The 2001–02 Kent Football League season (known as the Bass Brewers Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th in the history of the Kent Football League a football competition in England.
The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division and a Reserves Section comprising two equally ranked geographically based divisions known as Division One North and Division One South – with a play-off between the winners of these two divisions to decide the Division One champion. Reserve teams 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 Reserves Section.
Premier Division
The league featured 16 clubs, 15 of which competed in the previous season, along with one additional club: Maidstone United, joined from the Kent County League
Also, Hythe United changed its name to Hythe Town.
League table
Challenge Cup The 2001–02 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Maidstone United, which completed the League and Cup double.
The competition was contested by the 16 teams from the Premier Division over four rounds: the first two were a single-match knockout, followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches), and the final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season).
Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
First Round Herne Bay 1 – 2 Whitstable Town Slade Green 2 – 2 (aet) Greenwich Borough REPLAY: Greenwich Borough v Slade Green Cray Wanderers 1 – 0 Ramsgate Erith Town 2 – 3 (aet) Hythe Town (score at 90 mins: 2–2) Lordswood 3 – 2 Tunbridge Wells Faversham Town v VCD Athletic Deal Town 3 – 4 Beckenham Town Thamesmead Town 0 – 1 Maidstone United Sources: Non-League Football in Kent: Premier Division Cup (archived)
Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.
The 2001–02 Reserves Section comprised two equal-ranked geographically based divisions, Division One North and Division One South, which had been formed from the single division of the previous season. The top club in each division played a single match to decide the Division One Champion. Promotion from the Reserves Section into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for the teams in the section.
Division One Champion Play-off Dover Athletic R were the Division One champions. They won the single play-off match, played at Ashford Town (Kent) F.C. between the top team from each of the Division One North and Division One South: Dartford R 1 – 3 (aet) Dover Athletic R, score at 90 mins 1–1. Division One North
The division featured 11 clubs, 10 of which had competed in the single Division One from the previous season, together with one additional club: Chatham Town R
At the end of the season, Greenwich Borough R resigned from the league.
League table
Division One South
The division featured 11 clubs, 10 of which had competed in the single Division One from the previous season, together with one additional club: Deal Town R
Also, Hythe United R changed its name to Hythe Town R.
League table
Reserves Cup The 2001–02 Kent Football League Reserves Cup competition for teams from the Reserves Section was contested over a total of five rounds: the first two were on an aggregate home and away basis; the third round, the quarter-finals a single match; the semis finals again on an aggregate basis; and a single final match which was played on a neutral ground.
The Cup was won by Dover Athletic R who completed the League and Cup double. Their matches were: Final: Defeated Thamesmead Town R Semi-final: Defeated VCD Athletic R 6 – 3 on aggregate (a:2–1; h:4–2) Quarter-final: Won 4–2 at Margate R Second Round: Defeated Whitstable Town R 6 – 2 on aggregate (a:2–0; h:4–2) First Round: Bye https://web.archive.org/web/20020531133631/http://www.dover-athletic.co.uk:80/ Dover Athletic FC: Reserves References
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