2001–02_Kent_Football_League
2001–02 Kent Football League
Football league season
The 2001–02 Kent Football League season (known as the Bass Brewers Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.
The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with a Reserves Section comprising two equal 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. Reserves 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.
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maidstone United |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 787 (3.28 per match) |
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 name to Hythe Town.[1]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maidstone United | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 66 |
| 2 | VCD Athletic | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 66 |
| 3 | Deal Town | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 62 |
| 4 | Thamesmead Town | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 57 |
| 5 | Cray Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 51 |
| 6 | Ramsgate | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 44 |
| 7 | Herne Bay | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 41[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | Tunbridge Wells | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 40 |
| 9 | Beckenham Town | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 40 |
| 10 | Whitstable Town | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 36 |
| 11 | Lordswood | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 36[lower-alpha 2] |
| 12 | Slade Green | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 35 |
| 13 | Erith Town | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 33 |
| 14 | Hythe Town | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 31 |
| 15 | Greenwich Borough | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 19 |
| 16 | Faversham Town | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 81 | −51 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Challenge Cup
The 2001–02 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Maidstone United who completed the League and Cup double.
The competition was contested by the 16 teams from the Premier Division over four rounds: the first two a single match knock-out followed by the semis-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
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitstable Town | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Greenwich Borough | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Whitstable Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cray Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cray Wanderers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hythe Town | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Whitstable Town | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maidstone United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lordswood | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| VCD Athletic | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| VCD Athletic | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maidstone United | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Beckenham Town | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maidstone United | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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)
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:[2]
- Dartford R 1 – 3 (aet) Dover Athletic R, score at 90 mins 1–1.
Division One North
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cray Wanderers R |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 419 (3.81 per match) |
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:
At the end of the season Greenwich Borough R resigned from the league.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartford R | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 43 | |
| 2 | Cray Wanderers R | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 42[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | VCD Athletic R | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 41 | |
| 4 | Chatham Town R | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 33 | |
| 5 | Thamesmead Town R | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Swanley Furness | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 27 | |
| 7 | Erith Town R | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Beckenham Town R | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 24[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 9 | Tunbridge Wells R | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 20 | |
| 10 | Lordswood R | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 14 | |
| 11 | Greenwich Borough R | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 10 | Resigned from the league |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Division One South
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dover Athletic R |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 480 (4.36 per match) |
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:
Also, Hythe United R changed name to Hythe Town R.[1]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover Athletic R | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 18 | +58 | 53[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Ramsgate R | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 35 |
| 3 | Sittingbourne R | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 34 |
| 4 | Deal Town R | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 33 |
| 5 | Ashford Town (Kent) R | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 30 |
| 6 | Folkestone Invicta R | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 28 |
| 7 | Herne Bay R | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 27 |
| 8 | Hastings Town R | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 23 |
| 9 | Margate R | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 22 |
| 10 | Whitstable Town R | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 20 |
| 11 | Hythe Town R | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 85 | −73 | 5[lower-alpha 2] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
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
- "Hythe Town at FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Dover Athletic Reserves at FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2024.