2008–09 Kent Football League

The 2008–09 Kent Football League season (known as the Bulmers Cider Kent League reflecting the sponsorship by Bulmers) was the 43rd 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
Season2008–09
ChampionsVCD Athletic
PromotedVCD Athletic
Matches played272
Goals scored965 (3.55 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 three clubs left the division:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season end notes
1 VCD Athletic 32 22 4 6 68 24 +44 70 Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North
2 Hythe Town 32 21 4 7 71 39 +32 67
3 Greenwich Borough[a] 32 20 3 9 60 45 +15 63
4 Faversham Town 32 20 2 10 83 40 +43 62
5 Holmesdale 32 18 7 7 57 30 +27 61
6 Herne Bay 32 19 3 10 68 50 +18 60
7 Erith Town[a] 32 15 9 8 59 39 +20 54
8 Erith & Belvedere 32 16 5 11 67 50 +17 53
9 Croydon 32 15 4 13 58 40 +18 49 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
10 Tunbridge Wells 32 13 6 13 53 50 +3 45
11 Norton Sports 32 12 4 16 44 57 −13 40
12 Deal Town 32 10 8 14 57 53 +4 38
13 Slade Green 32 11 4 17 53 66 −13 37 Resigned: club folded
14 Sevenoaks Town 32 9 4 19 44 67 −23 31
15 Beckenham Town 32 8 4 20 54 76 −22 28
16 Lordswood 32 6 3 23 43 79 −36 21
17 Sporting Bengal United 32 0 0 32 26 160 −134 0
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Greenwich Borough v Erith Town match abandoned at 3–3; match win awarded to Erith Town (W, D, L and Pts columns adjusted).

Results

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Home \ Away BEC CRO DEA E&B ERI FAV GRE HER HOL HYT LOR NOR SEV SLA SPB TUN VCD
Beckenham Town 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–7 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–1 4–1 3–2 4–3 4–3 2–2 2–4
Croydon 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 5–2 2–0 3–0 4–1 8–0 0–1 0–0
Deal Town 1–1 2–4 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 1–0 3–3 4–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 1–3 1–1
Erith & Belvedere 3–2 3–2 1–5 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 10–2 0–0 0–1
Erith Town 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 6–0 0–0 3–1
Faversham Town 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–3 5–1 1–0 1–2 5–2 10–0 2–1 0–2
Greenwich Borough 3–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–3[a] 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 3–2 4–0 2–1 0–4
Herne Bay 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–5 1–5 1–2 0–0 2–3 4–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 6–2 4–1 1–1
Holmesdale 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 6–0 3–3 0–1
Hythe Town 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–2 5–1 1–1 7–2 4–1 3–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 0–2
Lordswood 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–4 4–2 1–2 1–2
Norton Sports 2–1 1–0 1–4 3–4 0–1 2–1 3–5 0–1 2–1 1–4 4–3 2–2 1–2 5–0 3–1 1–2
Sevenoaks Town 2–2 0–1 3–2 1–3 3–3 1–5 4–2 1–3 0–1 3–2 5–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–5
Slade Green 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 0–3 2–5 1–1 0–1 1–2 5–0 1–3 0–2
Sporting Bengal United 1–5 1–3 0–7 1–9 0–7 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–3 1–3 1–5 1–3 0–2 2–5 1–5 1–2
Tunbridge Wells 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–4 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–4 1–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–0
VCD Athletic 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 4–2 1–0 3–0 4–1 9–0 2–1
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match abandoned, win awarded to Erith Town

Challenge Cup

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The 2008–09 Kent Football League Challenge Cup, known as the Bulmers Cider Kent League Cup (reflecting the sponsorship by Bulmers), was won by Croydon.

The competition was contested by the 17 teams from the Premier Division over a total of five rounds: four on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) followed by a final match played on a neutral ground (at Welling United F.C. this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Croydon 0 2 2
Herne Bay 0 1 1
Croydon 4 2 6
Faversham Town 0 0 0
Faversham Town 3 0 3
Holmesdale 2 0 2
Croydon[a] 1 3p
Erith Town 1 1p
Hythe Town 2 4 6
Slade Green 1 0 1
Hythe Town 3 1 4
Erith Town 1 4 5
Tunbridge Wells 3 0 3
Erith Town 3 2 5
  1. ^ Croydon won 3-1 after penalties

Second Round

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First Round

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Byes for the remaining 15 teams

Source: SCEFL Archives

Reserves Section

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

The 2008–09 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
Season2008–09
ChampionsThamesmead Town R
Matches played132
Goals scored405 (3.07 per match)

The division featured twelve clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with Dover Athletic R and Ashford Town (Kent) R who had both been promoted from Division Two.

At the end of the season Folkestone Invicta R and Sevenoaks Town R were relegated and Dover Athletic R 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 15 0 7 45 25 +20 45
2 Cray Wanderers R 22 13 1 8 46 27 +19 40
3 Dartford R 22 11 4 7 39 26 +13 37
4 Maidstone United R 22 11 3 8 32 22 +10 36
5 Ashford Town (Kent) R 22 11 3 8 36 27 +9 36
6 Margate R 22 10 4 8 34 35 −1 34
7 Erith & Belvedere R 22 10 3 9 30 24 +6 33
8 Dover Athletic R 22 10 2 10 46 45 +1 32 Resigned from the League
9 Whitstable Town R 22 8 3 11 25 33 −8 27
10 Chatham Town R 22 7 5 10 36 43 −7 26
11 Folkestone Invicta R 22 5 2 15 16 47 −31 17 Relegated to Division Two
12 Sevenoaks Town R 22 3 6 13 20 51 −31 15
Source: Kent League: Table (archived) & Kent League: Results Grid (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ASH CHA CRA DAR DOV E&B FOL MAI MAR SEV THA WHI
Ashford Town (Kent) R 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–2
Chatham Town R 4–2 2–5 1–3 2–2 0–2 6–0 1–5 0–2 2–1 2–4 2–2
Cray Wanderers R 0–3 4–1 0–3 2–3 2–0 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–0 1–4 2–1
Dartford R 3–2 1–2 0–4 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–1
Dover Athletic R 4–1 3–1 1–4 3–2 4–3 3–0 0–1 4–3 4–2 0–2 3–1
Erith & Belvedere R 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–0
Folkestone Invicta R 2–1 0–2 0–4 0–3 2–5 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–2
Maidstone United R 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–4 2–0 1–0 6–0 1–2 1–0
Margate R 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 3–0
Sevenoaks Town R 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–4 1–1
Thamesmead Town R 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 5–0 1–2
Whitstable Town R 0–0 1–3 3–1 2–4 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–0
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
Season2008–09
ChampionsHolmesdale R
Matches played110
Goals scored425 (3.86 per match)

The division featured eleven clubs, nine of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:

At the end of the season Herne Bay R and Holmedale R were promoted to Division One and Greenwich Borough R, Tunbridge Wells R and Welling United R left the league.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Holmesdale R 20 15 4 1 63 24 +39 49 Promoted to Division One
2 Herne Bay R 20 12 4 4 44 31 +13 40
3 Hythe Town R 20 10 5 5 39 30 +9 35
4 Faversham Town R 20 10 5 5 41 33 +8 35
5 Tunbridge Wells R 20 10 3 7 45 44 +1 33 Resigned from the League
6 Welling United R[a] 20 10 2 8 46 32 +14 32
7 Ramsgate R 20 8 3 9 48 40 +8 27
8 VCD Athletic R[a] 20 5 2 13 22 43 −21 17
9 Deal Town R 20 4 6 10 28 42 −14 15[b]
10 Greenwich Borough R 20 5 1 14 21 41 −20 13[c] Resigned from the League
11 Lordswood R 20 2 3 15 28 65 −37 9
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b VCD Athletic R v. Welling United R match: win awarded to VCD Athletic R
  2. ^ Deal Town R deducted three points.
  3. ^ Greenwich Borough R deducted three points.

Results

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Home \ Away DEA FAV GRE HER HOL HYT LOR RAM TUN VCD WEL
Deal Town R 0–3 [a] 2–3 0–2 0–0 2–2 3–5 2–8 4–1 3–2
Faversham Town R 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–4 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 0–3
Greenwich Borough R [b] 4–1 1–2 2–4 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–3
Herne Bay R 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–3 2–2 4–0 3–2 5–2 3–1 0–2
Holmesdae R 2–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 6–3 1–1 2–0 7–0
Hythe Town R 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–4 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–2
Lordswood R 3–1 2–5 5–1 1–2 3–6 2–5 1–5 3–4 2–2 2–2
Ramsgate R 1–0 2–2 2–1 6–1 0–3 1–2 5–0 5–1 4–1 3–4
Tunbridge Wells R 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–3 2–4 3–3 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–0
VCD Athletic R 2–1 0–3 1–4 0–1 0–3 0–3 1–0 4–0 2–3 [c]
Welling United R 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 10–0 1–1 4–1 1–4
Source: Kent League (archived) & Kent League (archived), (Lordswood R 3–1 Deal R result)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded to Deal Town R (0–0)
  2. ^ Match awarded to Greenwich Borough R (0–0)
  3. ^ Match awarded to VCD Athletic R (0–0)

Reserves Cup

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The 2008–09 Kent Football League Reserves Cup, Known as the HAUC Reserves League Cup (reflecting the sponsorship by the Highways Agency and Utilities Committee), was won by Thamesmead Town R, who completed a League and Cup double.

The competition was contested by all 23 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 Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season)

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Lordswood R 0
Herne Bay R 1
Herne Bay R 1 0 1
Whitstable Town R 4 1 5
Folkestone Invicta R 1
Whitstable Town R 4
Whitstable Town R 1
Thamesmead Town R 4
Dartford R 1[a]
Maidstone United R 2[a]
Maidstone United R 1 3 4
Thamesmead Town R 2 4 6
Thamesmead Town R 2[a]
Ashford Town (Kent) R 1[a]
  1. ^ a b c d After extra time

Second Round

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First Round

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Byes for the remaining nine teams

Source: SCEFL Archives

References

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