1970–71 Kent Football League

Association football league season May 2024 May 2024 The 1970–71 Kent Football League season was the fifth 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. Kent Football League Kent Football League 1970–71 Faversham Town 380 1421 1969–70 1971–72 The league featured teams from 20 clubs including nine reserves teams. Fifteen of the clubs had competed in the league the previous season and they were joined by five additional clubs:28 July 1970 Chatham will face fixture headache Evening Post 17 Larkfield, Maidstone Slade Green Athletic, joined from the Greater London League15 May 1970 Fine on club cut by half Kentish Express 24 Ashford Ashford Town Reserves, rejoining after two years absence Bexley United Reserves, rejoining after two years absence Hastings United Reserves Tonbridge Reserves, rejoining after an absence of one year Also, Tunnel sports changed their name to Dartford Amateurs.https://fchd.info/DARTFORA.HTM Dartford Amateurs Football Club History Database 17 March 2024 The league was won for a second successive season by Faversham Town,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 who completed a League and Cup double. At the end of the season three clubs left the league: champions Faversham Town left to join the newly formed Metropolitan–London League;30 July 1971 George Gray Ready for new season Faversham Times 12 Sheerness Snowdown Colliery Welfare resigned to the Kent County Amateur League owing to financial conderations;13 July 1971 Snowdown quit Kent League Thanet Times 16 Ramsgate and Deal Town Reserves resigned, to be replaced by their first team.11 June 1971 Deal Kentish Express 12 Ashford League table main WDL yes 2 Season End Notes FAV Faversham Town CHA Chatham Town TON Tonbridge Reserves SIT Sittingbourne MAR Margate Reserves BEX Bexley United Reserves SNO Snowdown Colliery Welfare BRE Brett Sports SLA Slade Green Athletic ASH Ashford Town Reserves KEN Kent Police HAS Hastings United Reserves TUN Tunbridge Wells WHI Whitstable Town TNS Dartford Amateurs RAM Ramsgate Athletic Reserves SHE Sheppey United Reserves FOL Folkestone Reserves CRO Crockenhill DEA Deal Town Reserves 15 7 16 98 73 15 11 12 64 72 16 7 15 68 67 23 8 7 102 52 6 8 24 49 113 5 9 24 34 90 28 5 5 116 37 11 5 22 53 101 14 9 15 61 67 12 13 13 73 78 18 5 15 66 71 13 5 20 59 80 11 9 18 57 79 21 8 9 95 57 16 6 16 50 68 18 4 16 77 63 22 9 7 101 51 14 8 16 63 64 13 7 18 68 66 13 9 16 67 72 #CCCCFF Transferred to the Metropolitan–London League TFM red2 Resigned to Kent County Amateur League RES red2 Resigned (replaced by first team) REP 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored. complete 4 June 1971 12 Kent League: Final Table 1970/71 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004231/19710604/076/0012 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Faversham News with Crockenhill goals against total adjusted by results: Sheppey United 3–1 Crockenhill & Slade Green 2–1 Crockenhill, applied to balanced table at 28 May 1971 14 Details: Kent League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19710528/296/0014 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger] Challenge Cup The 1970–71 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Faversham 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 comprised five single match tie rounds. All twenty clubs contested the first round;4 September 1970 Pairings in the Kent League cup Kentish Express 19 Ashford in the second round six clubs received byes to produce eight competitors for the quarter finals. The final was played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne F.C.30 April 1971 Results and Fixtures: Kent League Final Faversham News 10 Faversham this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 2 1 Quarter-finals Dartford Amateurs 2 Ramsgate Athletic Reserves 1 Faversham Town 2 Bexley United Reserves 1 Kent Police 2 0R1 Replay Hastings United Reserves 2 1R1 Brett Sports 5 Tunbridge Wells 2 Semi-finals Dartford Amateurs 0 Faversham Town 1 Hastings United Reserves 1 Brett Sports 0 Final Faversham Town 2 Hastings United Reserves 1 <onlyinclude> Second Round Whitstable Town 2 – 3 Bexley United Reserves Tunbridge Wells 4 – 3 Chatham Town Byes for the other six clubs First Round Snowdown Colliery Welfare 0 – 1 Dartford Amateurs Ramsgate Athletic Reserves 5 – 2 Slade Green Athletic Faversham Town 2 – 1 Folkestone Reserves Deal Town Reserves 2 – 3 Bexley United Reserves Crockenhill 0 – 1 Kent Police Sittingbourne 1 – 2 Hastings United Reserves Brett Sports 2 – 0 Ashford Town Reserves Tunbridge Wells 2 – 0 Margate Reserves Chatham Town 1 – 1 Sheppey United Reserves REPLAY: Sheppey United Reserves 0 – 3 Chatham Town Whitstable Town 2 – 1 Tonbridge Reserves Sources: Final: 4 May 1971 14 Results: Kent League Cup (Final) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002513/19710504/194/0014 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Thanet Times Semi-finals: 19 March 1971 16 County Details: Results: Saturday: League Cup semi-finals https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0001744/19710319/334/0016 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger Quarter-finals: 12 February 1971 12 County Details: Results: Saturday: League Cup quarter-finals https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19710212/228/0012 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 16 February 1971 16 Results: Kent League Cup (replay) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002513/19710216/249/0016 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Thanet Times Second Round: 18 December 1970 12 Results and Fixtures: Kent League Cup (2nd round) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004231/19701218/143/0012 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Faversham News First Round: 23 October 1970 21 Kent League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19701023/332/0021 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 30 October 1970 9 Reserves' uphill battle goes to Chaham https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004048/19701030/133/0009 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Sheerness Times-Guardian; 13 November 1970 12 County Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Cup 1st Round https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19701113/210/0012 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 13 November 1970 12 County Details: Results: Wednesday: Kent League Cup 1st Round https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19701113/210/0012 subscription 28 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger References External links 1970–71 Category:1970–71 in English football leagues