1971–72 Kent Football League

Association football league season May 2024 May 2024 The 1971–72 Kent Football League season was the sixth in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition based in and around the county of Kent in England. The league comprised one division and there was also a league cup competition, the Challenge Cup. League Kent Football League 1971–72 Chatham Town 378 1324 1970–71 1972–73 The league featured teams from 20 clubs, including ten reserves teams. Seventeen of the clubs had competed in the league the previous season and they were joined by three additional clubs: Dartford Reserves30 June 1971 Chatham Town have a £1,900 smile Evening Post 24 Chatham Dover Reserves Deal Town joined from the Greater London League and replaced their reserves team11 June 1971 Deal Kentish Express 12 Ashford The league was won by Chatham Town, who completed a League and Cup double.http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-first%20div%20winners.php First Division past winners / runners-up kentleague.com 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130417042108/http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-first%20div%20winners.php 17 April 2013 29 March 2024 At the end of the season Dartford Reserves resigned.19 July 1972 Re-elected East Kent Times 16 Ramsgate Both bottom two clubs, Sheppey United Reserves and Ramsgate Athletic Reserves, were re-elected back into the league. with the former being replaced by their first team.6 June 1972 Sheppey plans Thanet Times 16 Margate League table main WDL Season End Notes yes 2 CHA Chatham Town BRE Brett Sports TON Tonbridge Reserves SIT Sittingbourne KEN Kent Police DEA Deal Town DAR Dartford AmateursRD Missing Ramsgate Athletic Reserves versus Dartford Amateurs SLA Slade Green Athletic ASH Ashford Town Reserves DOV Dover ReservesDF Missing Dover Reserves versus Folkestone Reserves DAD Dartford Reserves CRO Crockenhill BEX Bexley United Reserves FOL Folkestone ReservesDF HAS Hastings United Reserves MAR Margate Reserves TUN Tunbridge Wells WHI Whitstable Town SHE Sheppey United Reserves RAM Ramsgate Athletic ReservesRD 14 11 13 70 79 11 9 18 58 77 26 6 6 90 37 25 11 2 113 35 13 6 19 56 71 12 13 13 62 67 15 13 9 57 48 16 11 11 92 60 13 12 12 51 41 10 11 16 59 80 10 10 18 51 86 18 10 10 90 56 11 7 20 60 95 6 7 24 49 97 8 7 23 45 87 18 11 9 72 51 16 9 13 50 37 23 9 6 93 59 6 15 17 51 73 10 6 22 55 88 red1 Resigned from the league RES orange1 Re-elected (replaced by first team) REER orange1 Re-elected REE 1) points; 2) goal average. complete 10 May 1972 19 Soccer Tables: Kent League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005095/19720510/269/0019 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Evening Post; with additional games: https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/KL72.html Kent League 1966–1992: 1971–1972 nonleaguematters 29 March 2024; 12 May 1972 9 Below-par Reserves fail at Slade Green; Draw follows lively start https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004048/19720512/119/0009 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Sheerness Times Guardian; 12 May 1972 4 Rash tackle costs Town the match https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003312/19720512/004/0004 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Whitstable Herald; 11 May 1972 27 Sports Summary: Soccer: Kent League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19720511/225/0027 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Daily Mirror; 19 May 1972 12 County details: Results: Saturday: Kent League; Monday:Kent League; Tuesday:Kent League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19720519/890/0012 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 18 May 1972 31 Results: Kent League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19720518/250/0031 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Daily Mirror; 19 May 1972 31 Sports Summary: Soccer: Kent League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19720519/239/0031 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Daily Mirror; 26 May 1972 12 County details: Results: Saturday: Kent League; Tuesday: Kent League https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003535/19720526/223/0012 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 25 May 1972 28 Champions – Officially https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005095/19720525/423/0028 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Evening Post; 30 May 1972 23 Champs are held https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005095/19720530/01046/0055 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Evening Post Challenge Cup The 1971–72 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Chatham Town,https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 League Cup Winners since 1923 February 2022 SCEFL 29 March 2024 who completed a League and Cup double. The competition, contested by all twenty clubs in the league, comprised five single match tie rounds culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne F.C.5 May 1972 League Chatter: Kent League: Fixtures: League Cup Final Sheerness Times-Guardian 9 Sheerness this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 2 1 Quarter-finals Tonbridge Reserves 0 Slade Green Athletic 1 Chatham Town 1 Sittingbourne 0 Hastings United Reserves 0 Ashford Town Reserves 3 Bexley United Reserves 3 Brett Sports 1 Semi-finals Slade Green Athletic 0 Chatham Town 4 Ashford Town Reserves 3 Bexley United Reserves 2 Final Chatham Town 3 Ashford Town Reserves 0 <onlyinclude> Second Round Tonbridge Reserves 3 – 2 Sheppey United Reserves Slade Green Athletic 1 – 0 Margate Reserves Dover Reserves 0 – 0 Chatham Town REPLAY 1: Chatham Town 1 – 1 (aet) Dover Reserves REPLAY 2: Dover Reserves 1 – 2 (aet) Chatham Town (score at 90 minutes 1–1) Sittingbourne 2 – 0 Deal Town Crockenhill 1 – 3 Hastings United Reserves Dartford Amateurs 2 – 2 Ashford Town Reserves REPLAY: Ashford Town Reserves 2 – 1 Dartford Amateurs Bexley United Reserves 2 – 1 Kent Police Brett Sports 6 – 2 Dartford Reserves First Round Whitstable Town 0 – 4 Dover Reserves Tunbridge Wells 0 – 1 Dartford Amateurs Folkestone Reserves 1 – 2 Bexley United Reserves Dartford Reserves 4 – 0 Ramsgate Athletic Reserves Byes for the other twelve clubs Sources Final: 19 May 1972 12 County Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, League Cup Final https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19720519/890/0012 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express Semi-finals: 7 April 1972 12 County Details: Results: Good Friday: Kent League, League Cup, Semi-final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19720407/218/0012 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 7 April 1972 12 County Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, League Cup, Semi-final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19720407/218/0012 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger Quarter-finals: 10 March 1972 14 County Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Cup 3rd round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19720310/272/0014 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger;24 March 1972 16 County Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, League Cup, 3rd round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19720324/333/0016 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger Second Round: 10 December 1971 9 Kent League: Results: League Cup 2nd Round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004048/19711210/161/0009 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Sheerness Times Guardian; 14 December 1971 10 Results: Kent League Cup (first round) (sic) https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002513/19711214/141/0010 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Thanet Times; 17 December 1971 22 Super Gorham https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003535/19711217/292/0022?browse=true subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 4 January 1972 16 Results: Kent League Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002513/19720104/276/0016 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Thanet Times; 31 January 1972 17 Terry Phillips Driver goal clinches it https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005095/19720131/353/0017 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Evening Post; 10 March 1972 14 County Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Cup 2nd round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19720310/272/0014 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger First Round: 19 November 1971 17 County Details: Results: Saturday: League Cup 1st round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19711119/283/0017 subscription 30 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger References External links 1971–72 Category:1971–72 in English football leagues