The invention belongs to the field of new energy materials, and relates to a silicon-carbon composite negative electrode material, a negative electrode plate, a preparation method thereof and a lithium-ion battery. The preparation method of the silicon-carbon composite negative electrode material comprises the following steps: S1, dispersing phenol and/or aminophenol, formaldehyde and a silicon precursor material into an alcohol-amine mixed aqueous solution, violently stirring and reacting at 20-90 DEG C for at least 20 minutes, carrying out solid-liquid separation, and drying to obtain a silicon dioxide/phenolic aldehyde compound with a fractal structure; and S2, roasting the silicon dioxide/phenolic aldehyde compound in the presence of magnesium powder and/or aluminum powder to obtain the silicon-carbon composite material with the fractal structure. When the silicon-carbon composite material is used as a lithium-ion battery negative electrode material, the failure caused by volume change in the charging and discharging process can be well overcome, a good conductive network is maintained, the volume expansion is reduced, the first reversible capacity and the first coulombic efficiency are improved, the first cycle capacity loss is reduced, and the cycle stability is improved.