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
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