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2001–02 Kent Football League
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The 2001–02 Kent Football League season (known as the Bass Brewers Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th in the history of the Kent Football League a football competition in England.
The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division and a Reserves Section comprising two equally ranked geographically based divisions known as Division One North and Division One South – with a play-off between the winners of these two divisions to decide the Division One champion. Reserve teams 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 Reserves Section.
Premier Division
Kent Football League Premier Division 2001–02 Maidstone United 240 787 2000–01 2002–03
The league featured 16 clubs, 15 of which competed in the previous season, along with one additional club:
Maidstone United, joined from the Kent County League
Also, Hythe United changed its name to Hythe Town.https://fchd.info/HYTHET.HTM Hythe Town at FCHD 3 March 2024 FCHD
League table
main WDL P MAI Maidstone United VCD VCD Athletic DEA Deal Town THA Thamesmead Town CRA Cray Wanderers RAM Ramsgate HER Herne Bay TUN Tunbridge Wells BEC Beckenham Town WHI Whitstable Town LOR Lordswood SLA Slade Green ERI Erith Town HYT Hythe Town GRE Greenwich Borough FAV Faversham Town 15 6 9 56 44 20 6 4 67 31 13 5 12 53 49 -3 13 5 12 57 50 20 6 4 72 32 10 3 17 42 60 10 10 10 45 46 11 7 12 43 45 11 2 17 35 47 17 6 7 59 39 8 7 15 31 49 8 9 13 44 55 3 9 9 12 43 51 3 6 21 30 81 19 5 6 79 38 5 4 21 31 70 Herne Bay were deducted three points. Lordswood were awarded three points. 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete FCHD
Challenge Cup
The 2001–02 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Maidstone United, which completed the League and Cup double.
The competition was contested by the 16 teams from the Premier Division over four rounds: the first two were a single-match knockout, followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches), and the final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season).
Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
n 2 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Whitstable Town 3 Greenwich Borough 0 Cray Wanderers 2 Hythe Town 1 Lordswood 0 VCD Athletic 4 Beckenham Town 0 Maidstone United 1 Semi-finals Whitstable Town 2 0 RD2-score1-agg Cray Wanderers 1 0 RD2-score2-agg VCD Athletic 0 2 RD2-score3-agg Maidstone United 1 4 RD2-score4-agg Final Whitstable Town 0 Maidstone United 2
First Round
Herne Bay 1 – 2 Whitstable Town
Slade Green 2 – 2 (aet) Greenwich Borough
REPLAY: Greenwich Borough v Slade Green
Cray Wanderers 1 – 0 Ramsgate
Erith Town 2 – 3 (aet) Hythe Town (score at 90 mins: 2–2)
Lordswood 3 – 2 Tunbridge Wells
Faversham Town v VCD Athletic
Deal Town 3 – 4 Beckenham Town
Thamesmead Town 0 – 1 Maidstone United
Sources: Non-League Football in Kent: Premier Division Cup (archived)
Reserves Section
The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.
The 2001–02 Reserves Section comprised two equal-ranked geographically based divisions, Division One North and Division One South, which had been formed from the single division of the previous season. The top club in each division played a single match to decide the Division One Champion. Promotion from the Reserves Section into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for the teams in the section.
Division One Champion Play-off
Dover Athletic R were the Division One champions. They won the single play-off match, played at Ashford Town (Kent) F.C. between the top team from each of the Division One North and Division One South:https://fchd.info/DOVERA2.HTM Dover Athletic Reserves at FCHD 3 March 2024 FCHD
Dartford R 1 – 3 (aet) Dover Athletic R, score at 90 mins 1–1.
Division One North
Kent Football League Division One North 2001–02 Cray Wanderers R 110 419 2001–02 Div.One 2002–03
The division featured 11 clubs, 10 of which had competed in the single Division One from the previous season, together with one additional club:
Chatham Town R
At the end of the season, Greenwich Borough R resigned from the league.
League table
main WDL Season End Notes DAR Dartford R CRA Cray Wanderers R VCD VCD Athletic R CHA Chatham Town R THA Thamesmead Town R DAN Swanley Furness ERI Erith Town R BEC Beckenham Town R TUN Tunbridge Wells R LOR Lordswood R GRE Greenwich Borough R 6 3 11 26 35 +3 10 3 7 33 28 14 3 3 46 22 -3 8 3 9 45 40 13 4 3 51 26 7 4 9 38 45 3 1 16 23 67 3 5 12 32 46 10 3 7 40 36 6 2 12 35 45 12 5 3 50 29 Beckenham Town R were awarded three points Cray Wanderers R were deducted three points red2 Resigned from the league RES 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Dartford FC Reserves Stats by Jerry King: 2001-02 (archived)
Division One South
Kent Football League Division One South 2001–02 Dover Athletic R 110 480 2000–01 Div.One 2002–03
The division featured 11 clubs, 10 of which had competed in the single Division One from the previous season, together with one additional club:
Deal Town R
Also, Hythe United R changed its name to Hythe Town R.
League table
main WDL Season End Notes DOV Dover Athletic R RAM Ramsgate R SIT Sittingbourne R DEA Deal Town R ASH Ashford Town (Kent) R FOL Folkestone Invicta R HER Herne Bay R HAS Hastings Town R MAR Margate R WHI Whitstable Town R HYT Hythe Town R 8 6 6 43 29 10 3 7 59 42 16 3 1 76 18 +2 8 4 8 40 37 7 2 11 45 59 7 6 7 42 39 1 3 16 12 85 -1 6 4 10 36 54 11 2 7 52 25 10 4 6 43 33 5 5 10 32 59 Hythe Town R were deducted one point Dover Athletic R were awarded two points 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete FCHD (team pages)
Reserves Cup
The 2001–02 Kent Football League Reserves Cup competition for teams from the Reserves Section was contested over a total of five rounds: the first two were on an aggregate home and away basis; the third round, the quarter-finals a single match; the semis finals again on an aggregate basis; and a single final match which was played on a neutral ground.
The Cup was won by Dover Athletic R who completed the League and Cup double. Their matches were:
Final: Defeated Thamesmead Town R
Semi-final: Defeated VCD Athletic R 6 – 3 on aggregate (a:2–1; h:4–2)
Quarter-final: Won 4–2 at Margate R
Second Round: Defeated Whitstable Town R 6 – 2 on aggregate (a:2–0; h:4–2)
First Round: Bye https://web.archive.org/web/20020531133631/http://www.dover-athletic.co.uk:80/ Dover Athletic FC: Reserves
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