SCEFL Challenge Cup 2025/26
P&Co. SCEFL Challenge Cup 2025/26
CHALLENGE CUP THIRD ROUND
Erith & Belvedere v Tunbridge Wells
Stansfeld v Phoenix Sports
SE Dons v Fisher
Rusthall v Chessington & Hook
FC Elmstead v AFC Greenwich Borough
Bearsted v Hollands & Blair
Larkfield & New Hythe v Faversham Strike Force
Hythe Town v Snodland Town
Match dates to follow…
CHALLENGE CUP SECOND ROUND
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Chessington & Hook United 1-0 Croydon
(Jamie Poulter)
Faversham Strike Force 2-1 Rochester United
(Ali Wren, Alex Willis – Jack Nelson)
Hollands & Blair 3-0 Lydd Town
(Joe Thomas, Charlie Weston, Callum Flynn)
AFC Greenwich Borough 2-0 Holmesdale
(Oghosa Williams, Bradley Ryan)
Banstead Athletic 0-2 Tunbridge Wells
(Christian Lawal, Lucas Murrain)
Corinthian 3-3 (1-3p) Snodland Town
(Alfie Cragg, Alfawaz Dada, Gurpreet Benning – James Teodorescu, Femi Ogunbiyi, Nathaniel Olawole)
Fisher 6-0 Welling Town
(Jake Lovell x2, Omari Williams, Own Goal, Sha’mar Lawson x2)
Greenways 0-2 FC Elmstead
(Fraser Page x2)
Larkfield & New Hythe 2-0 Lordswood
(Steven Famose, Tunde Aderonmu)
Staplehurst Monarchs 0-4 Hythe Town
(Steadman Callender, Oscar Webb, Ikye Dalton, Armani-Jordan Martin)
Whitstable Town 2-3 Bearsted
(Chris Alhassan, Jack Peters – Ashton Mitford, Richard Jimoh, Mark Boruk)
Kennington 2-3 SE Dons
(Jake Abrahams, Rajan Sahni – Rotimi Oderinde, Temi Alaka, Joedon Gugas-Cowin)
Lewisham Borough 1-1 (1-4p) Phoenix Sports
(John Garcia – Tyrese Agbontaen)
Tooting Bec 0-3 Erith & Belvedere
(Tom Fitzgerald, Ryan Fowler, Thomas Borders)
SC Thamesmead 3-4 Rusthall
(Abdulai Turay, Wale Odedoyin x2 – Thompson Adeyemi x2, Louie Clarke x2)
Halls AFC 0-2 Stansfeld
(Macey Malyon, Khemani Aiyanyo)
Chessington & Hook United edged past Croydon 1-0 thanks to a strike from Jamie Poulter, while Faversham Strike Force overcame Premier Division side Rochester United 2-1 with goals from Ali Wren and Alex Willis.
There were comfortable wins for several sides — Hollands & Blair cruised past Lydd Town 3-0, AFC Greenwich Borough beat Holmesdale 2-0, and Hythe Town hit Staplehurst Monarchs for four without reply.
Tunbridge Wells advanced with a solid 2-0 win at Banstead Athletic, while FC Elmstead continued their good cup form with a 2-0 success at Greenways thanks to a double from Fraser Page.
Larkfield & New Hythe also booked their place in the next round, goals from Steven Famose and Tunde Aderonmu sealing a 2-0 home victory over Lordswood.
There was drama at Gay Dawn Farm, where Corinthian and Snodland Town shared a six-goal thriller before Snodland triumphed 3-1 on penalties.
The round’s biggest scoreline so far came at St Paul’s, where Fisher ran riot in a 6-0 demolition of Welling Town, with Jake Lovell and Sha’mar Lawson both netting braces.
In a thrilling tie at the Belmont, Bearsted edged out Whitstable Town 3-2 – despite being 2-0 down when they had a man sent off. Goals from Ashton Mitford, Richard Jimoh pushed the tie towards a penalty shoot-out but a 95th minute winner from Mark Boruk put the Bears through.
There were 3 games and 3 away wins on Wednesday night. Erith & Belvedere won 3-0 at Tooting Bec, with Tom Fitzgerald, Ryan Fowler and Tom Borders all on target while Phoenix Sports got past Lewisham Borough, but needed to win in the penalty shoot-out to get through.
SE Dons were involved in a classic with Kennington and came out on top, winning 3-2. Goals from Rotimi Oderinde, Temi Alaka and Joedon Gugas-Cowin put the Dons in the driving seat but they had to hold off a fightback from the hosts, who scored through Jake Abrahams and Rajan Sahni.
Rusthall came back from tw0-nil down to advance past SC Thamesmead in a Monday Night Cup classic. Goals from Abdulai Turay and Wale Odedoyin put the Acre ahead at the break but doubles from Thompson Adeyemi and Louie Clarke swung the game back into the Premier Division sides favour. Odedoyin was able to add again late on but time run-out for the hosts to force a draw.
The final game of the round took place on the 12th November and goals at the start of each half were enough for Stansfeld to win at Halls AFC. Macey Malyon got the visitors off to the perfect start before Khemani Aiyanyo sealed the tie in the 49th minute.
CHALLENGE CUP FIRST ROUND
Chislehurst Glebe 3-4 Erith & Belvedere
(Frankie Sawyer x2, Kelvin De Graft – Matthias Broomes x3, Danny Lear)
Faversham Strike Force 4-2 Sheppey Sports
(Harry Taylor x2, Alex Willis, Khayrie Harris – Beau Cook-Bartholomew x2)
Fisher 4-0 Bridon Ropes
(Jack Gibbons, Festos Kamara, Lorenzo Duncan, Tyron Mbuenimo)
Halls 0-0 Sutton Athletic
(Halls win 4-3 on pens)
Punjab United 0-3 Holmesdale
(Lewis Heywood-Oriogun, Malachi Hudson, Kayden Turner-Bernard)
Faversham Strike Force booked their place in Round Two with a 4-2 win over Sheppey Sports. Harry Taylor struck twice, while Alex Willis and Man of the Match Khayrie Harris also found the net. Strike Force now move on to face Rochester United.
Fisher cruised through at home, sweeping aside Bridon Ropes 4-0. Jack Gibbons, Festos Kamara, Lorenzo Duncan and Tyron Mbuenimo all scored as Fisher led 3-0 at half-time before wrapping things up early in the second half. They’ll host Welling Town next.
Holmesdale were convincing winners away at Punjab United. Lewis Heywood-Oriogun put them ahead before the break, with Malachi Hudson and Kayden Turner-Bernard adding goals after the restart to seal a comfortable victory. A groundshare game with Greenwich Borough comes next.
Erith & Belvedere edged a thriller against Chislehurst Glebe, coming out 4-3 winners thanks to a hat-trick from the outstanding Matthias Broomes. Danny Lear added the other for the Deres, who now meet Tooting Bec in Round Two. Glebe’s goals came via a Frankie Sawyer brace and one from Kelvin De Graft.
Halls set up a Second Round home tie with Stansfeld with a penalty shoot-out win against Sutton Athletic. With the game goalless at full-time, Halls held their nerve best from the spot to go through.
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