SOUTHERN COUNTIES EAST FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2014/15

The Southern Counties East Football League will run with twenty teams for the 2014/15 season. Erith and Belvedere move back after just one season in the Ryman Division One (North) along with Lingfield, Crowborough Athletic (sideways move from the Sussex County League Division One) and Croydon whom move across from the Combined Counties Premier Division.

1. ASHFORD UNITED 
2. BECKENHAM TOWN 
3. CANTERBURY CITY 
4. CORINTHIAN 
5. CRAY VALLEY PM 
6. CROWBOROUGH ATHLETIC 
7. CROYDON
8. DEAL TOWN 
9. ERITH & BELEVEDERE 
10. ERITH TOWN 
11.FISHER 
12.GREENWICH BOROUGH 
13.HOLMESDALE 
14.LINGFIELD 
15.LORDSWOOD 
16.PHOENIX SPORTS 
17.ROCHESTER UNITED 
18.SEVENOAKS TOWN 
19.TUNBRIDGE WELLS 
20.WOODSTOCK SPORTS 

Greenwich Borough, who are currently ground sharing at Dartford's Princes Park, are one Kent club whom have been making headlines recently.Chairman Perry Skinner has an ambitious plan to be playing Conference football within five years and to return to their home borough of Greenwich at a new stadium. The club has made some eye catching signings.

Gary Alexander has dropped down from the football league where he played for Burton Albion, AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town last season. He was interim manager for The Red Devils.

Goalkeeper Craig Holloway has also joined. Ryman League fans will recognise his name as he was player/manager at Margate last season. He has also played for Welling United in the Conference South, Bromley, Southend United and Dartford amongst other clubs.

The club's website (link here) reports that Edgar Davids has also been in talks to play next season.

Borough's player/manager is also a name fans of Ryman League football will recognise in former Cray Wanderers boss Ian Jenkins.

Ashford United, last season's runner's up, will be considered one of the favourites for the title along with Erith Town (3rd) and Tunbridge Wells (4th).

Nineteen of the twenty teams have entered the FA Cup with the Extra Preliminary Round taking placed on Saturday 16th August -

Pagham v Woodstock Sports
Erith Town v St Francis Rangers
Sevenoaks Town v East Preston
Ringmer v Corinthian
Guildford City v Ashford United
Deal Town v Phoenix Sports
Dorking Wanderers v Crowborough Athletic
Colliers Wood United v Lordswood
Holmesdale v Tunbridge Wells
Canterbury City v Lingfield
Greenwich Borough v Lancing
Arundel v Croydon
Erith & Belvedere v AFC Croydon Athletic
Beckenham Town v Eastbourne Town
Selsey v Fisher
Cray Valley PM v Raynes Park Vale

Fisher fans look to have the best trip with a journey down to the Sussex seaside to face Selsey. If Greenwich Borough beat Lancing they will face a home tie against the winners of the Erith Town v St Francis Rangers tie. This game is scheduled to take place on Sunday 31st August as landlord's Dartford are are home on the Saturday. This could be a good chance for ground-hoppers and fans to get a look at Greenwich's squad. This is of course a big IF as Lancing will want to progress as well!

The league's website can be visited here.