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1971–72 Kent Football League

The 1971–72 Kent Football League season was the sixth 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.

League

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Kent Football League
Season1971–72
ChampionsChatham Town
Matches played378
Goals scored1,324 (3.5 per match)

The league featured teams from 20 clubs, including ten reserves teams. Seventeen of the clubs had competed in the league the previous season and they were joined by three additional clubs:

The league was won by Chatham Town,[3] who completed a League and Cup double.

At the end of the season Dartford Reserves resigned[4] Both bottom two clubs, Sheppey United Reserves and Ramsgate Athletic Reserves, were re-elected back into the league.[4] with the former being replaced by their first team.[5]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Season End Notes
1 Chatham Town 38 25 11 2 113 35 3.229 61
2 Brett Sports 38 26 6 6 90 37 2.432 58
3 Tonbridge Reserves 38 23 9 6 93 59 1.576 55
4 Sittingbourne 38 18 11 9 72 51 1.412 47
5 Kent Police 38 18 10 10 90 56 1.607 46
6 Deal Town 38 16 11 11 92 60 1.533 43
7 Dartford Amateurs[a] 37 15 13 9 57 48 1.188 43
8 Slade Green Athletic 38 16 9 13 50 37 1.351 41
9 Ashford Town Reserves 38 14 11 13 70 79 0.886 39
10 Dover Reserves[b] 37 13 12 12 51 41 1.244 38
11 Dartford Reserves 38 12 13 13 62 67 0.925 37 Resigned from the league
12 Crockenhill 38 13 6 19 56 71 0.789 32
13 Bexley United Reserves 38 11 9 18 58 77 0.753 31
14 Folkestone Reserves[b] 37 10 11 16 59 80 0.738 31
15 Hastings United Reserves 38 10 10 18 51 86 0.593 30
16 Margate Reserves 38 11 7 20 60 95 0.632 29
17 Tunbridge Wells 38 6 15 17 51 73 0.699 27
18 Whitstable Town 38 10 6 22 55 88 0.625 26
19 Sheppey United Reserves 38 8 7 23 45 87 0.517 23 Re-elected (replaced by first team)
20 Ramsgate Athletic Reserves[a] 37 6 7 24 49 97 0.505 19 Re-elected
Source: "Soccer Tables: Kent League". Evening Post. 10 May 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; with additional games: "Kent League 1966–1992: 1971–1972". nonleaguematters. Retrieved 29 March 2024.; "Below-par Reserves fail at Slade Green; Draw follows lively start". Sheerness Times Guardian. 12 May 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Rash tackle costs Town the match". Whitstable Herald. 12 May 1972. p. 4. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Sports Summary: Soccer: Kent League". Daily Mirror. 11 May 1972. p. 27. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "County details: Results: Saturday: Kent League; Monday:Kent League; Tuesday:Kent League". Kentish Express. 19 May 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results: Kent League". Daily Mirror. 18 May 1972. p. 31. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Sports Summary: Soccer: Kent League". Daily Mirror. 19 May 1972. p. 31. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "County details: Results: Saturday: Kent League; Tuesday: Kent League". Kentish Express. 26 May 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Champions – Officially". Evening Post. 25 May 1972. p. 28. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Champs are held". Evening Post. 30 May 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.
  1. ^ a b Missing Ramsgate Athletic Reserves versus Dartford Amateurs
  2. ^ a b Missing Dover Reserves versus Folkestone Reserves

Challenge Cup

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The 1971–72 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Chatham Town,[6] who completed a League and Cup double.

The competition, contested by all twenty clubs in the league, comprised five single match tie rounds culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne F.C.[7] this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Tonbridge Reserves 0
Slade Green Athletic 1
Slade Green Athletic 0
Chatham Town 4
Chatham Town 1
Sittingbourne 0
Chatham Town 3
Ashford Town Reserves 0
Hastings United Reserves 0
Ashford Town Reserves 3
Ashford Town Reserves 3
Bexley United Reserves 2
Bexley United Reserves 3
Brett Sports 1

Second Round

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First Round

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Sources

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chatham Town have a £1,900 smile". Evening Post. Chatham. 30 June 1971. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Deal". Kentish Express. Ashford. 11 June 1971. p. 12.
  3. ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Re-elected". East Kent Times. Ramsgate. 19 July 1972. p. 16.
  5. ^ "Sheppey plans". Thanet Times. Margate. 6 June 1972. p. 16.
  6. ^ "League Cup Winners since 1923". SCEFL. February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ "League Chatter: Kent League: Fixtures: League Cup Final". Sheerness Times-Guardian. Sheerness. 5 May 1972. p. 9.
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