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.
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