1997–98 Kent Football League

The 1997–98 Kent Football League season was the 32nd in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England.

The league was won by Herne Bay for the second season in succession, and for the fourth time during the 1990s.[1][2] Runners-up Folkestone Invicta took promotion to the Southern League.[3]

Corinthian finished bottom of the table for the second season running, and resigned at the end of the season after seven years in the Kent Football League. The club withdrew from senior football for several years in order to concentrate on its youth teams.[4]

Swanley Furness also resigned from the league despite finishing fourth in the table, dropping down to Division Two due to the club's lack of floodlights.[5]

Clubs
Kent Football League
Season1997–98
ChampionsHerne Bay
PromotedFolkestone Invicta
Matches played462
Goals scored1,587 (3.44 per match)

The league featured 21 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:

Also, Furness changed their name to Swanley Furness,[5] and Woolwich Town changed their name to Erith Town.[7]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Herne Bay 42 34 5 3 105 29 +76 107
2 Folkestone Invicta 42 31 4 7 127 42 +85 97 Promoted to the Southern League
3 Sheppey United 42 27 10 5 110 63 +47 91
4 Swanley Furness 42 22 9 11 86 50 +36 75 Resigned from the league
5 Greenwich Borough 42 21 11 10 83 42 +41 74
6 Cray Wanderers 42 20 11 11 70 50 +20 71
7 Beckenham Town 42 21 7 14 67 54 +13 70
8 Whitstable Town 42 19 11 12 72 54 +18 68
9 VCD Athletic 42 17 14 11 88 62 +26 65
10 Lordswood 42 18 9 15 70 64 +6 63
11 Tunbridge Wells 42 17 6 19 73 76 −3 57
12 Thamesmead Town 42 15 9 18 69 70 −1 54
13 Ramsgate 42 14 9 19 80 85 −5 51
14 Hythe United 42 15 5 22 75 103 −28 50
15 Faversham Town 42 14 12 16 62 68 −6 49[lower-alpha 1]
16 Slade Green 42 12 13 17 58 67 −9 49
17 Deal Town 42 15 4 23 76 97 −21 49
18 Chatham Town 42 12 12 18 56 66 −10 48
19 Erith Town 42 12 6 24 48 86 −38 42
20 Canterbury City 42 8 6 28 45 96 −51 30
21 Crockenhill 42 6 2 34 31 133 −102 20
22 Corinthian 42 2 5 35 36 130 −94 11 Resigned from the league
Source: FCHD
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Faversham Town were deducted five points.[8]

References
  1. "Herne Bay F.C. – New history". Herne Bay F.C. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. "Herne Bay at FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. "Folkestone Invicta 1997–98". Folkestone Invicta F.C. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. Bauckham, David (26 October 2016). "The Last Corinthian". Centre Circle Publishing. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. "Swanley Furness at FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. "VCD Athletic at FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. "Erith Town FC – A Brief History". Erith Town Youth F.C. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. "Kent League 1992–2011". Non-League Matters. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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