1981–82 Kent Football League

Association football league season June 2024 June 2024 The 1981–82 Kent Football League season was the sixteenth in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition featuring teams based in and around the county of Kent in England. The League structure comprised two divisions: Division One and Division Two with the latter known as the Reserves Section (reserves teams were not permitted in Division One). Additionally there were two league cup competitions: the Challenge Cup for the Division One clubs and another for the teams in Division Two. Division One Kent Football League Division One 1981–82 Erith & Belvedere Erith & Belvedere 240 733 1980–81 1982–83 The league featured sixteen clubs which had all competed in the previous season. The league was won by Erith & Belvedere,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 left the league following their election to the Southern League.16 April 1982 Southern League New Boys Evening Post 18 Reading League table main WDL Season End Notes 2 ERI Erith & Belvedere SIT Sittingbourne CHA Chatham Town SHE Sheppey United CRO Crockenhill SLA Slade Green Athletic WHI Whitstable Town CRA Cray Wanderers DEA Deal Town RAM Ramsgate HYT Hythe Town DHE Darenth Heathside TUN Tunbridge Wells HER Herne Bay FAV Faversham Town KEN Kent Police 13 6 11 51 40 7 6 17 36 63 9 9 12 44 47 8 6 16 36 58 11 13 6 45 32 16 11 3 63 33 10 4 16 37 50 10 7 13 48 52 11 12 7 48 37 4 8 18 26 50 11 10 9 44 36 16 5 9 60 40 17 10 3 45 22 11 13 6 54 41 2 7 21 35 98 18 5 7 61 34 green1 Elected to the Southern League Southern Division P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/KL72.html Kent League 1966–92: 1981–82 Non League Matters 22 May 2024 https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engkenthist.html England – Kent League: Final Table Kent League (Division 1) '81–'82 The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 22 May 2024 Challenge Cup The 1981–82 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Deal Town.https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 February 2022 Archives: League Cup Winners SCEFL: Southern Counties East Football League 31 January 2024 The competition, contested by all sixteen clubs in the league, comprised four single match tie rounds culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne F.C.7 May 1982 Complete Fixtures Guide: Tomorrow: Soccer: Kent League Cup Final Kentish Express 27 Ashford this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 2 1 Quarter-finals Slade Green Athletic 2 1RD11 Replay Sittingbourne 2 2RD11 Sheppey United 1 Deal Town 2 Crockenhill 1 Erith & Belvedere 2 Chatham Town 2 Hythe Town 1 Semi-finals Sittingbourne 2 Deal Town 3 Erith & Belvedere 3 Chatham Town 0 Final Deal Town 2 Erith & Belvedere 1 <onlyinclude> First Round Slade Green Athletic 3 – 2 Faversham Town Whitstable Town 1 – 1 (aet) Sittingbourne Match abandoned after 105 minutes. (score at 90 minutes 1–1) REPLAY: Sittingbourne 4 – 2 (aet) Whitstable Town (score at 90 minutes 2–2) Sheppey United 7 – 1 Tunbridge Wells Deal Town 1 – 1 Darenth Heathside REPLAY: Darenth Heathside 0 – 3 Deal Town Crockenhill 2 – 1 Kent Police Erith & Belvedere 1 – 0 Ramsgate Cray Wanderers 1 – 3 Chatham Town Herne Bay 3 – 4 Hythe Town Sources: Final: 9 May 1982 44 Pools Check: Kent League: League Cup Final https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002137/19820509/291/0044 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Sunday Mirror Semi-finals: 26 March 1982 25 Results and Tables: Saturday: Kent League; League Cup semi-final https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19820326/264/0025 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 2 April 1982 25 Results and Tables: Saturday: Kent League; League Cup semi-final https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19820402/262/0025 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express Quarter-finals: 12 February 1982 21 Results and Tables: Saturday: Kent League Cup 3rd(sic) rnd https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19820212/178/0021 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 10 March 1982 25 Sports Summary: Soccer: Kent League:: Cup, 3rd(sic) round https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19820310/208/0031 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Daily Mirror First Round: 2 October 1981 23 County Soccer Details: Results: Tuesday: Kent League Division 1: League Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19811002/234/0023 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 30 October 1981 27 County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Division 1, League Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19811030/313/0027 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 27 November 1981 23 County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Division 1: League Cup 1st rnd https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19811127/248/0023 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 27 November 1981 14 Injury-time equalizer denies Reds in cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003312/19811127/170/0014 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Whitstable Times; 4 December 1981 15 Extra-time goals end Town's cup hopes https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003312/19811204/168/0015 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Whitstable Times; 12 February 1982 21 Results and Tables: Saturday: Kent League Cup 2nd(sic) rnd replay https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19820212/178/0021 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team. Division Two featured mostly reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) from clubs from Kent and the adjacent area whose first team played in Division One and other higher ranked leagues. There was a League Cup competition for the teams in the section. Division Two Kent Football League Division Two 1981–82 Maidstone United R 272 991 1980–81 1982–83 The league featured seventeen clubs (including one non-reserve team, Snowdown Colliery Welfare) who had all competed in the division the previous season. The division was won by Maidstone United R,http://kentleague.com/Archives/Reserves%20First%20Div%20winners.php Reserves First Division winners / runners-up kentleague.com 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130418065959/http://kentleague.com/Archives/Reserves%20First%20Div%20winners.php 18 April 2013 26 April 2024 part of a Division Two league and cup double. At the end of the season Deal Town R resigned from the league. League table main WDL Season End Notes 2 MAI Maidstone United R DOV Dover R WEL Welling United R CHA Chatham Town R DAR Dartford R SIT Sittingbourne R EAB Erith & Belvedere R HAS Hastings United R HER Herne Bay R SHE Sheppey United R FOL Folkestone R DHE Darenth Heathside R HYT Hythe Town R ASH Ashford Town R SCW Snowdown Colliery Welfare WHI Whitstable Town R DEA Deal Town R 9 4 19 38 55 17 6 9 69 42 16 7 9 68 50 5 3 24 37 106 10 4 18 44 62 18 6 8 55 38 16 5 11 58 41 11 7 14 66 66 15 4 13 55 55 14 5 13 48 51 10 3 19 42 71 27 3 2 123 32 8 5 19 41 92 14 3 15 60 67 16 6 10 64 45 18 5 9 88 42 8 4 20 35 76 red2 Resigned RES orange1 Re-elected REE 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1981-1982.html#KENT2 Non League Tables for 1981–1982: Kent League Division Two Non League Matters 17 May 2024 Division Two Cup The 1981–82 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Maidstone United R, http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php Reserves Division(s) League Cup kentleague.com 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130418091817/http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php 18 April 2013 29 March 2024 part of a Division Two league and cup double. The competition was contested by all seventeen clubs in the division and comprised five single match tie rounds (with a single tie in the first round) culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Chatham Town F.C.23 April 1982 Complete Fixtures Guide: Tomorrow: Soccer: Kent League: Division 2 League Cup Final Kentish Express 26 Ashford this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 2 1 Quarter-finals Folkestone R 5 Dartford R 3 Sheppey United R 2 Dover R 5 Maidstone United R Chatham Town R Welling United R Winner of Ashford Town R v Hastings United R Semi-finals Folkestone R 1 Dover R 3 Maidstone United R (Quarter-final match 4 winner) Final Dover R 1 Maidstone United R 6 <onlyinclude> Second Round Folkestone R 1 – 0 Erith & Belvedere R Dartford R 3– 1 Sittingbourne R Sheppey United R 4 – 1 Snowdown Colliery Welfare Whitstable Town R 1 – 3 Dover R Darenth Heathside R v Maidstone United R Chatham Town R 5 – 0 Deal Town R Welling United R 3– 2 Herne Bay R Ashford Town R v Hastings United R First Round Hythe Town R 1 – 2 Erith & Belvedere R Byes for the other fifteen clubs Sources: Final: 30 April 1982 35 Soccer Results Round-Up: Kent League: Division 2: League Cup Final https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19820430/355/0035 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express Semi-finals: 19 March 1982 27 Results and Tables: Monday: Kent League Cup Division 2 semi-final https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003535/19820319/289/0027 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express Quarter-finals: 5 February 1982 22 Results and Tables: Kent League: Division 2: League Cup Round 3 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003535/19820205/199/0022 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 22 January 1982 31 Your Complete Fixture List: Tomorrow: Soccer: Kent League: Division 2: League Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19820122/272/0031 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express Second Round: 9 October 1981 31 County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Division 2: League Cup 2nd rnd https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19811009/315/0031 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 9 October 1981 31 County Soccer Details: Saturday: Fixtures: Kent League: Division 2: League Cup 2nd rnd https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19811009/315/0031 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 27 November 1981 23 County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Division 2: League Cup 2nd rnd https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19811127/248/0023 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 4 December 1981 27 Results and Tables: Kent League: Division 2: League Cup 2nd rd https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19811204/233/0027 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express First Round: 18 September 1981 27 County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Division 2: League Cup 1st rd https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19810918/241/0027 subscription 19 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express References 1981–82 Category:1981–82 in English men's football leagues