2007–08 Kent Football League

February 2024 March 2026 The 2007–08 Kent Football League season was the 42nd 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 Kent Football League Premier Division 2007–08 Thamesmead Town Thamesmead Town 272 959 2006–07 2008–09 The division featured 17 clubs, 16 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club: Holmesdale, joined from the Kent County League At the end of the season Thamesmead Town were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North. League table main WDL P THA Thamesmead Town VCD VCD Athletic BEC Beckenham Town HYT Hythe Town ERI Erith Town HER Herne Bay E&B Erith & Belvedere GRE Greenwich Borough DEA Deal Town TUN Tunbridge Wells SEV Sevenoaks Town CRO Croydon FAV Faversham Town SLA Slade Green HOL Holmesdale LOR Lordswood SBU Sporting Bengal United 22 5 5 73 33 14 8 10 60 46 13 10 9 68 49 9 4 19 43 79 13 12 7 61 35 12 5 15 53 60 21 7 4 80 41 8 6 18 38 75 24 6 2 87 36 20 5 7 85 35 9 5 18 38 61 4 4 24 31 115 7 6 19 39 69 6 10 16 40 59 9 6 17 57 64 12 5 15 62 66 12 10 10 44 36 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete FCHD Results main FBR grey BEC CRO DEA E&B ERI FAV GRE HER HOL HYT LOR SEV SLA SPB THA TUN VCD Beckenham Town 4–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 6–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 5–2 2–6 3–0 1–3 Croydon 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–4 0–3 0–7 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 6–0 0–3 Deal Town 0–0 0–1 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 5–1 2–3 3–2 5–5 4–0 1–2 Erith & Belvedere 0–5 1–3 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 3–2 6–1 4–0 4–2 8–1 0–3 Erith Town 2–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–2 2–3 3–0 1–1 0–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 Faversham Town 1–5 1–4 2–3 1–1 0–5 2–2 0–6 2–0 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 Greenwich Borough 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 5–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 Herne Bay 1–0 1–0 4–3 2–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 0–3 3–1 Holmesdale 3–3 0–0 0–2 2–4 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–5 1–4 Hythe Town 1–2 2–0 3–0 8–1 2–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 7–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 Lordswood 0–0 4–2 4–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 6–0 1–6 3–2 0–4 Sevenoaks Town 1–2 2–2 2–4 1–0 2–2 0–5 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–4 6–0 3–4 5–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 Slade Green 1–5 0–2 3–3 0–5 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–5 1–2 0–2 Sporting Bengal United 2–4 3–2 2–3 0–4 0–8 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–7 0–0 1–7 0–3 1–7 0–3 0–4 Thamesmead Town 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–4 5–0 5–1 2–0 4–2 Tunbridge Wells 1–1 7–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 5–2 1–5 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 VCD Athletic 2–3 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 5–2 1–2 2–0 complete Kent League (archived) Challenge Cup The 2007–08 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Erith 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 n 2 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Erith & Belvedere 1 Beckenham Town 2 VCD Athletic 1 Erith Town 2 Hythe Town 5 Thamesmead Town 0 Croydon 1 Herne Bay 2 Semi-finals Beckenham Town 0 1 RD2-score1-agg Erith Town 0 2 RD2-score2-agg Hythe Town 4 2 RD2-score3-agg Herne Bay 1 0 RD2-score4-agg Final Erith Town 1 Hythe Town 0 Kent League (archived) Group Stage <onlyinclude> Group A main WDL A1 VCD Athletic A2 Herne Bay A3 Greenwich Borough A4 Sevenoaks Town A5 Tunbridge Wells 4 2 2 12 8 3 4 1 11 9 2 5 1 10 7 3 2 3 8 9 1 1 6 9 17 Progressed to Quarter-final (home) green1 QLY1 Progressed to Quarter-final (away) green2 QLY2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) main FBR grey GRE HER SEV TUN VCD Greenwich Borough 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 Herne Bay 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 Sevenoaks Town 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 Tunbridge Wells 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–4 VCD Athletic 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 complete Kent League (archived) Group B main WDL B1 Erith & Belvedere B2 Thamesmead Town B3 Deal Town B4 Faversham Town 4 2 0 23 7 4 1 1 15 7 2 1 3 11 12 0 0 6 5 28 Progressed to Quarter-final (home) green1 QLY1 Progressed to Quarter-final (away) green2 QLY2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) main FBR grey DEA E&B FAV THA Deal Town 1–1 5–0 0–2 Erith & Belvedere 5–2 9–2 2–1 Faversham Town 0–2 0–5 1–2 Thamesmead Town 4–1 1–1 5–2 complete Kent League (archived) Group C main WDL C1 Croydon C2 Erith Town C3 Lordswood C4 Sporting Bengal United 4 1 1 15 6 3 0 3 9 6 2 2 2 5 6 1 1 4 6 17 Progressed to Quarter-final (home) green1 QLY1 Progressed to Quarter-final (away) green2 QLY2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) main FBR grey CRO ERI LOR SPB Croydon 2–3 2–0 5–1 Erith Town 0–1 0–1 1–2 Lordswood 1–1 0–1 1–1 Sporting Bengal United 1–4 0–4 1–2 complete Kent League (archived) Group D main WDL D1 Hythe Town D2 Beckenham Town D3 Holmesdale D4 Slade Green 5 0 1 16 5 4 0 2 13 6 2 0 4 8 14 1 0 5 3 15 Progressed to Quarter-final (home) green1 QLY1 Progressed to Quarter-final (away) green2 QLY2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) main FBR grey BEC HOL HYT SLA Beckenham Town 2–1 4–0 0–1 Holmesdale 1–5 0–3 2–0 Hythe Town 3–0 3–0 5–1 Slade Green 0–2 1–4 0–2 complete Kent League (archived) Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team. The 2007–08 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 2007–08 Thamesmead Town R 132 478 2006–07 2008–09 The division featured twelve clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with Chatham Town R and Margate R who had both been promoted from Division Two. At the end of the season Ramsgate R were relegated and Erith Town R, who occupied the other relegation position, left the league. League table main WDL Season End Notes THA Thamesmead Town R DAR Dartford R CHA Chatham Town R MAI Maidstone United R SEV Sevenoaks Town R CRA Cray Wanderers R EAB Erith & Belvedere R WHI Whitstable Town R MAR Margate R FOL Folkestone Invicta R RAM Ramsgate R ERI Erith Town R 13 1 8 48 38 10 5 7 33 36 12 4 6 42 28 10 3 9 46 48 2 5 15 22 55 7 2 13 31 44 11 5 6 50 26 6 6 10 49 56 4 4 14 29 49 10 6 6 40 33 14 5 3 44 23 8 4 10 44 42 red2 Resigned from the League RES red1 Relegated to Division Two REL 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) Results main FBR grey CHA CRA DAR E&B ERI FOL MAI MAR RAM SEV THA WHI Chatham Town R 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–2 1–4 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 Cray Wanderers R 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–5 Dartford R 0–4 4–0 3–4 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 Erith & Belvedere R 3–4 1–2 0–3 3–2 3–1 0–7 4–2 5–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 Erith Town R 1–5 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–3 1–0 4–5 1–1 0–5 0–2 1–1 Folkestone Invicta R 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 5–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 2–2 3–1 3–4 Maidstone United R 5–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 Margate R 0–3 5–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–3 4–5 1–2 1–3 0–2 Ramsgate R 1–5 1–1 1–2 2–4 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 Sevenoaks Town R 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 4–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 Thamesmead Town R 5–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 3–3 2–0 2–2 2–0 Whitstable Town R 2–3 6–0 0–3 4–2 4–0 1–2 0–0 4–7 2–0 2–2 1–3 complete Kent League (archived) Division Two Kent Football League Division Two 2007–08 Dover Athletic R 156 548 2006–07 2008–09 The division featured thirteen clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with three additional clubs: Ashford Town (Kent) R, relegated from Division One Holmesdale R Croydon R At the end of the season Dover Athletic R and Ashford Town (Kent) R were promoted to Division One and Croydon R, after one season, and Sittingbourne R left the League. League table main WDL Season End Notes DOV Dover Athletic R ASH Ashford Town (Kent) R GRE Greenwich Borough R VCD VCD Athletic R DEA Deal Town R TUN Tunbridge Wells R HOL Holmesdale R FAV Faversham Town R HYT Hythe Town R SIT Sittingbourne R LOR Lordswood R HER Herne Bay R CRO Croydon R 14 5 5 68 36 1 2 21 19 66 18 3 3 67 28 13 4 7 43 29 10 2 12 31 49 14 5 5 56 30 13 3 8 37 30 4 4 16 21 49 9 4 11 33 46 5 4 15 25 61 5 4 15 31 55 14 0 10 58 39 13 6 5 59 30 red2 Resigned from the League RES RES green1 Promoted to Division One PRO PRO 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) Results main FBR grey ASH CRO DEA DOV FAV GRE HER HOL HYT LOR SIT TUN VCD Ashford Town (Kent) R 3–2 3–0 1–1 7–1 5–3 3–0 3–1 2–3 7–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 Croydon R 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–3 Deal Town R 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 6–1 3–0 3–1 0–3 1–1 Dover Athletic R 2–1 5–1 1–2 1–0 5–3 5–2 4–0 6–0 2–1 4–0 3–2 2–0 Faversham Town R 3–5 2–1 3–1 1–5 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–4 1–3 Greenwich Borough R 2–2 4–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 6–2 2–0 Herne Bay R 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–4 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 Holmesdae R 0–1 3–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 Hythe Town R 1–5 3–1 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 5–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 Lordswood R 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–7 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–1 2–2 Sittingbourne R 2–2 4–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–6 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–6 Tunbridge Wells R 4–5 3–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 5–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 7–1 2–1 VCD Athletic R 1–1 8–0 5–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 4–1 5–2 2–1 3–0 complete Kent League (archived) Reserves Cup The 2007–08 Kent Football League Reserves Cup was won by Ashford Town (Kent) R. 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 Whitstable Town F.C. this season) Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Margate R 2 Holmesdale R 1 Maidstone United R 2 Dartford R 3 Cray Wanderers R 1 Ashford Town (Kent) R 2 Deal Town R 3 Hythe Town R 0 Semi-finals Margate R 0 2 RD2-score1-agg Dartford R 1 3 RD2-score2-agg Ashford Town (Kent) R 2 3 RD2-score3-agg Deal Town R 0 1 RD2-score4-agg Final Dartford R 1 Ashford Town (Kent) R 2 Second Round Margate R 4 – 1 Croydon R Chatham Town R 1 – 2 Holmesdale R Maidstone United R 4 – 3 Greenwich Borough R Whitstable Town R 1 – 3 Dartford R Herne Bay R 1 – 4 Cray Wanderers R Ashford Town (Kent) R 4 – 1 Sittingbourne R Ramsgate R 1 – 1 Deal Town R (Deal Town R won 4-3 on penalties) Hythe Town R 2 – 1 Dover Athletic R First Round VCD Athletic R 0 – 4 Margate R Chatham Town R 2 – 0 Faversham Town R Folkestone Invicta R 0 – 4 Holmesdale R Sevenoaks Town R 1 – 4 Maidstone United R Lordswood R 0 – 1 Whitstable Town R Dartford R 3 – 1 Erith Town R Herne Bay R 2 – 1 Tunbridge Wells R Ashford Town (Kent) R 6 – 1 Thamesmead Town R Erith & Belvedere R 2 – 3 Ramsgate R Byes for the remaining seven teams Source: Kent League (archived) & Kent League (archived) References External links Home Kent Football League 2024-08-15 https://www.kentleague.com/ 2007-08 9