2011–12 Kent Football League

The 2011–12 Kent Football League season (known as the 2011–12 Hurlimann Kent Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 46th 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
Season2011–12
ChampionsHerne Bay
PromotedHerne Bay
Matches played240
Goals scored814 (3.39 per match)

The division comprised teams from 16 clubs, 14 of which competed in the previous season together with two additional teams, who both joined from the Kent County League:

Also, Norton Sports changed their name to Woodstock Sports.[3]

At the end of the season Herne Bay were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Herne Bay 30 21 5 4 73 31 +42 68 Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South
2 Erith & Belvedere 30 19 4 7 77 47 +30 61
3 VCD Athletic 30 18 4 8 54 26 +28 58
4 Erith Town 30 17 6 7 56 38 +18 57
5 Tunbridge Wells 30 17 4 9 66 40 +26 55
6 Beckenham Town 30 14 11 5 72 36 +36 53
7 Corinthian 30 13 6 11 54 40 +14 45
8 Woodstock Sports 30 14 2 14 55 58 −3 44
9 Canterbury City 30 12 5 13 52 58 −6 41
10 Fisher 30 10 6 14 51 62 −11 36
11 Cray Valley Paper Mills 30 9 7 14 34 50 −16 34
12 Lordswood 30 8 8 14 43 57 −14 32
13 Holmesdale 30 7 4 19 43 73 −30 25
14 Sevenoaks Town 30 5 8 17 29 55 −26 23
15 Deal Town 30 5 8 17 26 70 −44 23
16 Greenwich Borough 30 5 4 21 29 73 −44 19
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away BEC CAN COR CVP DEA E&B ERI FIS GRE HER HOL LOR SEV TUN VCD WOO
Beckenham Town 3–1 1–1 4–1 7–0 2–2 3–0 2–2 4–0 2–4 5–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1
Canterbury City 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–3 2–4 5–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–6 3–1 2–1
Corinthian 1–0 2–1 0–1 10–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2
Cray Valley Paper Mills 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 3–2 1–2 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–2
Deal Town 0–0 1–0 0–4 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–1
Erith & Belvedere 4–3 2–3 5–2 4–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1
Erith Town 4–2 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 4–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 4–3 2–02 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–1
Fisher 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–5 5–1 2–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 2–1
Greenwich Borough 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 4–2 0–4 1–2 2–6 0–2 1–5 3–3 0–3 2–5 0–1 3–0
Herne Bay 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 5–0 4–2 3–1 1–02 2–3 0–0 3–1
Holmesdale 2–4 2–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–5 0–6 3–1 0–1 1–4 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–3
Lordswood 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 3–2 3–4 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 4–4
Sevenoaks Town 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–5 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–5 3–1
Tunbridge Wells 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 5–0 0–1 0–3 6–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 4–0
VCD Athletic 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–1
Woodstock Sports 3–3 4–1 2–0 5–2 2–1 1–7 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 3–2
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Cup

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The 2011–12 Kent Football League Challenge Cup, known as the Macron Kent League Cup (to reflect sponsorship by the Macron Sportswear brand), was won by VCD Athletic.

The competition was contested by the 16 teams from the Premier Division over a total of four rounds: three on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) followed by a final match played on a neutral ground (at Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Beckenham Town 2 0 2
VCD Athletic 1 2 3
VCD Athletic 1 2 3
Herne Bay 0 1 1
Herne Bay 3 4 7
Erith & Belvedere 1 0 1
VCD Athletic 2
Corinthian 0
Woodstock Sports 0 5 5
Erith Town 1 3 4
Woodstock Sports 0 0 0
Corinthian 4 1 5
Corinthian 2 0 2
Fisher 0 0 0

First Round

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Source: SCEFL Archives

Reserves Section

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

The 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
Season2011–12
ChampionsHerne Bay R
Matches played72
Goals scored303 (4.21 per match)

The division comprised nine clubs, seven of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs both promoted from Division Two: champions Faversham Town R and runners-up Deal Town R.

At the end of the season Faversham Town R and Erith & Belvedere R left the league.


League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Herne Bay R 16 12 2 2 50 23 +27 38
2 Faversham Town R 16 12 1 3 49 12 +37 37 Resigned from the League
3 Whitstable Town R 16 11 1 4 46 16 +30 34
4 Maidstone United R 16 7 5 4 45 24 +21 26
5 Erith Town R 16 7 3 6 27 21 +6 24
6 Chatham Town R 16 6 2 8 28 38 −10 20
7 Margate R 16 3 2 11 26 57 −31 11
8 Erith & Belvedere R 16 3 0 13 18 51 −33 9 Resigned from the League
9 Deal Town R 16 2 2 12 14 61 −47 8
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 DEA E&B ERI FAV HER MAI MAR WHI
Chatham Town R 2–1 3–2 1–4 1–4 3–4 2–2 6–1 0–4
Deal Town R 0–1 3–0 0–3 1–8 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–5
Erith & Belvedere R 2–0 5–0 0–4 0–4 4–7 0–4 3–0 0–3
Erith Town R 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–5 0–3 2–2 3–0 1–3
Faversham Town R 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–1
Herne Bay R 3–2 10–0 4–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–1
Maidstone United R 3–0 11–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 8–1 0–2
Margate R 3–4 3–2 4–1 0–3 1–5 2–2 6–3 2–5
Whitstable Town R 0–2 5–2 8–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 4–1
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
Season2011–12
Champions Phoenix Sports R
Matches played56
Goals scored194 (3.46 per match)

The division comprised eight clubs, five of which competed in the previous season together with three additional clubs:

At the end of the season Folkestone Invicta R and Welling United R left the league. Thereafter it was discontinued with the remaining six teams moved to a single enlarged Division One.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Phoenix Sports R 14 11 1 2 45 14 +31 34 Moved to Division One
2 VCD Athletic R 14 11 1 2 40 15 +25 34
3 Ramsgate R 14 7 2 5 26 21 +5 23
4 Holmesdale R 14 6 2 6 23 17 +6 20
5 Welling United R 14 6 2 6 28 23 +5 20 Resigned from the League
6 Folkestone Invicta R 14 3 4 7 13 23 −10 13
7 Lordswood R 14 3 2 9 9 36 −27 11 Moved to Division One
8 Woodstock Sports R 14 1 2 11 10 45 −35 5
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away FOL HOL LOR PHO RAM VCD WEL WOO
Folkestone Invicta R 1–3 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1
Holmesdale R 4–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–0
Lordswood R 0–1 0–3 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–2 1–3
Phoenix Sports R 3–0 1–0 6–0 5–0 0–2 0–0 6–0
Ramsgate R 3–1 4–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–1
VCD Athletic R 2–1 2–0 6–0 1–5 4–1 3–2 3–0
Welling United R 0–1 3–2 2–3 3–4 2–1 1–5 5–1
Woodstock Sports R 1–4 0–0 0–1 0–5 0–5 1–3 1–6
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserves Cup

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The 2011–12 Kent Football League Reserves Cup was won by Herne Bay R.

The competition was contested by the 17 teams from Division One and Division Two initially organised into four groups. The group winners progressed to the semi-finals, which were decided on an aggregate basis (home and away matches), followed by a final match played on a neutral ground (at Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. this season).

Semi-finals and Final

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Semi-finals Final
          
VCD Athletic R 2 0 W[a]
Faversham Town R 0 3 d[a]
VCD Athletic R 0
Herne Bay R 1
Herne Bay R 1 1 2
Phoenix Sports R 0 2 2
  1. ^ a b Faversham Town R disqualified, tie awarded to VCD Athletic R

Group Stage

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  • Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Phoenix Sports R 6 4 2 0 16 3 +13 14 Progressed to Semi-final
2 Erith Town R 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
3 Welling United R 6 3 0 3 10 13 −3 9
4 Erith & Belvedere R 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0
Source: SCEFL Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
  • Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 VCD Athletic R 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3 12 Progressed to Semi-final
2 Maidstone United R 6 3 1 2 19 7 +12 10
3 Holmesdale R 6 2 2 2 11 17 −6 8
4 Chatham Town R 6 0 2 4 13 22 −9 2
Source: SCEFL Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
  • Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Faversham Town R 8 7 1 0 25 6 +19 22 Progressed to Semi-final
2 Whitstable Town R 8 6 0 2 23 8 +15 18
3 Margate R 8 3 0 5 16 22 −6 9
4 Woodstock Sports R 8 2 1 5 9 20 −11 7
5 Lordswood R 8 1 0 7 8 25 −17 3
Source: SCEFL Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
  • Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Herne Bay R 6 5 0 1 16 7 +9 12[a] Progressed to Semi-final
2 Ramsgate R 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12
3 Deal Town R 6 2 0 4 3 10 −7 6
4 Folkestone Invicta R 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3
Source: SCEFL Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Herne Bay R were deducted three points.

References

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  1. ^ "Canterbury City". Football Club History Database. FCHD. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Cray Valley PM". Football Club History Database. FCHD. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Norton Sports (Kent)". Football Club History Database. FCHD. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Welling United Reserves". Football Club History Database. FCHD. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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