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2010–11 Kent Football League

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The 2010–11 Kent Football League season (known as the Safety Net Associates Kent Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th 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
Season2010–11
ChampionsHythe Town
PromotedHythe Town
Matches played240
Goals scored813 (3.39 per match)

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

At the end of the season Hythe Town were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South and Sporting Bengal United transferred to the Essex Senior League.


League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Hythe Town 30 21 5 4 82 33 +49 68 Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South
2 Herne Bay 30 20 8 2 64 30 +34 68
3 VCD Athletic 30 13 13 4 51 33 +18 52
4 Greenwich Borough 30 16 2 12 65 42 +23 50
5 Erith & Belvedere 30 14 7 9 60 40 +20 49
6 Tunbridge Wells 30 13 6 11 64 48 +16 45
7 Sevenoaks Town 30 14 3 13 45 50 −5 45
8 Erith Town 30 11 9 10 54 44 +10 42
9 Norton Sports 30 10 10 10 52 64 −12 40
10 Beckenham Town 30 12 3 15 56 55 +1 39
11 Deal Town 30 10 5 15 39 52 −13 35
12 Corinthian 30 10 5 15 38 59 −21 35
13 Lordswood 30 9 7 14 41 50 −9 34
14 Holmesdale 30 5 8 17 33 54 −21 23
15 Sporting Bengal United 30 6 5 19 39 92 −53 23 Transferred to the Essex Senior League
16 Fisher 30 6 4 20 30 67 −37 22
Source: FCHD
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away BEC COR DEA E&B ERI FIS GRE HER HOL HYT LOR NOR SEV SPB TUN VCD
Beckenham Town 6–0 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 0–2 0–2 6–4 1–2 2–5 2–4 0–0
Corinthian 4–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–5 0–2 2–1 1–7 4–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
Deal Town 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 4–2 1–0 3–4 1–1
Erith & Belvedere 2–0 3–0 4–2 0–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–4 7–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
Erith Town 0–1 3–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 9–0 0–0 2–2
Fisher 2–4 0–2 3–3 1–0 2–4 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–5 2–0
Greenwich Borough 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 5–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–2 8–0 3–2 3–2
Herne Bay 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 2–2
Holmesdale 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 0–3 1–4
Hythe Town 6–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 3–4 4–2 2–1 8–0 3–1 1–1
Lordswood 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–3
Norton Sports 0–1 1–0 4–3 0–7 3–3 2–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 6–2 0–4 2–2
Sevenoaks Town 2–4 2–0 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–4 2–0 0–4 0–2 2–2 2–2 4–1 0–1
Sporting Bengal United 3–6 2–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 4–3 0–5 1–3 4–1 2–4 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1
Tunbridge Wells 0–0 4–0 3–2 2–0 3–4 7–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 7–1 0–3
VCD Athletic 1–0 4–3 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–3 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–3
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Cup

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The 2010–11 Kent Football League Challenge Cup, known as the Safety Net Associates Kent League Cup for sponsorship reasons, was won by Herne Bay.

The competition was contested by the 16 teams from the Premier Division over a total of four rounds: three 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
               
Herne Bay 2 3 5
Norton Sports 0 2 2
Herne Bay 1 2 3
Corinthian 0 0 0
Corinthian 1 2 3
Beckenham Town 2 0 2
Herne Bay 3
Hythe Town 2
Sevenoaks Town 2 1 3
Hythe Town 2 2 4
Hythe Town 2 5 7
VCD Athletic 1 1 2
VCD Athletic 1 2 3
Erith & Belvedere 1 0 1

First Round

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Source: SCEFL Archives

Reserves Section

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

The 2010–11 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
Season2010–11
ChampionsCray Wanderers R
Matches played72
Goals scored349 (4.85 per match)

At the commencement of the season the division comprised ten clubs, eight of which competed in the previous season together with Erith Town R and Beckenham Town R who had both been promoted from Division Two. The latter club resigned from the league mid-season and their record was expunged.

At the end of the season Thamesmead Town R and Cray Wanderers R left the league.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Cray Wanderers R 16 10 3 3 59 19 +40 33 Resigned from the League
2 Whitstable Town R 16 7 3 6 36 37 −1 24
3 Maidstone United R 16 6 5 5 34 40 −6 23
4 Erith Town R 16 6 4 6 29 25 +4 22
5 Herne Bay R 16 6 4 6 34 34 0 22
6 Thamesmead Town R 16 6 4 6 25 31 −6 22 Resigned from the League
7 Chatham Town R 16 5 4 7 26 29 −3 19
8 Margate R 16 4 6 6 30 41 −11 18
9 Erith & Belvedere R 16 4 3 9 19 36 −17 15
10 Beckenham Town R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league, record expunged
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away CHA CRA E&B ERI HER MAI MAR THA WHI
Chatham Town R 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–0
Cray Wanderers R 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 4–5 1–1 9–0
Erith & Belvedere R 4–1 1–6 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–2
Erith Town R 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–4 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–1
Herne Bay R 4–1 0–5 5–1 3–3 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1
Maidstone United R 4–2 0–7 5–1 2–0 3–3 5–5 3–1 0–4
Margate R 2–1 1–5 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–5
Thamesmead Town R 1–1 0–5 1–0 2–5 1–0 2–0 5–1 2–6
Whitstable Town R 1–3 1–3 3–3 1–0 1–1 6–2 2–1 2–2
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division Two

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Kent Football League Division Two
Season2010–11
Champions Faversham Town R
Matches played90
Goals scored349 (3.88 per match)

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

At the end of the season Faversham Town R and Deal Town R were promoted to Division One and Greenwich Borough R and Hythe Town R left the league.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Faversham Town R 18 15 3 0 58 16 +42 48 Promoted to Division One
2 Deal Town R 18 15 2 1 50 11 +39 47
3 Holmesdale R 18 6 6 6 24 38 −14 24
4 Lordswood R 18 6 4 8 31 40 −9 22
5 Sevenoaks Town R 18 6 3 9 33 36 −3 21
6 Ramsgate R 18 6 3 9 39 45 −6 21
7 Greenwich Borough R 18 6 2 10 25 40 −15 20 Resigned from the League
8 VCD Athletic R 18 5 4 9 31 35 −4 19
9 Hythe Town R 18 4 4 10 28 39 −11 16 Resigned from the League
10 Folkestone Invicta R 18 4 3 11 30 49 −19 15
Source: Kent League (archived)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away DEA FAV FOL GRE HOL HYT LOR RAM SEV VCD
Deal Town R 1–1 5–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 3–0
Faversham Town R 2–1 7–1 3–1 5–2 3–0 6–1 2–1 3–1 3–1
Folkestone Invicta R 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–3 2–4 6–2 5–0 3–2 0–3
Greenwich Borough R 0–6 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–5 2–0
Holmesdale R 2–2 0–5 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–0
Hythe Town R 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 5–3 0–3 2–2
Lordswood R 1–4 0–2 2–0 5–0 0–0 2–2 2–3 3–4 3–2
Ramsgate R 0–5 2–4 4–4 2–4 6–0 3–1 4–4 1–0 4–0
Sevenoaks Town R 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–4 2–4
VCD Athletic R 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 4–2
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserves Cup

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The 2010–11 Kent Football League Reserves Cup, known as the Blu3 Kent Reserves League Cup for sponsorship reasons, was won by Cray Wanderers R who achieved a League and Cup double.

The competition was contested 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 Corinthian F.C. this season). The initial draw featured 21 teams, the 20 from Division One and Division Two plus Ashford Town (Kent) R who did not participate as the club folded prior to the start of the matches.

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Lordswood R 0
Cray Wanderers R 4
Cray Wanderers R 2 1 3
Thamesmead Town R 0 2 2
Thamesmead Town R 6[a]
Deal Town R 2[a]
Cray Wanderers R 3
Erith & Belvedere R 1
Whitstable Town R 2
Erith & Belvedere R 4
Erith & Belvedere R 1 2 3
Chatham Town R 0 2 2
Chatham Town R 2
Herne Bay R 1
  1. ^ a b After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 2–2

Second Round

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First Round

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Byes for the remaining eleven teams

Source: SCEFL Archives

References

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  1. ^ "Soccer Shorts: . . . Lordswood". Kentish Football. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Greenwich Borough Reserves". Football Club History Database. FCHD. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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