South East Counties Women's League | |
Founded: | 1990 |
Divisions: | 8 (current season) |
Teams: | 76 (current season) |
Promotion: | London and South East Women's Regional Football League |
Levels: | 7–9 |
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]
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, 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.
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 |