Twelve Fixtures, Four Boroughs: West Kent's Football and Rugby Weekend

Maidstone United, top of National League South on 25 points from 12 games, travel to 13th-placed Torquay United - winners of two of their last five - looking to make it three league wins on the spin after two defeats earlier this month. Tonbridge Angels, sixth and unbeaten in their last two league games, go to Chelmsford City, who sit 15th but are themselves unbeaten in ten league games - all but two of them draws, making them one of the division's hardest sides to actually beat. Both games kick off at 3pm.

National League South

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Maidstone United	12	25
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4	Billericay Town	11	21
5	Truro City	11	21
6	Tonbridge Angels	12	20
7	Dagenham & Redbridge	12	20
8	Weston-super-Mare	12	18

Table correct as of 20 October 2026, via TheFishy.

The pick of this weekend's SCEFL fixtures is an all-West-Kent derby: fifth-placed Bearsted host bottom-half neighbours Tunbridge Wells, a week after the two met in the Kent Senior Trophy First Round - Tunbridge Wells lost on penalties to Kennington, while Bearsted themselves were knocked out by lower-division Staplehurst Monarchs. Elsewhere, seventh-placed Rusthall travel to 10th-placed AFC Greenwich Borough, ninth-placed Snodland Town go to 14th-placed Petts Wood & Holmesdale, and 13th-placed Larkfield & New Hythe host 11th-placed Chislehurst Glebe. None of last weekend's cup results affected the league table, since all four clubs were in Kent Senior Trophy action rather than league fixtures, so every side returns exactly where it left off.

Southern Counties East League Premier Division

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Fisher	11	23
2	Hollands & Blair	10	20
3	Kennington	10	17
4	Sutton Athletic	10	16
5	Bearsted	9	16
6	Phoenix Sports	11	16
7	Rusthall	9	15
8	Faversham Strike Force	11	15
9	Snodland Town	10	14
10	AFC Greenwich Borough	8	14
11	Chislehurst Glebe	10	13
12	Corinthian	8	12
13	Larkfield & New Hythe	11	12
14	Petts Wood & Holmesdale	9	11
15	SE Dons	6	10
16	Tunbridge Wells	10	9
17	Beckenham Town	11	8
18	Erith & Belvedere	10	3

Table correct as of 10 October 2026, via Football Web Pages - the last Premier Division league programme before this weekend, since last Saturday's fixtures were all Kent Senior Trophy cup ties and don't affect it.

Staplehurst Monarchs, fresh from their Kent Senior Trophy shock win over Premier Division neighbours Bearsted, return to First Division business away at fifth-placed Croydon. The Monarchs sit ninth on 15 points from nine games; Croydon arrive three points and four places better off, with the division's third-best away record behind only Rochester United and Hythe Town.

Southern Counties East League First Division

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Rochester United	12	25
2	Lordswood AFC	10	22
3	Stansfeld	11	20
4	Hythe Town	7	19
5	Croydon	10	18
6	SC Thamesmead	10	17
7	Lewisham Borough	12	17
8	Minster	11	17
9	Staplehurst Monarchs	9	15
10	Greenways	11	13
11	Sheppey Sports	8	12
12	FC Elmstead	11	12
13	Tooting Bec	9	11
14	Bridon Ropes	11	8
15	Halls AFC	10	8
16	Lydd Town	10	7
17	Welling Town	7	5
18	Banstead Athletic	11	4

Table correct as of 17 October 2026, via Football Web Pages.

Sevenoaks RFC, four wins from four and three points clear at the top of Regional 1 South Central, travel to Worthing looking to stay perfect. Tunbridge Wells, who dropped to second after their first defeat of the season - 32-28 at Bracknell - get the chance to respond at home against bottom-of-the-table Maidenhead, who are yet to win a game this season. The two West Kent sides, relegated from National League 2 East together last season, still meet each other at Knole Paddock on 21 November.

Regional 1 South Central

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Sevenoaks	4	4	0	0	20
2	Tunbridge Wells	4	3	0	1	17
3	London Scottish Lions	4	3	0	1	16
4	Bournemouth	4	3	0	1	15
5	Old Alleynians Men	4	2	0	2	13
6	Farnham	4	2	0	2	12
7	Wimbledon	4	2	0	2	12
8	Bracknell	4	2	0	2	11
9	Brunel University	4	1	0	3	10
10	Worthing	4	1	0	3	10
11	CS Stags 1863	4	1	0	3	6
12	Maidenhead	4	0	0	4	3

Table correct as of 19 October 2026, via the RFU match centre.

Maidstone RFC, perfect after four games and clear at the top of Counties 2 Kent, host fifth-placed Folkestone. In Counties 5 Kent, unbeaten leaders East Peckham & Paddock Wood host second-placed Beccehamians II, themselves still unbeaten, in a genuine top-of-the-table clash. Weavering Warriors, third after a first defeat of the season at Edenbridge last weekend, are at home to Askean looking to get back to winning ways; reliable recent form for Askean wasn't available from a primary source in time for this preview.

Counties 2 Kent

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Maidstone	4	4	0	0	20
2	Cranbrook	4	3	0	1	17
3	Aylesford Bulls	4	3	0	1	16
4	Westcombe Park II	4	3	0	1	15
5	Folkestone	4	2	1	1	13

Table correct as of 19 October 2026, via the RFU match centre.

Counties 5 Kent

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	East Peckham & Paddock Wood	3	3	0	0	15
2	Beccehamians II	3	3	0	0	14
3	Weavering Warriors	3	2	0	1	11
4	Edenbridge	3	2	0	1	10
5	Askean	3	1	0	2	7

Table as of 19 October 2026, before the RFU's table had caught up with last weekend's results - East Peckham & Paddock Wood's, Weavering Warriors' and Askean's positions above don't yet reflect their most recent games, though the prose is accurate as reported at the time.

Two of West Kent's regular fixtures are missing from this Saturday's list. Sevenoaks Town, who beat AFC Croydon Athletic 2-1 in midweek to go seventh in the Isthmian League South East Division, have no league game this weekend - their next match is away at Horley Town on 31 October. Tonbridge Juddians, level on points with leaders Plymouth Albion at the top of National League 1 after seven straight wins including a 49-19 rout of Rams, also have a bye before travelling to Birmingham Moseley on 31 October.

We'll report on how each of the fixtures above goes as results come in over the weekend. Sources: club fixtures and results via Tonbridge Angels, Maidstone United, National League South table, TheFishy, SCEFL Premier Division table, Football Web Pages, SCEFL First Division table, Football Web Pages, Isthmian League South East, Tonbridge Juddians, Sevenoaks RFC, Tunbridge Wells RFC and the RFU's official fixtures and results tool