Second Round Qualifying (Saturday 21st September - winners receive £725, losers £225)
Corinthian-Casuals or Whitstable Town v Hollands & Blair or AFC Varndeanians

There are no replays in this competition and ties will be decided by penalty kicks if the scores are level after 90 minutes.

Not so long ago, Whitstable and Corinthian-Casuals were both competing at Step 4 in the same division of the Isthmian League, but the clubs have since had very different journeys. The famous Tolworth based club achieved promotion to Step 3, but have now suffered relegation in each of the past two seasons, from the Isthmian Premier Division in 2022-23 and then last season finished bottom of the South Central Division. This means they will now play at Step 5 in the Combined Counties League Premier Division South.

The winners will be rewarded with a home game against Hollands and Blair, which would mean an all SCEFL Premier Division clash for Whitstable, or AFC Varndeanians who play at the Withdean Stadium in Brighton and finished 17th in the Southern Combination Football League Premier Division last season.

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