It’s time for KentOnline’s team of the season.
We’ve been treated to another thrilling campaign of football and, once again, thousands of you have voted in our weekly polls.
There’s one more vote to cast as we ask you to pick your player of the season.
Have a look at the starting XI and pick your favourite at the bottom of the page.
Voting closes at the end of the month.
We also have a five-man bench and, for the first time, joint-managers, as the selection was too close to call.
Whitstable Town’s FA Vase-winning goalkeeper Dan Colmer is our pick between the sticks.
Every time we watched Colmer play, he made big saves, including the Vase final against AFC Whyteleafe as the Oystermen triumphed 2-1 at Wembley to become only the second Kent team to win the competition.
Liam Smith was part of the meanest defence in the league as Sittingbourne finished runners-up in Isthmian South East, conceding 29 in 42 games, as well as reaching the FA Trophy quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
Equally effective at centre-half and right-back, Smith could also step into midfield when required, and chipped in with vital goals for Ryan Maxwell’s side in an outstanding first season with the Brickies.
It was no surprise to see George Fowler collect both the manager’s player and supporters’ player-of-the-season awards after another superb campaign for Maidstone United.
Fowler split his time between centre-half and right-back as United equalled the National League South clean-sheet record with 23 shut-outs in 46 games.
He also scored five goals – his best-ever return.
Kiki Oshilaja was a stand-out performer as Cray Valley took the jump to Step 3 in their stride.
The defender’s performances were a key factor in ensuring the Millers remained in the Isthmian Premier top five all season before losing a play-off semi-final thriller at Dartford.
Darion Dowrich, of Cray Wanderers, is in at left-back.
Dowrich stepped up two levels from Glebe to join the Wands and was formidable both in defence and attack.
A consistent performer, he has a big future ahead of him.
Brandon Davey often went unnoticed for Margate at the heart of their midfield but was an influential performer as Ben Greenhalgh’s men reached the Isthmian South East play-offs.
Every side needs a player like Davey to be successful.
Matt Newman was equally at home at centre-back or as a holding midfielder for Faversham Town.
Adaptable in either role, Newman was a class act as the Lilywhites won the Southern Counties East Premier Division title.
Dartford fans may not have known too much about Denzelle Olopade when Ady Pennock signed him from Phoenix Sports – but they do now.
The former Norwich City youngster blossomed under Pennock and was a major factor behind their rise up the Isthmian Premier and run to the play-off final.
Ruben Soares-Junior dazzled as Dover Athletic achieved promotion back to National League South at the first attempt.
Soares-Junior broke the 20-goal barrier, laid on plenty more and was voted players’ player and manager’s player-of-the-season.
He also showed nerves of steel with his Panenka penalty in Whites’ play-off final win at Dartford.
Joe Taylor is the only member of last season’s team to retain his place after another phenomenal year.
He scored 48 goals – just shy of his 2023/24 tally of 53 – in captaining Ramsgate to the Isthmian South East title.
Taylor’s deadly form for his hometown club has earned a move to Step 2 football with Hornchurch.
Charlie Clover completes our frontline after a prolific campaign for Rusthall.
Clover won the SCEFL Premier Division golden boot after scoring 28 goals in all competitions, including 25 in the league, as the Rustics challenged for a play-off place.
Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), Gary Lockyer (Ashford), Sam Sene-Richardson (Chatham), Tom Chapman (Deal) and Liam Vincent (Tonbridge) are included on the bench after excellent campaigns.
We couldn’t separate the achievements of Ben Smith and Jamie Coyle, so we’ve gone for them as joint-managers.
Smith led Ramsgate to the Isthmian South East title with an astonishing haul of 109 points.
His achievement is all the more impressive given he was replaced by Tony Russell last summer only to return, initially as caretaker boss, when his successor quit inside a month.
He quickly assembled a new squad and delivered the club’s first championship in 19 years, with Rams averaging more than three goals a game.
Coyle gave Whitstable the greatest day in their history as the Southern Counties East club lifted the FA Vase at Wembley earlier this month.
In doing so, they became the first Kent winners of the competition since Deal Town triumphed in 2000.
It was also the perfect way for Coyle to bring down the curtain on a long playing career, with the 41-year-old retiring after the game.
