2007–08 Kent Football League Explained

The 2007–08 Kent Football League season was the 42nd 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

Competition:Kent Football League Premier Division
Season:2007–08
Winners:Thamesmead Town
Promoted:Thamesmead Town
Matches:272
Total Goals:959
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

The division featured 17 clubs, 16 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:

At the end of the season Thamesmead Town were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One North.

League table

Challenge Cup

The 2007–08 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Erith Town.

The competition was played by the 17 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

Kent League (archived)

Group Stage

Reserves Section

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

The 2007–08 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

Competition:Kent Football League Division One
Season:2007–08
Winners:Thamesmead Town R
Matches:132
Total Goals:478
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

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

At the end of the season Ramsgate R were relegated and Erith Town R, who occupied the other relegation position, left the league.

League table

Results

Division Two

Competition:Kent Football League Division Two
Season:2007–08
Winners:Dover Athletic R
Matches:156
Total Goals:548
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

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

At the end of the season Dover Athletic R and Ashford Town (Kent) R were promoted to Division One and Croydon R, after one season, and Sittingbourne R left the League.

League table

Results

Reserves Cup

The 2007–08 Kent Football League Reserves Cup was won by Ashford Town (Kent) R.

The competition was contested by all 25 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 Whitstable Town F.C. this season)

Second Round

First Round

Byes for the remaining seven teams

Source: Kent League (archived) & Kent League (archived)

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