2007–08 Kent Football League

The 2007–08 Kent Football League season was the 42nd in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.

The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with Divisions One and Two – the latter two were known as the Reserves Section, comprising reserves teams which were not permitted in the Premier Division. Additionally there were two league cup competitions, the Challenge Cup for the Premier Division clubs and another for the teams in the two divisions of the Reserves Section.

Premier Division

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Kent Football League Premier Division
Season2007–08
ChampionsThamesmead Town
PromotedThamesmead Town
Matches played272
Goals scored959 (3.53 per match)

The division featured 17 clubs, 16 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:

At the end of the season Thamesmead Town were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North.


League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Thamesmead Town 32 24 6 2 87 36 +51 78 Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North
2 VCD Athletic 32 22 5 5 73 33 +40 71
3 Beckenham Town 32 21 7 4 80 41 +39 70
4 Hythe Town 32 20 5 7 85 35 +50 65
5 Erith Town 32 13 12 7 61 35 +26 51
6 Herne Bay 32 14 8 10 60 46 +14 50
7 Erith & Belvedere 32 13 10 9 68 49 +19 49
8 Greenwich Borough 32 12 10 10 44 36 +8 46
9 Deal Town 32 12 5 15 62 66 −4 41
10 Tunbridge Wells 32 12 5 15 53 60 −7 41
11 Sevenoaks Town 32 9 6 17 57 64 −7 33
12 Croydon 32 9 5 18 38 61 −23 32
13 Faversham Town 32 9 4 19 43 79 −36 31
14 Slade Green 32 8 6 18 38 75 −37 30
15 Holmesdale 32 6 10 16 40 59 −19 28
16 Lordswood 32 7 6 19 39 69 −30 27
17 Sporting Bengal United 32 4 4 24 31 115 −84 16
Source: FCHD
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away BEC CRO DEA E&B ERI FAV GRE HER HOL HYT LOR SEV SLA SPB THA TUN VCD
Beckenham Town 4–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 6–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 5–2 2–6 3–0 1–3
Croydon 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–4 0–3 0–7 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 6–0 0–3
Deal Town 0–0 0–1 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 5–1 2–3 3–2 5–5 4–0 1–2
Erith & Belvedere 0–5 1–3 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 3–2 6–1 4–0 4–2 8–1 0–3
Erith Town 2–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–2 2–3 3–0 1–1 0–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
Faversham Town 1–5 1–4 2–3 1–1 0–5 2–2 0–6 2–0 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2
Greenwich Borough 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 5–1 1–2 1–0 1–2
Herne Bay 1–0 1–0 4–3 2–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 0–3 3–1
Holmesdale 3–3 0–0 0–2 2–4 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–5 1–4
Hythe Town 1–2 2–0 3–0 8–1 2–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 7–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 3–0
Lordswood 0–0 4–2 4–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 6–0 1–6 3–2 0–4
Sevenoaks Town 1–2 2–2 2–4 1–0 2–2 0–5 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–4 6–0 3–4 5–1 1–2 0–1 0–3
Slade Green 1–5 0–2 3–3 0–5 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–5 1–2 0–2
Sporting Bengal United 2–4 3–2 2–3 0–4 0–8 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–7 0–0 1–7 0–3 1–7 0–3 0–4
Thamesmead Town 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–4 5–0 5–1 2–0 4–2
Tunbridge Wells 1–1 7–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 5–2 1–5 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1
VCD Athletic 2–3 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 5–2 1–2 2–0
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Cup

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The 2007–08 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Erith Town.

The competition was played by the 17 teams form the Premier Division One initially organised into four groups. The group winners and runners-up progressed into the quarter-finals, decided on a single match knockout basis with the group winners drawn at home. The semi-finals were decided on an aggregate basis (home and away matches), followed by a final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Erith & Belvedere 1
Beckenham Town 2
Beckenham Town 0 1 1
Erith Town 0 2 2
VCD Athletic 1
Erith Town 2
Erith Town 1
Hythe Town 0
Hythe Town 5
Thamesmead Town 0
Hythe Town 4 2 6
Herne Bay 1 0 1
Croydon 1
Herne Bay 2

Kent League (archived)

Group Stage

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  • Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 VCD Athletic 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Herne Bay 8 3 4 1 11 9 +2 13 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Greenwich Borough 8 2 5 1 10 7 +3 11
4 Sevenoaks Town 8 3 2 3 8 9 −1 11
5 Tunbridge Wells 8 1 1 6 9 17 −8 4
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away GRE HER SEV TUN VCD
Greenwich Borough 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Herne Bay 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–1
Sevenoaks Town 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0
Tunbridge Wells 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–4
VCD Athletic 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–1
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Erith & Belvedere 6 4 2 0 23 7 +16 14 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Thamesmead Town 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Deal Town 6 2 1 3 11 12 −1 7
4 Faversham Town 6 0 0 6 5 28 −23 0
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away DEA E&B FAV THA
Deal Town 1–1 5–0 0–2
Erith & Belvedere 5–2 9–2 2–1
Faversham Town 0–2 0–5 1–2
Thamesmead Town 4–1 1–1 5–2
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croydon 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Erith Town 6 3 0 3 9 6 +3 9 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Lordswood 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
4 Sporting Bengal United 6 1 1 4 6 17 −11 4
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away CRO ERI LOR SPB
Croydon 2–3 2–0 5–1
Erith Town 0–1 0–1 1–2
Lordswood 1–1 0–1 1–1
Sporting Bengal United 1–4 0–4 1–2
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hythe Town 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Beckenham Town 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Holmesdale 6 2 0 4 8 14 −6 6
4 Slade Green 6 1 0 5 3 15 −12 3
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away BEC HOL HYT SLA
Beckenham Town 2–1 4–0 0–1
Holmesdale 1–5 0–3 2–0
Hythe Town 3–0 3–0 5–1
Slade Green 0–2 1–4 0–2
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserves Section

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The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team.

The 2007–08 Reserves Section comprised two divisions, with promotion and relegation possible between the divisions. Promotion from the Reserves Section into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for all teams in the section.

Division One

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Kent Football League Division One
Season2007–08
ChampionsThamesmead Town R
Matches played132
Goals scored478 (3.62 per match)

The division featured twelve clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with Chatham Town R and Margate R who had both been promoted from Division Two.

At the end of the season Ramsgate R were relegated and Erith Town R, who occupied the other relegation position, left the league.


League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Thamesmead Town R 22 14 5 3 44 23 +21 47
2 Dartford R 22 12 4 6 42 28 +14 40
3 Chatham Town R 22 13 1 8 48 38 +10 40
4 Maidstone United R 22 11 5 6 50 26 +24 38
5 Sevenoaks Town R 22 10 6 6 40 33 +7 36
6 Cray Wanderers R 22 10 5 7 33 36 −3 35
7 Erith & Belvedere R 22 10 3 9 46 48 −2 33
8 Whitstable Town R 22 8 4 10 44 42 +2 28
9 Margate R 22 6 6 10 49 56 −7 24
10 Folkestone Invicta R 22 7 2 13 31 44 −13 23
11 Ramsgate R 22 4 4 14 29 49 −20 16 Relegated to Division Two
12 Erith Town R 22 2 5 15 22 55 −33 11 Resigned from the League
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away CHA CRA DAR E&B ERI FOL MAI MAR RAM SEV THA WHI
Chatham Town R 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–2 1–4 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–1 4–1
Cray Wanderers R 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–5
Dartford R 0–4 4–0 3–4 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2
Erith & Belvedere R 3–4 1–2 0–3 3–2 3–1 0–7 4–2 5–1 1–2 2–3 0–0
Erith Town R 1–5 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–3 1–0 4–5 1–1 0–5 0–2 1–1
Folkestone Invicta R 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 5–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 2–2 3–1 3–4
Maidstone United R 5–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–2
Margate R 0–3 5–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–3 4–5 1–2 1–3 0–2
Ramsgate R 1–5 1–1 1–2 2–4 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
Sevenoaks Town R 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 4–3 2–2 1–1 2–0
Thamesmead Town R 5–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 3–3 2–0 2–2 2–0
Whitstable Town R 2–3 6–0 0–3 4–2 4–0 1–2 0–0 4–7 2–0 2–2 1–3
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division Two

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Kent Football League Division Two
Season2007–08
ChampionsDover Athletic R
Matches played156
Goals scored548 (3.51 per match)

The division featured thirteen clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with three additional clubs:

At the end of the season Dover Athletic R and Ashford Town (Kent) R were promoted to Division One and Croydon R, after one season, and Sittingbourne R left the League.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Dover Athletic R 24 18 3 3 67 28 +39 57 Promoted to Division One
2 Ashford Town (Kent) R 24 14 5 5 68 36 +32 47
3 Greenwich Borough R 24 14 5 5 56 30 +26 47
4 VCD Athletic R 24 13 6 5 59 30 +29 45
5 Deal Town R 24 13 4 7 43 29 +14 43
6 Tunbridge Wells R 24 14 0 10 58 39 +19 42
7 Holmesdale R 24 13 3 8 37 30 +7 42
8 Faversham Town R 24 10 2 12 31 49 −18 32
9 Hythe Town R 24 9 4 11 33 46 −13 31
10 Sittingbourne R 24 5 4 15 31 55 −24 19 Resigned from the League
11 Lordswood R 24 5 4 15 25 61 −36 19
12 Herne Bay R 24 4 4 16 21 49 −28 16
13 Croydon R 24 1 2 21 19 66 −47 5 Resigned from the League
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ASH CRO DEA DOV FAV GRE HER HOL HYT LOR SIT TUN VCD
Ashford Town (Kent) R 3–2 3–0 1–1 7–1 5–3 3–0 3–1 2–3 7–0 2–1 1–2 1–3
Croydon R 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–3
Deal Town R 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 6–1 3–0 3–1 0–3 1–1
Dover Athletic R 2–1 5–1 1–2 1–0 5–3 5–2 4–0 6–0 2–1 4–0 3–2 2–0
Faversham Town R 3–5 2–1 3–1 1–5 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–4 1–3
Greenwich Borough R 2–2 4–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 6–2 2–0
Herne Bay R 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–4 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1
Holmesdae R 0–1 3–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–1 1–0
Hythe Town R 1–5 3–1 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 5–2 0–3 1–3 1–1
Lordswood R 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–7 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–1 2–2
Sittingbourne R 2–2 4–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–6 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–6
Tunbridge Wells R 4–5 3–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 5–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 7–1 2–1
VCD Athletic R 1–1 8–0 5–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 4–1 5–2 2–1 3–0
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserves Cup

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The 2007–08 Kent Football League Reserves Cup was won by Ashford Town (Kent) R.

The competition was contested by all 25 teams of the Reserves Section over a total of five rounds: the first three were single match knock-out rounds, followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and then the final match played on a neutral ground (at Whitstable Town F.C. this season)

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Margate R 2
Holmesdale R 1
Margate R 0 2 2
Dartford R 1 3 4
Maidstone United R 2
Dartford R 3
Dartford R 1
Ashford Town (Kent) R 2
Cray Wanderers R 1
Ashford Town (Kent) R 2
Ashford Town (Kent) R 2 3 5
Deal Town R 0 1 1
Deal Town R 3
Hythe Town R 0

Second Round

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First Round

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Byes for the remaining seven teams

Source: Kent League (archived) & Kent League (archived)

References

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