2008–09 Kent Football League

February 2024 March 2026 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, and Divisions One and Two. The latter two were known as the Reserves Section, which included reserves teams 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 Kent Football League Premier Division 2008–09 VCD Athletic VCD Athletic 272 965 2007–08 2009–10 The division featured 17 clubs, 16 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club: Norton Sports, joined from the Kent County League At the end of the season three clubs left the division: VCD Athletic, promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North Croydon, transferred to the Combined Counties League Slade Green, resigned as the club folded League table main WDL Season end notes VCD VCD Athletic HYT Hythe Town GRE Greenwich Borough FAV Faversham Town HOL Holmesdale HER Herne Bay ERI Erith Town E&B Erith & Belvedere CRO Croydon TUN Tunbridge Wells NOR Norton Sports DEA Deal Town SLA Slade Green SEV Sevenoaks Town BEC Beckenham Town LOR Lordswood SBU Sporting Bengal United 22 4 6 68 24 19 3 10 68 50 16 5 11 67 50 20 2 10 83 40 15 9 8 59 39 13 6 13 53 50 8 4 20 54 76 11 4 17 53 66 12 4 16 44 57 21 4 7 71 39 15 4 13 58 40 0 0 32 26 160 6 3 23 43 79 18 7 7 57 30 9 4 19 44 67 10 8 14 57 53 20 3 9 60 45 Greenwich Borough v Erith Town match abandoned at 3–3; match win awarded to Erith Town (W, D, L and Pts columns adjusted). ERI #ACE1AF Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North P #CCCCFF Transferred to the Combined Counties League T #FFCCCC Resigned: club folded F 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) Results main FBR grey 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 3–3Match abandoned, win awarded to Erith Town 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 complete Kent League (archived) Challenge Cup 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 n 2 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Croydon 0 2 RD1-score1-agg Herne Bay 0 1 RD1-score2-agg Faversham Town 3 0 RD1-score3-agg Holmesdale 2 0 RD1-score4-agg Hythe Town 2 4 RD1-score5-agg Slade Green 1 0 RD1-score6-agg Tunbridge Wells 3 0 RD1-score7-agg Erith Town 3 2 RD1-score8-agg Semi-finals Croydon 4 2 RD2-score1-agg Faversham Town 0 0 RD2-score2-agg Hythe Town 3 1 RD2-score3-agg Erith Town 1 4 RD2-score4-agg Final CroydonCroydon won 3-1 after penalties 1 3p Erith Town 1 1p Second Round Hythe Town 14 – 3 Sporting Bengal United (1st Leg 10–1; 2nd Leg 4–2) Lordswood 0 – 6 Erith Town (1st Leg 0–3; 2nd Leg 0–3) Croydon 4 – 2 Sevenoaks Town (1st Leg 2–0; 2nd Leg 2–2) Slade Green 6 – 4 Greenwich Borough (1st Leg 1–2; 2nd Leg 5–2) Herne Bay 5 – 0 Norton Sports (1st Leg 1–0; 2nd Leg 4–0) Faversham Town 4 – 1 Beckenham Town (1st Leg 1–0; 2nd Leg 3–1) Holmesdale 2 – 1 Deal Town (1st Leg 2–0; 2nd Leg 0–1) Tunbridge Wells 3 – 2 VCD Athletic (1st Leg 1–1; 2nd Leg 2–1) First Round Erith & Belvedere 6 – 8 Tunbridge Wells (1st Leg 2–2; 2nd Leg 4–6(aet)) Byes for the remaining 15 teams Source: SCEFL Archives Reserves Section 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 Kent Football League Division One 2008–09 Thamesmead Town R 132 405 2007–08 2009–10 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 main WDL Season End Notes THA Thamesmead Town R CRA Cray Wanderers R DAR Dartford R MAI Maidstone United R ASH Ashford Town (Kent) R MAR Margate R EAB Erith & Belvedere R DOV Dover Athletic R WHI Whitstable Town R CHA Chatham Town R FOL Folkestone Invicta R SEV Sevenoaks Town R 11 3 8 36 27 7 5 10 36 43 13 1 8 46 27 11 4 7 39 26 10 2 10 46 45 10 3 9 30 24 5 2 15 16 47 11 3 8 32 22 10 4 8 34 35 3 6 13 20 51 15 0 7 45 25 8 3 11 25 33 red2 Resigned from the League RES red1 Relegated to Division Two REL REL 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League: Table (archived) & Kent League: Results Grid (archived) Results main FBR grey 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 complete Kent League (archived) Division Two Kent Football League Division Two 2008–09 Holmesdale R 110 425 2007–08 2009–10 The division featured eleven clubs, nine of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs: Ramsgate R, relegated from Division One Welling United R rejoining the Kent League for a single season after three years absence. 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 main WDL Season End Notes HOL Holmesdale R HER Herne Bay R HYT Hythe Town R FAV Faversham Town R TUN Tunbridge Wells R WEL Welling United R RAM Ramsgate R VCD VCD Athletic R DEA Deal Town R GRE Greenwich Borough R LOR Lordswood R 4 6 10 28 42 -3 10 5 5 41 33 5 1 14 21 41 -3 15 4 1 63 24 12 4 4 44 31 10 5 5 39 30 2 3 15 28 65 8 3 9 48 40 10 3 7 45 44 10 2 8 46 32 5 2 13 22 43 Deal Town R deducted three points. Greenwich Borough R deducted three points. VCD Athletic R v. Welling United R match: win awarded to VCD Athletic R VCD red1 Promoted to Division One PRO PRO red2 Resigned from the League RES RES RES 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) Results main FBR grey DEA FAV GRE HER HOL HYT LOR RAM TUN VCD WEL Deal Town R 0–3 –Match awarded to Deal Town R (0–0) 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 –Match awarded to Greenwich Borough R (0–0) 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 –Match awarded to VCD Athletic R (0–0) Welling United R 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 10–0 1–1 4–1 1–4 complete Kent League (archived) & Kent League (archived), (Lordswood R 3–1 Deal R result) Reserves Cup 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 n 3 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Lordswood R 0 Herne Bay R 1 Folkestone Invicta R 1 Whitstable Town R 4 Dartford R 1rc1 After extra time Maidstone United R 2rc1 After extra time Thamesmead Town R 2rc1 After extra time Ashford Town (Kent) R 1rc1 Semi-finals Herne Bay R 1 0 RD2-score1-agg Whitstable Town R 4 1 RD2-score2-agg Maidstone United R 1 3 RD2-score3-agg Thamesmead Town R 2 4 RD2-score4-agg Final Whitstable Town R 1 Thamesmead Town R 4 Second Round Holmesdale R 2 – 3 Lordswood R Dover Athletic R 1 – 2 Folkestone Invicta R Welling United R 0 – 1 Ashford Town (Kent) R Erith & Belvedere R 0 – 2 Thamesmead Town R Sevenoaks Town R 0 – 2 Whitstable Town R Dartford R 3 – 1 Ramsgate R Margate R 1 – 3 Herne Bay R Cray Wanderers R 0 – 2 Maidstone United R First Round Erith & Belvedere R 4 – 1 Deal Town R Herne Bay R 3 – 0 Chatham Town R Thamesmead Town R 2 – 1 VCD Athletic R Welling United R 3 – 0 Hythe Town R Holmesdale R 5 – 3 Faversham Town R Greenwich Borough R d – W Lordswood R (match score 2-0, Greenwich Borough R disqualified) Tunbridge Wells R 0 – 4 (aet) Dartford R Byes for the remaining nine teams Source: SCEFL Archives References External links Home Kent Football League 2024-08-15 https://www.kentleague.com/ 2008-09 9