197071 Kent Football League

The 1970–71 Kent Football League season marked the fifth year of the competition, which featured 20 clubs, including nine reserves teams. Fifteen clubs carried over from the previous season, while five new clubs joined: Slade Green Athletic, Ashford Town Reserves, Bexley United Reserves, Hastings United Reserves, and Tonbridge Reserves. Additionally, Tunnel Sports rebranded as Dartford Amateurs. Faversham Town won the league for a second consecutive season and also claimed the Challenge Cup, completing a League and Cup double. At the end of the season, three clubs left: Faversham Town joined the Metropolitan–London League, Snowdown Colliery Welfare left due to financial constraints, and Deal Town Reserves departed. The 1970–71 Challenge Cup featured five single-match rounds. The first round included all 20 clubs, while the second round granted byes to six teams, resulting in eight competitors for the quarterfinals. The final was held at Sittingbourne F.C. In the second round, Bexley United Reserves defeated Whitstable Town 3–2, and Tunbridge Wells beat Chatham Town 4–3. Other teams advanced with byes. In the first round, Dartford Amateurs won against Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1–0, Ramsgate Athletic Reserves defeated Slade Green Athletic 5–2, Faversham Town beat Folkestone Reserves 2–1, Deal Town Reserves lost to Bexley United Reserves 2–3, Kent Police edged Crockenhill 1–0, Hastings United Reserves won against Sittingbourne 2–1, Brett Sports defeated Ashford Town Reserves 2–0, and Tunbridge Wells beat Margate Reserves 2–0. A replay was required for Sheppey United Reserves vs. Chatham Town after their first match ended in a draw, with Chatham Town ...