South East Counties Women's League

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South East Counties Women's League
Founded1990
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Divisions8 (current season)
Number of teams76 (current season)
Level on pyramid7–9
Promotion to London and South East Women's Regional Football League
Website Official website

The South East Counties Women's League is an association football league in England. The competition covers the counties of Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. Founded by the Women's Football Association in 1990 from the Sussex Martlet Women's League with around 20 clubs, the South East Counties Women's League became part of the pyramid structure in 1998 following the founding of the South East Combination Women's Football League. [1]

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The league is at levels 7 to 9 of the women's pyramid. It promotes to the London and South East Women's Regional Football League, and does not relegate to any league.

Between the seasons 1998–99 and 2009–10, the South East Counties Premier Division sat at level 5 in the pyramid,[ clarification needed ] and at level 6 between seasons 2010–11 and 2019–20. The Premier Division appeared to be discontinued in 2020–21 and replaced at level 6 by extra divisions in the London and South East League, Division 1 North and South. However, as of the 2023–24 season, th Premier Division is now split between a Premier Division (covering all counties except Surrey) and a Surrey Premier Division.

Teams

The teams competing during the 2023–24 season were:

Premier Division
Bromleians
Glebe
London Road
Maidstone United
Margate
Parkwood Rangers
Sevenoaks Town
Sittingbourne
Tunbridge Wells Foresters
Woodcombe
XL

Surrey Premier Division
Abbey Rangers Development
Beecholme Belles
Crawley AFC Reserves
Croydon
Epsom & Ewell
Leatherhead
Milford & Whitley
Richmond Park Development
Sutton United Reserves
Woking (Youth & Academy)

Kent Division 1 East [2]
Aylesford 2nds
Baypoint
Betteshanger Welfare
Castle Colts
Deal Town
Faversham Strike Force
Kings Hill
Sellindge
Sheppey United

Kent Division 1 West [3]
Borough Green
Cray Wanderers
Crayford Arrows
Danson Sports
Gravesham
Oakwood
Petts Wood
Tonbridge Angels
Tunbridge Wells Foresters 2nd
Welling United Development

Surrey Division One
Cranleigh
Crawley AFC Development
Guildford City
Guildford Saints
Hersham
Old Tiffinians
Oxted & District
Reigate
Sutton United Development

Kent Division 2 East [4]
Baypoint Seconds
Betteshanger Welfare Development
Biddenden
Canterbury Eagles
Lydd Town
Margate Development
Mersham Sports
Ramsgate
Sellindge Development

Kent Division 2 Central
Barming
Guru Nanak
Hollands and Blair
Kings Hill Reserves
Larfield
Lenham Wanderers
New Ash Green
Sittingbourne Reserves
Staplehurst Monarchs United

Kent Division 2 West [5]
Ex Blues
Foots Cray Lionesses
Idle Hill & Sundridge
Junior Reds Roses
Long Lane
Oakwood Reserves
Old Pepys
Orpington
Sevenoaks Town Development

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References

  1. "League Information - History". South East Counties Women's League. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. "Division One (East) - 2021/22". South East Counties Womens League. The FA. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. "Division One (West) - 2021/22". South East Counties Womens League. The FA. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. "Kent Division Two (East) - 2021/22". South East Counties Womens League. The FA. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. "Kent Division Two (West) - 2021/22". South East Counties Womens League. The FA. Retrieved 6 September 2021.