2012–13 Kent Football League

The 2012–13 Kent Football League season (known as the 2012–13 Hurlimann Kent Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th in the history of Kent Football League, a football competition in England.

At the end of the season the league changed its name to the Southern Counties East Football League, to reflect that many of its member clubs no longer played within the county boundaries of Kent.[1]

The League structure comprised two divisions: a Premier Division and Division One – the latter was 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 Reserves Section.

Premier Division

Kent Football League Premier Division
Season2012–13
ChampionsErith & Belvedere
PromotedErith & Belvedere
VCD Athletic
Matches played272
Goals scored1,050 (3.86 per match)

The division comprised teams from17 clubs, 15 from the previous season together with two additional clubs:

Owing to expansion of the Isthmian League Divisions One North and South from 22 to 24 clubs for the following season[3] two clubs, selected on a points per game (PPG) basis, from the following six Step 5 leagues were to be promoted: Combined Counties League, Eastern Counties League, Essex Senior League, Kent League, Spartan South Midlands League and the Sussex County League. From the Kent Premier League Erith & Belvedere (who were promoted as champions), Erith Town, Tunbridge Wells, VCD Athletic and Whyteleafe applied for promotion.[4][5] Subsequently, VCD Athletic were promoted as one of the two runners-up with the best PPG.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Erith & Belvedere 32 23 7 2 113 45 +68 76 Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North
2 VCD Athletic 32 23 5 4 97 31 +66 74
3 Erith Town 32 19 4 9 74 40 +34 61
4 Corinthian 32 17 8 7 74 37 +37 59
5 Lordswood 32 17 7 8 60 56 +4 58
6 Whyteleafe 32 16 6 10 67 49 +18 54
7 Tunbridge Wells 32 15 7 10 82 43 +39 52
8 Cray Valley Paper Mills 32 13 8 11 63 58 +5 47
9 Canterbury City 32 12 7 13 52 58 −6 43
10 Woodstock Sports 32 12 7 13 59 76 −17 43
11 Beckenham Town 32 11 7 14 63 73 −10 40
12 Deal Town 32 11 6 15 58 65 −7 39
13 Rochester United 32 12 2 18 52 70 −18 38
14 Fisher 32 7 7 18 41 71 −30 28
15 Greenwich Borough 32 6 5 21 33 93 −60 23
16 Holmesdale 32 5 6 21 34 83 −49 21
17 Sevenoaks Town 32 3 1 28 28 102 −74 10
Source: FA Full-Time, Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away BEC CAN COR CVP DEA E&B ERI FIS GRE HOL LOR ROC SEV TUN VCD WHY WOO
Beckenham Town 1–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–6 2–2 1–2 4–3 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–5 5–4 0–7 3–1 0–1
Canterbury City 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–0 1–3 6–1
Corinthian 3–3 4–1 3–1 6–0 1–1 2–1 6–1 3–1 2–3 1–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2
Cray Valley Paper Mills 2–2 5–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 1–5 0–2 3–1 0–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 1–9 0–2 2–0 2–4
Deal Town 5–4 4–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 3–2 6–0 5–1 0–1 3–1 5–0 2–4 1–2 0–3 1–1
Erith & Belvedere 3–2 3–2 4–2 4–4 5–2 3–1 3–2 7–0 3–3 3–3 6–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 8–5
Erith Town 3–1 3–2 0–1 0–4 2–0 4–3 4–3 8–0 4–0 1–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 2–3
Fisher 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–6 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–5 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–5 0–2 3–1
Greenwich Borough 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–4 0–4 0–3 1–4 2–1 0–3 1–3 1–0 2–6 1–6 0–2 2–0
Holmesdale 1–1 2–2 0–4 3–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–3 2–4 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–5 0–2
Lordswood 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–4 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 2–4 2–2
Rochester United 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1
Sevenoaks Town 2–6 1–1 2–4 1–6 0–1 0–5 0–3 4–0 0–1 2–3 1–3 1–4 0–6 1–4 1–5 1–3
Tunbridge Wells 3–2 6–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 5–0 2–3 3–2 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–1
VCD Athletic 5–1 5–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–4 0–2 2–2 6–2 4–1 9–2 1–4 4–0 1–0 2–0 6–0
Whyteleafe 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–3 4–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–0 0–0 1–4 2–2
Woodstock Sports 1–0 2–2 0–5 2–3 5–0 1–4 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 5–0 0–6 1–5 2–3
Source: FA Full-Time, Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Cup

The 2012–13 Kent Football League Challenge Cup, known as the Macron Kent League Cup (to reflect sponsorship by the Macron Sportswear brand), was won by Erith & Belvedere to complete a League and Cup double.

The competition was contested by the 17 teams from the Premier Division and was played over a total of five rounds: four on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) followed by a final match played on a neutral ground (at Welling United F.C. this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Cray Valley Paper Mills 1 0 1
Deal Town 2 1 3
Deal Town 0 0 0
Corinthian 3 5 8
Corinthian 1 5 6
Holmesdale 0 0 0
Corinthian 1
Erith & Belvedere 4
Erith & Belvedere 1 1 2
Whyteleafe 0 0 0
Erith & Belvedere 3 0 3
Lordswood 0 1 1
Lordswood 4 1 5
Tunbridge Wells 1 1 2

First Round

Preliminary Round

Source: SCEFL Archives

Reserves Section

The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team.

The 2012–13 season Reserves Section comprised a single division (amalgamated from the previous season's two). Promotion from the Reserves Section into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a League Cup competition for the teams of the Reserves Section.

Division One

Kent Football League Division One
Season2012–13
ChampionsWhitstable Town R
Matches played182
Goals scored781 (4.29 per match)
Discontinued →

The division comprised 14 teams, six of which competed in the previous season together with seven from the previous season's Division Two plus one additional team, Rusthall R.

At the end of the season the division was discontinued.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Whitstable Town R 26 19 3 4 86 28 +58 60
2 Herne Bay R[a] 26 16 5 5 68 40 +28 53
3 Maidstone United R 26 15 5 6 80 52 +28 50
4 Chatham Town R[b] 26 13 7 6 55 32 +23 46
5 Erith Town R 26 13 6 7 56 40 +16 45
6 Ramsgate R 26 12 4 10 55 54 +1 40
7 Deal Town R[b] 26 10 4 12 49 55 −6 34
8 Holmesdale R 26 9 6 11 61 60 +1 33
9 VCD Athletic R[c] 26 11 0 15 57 60 −3 30[d]
10 Phoenix Sports R 26 9 2 15 60 66 −6 29
11 Margate R[e] 26 8 5 13 47 57 −10 29
12 Woodstock Sports R 26 8 5 13 41 75 −34 29
13 Lordswood R 26 6 6 14 40 62 −22 24
14 Rusthall R 26 4 0 22 26 100 −74 12
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Herne Bay R v. VCD Athletic R match: win awarded to Herne Bay R (0–0)
  2. ^ a b Deal Town R v. Chatham Town R match: win awarded to Deal Town R (0–0)
  3. ^ Herne Bay R v. VCD Athletic R match: win awarded to Herne Bay R (0–0); Margate R v. VCD Athletic R match: win awarded to Margate R (0–0)
  4. ^ VCD Athletic R deducted three points.
  5. ^ Margate R v. VCD Athletic R match: win awarded to Margate R (0–0)

Results

Home \ Away CHA DEA ERI HER HOL LOR MAI MAR PHO RAM RUS VCD WHI WOO
Chatham Town R 5–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
Deal Town R –[a] 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 1–3 2–1 5–1 3–0 1–2 2–4 7–1
Erith Town R 0–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 7–0
Herne Bay R 4–1 2–2 4–2 2–2 4–1 5–0 5–2 4–1 4–2 2–1 –[b] 3–0 3–3
Holmesdale R 1–4 3–4 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 5–6 1–2 6–1 3–1 1–1 3–2
Lordswood R 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 5–4 0–3 2–2 1–0 3–1 8–0 2–3 0–6 0–2
Maidstone United R 5–2 9–0 3–3 5–1 5–4 1–1 2–2 5–3 4–0 6–1 3–2 0–1 6–1
Margate R 0–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 3–5 1–1 2–3 1–5 1–1 4–1 –[c] 1–2 2–1
Phoenix Sports R 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–6 1–3 3–1 1–4 4–1 5–3 2–1 0–4 1–3 9–0
Ramsgate R 0–4 2–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 7–0 3–0 1–5 0–2
Rusthall R 0–3 1–4 3–1 1–4 0–3 5–2 2–3 0–2 0–4 0–3 2–4 0–12 1–5
VCD Athletic R 2–5 5–1 3–2 2–3 4–1 6–2 0–5 3–1 4–1 0–2 2–3 2–8 6–0
Whitstable Town R 3–3 2–0 4–1 2–1 6–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 4–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 5–1
Woodstock Sports R 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–5 3–1 1–4 0–1 3–1 0–3
Source: FA Full-Time & Kent League (archived) & Final Table, Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded to Deal Town R (0–0)
  2. ^ Match awarded to Herne Bay R (0–0)
  3. ^ Match awarded to Margate R (0–0)

Reserves Cup

The 2012–13 Kent Football League Reserves Cup was won by Phoenix Sports R.

The competition was contested by the 14 teams from Division One and was played over four rounds: the first two comprised single knock-out matches, followed by the semi-finals, which were decided on an aggregate basis (home and away matches), and culminated in the final match, played on a neutral ground (at Corinthian F.C. this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
VCD Athletic R 3
Maidstone United R 1
VCD Athletic R 0 0 0
Phoenix Sports R 1 0 1
Phoenix Sports R 5
Erith Town R 3
Phoenix Sports R 3
Herne Bay R 2
Whitstable Town R 2
Ramsgate R 0
Whitstable Town R 1 1 2
Herne Bay R 1 2 3
Herne Bay R 2
Woodstock Sports R 1

First Round

Bye to next round: Phoenix Sports R and Ramsgate R

Source: Kent League Archived

References

  1. ^ "Newsflash: League Name Change?". Kent League. June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Rochester United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "National League System changes 2012-13 confirmed". The Onion Sack. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 11 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Step 4 applications received". TheFA.com. 6 December 2012.