40
Matches
16
Wins
5
Draws
19
Losses
71–70
Goals F–A
August 1956
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 18th | Betteshanger (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 0-2 | — |
|
| Sat 25th | Dover (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 6-2 | 1,400 |
|
| Wed 29th | Gillingham Reserves (H) | Kent League Cup (1st Round 1st Leg) | 1-1 | — |
|
September 1956
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Dover (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 0-2 | — |
|
| Sat 8th | Whitstable Town (H) | FA Cup (Preliminary Round) | 3-1 | — |
|
| Mon 10th | Gillingham Reserves (A) | Kent League Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg) | 2-3 | 692 | — |
| After Extra Time | |||||
| Sat 15th | Sittingbourne (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 0-2 | — |
|
| Sat 22nd | Canterbury City (H) | FA Cup (1st Qualifying Round) | 1-2 | 1,908 |
|
| Sat 29th | Snowdown (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 2-3 | — | — |
October 1956
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6th | Chatham Town (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 7-3 | 1,052 |
|
| Sat 20th | Snowdown (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-0 | — |
|
| Sat 27th | Gillingham Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 0-3 | — |
|
November 1956
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3rd | Deal Town (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 3-1 | — |
|
| Sat 10th | Whitstable Town (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 3-2 | — |
|
| Sat 17th | Faversham Town (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 4-0 | — |
|
| Sat 24th | Bexleyheath and Welling (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 3-1 | — | — |
December 1956
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Ramsgate Athletic (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 0-2 | — |
|
| Sat 8th | Sheppey United (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 3-0 | — |
|
| Sat 15th | Faversham Town (H) | Kent Senior Cup (1st Round) | 2-1 | — |
|
| Sat 22nd | Whitstable Town (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 3-1 | — |
|
| Tue 25th | Folkestone (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 2-2 | — |
|
| Wed 26th | Folkestone (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 3-1 | — |
|
| Sat 29th | Tunbridge Wells United (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-5 | 1,672 |
|
January 1957
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5th | Chatham Town (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 2-3 | — |
|
| Sat 12th | Gillingham Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-0 | — |
|
| Sat 19th | Deal Town (A) | Kent Senior Cup (2nd Round) | 1-1 | — |
|
| Wed 23rd | Deal Town (H) | Kent Senior Cup (2nd Round Replay) | 1-0 | 672 | — |
| Sat 26th | Betteshanger (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 5-1 | — |
|
February 1957
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Margate (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-2 | — |
|
| Sat 9th | Sheppey United (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-1 | 1,325 |
|
| Sat 16th | Tunbridge Wells United (A) | Kent Senior Cup (Quarter Final) | 1-2 | — |
|
| Sat 23rd | Canterbury City (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 0-1 | — |
|
March 1957
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Deal Town (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-2 | — |
|
| Sat 9th | Ramsgate Athletic (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 0-1 | 1,500 |
|
| Sat 16th | Tunbridge Wells United (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-4 | — |
|
| Sat 23rd | Bexleyheath and Welling (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 0-3 | — |
|
| Sat 30th | Margate (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-3 | 1,000 |
|
April 1957
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6th | Sittingbourne (H) | Kent League Division 1 | 2-1 | — |
|
| Sat 13th | Canterbury City (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 1-3 | — |
|
May 1957
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4th | Faversham Town (A) | Kent League Division 1 | 2-2 | — |
|
Kent League Division One — 1956/57
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramsgate Athletic | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 52 |
| 2 | Tunbridge Wells United | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 48 |
| 3 | Snowdown CW | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 46 |
| 4 | Canterbury City | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 41 |
| 5 | Dover | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 40 |
| 6 | Gillingham Reserves | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 37 |
| 7 | Sittingbourne | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 35 |
| 8 | Margate | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Folkestone | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 29 |
| 10 | Ashford Town | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Bexleyheath and Welling | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 69 | 76 | -7 | 28 |
| 12 | Faversham Town | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 87 | -23 | 22 |
| 13 | Deal | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 79 | -33 | 22 |
| 14 | Betteshanger CW | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 76 | -35 | 22 |
| 15 | Sheppey United | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 79 | -35 | 20 |
| 16 | Whitstable Town | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 82 | -43 | 20 |
| 17 | Chatham | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 68 | 105 | -37 | 19 |
Season Summary — 1956/57
| Competition | Summary |
|---|---|
| FA Cup | 1st Qualifying Round |
| Kent League Cup | 1st Round |
| Kent League Division 1 | 10th (17) |
| Kent Senior Cup | Quarter Final |
10th
League Position
13–3–16
W–D–L
59–59
Goals F–A
Player Stats 1956/57
| Player | League Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals | Total Apps |
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|
Season Goals | Career Apps | Career Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Nixon | 30 (0) | 1 | 7 (0) | 0 | 37 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 206 | 2 |
| Ron Vigar | 28 (0) | 21 | 8 (0) | 6 | 36 (0) | 0 – 0 | 27 | 154 | 99 |
| Malcolm Collins | 27 (0) | 4 | 6 (0) | 0 | 33 (0) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 433 | 91 |
| Tony Oakley | 24 (0) | 6 | 6 (0) | 0 | 30 (0) | 0 – 0 | 6 | 30 | 6 |
| Cyril Borthwick | 23 (0) | 1 | 6 (0) | 1 | 29 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 124 | 9 |
| Tommy Dougal | 25 (0) | 3 | 4 (0) | 0 | 29 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| John Hamblin | 23 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 27 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 353 | 12 |
| Mike Smith | 22 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 26 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Harry Gray | 20 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 24 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 136 | 34 |
| Tommy Yore | 19 (0) | 8 | 4 (0) | 1 | 23 (0) | 0 – 0 | 9 | 29 | 9 |
| missing player details | 15 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 | 22 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 420 | 0 |
| Fred Blowers | 16 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 19 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Rowden | 11 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 13 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| Len Woodcock | 8 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 11 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Peter Gilbert | 9 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Pat Russell | 6 (0) | 6 | 4 (0) | 3 | 10 (0) | 0 – 0 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Dave Stevens | 8 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 232 | 7 |
| Brian Pickett | 5 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| George Sergeant | 8 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 27 | 6 |
| Bill Theobald | 4 (0) | 1 | 3 (0) | 1 | 7 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 41 | 17 |
| Billy Waugh | 5 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Mike Summer | 3 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Colin Summerson | 3 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gordon Burden | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 306 | 75 |
| Avery Osmond | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Norman Bradshaw | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Martin Cheek | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Oldham | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Own Goal | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |