27
Matches
6
Wins
7
Draws
14
Losses
71–85
Goals F–A
August 1939
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 26th | Callenders Athletic (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 3-3 | — | — |
September 1939
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Erith and Belvedere (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 3-6 | — | — |
| Sat 30th | Sittingbourne (H) | Friendly | 4-2 | — | — |
October 1939
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7th | Shorts Sports (H) | Friendly | 3-3 | — | — |
| Sat 14th | Shorts Sports (A) | Friendly | 3-4 | 500 | — |
| Sat 21st | White Horse (H) | Friendly | 6-2 | — | — |
November 1939
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4th | Shorts Sports (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 2-5 | — | — |
| Sat 11th | Hastings United (H) | Friendly | 3-3 | — | — |
| Sat 18th | Margate (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 0-4 | — | — |
December 1939
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Maidstone United (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 4-3 | — | — |
| Sat 9th | Shorts Sports (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 2-6 | — | — |
| Sat 16th | Sittingbourne (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 4-4 | — | — |
| Mon 25th | Canterbury Waverly (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 0-1 | — | — |
| Tue 26th | Canterbury Waverly (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 2-3 | — | — |
January 1940
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6th | Sittingbourne (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 2-2 | — | — |
| Sat 13th | Canterbury Waverly (A) | Kent Senior Cup (1st Round) | 2-3 | — | — |
| Sat 20th | Dover (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | P-P | — | — |
| Match Postponed. | |||||
February 1940
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17th | Margate (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | P-P | — | — |
| Match Postponed. | |||||
March 1940
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Dover (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 2-3 | — | — |
| Sat 9th | Maidstone United (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 2-2 | — | — |
| Sat 16th | Lloyds PM (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 6-0 | — | — |
| Fri 22nd | Gillingham (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 4-3 | — | — |
| Sat 23rd | Lloyds PM (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 2-6 | — | — |
| Mon 25th | Gillingham (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 3-6 | — | — |
| Sat 30th | Margate (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 4-1 | — | — |
April 1940
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6th | Ramsgate Grenville (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 1-1 | — | — |
| Sat 20th | Dover (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 0-2 | 1,000 | — |
| Sat 27th | Aylesford PM (H) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 0-2 | — | — |
May 1940
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4th | Aylesford PM (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 4-5 | — | — |
| Mon 13th | Ramsgate Grenville (A) | Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | N-P | — | — |
| Match not played. | |||||
Kent Regional League (Eastern Division) — 1939/40
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shorts Sports | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 29 | +86 | 37 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 32 | +59 | 32 |
| 3 | Aylesford P.M. | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 19 |
| 4 | Margate | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 19 |
| 5 | Dover | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 19 |
| 6 | Lloyds P.M. | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 69 | -11 | 16 |
| 7 | Sittingbourne | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 66 | -18 | 16 |
| 8 | Canterbury Waverly | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 15 |
| 9 | Ramsgate Grenville | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 62 | -22 | 13 |
| 10 | Ashford Town | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 12 |
| 11 | Maidstone United | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 88 | -65 | 4 |
Season Summary — 1939/40
| Competition | Summary |
|---|---|
| Kent Regional League (Eastern Group) | 10th (11) |
| Kent Senior Cup | 1st Round |
10th
League Position
4–4–11
W–D–L
44–59
Goals F–A
Player Stats 1939/40
| Player | League Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals | Total Apps |
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|
Season Goals | Career Apps | Career Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Caswell | 19 (0) | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 54 | 23 |
| Ron Jupp | 19 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 140 | 7 |
| Todd | 19 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 68 | 4 |
| M Daniels | 18 (0) | 22 | 1 (0) | 1 | 19 (0) | 0 – 0 | 23 | 46 | 45 |
| Roy Jenkins | 16 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 1 | 17 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Blackman | 13 (0) | 8 | 1 (0) | 0 | 14 (0) | 0 – 0 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| G Strickland | 13 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 13 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| L Holdstock | 11 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 11 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
| R Jupp | 8 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Pickett | 8 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| Halls | 7 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| missing player details | 8 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 420 | 0 |
| Simmonds | 7 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 50 | 12 |
| Frank Alford | 7 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 36 | 7 |
| Tommy Owen | 7 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Ron Hammon | 6 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| V Hammond | 6 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 |
| Wilfred Armoury | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| G.P Ward | 5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| R Dryland | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| W Morris | 4 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 35 | 12 |
| Don Swallow | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 60 | 9 |
| S.B Beton | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| A King | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| McCarthy | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| H Thompson | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| William Beale | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 61 | 23 |
| F Hopkins | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jones | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Judd | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McFarlane | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| O Neill | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| Swain | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Reg Tricker | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 36 | 45 |
| H Wheeler | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Whitehead | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |