58
Matches
22
Wins
7
Draws
29
Losses
80–91
Goals F–A
July 1971
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23rd | Dover (H) | Friendly | 0-2 | — | — |
| Sat 31st | Folkestone (H) | Friendly | 1-0 | — | — |
August 1971
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7th | Folkestone (A) | Friendly | 1-3 | — |
|
| Sat 14th | Maidstone United (H) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) | 0-1 | 706 |
|
| Thu 19th | Woodford Town (A) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) | 1-1 | 208 |
|
| Sat 21st | Hastings United (A) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) | 0-2 | 769 |
|
| Wed 25th | Ramsgate Athletic (H) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) | 2-2 | 329 |
|
| Sat 28th | Bexley United (H) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) | 2-1 | 334 |
|
September 1971
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1st | Tonbridge (H) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) | 1-1 | 317 |
|
| Sat 4th | Canterbury City (A) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) | 4-0 | 171 |
|
| Sat 11th | Basingstoke Town (A) | Southern League Division One South | 2-0 | 1,040 |
|
| Sat 18th | Bexhill Town (H) | FA Cup (1st Qualifying Round) | 2-0 | 539 |
|
| Sat 25th | Andover (A) | Southern League Division One South | 0-2 | — |
|
| Tue 28th | Ramsgate Athletic (A) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 1-3 | 405 |
|
October 1971
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Woodford Town (H) | Southern League Division One South | 2-0 | 550 |
|
| Sat 9th | Tonbridge (H) | FA Cup (2nd Qualifying Round) | 3-1 | 740 |
|
| Wed 13th | Folkestone (H) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 2-1 | 330 |
|
| Sat 16th | Salisbury (H) | Southern League Division One South | 1-1 | 573 |
|
| Sat 23rd | Dover (H) | FA Cup (3rd Qualifying Round) | 0-2 | 1,853 |
|
| Sat 30th | Ramsgate Athletic (H) | FA Trophy (1st Qualifying Round) | 3-2 | 703 |
|
November 1971
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1st | Margate (A) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 0-1 | 442 |
|
| Sat 6th | Metropolitan Police (H) | Southern League Division One South | 1-0 | 552 | — |
| Sat 13th | Guildford City (A) | FA Trophy (2nd Qualifying Round) | 0-1 | 1,446 |
|
| Wed 17th | Dover (A) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 1-2 | 520 |
|
| Sat 20th | Waterlooville (H) | Southern League Division One South | 0-1 | 466 |
|
| Wed 24th | Margate (H) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 2-4 | 133 |
|
| Sat 27th | Tonbridge (A) | Southern League Division One South | 1-3 | 691 |
|
December 1971
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4th | Ramsgate Athletic (H) | Southern League Division One South | 0-1 | 424 |
|
| Sat 11th | Crawley Town (A) | Southern League Division One South | 0-4 | 491 |
|
| Mon 27th | Canterbury City (H) | Southern League Division One South | 1-3 | 689 |
|
January 1972
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Canterbury City (A) | Southern League Division One South | 3-0 | 268 |
|
| Sat 8th | Andover (H) | Southern League Division One South | 1-1 | 395 |
|
| Sat 15th | Trowbridge Town (A) | Southern League Division One South | 1-2 | 424 |
|
| Wed 19th | Canterbury City (A) | Kent Senior Cup (1st Round) | 0-2 | 168 |
|
| Sat 22nd | Maidstone United (H) | Southern League Division One South | 2-2 | 619 |
|
| Sat 29th | Bexley United (H) | Southern League Division One South | 0-5 | 255 |
|
February 1972
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1st | Canterbury City (A) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 0-2 | 100 | — |
| Sat 5th | Metropolitan Police (A) | Southern League Division One South | 1-3 | 247 |
|
| Tue 8th | Folkestone (A) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 3-4 | 281 |
|
| Sat 19th | Salisbury (A) | Southern League Division One South | 0-1 | 296 |
|
| Sat 26th | Winchester City (H) | Southern League Division One South | 2-1 | 314 |
|
March 1972
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4th | Hastings United (H) | Southern League Division One South | 6-1 | 372 |
|
| Sat 11th | Waterlooville (A) | Southern League Division One South | 1-1 | — | — |
| Tue 14th | Hastings United (A) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 1-3 | 112 |
|
| Sat 18th | Tonbridge (H) | Southern League Division One South | 0-1 | 491 |
|
| Mon 20th | Bexley United (A) | Southern League Division One South | 4-3 | 652 |
|
| Wed 22nd | Hastings United (H) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 2-0 | 126 |
|
| Sat 25th | Ramsgate Athletic (A) | Southern League Division One South | 1-2 | 1,200 |
|
| Mon 27th | Ramsgate Athletic (H) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 0-1 | — | — |
| Fri 31st | Hastings United (A) | Southern League Division One South | 0-1 | 475 |
|
April 1972
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Crawley Town (H) | Southern League Division One South | 3-0 | 363 |
|
| Wed 5th | Dover (H) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 3-1 | 100 |
|
| Sat 8th | Basingstoke Town (H) | Southern League Division One South | 1-0 | 271 |
|
| Sat 15th | Winchester City (A) | Southern League Division One South | 3-1 | — | — |
| Sat 22nd | Woodford Town (A) | Southern League Division One South | 1-0 | 200 |
|
| Tue 25th | Maidstone United (A) | Southern League Division One South | 0-5 | 899 |
|
| Sat 29th | Trowbridge Town (H) | Southern League Division One South | 5-3 | 189 |
|
May 1972
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1st | Canterbury City (H) | Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 2-0 | 89 |
|
Southern League Division One South — 1971/72
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterlooville | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 39 |
| 2 | Ramsgate Athletic | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 39 |
| 3 | Maidstone United | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 38 |
| 4 | Crawley Town | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 35 |
| 5 | Metropolitan Police | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 33 |
| 6 | Tonbridge | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 33 |
| 7 | Bexley United | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 32 |
| 8 | Basingstoke Town | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 32 |
| 9 | Andover | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Ashford Town | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Salisbury | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 27 |
| 12 | Winchester City | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Hastings United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 27 |
| 14 | Trowbridge Town | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Canterbury City | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 22 |
| 16 | Woodford Town | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 52 | -30 | 14 |
Kent Floodlight Competition - Section A — 1971/72
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramsgate Athletic | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Dover | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 14 |
| 3 | Hastings United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Folkestone | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 11 |
| 5 | Margate | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Ashford Town | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 8 |
| 7 | Canterbury City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 8 |
Season Summary — 1971/72
| Competition | Summary |
|---|---|
| FA Cup | 3rd Qualifying Round |
| FA Trophy | 2nd Qualifying Round |
| Kent Floodlight Cup | Group Stage |
| Kent Senior Cup | 1st Round |
| Southern League Cup | Group Stage |
| Southern League Division One South | 10th (16) |
10th
League Position
12–4–14
W–D–L
43–48
Goals F–A
Player Stats 1971/72
| Player | League Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals | Total Apps |
 –
|
Season Goals | Career Apps | Career Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Gambrill | 29 (0) | 0 | 24 (0) | 0 | 53 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| Terry Street | 29 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 1 | 49 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 315 | 14 |
| Bob Harrop | 26 (0) | 0 | 22 (0) | 1 | 48 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 184 | 16 |
| Dave Gillingwater | 29 (0) | 3 | 15 (0) | 1 | 44 (0) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 298 | 38 |
| John Ware | 24 (0) | 2 | 20 (0) | 4 | 44 (0) | 0 – 0 | 6 | 63 | 8 |
| Bill Dodge | 27 (2) | 2 | 16 (0) | 1 | 43 (2) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 425 | 13 |
| Terry Horton | 28 (0) | 11 | 15 (1) | 3 | 43 (1) | 0 – 0 | 14 | 295 | 72 |
| Alan Back | 16 (0) | 2 | 22 (1) | 6 | 38 (1) | 0 – 0 | 8 | 333 | 47 |
| Colin Wallace | 16 (0) | 0 | 17 (0) | 0 | 33 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Brian Nichols | 12 (0) | 1 | 14 (0) | 2 | 26 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 26 | 3 |
| John Young | 9 (1) | 2 | 13 (1) | 4 | 22 (2) | 0 – 0 | 6 | 374 | 173 |
| Charlie Williams | 19 (0) | 6 | 3 (0) | 2 | 22 (0) | 0 – 0 | 8 | 71 | 22 |
| Barry Beaney | 11 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 16 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Neil Howell | 14 (0) | 9 | 2 (0) | 1 | 16 (0) | 0 – 0 | 10 | 137 | 23 |
| Alan Sealey | 6 (1) | 1 | 8 (0) | 2 | 14 (1) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Graham Jordon | 6 (0) | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 230 | 10 |
| Bobby Laverick | 4 (0) | 1 | 8 (1) | 3 | 12 (1) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 140 | 63 |
| Paul Prior | 6 (0) | 0 | 3 (2) | 1 | 9 (2) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 70 | 20 |
| Tommy McGinn | 2 (3) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 8 (3) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Reg Day | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 78 | 9 |
| Peter Nubi | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Griffin | 7 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Greg Myatt | 6 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alan Shilling | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Peter Worrall | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 1 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 55 | 22 |
| Peter Sillett | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 269 | 7 |
| G Dawson | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| S Burns | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Weaver | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| A Crossley | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? Drake | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? Harris | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hills | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| Laurie Prior | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| missing player details | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 420 | 0 |
| Own Goal | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |