2005–06 Kent Football League

The 2005–06 Kent Football League season (known as the Kentish Observer League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.

The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with Divisions One and Two – the latter two were 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 two divisions of the Reserves Section.

Premier Division

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Kent Football League Premier Division
Season2005–06
ChampionsMaidstone United
PromotedMaidstone United
Matches played240
Goals scored786 (3.28 per match)

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

At the end of the season Maidstone United were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Maidstone United 30 22 6 2 85 23 +62 72 Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South
2 Beckenham Town 30 22 4 4 96 24 +72 70
3 Thamesmead Town 30 18 6 6 73 41 +32 60
4 Erith & Belvedere 30 17 7 6 50 31 +19 58
5 Whitstable Town 30 16 7 7 64 38 +26 55
6 VCD Athletic 30 15 5 10 50 31 +19 50
7 Herne Bay 30 14 7 9 52 33 +19 49
8 Lordswood 30 12 9 9 49 45 +4 45
9 Deal Town 30 13 4 13 53 62 −9 43
10 Tunbridge Wells 30 10 7 13 39 41 −2 37
11 Slade Green 30 9 7 14 31 56 −25 34
12 Hythe Town 30 7 6 17 41 51 −10 27
13 Greenwich Borough 30 7 3 20 36 69 −33 24
14 Erith Town 30 5 5 20 22 64 −42 20
15 Sporting Bengal United 30 3 6 21 27 107 −80 15
16 Sevenoaks Town 30 3 5 22 18 70 −52 14
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away BEC DEA E&B ERI GRE HER HYT LOR MAI SEV SLA SPB THA TUN VCD WHI
Beckenham Town 5–1 2–1 4–0 4–1 1–3 0–0 4–0 2–3 9–0 4–0 3–1 8–0 3–0 4–0 6–2
Deal Town 0–2 2–3 5–1 7–3 1–4 2–1 1–2 1–5 0–0 4–0 3–2 1–0 1–3 1–3 2–2
Erith & Belvedere 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0
Erith Town 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0
Greenwich Borough 0–7 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 4–3 0–2 0–1 3–5
Herne Bay 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 0–1 3–0 4–0 8–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
Hythe Town 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 2–3 0–1 0–2
Lordswood 0–5 2–0 2–2 6–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–5 4–0 0–0 7–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 3–2
Maidstone United 1–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 4–1 1–0 5–2 0–1 5–0 2–0 9–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 1–2
Sevenoaks Town 2–6 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–3 0–1 3–3 1–5
Slade Green 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–7 2–5
Sporting Bengal United 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 4–1 2–2 0–6 1–1 1–5 0–1 1–1 0–7 0–0 1–5 0–7
Thamesmead Town 2–1 6–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 6–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–0 0–0
Tunbridge Wells 2–2 3–4 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–3 0–1 2–1
VCD Athletic 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 7–0 2–2 3–0 1–3
Whitstable Town 2–0 2–3 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–3 1–1 0–2
Source: Herne Bay F.C: Grid (archived) & Kentish Football (results) & Kent League: Results (archived) & Kent League: Table (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Cup

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The 2005–06 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Maidstone United who completed the League and Cup double.

The competition was played by the 16 teams form the Premier Division One initially organised into four groups. The group winners and runners-up progressed into the quarter-finals, decided on a single match knockout basis with the group winners drawn at home. The semi-finals were decided on an aggregate basis (home and away matches), followed by a final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Thamesmead Town 1
Hythe Town 2
Hythe Town 1 1 2
Maidstone United 2 2 4
Maidstone United 4[a]
Beckenham Town 3[a]
Maidstone United 4
VCD Athletic 0
Lordswood 0
VCD Athletic 1
VCD Athletic 1 1 2
Herne Bay 1 0 1
Herne Bay 2
Whitstable Town 1
  1. ^ a b After extra time

Kentish Football

Group Stage

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  • Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Herne Bay 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Hythe Town 6 3 1 2 18 8 +10 10 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Erith & Belvedere 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
4 Sporting Bengal United 6 0 1 5 4 25 −21 1
Source: Herne Bay Football Club (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away E&B HER HYT SPB
Erith & Belvedere 2–0 2–4 5–0
Herne Bay 4–0 2–1 3–0
Hythe Town 0–1 0–0 7–1
Sporting Bengal United 1–1 0–3 2–6
Source: Herne Bay Football Club (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lordswood 6 4 1 1 12 10 +2 13 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Whitstable Town 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Erith Town 6 2 0 4 7 8 −1 6
4 Greenwich Borough 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4
Source: Herne Bay Football Club (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away ERI GRE LOR WHI
Erith Town 3–0 1–2 2–0
Greenwich Borough 2–1 1–2 0–1
Lordswood 2–0 3–2 3–3
Whitstable Town 2–0 2–2 3–0
Source: Herne Bay Football Club (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Maidstone United 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 VCD Athletic 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Tunbridge Wells 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
4 Deal Town 6 0 0 6 7 19 −12 0
Source: Herne Bay Football Club (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away DEA MAI TUN VCD
Deal Town 1–3 0–2 3–4
Maidstone United 5–1 3–2 0–2
Tunbridge Wells 3–1 0–3 0–0
VCD Athletic 2–1 0–2 1–1
Source: Herne Bay Football Club (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Thamesmead Town 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 Progressed to Quarter-final (home)
2 Beckenham Town 6 2 4 0 11 5 +6 10 Progressed to Quarter-final (away)
3 Slade Green 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
4 Sevenoaks Town 6 0 1 5 2 15 −13 1
Source: Herne Bay Football Club (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Home \ Away BEC SEV SLA THA
Beckenham Town 2–0 0–0 3–3
Sevenoaks Town 0–4 0–1 0–1
Slade Green 1–1 6–1 0–2
Thamesmead Town 1–1 1–1 3–0
Source: Herne Bay Football Club (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserves Section

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

The 2005–06 Reserves Section comprised two divisions, with promotion and relegation possible between the divisions. Promotion from the Reserves Section into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for all teams in the section.

Division One

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Kent Football League Division One
Season2005–06
ChampionsThamesmead Town R
Matches played132
Goals scored473 (3.58 per match)

The division featured twelve clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with Whitstable Town R and Bromley R who had both been promoted from Division Two.

At the end of the season Deal Town R and Herne Bay R were relegated to Division Two.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Thamesmead Town R 22 15 5 2 50 23 +27 50
2 Whitstable Town R 22 13 3 6 46 32 +14 42
3 Cray Wanderers R 22 11 5 6 51 34 +17 38
4 Bromley R 22 12 2 8 42 34 +8 38
5 Dartford R 22 10 5 7 39 27 +12 35
6 Erith Town R 22 10 4 8 50 42 +8 34
7 Ramsgate R 22 8 6 8 38 45 −7 30
8 Ashford Town (Kent) R 22 8 4 10 38 47 −9 28
9 Erith & Belvedere R 22 7 6 9 43 47 −4 27
10 Maidstone United R 22 6 4 12 31 53 −22 22
11 Herne Bay R 22 3 5 14 25 46 −21 14 Relegated to Division Two
12 Deal Town R 22 3 3 16 20 43 −23 12
Source: Kent League (archived), table & Kent League (archived), final match result
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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Kent Football League Division Two
Season2005–06
ChampionsFolkestone Invicta R
Matches played110
Goals scored379 (3.45 per match)

The division featured eleven clubs, nine of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:

At the end of the season Folkestone Invicta R and Sevenoaks Town R were promoted to Division One and Slade Green R left the League.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Folkestone Invicta R 20 14 4 2 53 16 +37 46 Promoted to Division One
2 Sevenoaks Town R 20 11 4 5 32 22 +10 37
3 Chatham Town R 20 11 1 8 47 42 +5 34
4 Slade Green R 20 9 6 5 36 22 +14 33 Resigned from the League
5 Tunbridge Wells R 20 8 7 5 42 34 +8 31
6 Lordswood R 20 8 4 8 42 39 +3 28
7 Greenwich Borough R[a] 20 6 5 9 26 37 −11 23
8 VCD Athletic R 20 6 4 10 27 46 −19 22
9 Tilbury R 20 5 5 10 26 33 −7 20
10 Sittingbourne R 20 4 5 11 24 42 −18 17
11 Hythe Town R[a] 20 3 5 12 24 46 −22 14
Source: Kent League (archived), table & Kent League (archived), final match result
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
  1. ^ a b Greenwich R v Hythe Town R match awarded to Greenwich R

Reserves Cup

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The 2005–06 Kent Football League Reserves Cup was won by Dartford R.

The competition was contested by all 23 teams of the Reserves Section over a total of five rounds: the first three were single match knock-out rounds, followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and then the final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season)

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Dartford R 3
VCD Athletic R 0
Dartford R 5 ? ?
Ashford Town (Kent) R 0 ? ?
Ashford Town (Kent) R 4[a]
Tunbridge Wells R 3[a]
Dartford R 3
Whitstable Town R 1
Whitstable Town R 2
Hythe Town R 1
Whitstable Town R 5 1 6
Folkestone Invicta R 1 1 2
Thamesmead Town R 0
Folkestone Invicta R 3
  1. ^ a b After extra time

Second Round

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First Round

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Byes for the remaining nine teams

Source: Kent League (archived) & Kentish Football

References

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