South East Counties Womens Football League

2026-27 - 108 Teams across 10 Divisions

About South East Counties Womens Football League

Women’s football across the south east

The South East Counties Women’s Football League is an adult women’s competition covering Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Its official site describes competitive leagues across those three counties, while current FA operating guidance places South East Counties among the county leagues in the women’s football pyramid.

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Origins and development

The league was instituted in 1990. It grew from the Sussex Martlet Women’s League, founded in 1969 by Norma Witherden, after clubs from Kent and Surrey were seeking a more suitable regional competition. The name therefore reflects a league created to serve the three-county area, rather than a competition confined to a single town or county.

Part of the women’s game

The league became part of the FA pyramid structure in the late 1990s. Its history records a route from its leading competition into the regional game, but the exact promotion arrangements and division structure are subject to change and should be checked in current official material.

Official information

Visit the South East Counties Women’s Football League website, and FA Full-Time for current fixtures, results and tables.

TeamStats is an independent football directory. It is not the league or The Football Association.

Reviewed August 2026.

Last updated: Friday, 21 August 2026

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West Sussex

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