2001–02 Kent Football League

The 2001–02 Kent Football League season (known as the Bass Brewers Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th in the history of the Kent Football League a football competition in England.

The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division and a Reserves Section comprising two equally 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. Reserve 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.

Premier Division

Kent Football League Premier Division
Season2001–02
ChampionsMaidstone United
Matches played240
Goals scored787 (3.28 per match)

The league featured 16 clubs, 15 of which competed in the previous season, along with one additional club:

Also, Hythe United changed its 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[a]
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[b]
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
Source: FCHD
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Herne Bay were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Lordswood were awarded three points.

Challenge Cup

The 2001–02 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Maidstone United, which completed the League and Cup double.

The competition was contested by the 16 teams from the Premier Division over four rounds: the first two were a single-match knockout, followed by the semi-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

Sources: Non-League Football in Kent: Premier Division Cup (archived)

Reserves Section

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]

Division One North

Kent Football League Division One North
Season2001–02
ChampionsCray Wanderers R
Matches played110
Goals scored419 (3.81 per match)

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[a]
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[b]
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
Source: Dartford FC Reserves Stats by Jerry King: 2001-02 (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Cray Wanderers R were deducted three points
  2. ^ Beckenham Town R were awarded three points

Division One South

Kent Football League Division One South
Season2001–02
ChampionsDover Athletic R
Matches played110
Goals scored480 (4.36 per match)

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 its 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[a]
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[b]
Source: FCHD (team pages)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Dover Athletic R were awarded two points
  2. ^ Hythe Town R were deducted one point

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:

References

  1. ^ a b "Hythe Town at FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Dover Athletic Reserves at FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20020531133631/http://www.dover-athletic.co.uk:80/ Dover Athletic FC: Reserves