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2006–07 Kent Football League

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The 2006–07 Kent Football League season was the 41st 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
Season2006–07
ChampionsWhitstable Town
PromotedWhitstable Town
Matches played272
Goals scored925 (3.4 per match)

The league featured 17 clubs, 15 clubs which had competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:

At the end of the season Whitstable Town 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 Whitstable Town 32 21 7 4 76 40 +36 70 Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South
2 VCD Athletic 32 20 7 5 79 38 +41 67
3 Croydon 32 20 7 5 58 34 +24 67
4 Thamesmead Town 32 19 6 7 75 44 +31 63
5 Greenwich Borough 32 19 6 7 63 38 +25 63
6 Hythe Town 32 16 8 8 59 35 +24 56
7 Erith & Belvedere 32 16 8 8 68 50 +18 56
8 Deal Town 32 14 6 12 68 55 +13 48
9 Herne Bay 32 12 8 12 51 41 +10 44
10 Sevenoaks Town 32 12 6 14 50 57 −7 42
11 Beckenham Town 32 12 4 16 64 52 +12 40
12 Faversham Town 32 10 6 16 36 55 −19 36
13 Lordswood 32 8 5 19 40 68 −28 29
14 Erith Town 32 7 3 22 35 60 −25 24
15 Tunbridge Wells 32 5 8 19 39 66 −27 23
16 Slade Green 32 5 8 19 36 68 −32 23
17 Sporting Bengal United 32 2 5 25 28 124 −96 11
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 HYT LOR SEV SLA SPB THA TUN VCD WHI
Beckenham Town 2–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–4 4–2 9–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–3
Croydon 0–4 2–1 2–0 1–0 5–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Deal Town 1–4 2–4 1–1 6–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 7–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–5
Erith & Belvedere 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–4 3–2 4–2 5–0 1–3 2–2 0–3 2–0
Erith Town 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–3 1–3 1–2 5–1 0–1 1–0 7–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–4
Faversham Town 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–6 0–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–3 0–1
Greenwich Borough 1–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 5–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 2–2
Herne Bay 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–1
Hythe Town 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 7–0 1–1 4–3 2–0 1–1
Lordswood 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–4 3–3 0–4 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–2
Sevenoaks Town 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–4 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–3 1–2 3–1 3–3 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–3
Slade Green 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–4 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–4 4–1 2–2 2–0 0–4 0–2 2–2 0–4
Sporting Bengal United 0–0 1–2 0–8 0–5 3–1 0–5 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–5
Thamesmead Town 3–1 5–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–3 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–2 10–3 2–0 3–1 2–2
Tunbridge Wells 2–6 3–4 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–3 2–1 3–3 0–3 1–1 1–3
VCD Athletic 3–2 2–2 3–1 3–3 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 4–3 3–0 6–0 4–2 8–1 4–2 2–0 4–0
Whitstable Town 2–0 1–0 5–4 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 6–1 2–0 4–1 1–2
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Cup

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The 2006–07 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Thamesmead 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
               
Herne Bay 3
Croydon 2
Herne Bay 0 2 2
Thamesmead Town 3 0 3
Erith & Belvedere 2
Thamesmead Town 5
Thamesmead Town 3
Whitstable Town 0
Beckenham Town 1
Hythe Town 2
Hythe Town 1 2 3
Whitstable Town 2 2 4
Whitstable Town 3
Faversham Town 0

Kent League (archived)

Group Stage

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  • Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Herne Bay 8 5 2 1 18 9 +9 17 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Hythe Town 8 5 1 2 14 7 +7 16 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 VCD Athletic 8 4 2 2 15 11 +4 14
4 Slade Green 8 1 2 5 3 12 −9 5
5 Lordswood 8 1 1 6 7 18 −11 4
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away HER HYT LOR SLA VCD
Herne Bay 1–1 5–0 3–0 3–1
Hythe Town 1–3 3–0 2–0 0–2
Lordswood 4–0 0–3 0–1 1–2
Slade Green 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0
VCD Athletic 2–2 1–3 3–1 4–1
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 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Faversham Town 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Deal Town 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8
4 Sevenoaks Town 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 4
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away DEA E&B FAV SEV
Deal Town 2–2 2–3 4–0
Erith & Belvedere 2–2 2–0 1–0
Faversham Town 2–1 0–2 1–1
Sevenoaks Town 0–1 1–0 0–3
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 Whitstable Town 6 2 4 0 16 8 +8 10 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Croydon 6 2 3 1 12 8 +4 9 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Greenwich Borough 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9
4 Sporting Bengal United 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away CRO GRE SPB WHI
Croydon 3–0 3–0 2–2
Greenwich Borough 2–2 1–0 1–1
Sporting Bengal United 3–1 0–3 0–7
Whitstable Town 1–1 3–3 2–1
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 Beckenham Town 6 4 2 0 17 7 +10 14 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Thamesmead Town 6 3 1 2 17 14 +3 10 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Tunbridge Wells 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6
4 Erith Town 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away BEC ERI THA TUN
Beckenham Town 1–1 5–1 2–1
Erith Town 0–3 2–1 1–2
Thamesmead Town 4–4 4–2 2–0
Tunbridge Wells 0–2 2–0 1–5
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 2006–07 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
Season2006–07
ChampionsThamesmead Town R
Matches played132
Goals scored448 (3.39 per match)

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

At the end of the season Ashford Town (Kent) R were relegated and Bromley 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 16 3 3 55 21 +34 51
2 Bromley R 22 15 3 4 58 27 +31 48 Resigned from the League
3 Whitstable Town R 22 14 4 4 49 24 +25 46
4 Maidstone United R 22 11 4 7 45 25 +20 37
5 Dartford R 22 10 3 9 31 34 −3 33
6 Erith & Belvedere R 22 10 2 10 37 34 +3 32
7 Folkestone Invicta R 22 8 5 9 31 28 +3 29
8 Erith Town R 22 8 1 13 32 42 −10 25
9 Ramsgate R 22 7 4 11 31 45 −14 25
10 Cray Wanderers R 22 6 5 11 38 57 −19 22[a]
11 Sevenoaks Town R 22 4 7 11 27 33 −6 19
12 Ashford Town (Kent) R 22 1 3 18 14 78 −64 6 Relegated to Division Two
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Cray Wanderers R deducted one point.

Results

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Home \ Away ASH BRO CRA DAR E&B ERI FOL MAI RAM SEV THA WHI
Ashford Town (Kent) R 0–7 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–4 1–2 0–3 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–4
Bromley R 3–0 1–1 6–0 6–1 3–0 2–0 0–3 [a] 4–2 3–1 3–3
Cray Wanderers R 5–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–6 0–1 0–3 4–0 0–3 4–7 1–1
Dartford R 5–0 1–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–3 1–0
Erith & Belvedere R 2–1 2–3 7–2 2–3 2–1 0–1 0–2 6–1 1–0 1–2 0–2
Erith Town R 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–4 2–3
Folkestone Invicta R 4–0 2–2 5–1 1–1 0–2 5–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 0–2
Maidstone United R 9–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4
Ramsgate R 4–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–4 0–1 0–4 1–5 0–2 3–1
Sevenoaks Town R 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–5 1–1 2–3
Thamesmead Town R 9–1 2–1 5–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–1
Whitstable Town R 2–0 2–4 2–2 7–0 3–0 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Bromley R v Ramsgate R, Match awarded to Bromley R (0–0)

Division Two

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Kent Football League Division Two
Season2006–07
ChampionsChatham Town R
Matches played156
Goals scored609 (3.9 per match)

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

At the end of the season Chatham Town R and Margate R were promoted to Division One and Tilbury R left the League.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Chatham Town R 24 17 6 1 61 24 +37 57 Promoted to Division One
2 Margate R 24 15 4 5 54 29 +25 49
3 VCD Athletic R 24 12 5 7 46 36 +10 41
4 Dover Athletic R 24 11 6 7 55 36 +19 39
5 Hythe Town R 24 11 2 11 55 48 +7 35
6 Greenwich Borough R 24 10 5 9 48 42 +6 35
7 Herne Bay R 24 9 6 9 33 47 −14 33
8 Faversham Town R 24 8 8 8 50 44 +6 32
9 Deal Town R 24 9 5 10 36 46 −10 32
10 Sittingbourne R 24 8 6 10 48 49 −1 30
11 Lordswood R 24 6 5 13 46 65 −19 23
12 Tilbury R 24 4 4 16 45 70 −25 16 Resigned from the League
13 Tunbridge Wells R 24 3 4 17 32 73 −41 13
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 DOV FAV GRE HER HYT LOR MAR SIT TIL TUN VCD
Chatham Town R 5–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0
Deal Town R 2–3 3–1 2–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 3–3 0–2 0–3
Dover Athletic R 2–2 3–2 2–2 2–2 5–1 1–1 6–1 2–1 0–1 [a] 4–0 1–2
Faversham Town R 1–2 6–1 0–2 2–3 4–0 2–0 6–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 4–3 1–1
Greenwich Borough R 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 4–1 2–1 2–4
Herne Bay R 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1
Hythe Town R 1–4 1–0 3–1 3–3 4–1 6–0 4–3 2–1 4–2 4–1 6–1 1–0
Lordswood R 4–4 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 4–2 1–2 4–1 3–2 5–1 1–3
Margate R 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 2–1 8–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–1 4–1 4–0
Sittingbourne R 0–1 7–0 0–6 3–0 0–5 2–0 2–3 2–3 2–4 5–0 3–1 4–0
Tilbury R 1–6 2–2 3–3 3–4 2–4 1–2 5–4 3–1 2–3 2–2 5–0 3–4
Tunbridge Wells R 1–2 0–1 1–5 3–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 5–5 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–3
VCD Athletic R 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 4–1
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Dover Athletic R v Tilbury R, match awarded to Dover (0–0)

Reserves Cup

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The 2006–07 Kent Football League Reserves Cup was won by Thamesmead Town R, who completed a League and Cup double.

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 Lordswood F.C. this season)

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Deal Town R 1
Hythe Town R 0
Deal Town R 3 0 3
Erith & Belvedere R 0 1 1
Erith & Belvedere R 1
Cray Wanderers R 0
Deal Town R 1
Thamesmead Town R 2
Sittingbourne R 2
Maidstone United R 1
Sittingbourne R 0 0 0
Thamesmead Town R 2 1 3
Dover Athletic R 1
Thamesmead Town R 2

Second Round

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First Round

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Byes for the remaining seven teams

Source: Kent League (archived)

References

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