Beale was appointed as the club’s second Manager of the season. He made nine appearances for Hythe, scoring in the first minute of his debut at Sutton Athletic in a 2-2 draw. 

After leaving Hythe in January he made twelve appearances and scored three goals for Harold Hill in the Essex Olympian League Premier Division, earning the Chairman’s Player of the Year award. The club were bottom of the league on 1 February, winless and with just seven points from 18 games but went on to finish 12th, winning eight of their last twelve games.

He has now been appointed Assistant Manager with another well known name in Kent football, Joe Ellul, taking the Manager’s job. 

Wimbledon Casuals of the Surrey Premier County League (Step 7) have folded. ‘In early 2019 a group of us got together to see if we could start a football club. Seven seasons later, after five league titles, three cup wins, four cup final losses and an unbeaten season, we’re calling it a day.We’ve loved (almost) every minute but sadly all good things come to an end.’

In 2025/26 they finished runners up in the league, three points behind champions Worcester Park. 5th placed Dial Square were promoted to the Southern Combination League Division One. AFC Greenwich Borough beat Wimbledon Casuals 2-0 in the final of last season’s London Senior Trophy.

Football teams may have success on the pitch but football clubs, whilst not necessarily achieving success on the pitch, provide a service to the community.

Update covering 31 May - 2 June

Player Availability

Alfie Bloomfield is ‘looking forward to next season wherever that may be.’ Last season he made around 20 appearances for Beckenham Town and scored five goals.

Joe Chalker has announced his departure from Beckenham Town. Last season he made around 30 appearances and scored two goals. He has previous SCEFLP experience with both Erith Town and Erith & Belvedere.

Sam Freeman (GK) is looking for a Step 4/5 club. He started last season with Phoenix Sports where he made 18 appearances, keeping two clean sheets., He then joined Ashford United and later Horsham YM. He has previous SCEFLP experience with Lydd Town and Snodland Town.

Marvin Herschel is ‘looking for an opportunity at Step 6+.’ He made one appearance for Hollands & Blair last season and has previous SCEFLP experience with Whitstable Town, Corinthian, Erith Town and Bearsted.

Nathan Jeche is ‘looking forward to the next opportunity’. After being  injured for the first part of last season, he made 13 appearances for Whitstable Town, five starts, and scored five goals, before moving to Kettering Town. He scored three goals in 17 appearances for his new club who finished 4th in SLPC before losing in the play off semi final.

Manny Shoderu is available for next season. He started 2025/26 with Chislehurst Glebe where he made five appearances early on. Moved to Snodland Town in September and made 33 appearances, 27 starts, scoring ten goals, including a brace in their 4-0 win over Corinthian.

Dan Vaughan ‘never really got going last season. Too many injuries derailed what started as a promising season. Fit again hopefully all behind me looking for the right club for next season.’ In the summer of 2025 he moved to Welling United after making 26 appearances for Glebe in the previous season, scoring twice. He subsequently made three appearances for VCD Athletic and then moved to Snodland Town where he made eight appearances, scoring one goal. 

Player Movements/Retentions

An updated list of moves involving players who played for SCEFLP clubs in 2025/26 and any moving to SCEFLP clubs for this coming season can be found here.

Ahkeem Belford captained Phoenix Sports last season and made 41 appearances, scoring five goals. He has agreed to stay with Phoenix for the 2026/27 campaign.

Jamarie Brissett joined Merstham in the summer of 2025 after scoring three goals in twelve appearances for Phoenix Sports. He made five appearances for Merstham, scoring once, before returning to Phoenix where he made a further 22 appearances, 20 starts, and scored 14 goals, including four braces in the league and one in the Challenge Cup.

Zak Bryon - Punjab United to Phoenix Sports. He joined Punjab United as a dual registration from VCD Athletic in September and made three appearances whilst serving a suspension after picking up a red card. He then played regularly for Punjab United from late February onwards. In total, he made around 20 appearances for VCD Athletic and a similar amount for Punjab, scoring two goals for the latter.

Taylor Fisher will be back in a Phoenix Sports’ shirt in 2026-27. He started last season at Sutton Athletic and made 19 appearances and scored six goals before moving to Bridon Ropes in November. He made ten appearances for them and scored two goals. In January he joined Phoenix Sports and made twelve appearances, eleven starts, and scored one goal.

Ryan Hine will start his third season at Tunbridge Wells having made over 50 appearances during the last two seasons. In 2025/26 he made 32 appearances, 31 starts, and scored two goals.

Kieran James is another player retained by Tunbridge Wells for 2026/27. He made five appearances, three starts, for the club from February whilst on dual registration with Soul Tower Hamlets for whom he scored five goals in 20 appearances. Earlier in the season he had scored five goals in ten appearances for Sporting Bengal United. Received a red card in Soul Tower Hamlets’ last league match of the season.

Ben Morrison, who was voted their Young Player of the Year in 2025/26 will be back at Phoenix Sports for this season. He made 36 appearances, 29 starts, and scored one goal last season.

Pre-season Fixtures

A list of matches involving SCEFLP clubs can be found here.

Other Leagues’ News

Greenways (SCEFL1) have announced that Jack Clark will be their new First Team Manager, replacing Andy Pierce who recently moved to Rochester United. Last season Jack Clark captained the side and made 35 appearances, scoring two goals. Brad Brooker has been named as Assistant Manager.

Pilkington (NWCP) who finished 22nd (of 24), three points above the relegation zone, are the first Step 5 team to leave the system since the new allocations were released last month. Following ‘a post season review’ they have resigned from the North West Counties Football League and their first team will replace their existing U23 side in the Cheshire League Division 2 (equivalent of Step 9). In 2025/26, the club had an average attendance of 97 and already play on a 3g pitch. Although the League originally announced that the division would run with only 19 teams, compared with 24 last season, it now seems that this was a bit previous and that a decision will be announced after the FA have considered any appeals from the allocation process. If the division is to have 20 teams, it is expected that the 20th team will come from the NW area

Start Dates for Step 5 Leagues

Saturday 25 July: ECP

Saturday 1 August: ESL, NWCP, SCEFLP, WXP (likely)

Still to be announced: CCPN, CCPS, HLP, MLP, NCEP, NL1, SCP, SSMP, UCPN, UCPS and WLP 

Update covering 27 -31 May

Around the Clubs

Corinthian have announced that Mason East has been appointed as their First Team Manager. Until recently, he has been involved as a Coach for Whitstable Town’s U23 side.

Player Availability

Jack Holland has announced his departure from Beckenham Town after two seasons with the club. In 2025/26 he made over 40 appearances and scored four goals.

Chris Swift (GK) has left Maidstone United and their academy system after eight years. He joined Bearsted last summer and played in their first ten matches, keeping two clean sheets. Later he returned to Rochester United for five games, the club for whom he made over 40 appearances in 2024/25. 

Player Movements/Retentions

Tunbridge Wells have announced 14 players who will be remaining with The Royals for 2026/27.

Mo Alaka returns for his fourth season with the Royals having made 39 appearances last season and scored three goals. 

Brad Austin made 13 appearances, five starts, last season and returns for another season with Tunbridge Wells. 

Rhys Bartlett has clocked up over 100 appearances for Tunbridge Wells of which 39 came last season with 27 starts. He scored six goals in 2025/26.

George Bentley (GK) is another member of the Wells 100 Club and will start his fourth season with the club. Last season he made 38 appearances for the club 

Regan Corke made 44 appearances, 43 starts, and scored 19 goals, last season including hat-tricks against Snodland Town and Hythe Town.

Matty Dunmall returns for his third season with the club. Last season he made 40 appearances with 13 starts.

Jack Gallagher started last season with Sutton Athletic but returned to Tunbridge Wells after just two games. This will be his fourth season with the club and in 2025/26 he made 28 appearances, 21 starts, scoring once.

Ollie Hyland joined the club in March and made nine appearances, scoring three goals. Earlier in the season he had been with Eastbourne United and Crowborough Athletic. 

D’Armando Lawrence is back for a second season with Tunbridge Wells after making 34 appearances, 28 starts, and scoring twelve goals, including a hat-trick in the 4-1 win at Punjab United.  

Ashton Malyon-Chantler made two appearances for the club towards the end of the season but he did score five goals in seven appearances for Tunbridge Wells’ U23 side.

Daika Montague joined the club last summer after making two appearances for Rusthall and also playing for their U23 side. Made 18 appearances in 2025/26, mainly from the bench, and scored three goals, including both goals in their 2-0 win against Metrogas in the Kent Senior Trophy. He also scored five goals in seven games for Wells’ U23 side,

Tommy Penfold is also back for his third season. In 2025/26 he made 27 appearances and scored three goals.

Owen Punselie joined Tunbridge Wells in March and made four appearances and scored in the 3-1 win over Snodland Town. Earlier in 2025/26 he had played for Roman St George and Mangotsfield United in the Hellenic League.

Rory Ward has already made over 100 appearances for Tunbridge Wells, of which 34 came last season, 29 starts. He scored five goals in 2025/25 but did pick up two red cards.

Harvey Kedwell who played five games for Whitstable Town last season as a dual registration from AFC Croydon Athletic whilst suspended from his parent club for a second sending off, has joined Isthmian Premier League champions Folkestone Invicta. He scored two goals in Whitstable’s 5-0 win against Rusthall. 

Elliott Wenham. Whilst on dual registration with Chatham Town, he made two appearances for Snodland Town before joining Chislehurst Glebe in September where he made a further 13 appearances and scored the opening goal in their 5-1 win over Kennington. He later joined Erith Town on loan. Returns to The Chats for 2026/27.

Pre-season Fixtures

A list of matches involving SCEFLP clubs can be found here.

Update covering 24 - 27 May, including player availability and moves

Player Availability

Ramon Elliott has announced his departure from AFC Greenwich Borough. He made over 25 appearances, over half of these being starts, for the double winning side last season.

Gil Carvalho is ‘looking for a new challenge 26/27 ready to fight and compete every single week.’ Joined Welling United last summer and made several pre-season appearances before playing in IL1SE for Hastings United, Sevenoaks Town and Herne Bay. He then made eight appearances for Hythe Town, scoring in their 3-1 win over Corinthian. Joined Hollands & Blair just before deadline day and made four further appearances, scoring in the 3-0 win against Snodland Town. He was also called up for the São Tomé and Príncipe national team for their two World Cup Qualifiers earlier in the season.

Kieran King is 'looking for something new next season.’ He made over 40 appearances for Corinthian last season and scored three goals, including a brace against Faversham Strike Force in their 4-1 win.

Ross Obazee is looking for Step 4 or 5 football for the upcoming season. In 2025/26 he made 39 appearances for Corinthian, 29 starts, and scored eight goals, including both goals in their 2-3 defeat at Holmesdale.

Steve Townsend is a free agent. He joined Snodland Town in March on a dual registration with Herne Bay and made seven appearances, scoring a brace on his debut in the 4-2 win over Faversham Strike Force. Earlier in the season he made 20 appearances this season for the Isthmian League Division One South side, scoring four goals.

Player Movements

An updated list of moves involving players who played for SCEFLP clubs in 2025/26 and any moving to SCEFLP clubs for this coming season can be found here.

Phoenix Sports have announced that Jensen Grant, Paul Lee and Tyller Davis-Whitlock will be leaving the club.

Tyller Davis-Whitlock made 14 appearances, seven starts, for Erith & Belvedere in the opening months of last season, scoring twice, including the only goal of the game in their win at Stansfeld. He joined Phoenix Sports in November and made a further eleven appearances with seven starts.

Jensen Grant made 42 appearances last season, 38 starts, and scored five goals, including a brace in the 3-1 win against Chislehurst Glebe.

Paul Lee began 2025/26 at Snodland Town and made eight appearances, three starts, and scored three goals, all as a substitute. He joined Phoenix Sports in October and made a further 24 appearances, 23 starts, and scored four more goals.

James Dyer. Made two appearances for Sutton Athletic, scoring the only goal of the game against Kennington in February, whilst on dual registration with Erith Town. He will return to The Dockers for 2026/27.

Bethel Gboda. Snodland Town to Erith Town. Joined Snodland Town in December from VCD Athletic for whom he had made over 20 appearances in 2025/26 and where he played his part in their promotion season in 2024/25.  He made 15 appearances for Snodland Town, scoring once.

Trevor McCreadie, who made twelve appearances for Tunbridge Wells in the first half of last season before joining Hassocks, has been appointed as Joint Assistant Manager at Hastings United.

Bradley Schafer. Whitstable Town to Margate. Made nearly 50 appearances last season for Whitstable and scored 28 goals, including hat-tricks against Edgware & Kingsbury ( FA Cup) and Fisher (Kent Senior Trophy).

Javaun Splatt. Whitstable Town to Margate. In 2025/26 he made 46 appearances for Whitstable, 44 starts, and scored 32 goals. Amongst his goal total were eight braces, including one in the FA Cup against Step 3 side Dulwich Hamlet. He also represented the British Virgin Islands last season.

Pre-season Fixtures

A list of matches involving SCEFLP clubs can be found here.

Update covering 22-24 May.

Around the Clubs

Larkfield & New Hythe have announced that Wayne Skillern and Roy Massey are joining the club as coaches. Franco Abbatecola and Donna Powell remain as Goalkeeper Coach and Physio and these appointments complete the backroom staff for Tony Reid and Sian Fitzpatrick.

Jimmy Anderson has been confirmed as Rusthall’s  manager and will lead the club for the 9th successive season. Together they will be hoping to build on the success of last season when they won the Challenge Cup and finished 3rd in the league, eventually losing in the play-off final after penalties.

Player Availability

Asanti Amoah is looking for Step 4 or 5 football. Last season he made ten appearances, six starts, for Snodland Town, the most recent of these on 11 October and scored two goals, both coming in the first two weeks of the season. He later made appearances for Greenways and SC Thamesmead.

Kelvin Boampong has announced his departure from Rusthall. He made four appearances for the club, three starts, after joining the club in February having played for Dunstable Town and Frenford earlier in the season. 

Lyle Della-Verde has wished Phoenix Sports ‘all the best for the future’. He made 44 appearances for the club in 2025/26, 33 starts, and scored 15 goals.

Player/Coach Movements

An updated list of moves involving players who played for SCEFLP clubs in 2025/26 and any moving to SCEFLP clubs for this coming season can be found here.

Dan Blunn - Rusthall to Erith Town. Clocked up over 150 appearances for Rusthall over the last four seasons. Last season he made 49 appearances and scored two goals.

Vinnie Bowman and Blu Husthwaite are returning to Margate after spending time last season with SCEFLP clubs as dual registrations. Bowman made 19 appearances, five starts, for Hollands & Blair in the first half of the season and scored in their FA Vase win over Lordswood. Husthwaite joined Hythe Town in December and made 18 appearances, twelve starts, and scored in their 1-3 defeat at Whitstable Town

Lewis Chambers - Whitstable Town to Margate. Made 14 appearances for Chatham Town before joining Whitstable in January. He went on to make 16 appearances for Whitstable, 15 starts, scoring one goal.

George Goodwin. Made five appearances for Stansfeld and eleven appearances, scoring twice, for Hollands & Blair last season whilst on dual registration with Erith Town. He will return to The Dockers for 2026/27.

Jake McIntyre - Whitstable Town to Margate. Made 33 appearances last season, 29 starts, and scored two goals.

James Miles - AFC Greenwich Borough to Erith Town. Returns to the club for whom he has made over 150 appearances, 45 of which coming in 2024/25 when he also scored six times. Moved to Whitstable Town last summer but only played in their first two fixtures of the season. He then joined Rusthall and made 18 appearances scoring two goals. He moved to AFC Greenwich Borough in January and played his part in their double winning side.

Finn O’Mara - Whitstable Town to Margate. Made 49 appearances in 2025/26 and scored six goals, including a brace against Hythe Town.

Josh Wisson - Bearsted to Sheppey United. Started last season with Sevenoaks Town, making 20 appearances up to mid-November and scoring four goals. Was out of action after surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his hand and made his debut for Bearsted in February, making 16 appearances with nine starts. 

Following on from the news that Jamie Coyle and Matt Longhurst have left Whitstable Town, two of the Coaches have also announced their departure. Dan Eason has announced that he is leaving the club after more than ten years with the club as either a player and part of the management team. Taylor Couldry, has announced that he will also be moving on this summer. 

Pre-season Fixtures

A list of matches involving SCEFLP clubs can be found here.

Other Leagues’ News

FC Elmstead (SCEFL1) will be groundsharing at Tonbridge Angels for next season. It was recently reported that they had moved from sharing at Sutton Athletic. It is not clear yet where Ide Hill (Kent County League), the previous tenants at Longmead, will be playing in future.

Croydon (SCEFL1) have appointed Sean Scannell as their new Director of Football.

The Kent County League have announced that five new teams will be recommended for inclusion in the KCL for the main competition next season. All will be revealed at their AGM on 10 June but, from their advertising, I suspect Northumberland Heath will be one of the five. 

Dover Rangers, who finished 3rd in Kent County League Division 2 East, have announced that they will be moving from the Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Ground and playing their home matches at Hawkinge Town for the forthcoming season.

Index of Posts

 

Currently being maintained/updated

Pre season matches involving SCEFLP clubs

Player Movements - Summer 2026 (SCEFLP)

Archived Posts

Update covering 2-4 June

Update covering 31 May - 2 June

Update covering 27 -31 May

Update covering 24 - 27 May, including player availability and moves

Update covering 22-24 May

League Allocations, Management Changes, Player Availability and Groundshare (16 May 2026)

Management changes, pre-season matches, SCEFLP map, groundshare and how close Stansfeld came to remaining in SCEFLP (17 May - 21 May 2026)

Player Movements - Summer 2026

Date	Name	From	To
22/05/2026	Josh Wisson	Bearsted	Sheppey United
22/05/2026	Dan Blunn	Rusthall	Erith Town
23/05/2026	Finn O’Mara	Whitstable Town	Margate
23/05/2026	Jake McIntyre	Whitstable Town	Margate
23/05/2026	Lewis Chambers	Whitstable Town	Margate
23/05/2026	James Miles	AFC Greenwich Borough	Erith Town
25/05/2026	Javaun Splatt	Whitstable Town	Margate
25/05/2026	Bradley Schafer	Whitstable Town	Margate
27/05/2026	Bethel Gboda	Snodland Town	Erith Town
01/06/2026	Zak Bryon	Punjab United	Phoenix Sports
02/06/2026	Khavarn Williams	Chislehurst Glebe	Sittingbourne
03/06/2026	Tyler Anderson	Beckenham Town	Erith Town
03/06/2026	Ryan Mahal	Sutton Athletic	Petts Wood & Holmesdale
03/06/2026	Conor Evans	Sutton Athletic	Petts Wood & Holmesdale
03/06/2026	Joel Wakefield	Sutton Athletic	Petts Wood & Holmesdale
03/06/2026	Will Thomas	Whitstable Town	Margate
03/06/2026	Tunmise Akanni	Sutton Athletic	Petts Wood & Holmesdale
03/06/2026	Mikey Dalton	Whitstable Town	Margate
04/06/2026	Frank Little	Sutton Athletic	Petts Wood & Holmesdale
04/06/2026	Ben White	Sutton Athletic	Petts Wood & Holmesdale
04/06/2026	Ollie Gray	Hollands & Blair	Sheppey United
05/06/2026	Lee Bird	Punjab United	Phoenix Sports
05/06/2026	Danny Lear	Erith & Belvedere	Petts Wood & Holmesdale