SOUTHERN COUNTIES EAST FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2016/17 OPENING FIXTURES

The new Southern Counties East Football League season kicks off on Saturday 6th August with teams invovled in FA Cup action and some Division One games played. Here is a list of the opening fixtures up to and including August Bank Holiday Monday.

Saturday 6th August
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round 
BOLD denotes SCEFL team
Ashford United v Corinthian 
Beckenham Town v Lancing 
Bridon Ropes v Canterbury City

BOTH CROYDON TEAMS ARE IN FA CUP ACTION ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE SEASON

Colliers Wood United v AFC Croydon Athletic 
Croydon v AFC Uckfield Town 
Crowborough Athletic v Farnham Town
Deal Town v Banstead Athletic 
Epsom & Ewell v Gravesham Borough 
Erith & Belvedere v Loxwood
Erith Town v Sutton Common Rovers 
Holmesdale v Haywards Heath Town
Horsham YMCA v Hollands & Blair 
Newhaven v Rochester United
Peacehaven & Telscombe v Lordswood
Sevenoaks Town v Sporting Club Thamesmead 

Sheppey United v Badshot Lea
Southwick v Cray Valley (PM)
Tunbridge Wells v Eastbourne United 

AFTER A NINE SEASON STAY IN THE RYMAN LEAGUE THE OYSTERMAN ARE BACK IN THE LEAGUE THEY LEFT WHEN IT WAS CALLED THE KENT LEAGUE.

Whitstable Town v Oakwood 

Division One

Crockenhill v Meridian VP
K Sports v Eltham Palace
Lydd Town v Phoenix Sports Reserves
Rusthall v Kent Football United
Sutton Athletic v Orpington

Tuesday 9th August
Division One
FC Elmstead v Orpington
Glebe v Lewisham Borough
Gravesham Borough v K Sports
Sutton Athletic v Eltham Palace

Friday 12th August
Premier Division 

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AT THE CULVERDEN STADIUM AT CORINTHIAN VISIT THE TOWN, AS THEIR SUPPORTERS SING, "FULL OF LAWYERS, DOCTORS AND ARCHITECTS!!!"

Tunbridge Wells v Corinthian

Saturday 13th August
Premier Division 
Bearsted v Croydon

Beckenham Town v Ashford United
Canterbury City v Crowborough Athletic
Cray Valley PM v Deal Town
Fisher v Rochester United
Hollands &amp v Blair Erith & Belvedere
Lordswood v Erith Town
Sevenoaks Town v Sheppey United
Whitstable Town v AFC Croydon Athletic

Division One 
Crockenhill v Lewisham Borough
Eltham Palace v FC Elmstead
Gravesham Borough v Glebe
Holmesdale v Sutton Athletic
K Sports v Bridon Ropes
Meridian VP v Forest Hill Park

Orpington v Lydd Town
Phoenix Sports Reserves v Rusthall
Snodland Town v Sporting Club Thamesmead

Monday 15th August
Division One
Sporting Club Thamesmead v Glebe

Tuesday 16th August
Premier Division  
Ashford United v Canterbury City
Corinthian v Lordswood
Crowborough Athletic v Sevenoaks Town
Deal Town v Whitstable Town
Erith & Belvedere v Cray Valley PM
Sheppey United v Hollands & Blair

Division One
Eltham Palace v Holmesdale
FC Elmstead v Meridian VP 

Wednesday 17th August
Premier Division
AFC Croydon Athletic v Fisher
Croydon v Beckenham Town
Erith Town v Tunbridge Wells
Rochester United v Bearsted

Division One
Bridon Ropes v Kent Football United
Lydd Town v Gravesham Borough
Rusthall v Snodland Town 

Saturday 20th August
clubs possibly involved in the FA CUP Preliminary Round 

Premier Divison 
Bearsted v Fisher

Divison One
Crockenhill v Kent Football United
FC Elmstead v Sutton Athletic
Glebe v Rusthall
Lydd Town v Eltham Palace
Orpington v Forest Hill Park
Phoenix Sports Reserves v Lewisham Borough
Snodland Town v Meridian

Tuesday 23rd August
Division One
Holmesdale v Crockenhill
Meridian VP v Glebe

Friday 26th August
Division One
Sporting Club Thamesmead v Eltham Palace 

Saturday 27th August
Premier Division 
Canterbury City v AFC Croydon Athletic
Cray Valley PM v Bearsted
Deal Town v Sevenoaks Town
Erith & Belvedere v Rochester United

Erith Town v Ashford United
Fisher v Corinthian
Hollands & Blair v Beckenham Town
Lordswood v Croydon
Sheppey United v Whitstable Town
Tunbridge Wells v Crowborough Athletic

Division One
Glebe v Phoenix Sports Reserves
Gravesham Brough v Crockenhill
Holmesdale v Snodland Town
Kent Football United v Forest Hill Park
Meridian VP v Lydd Town
Orpington v K Sports Green
Rusthall  v Lewisham Borough

Sutton Athletic v Bridon Ropes 

Monday 29th August
Premier Division
AFC Croydon Athletic v Erith & Belvedere
Ashford United v Sheppey United
Bearsted v Lordswood
Beckenham Town v Fisher
Corinthian v Hollands & Blair
Crowborough Athletic v Cray Valley PM
Croydon v Erith Town
Rochester United v Deal Town
Sevenoaks Town v Tunbridge Wells
Whitstable Town v Canterbury City

Division One 
Bridon Ropes v Sporting Club Thamesmead
Crockenhill v Orpington
FC Elmstead v Holmesdale
Glebe v Forest Hill Park
Lydd Town v Lewisham Borough
Phoenix Sports Reserves v Kent Football United
Rusthall v Gravesham Borough

Snodland Town v Eltham Palace
Sutton Athletic v K Sports