62
Matches
18
Wins
18
Draws
26
Losses
70–87
Goals F–A
August 1979
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4th | Whitstable Town (A) | Friendly | 1-3 | — | — |
| Tue 7th | Ramsgate (A) | Friendly | 0-0 | — | — |
| Sat 11th | Lewes (H) | Friendly | 1-1 | — | — |
| Tue 14th | Hythe Town (H) | Friendly | 0-1 | — | — |
| Sat 18th | Tonbridge (H) | Southern League Cup (1st Round 1st Leg) | 2-0 | 188 |
|
| Mon 20th | Tonbridge (A) | Southern League Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg) | 2-0 | 286 |
|
| Sat 25th | Poole Town (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-2 | 227 |
|
| Mon 27th | Dorchester Town (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-5 | — |
|
September 1979
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Peacehaven and Telscombe (A) | FA Cup (Preliminary Round) | 0-0 | 100 |
|
| Tue 4th | Peacehaven and Telscombe (H) | FA Cup (Preliminary Round Replay) | 2-1 | 199 |
|
| Sat 8th | Sittingbourne (A) | FA Trophy (Preliminary Round) | 0-2 | 190 |
|
| Tue 11th | Aylesbury United (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-1 | — |
|
| Sat 15th | Three Bridges (A) | FA Cup (1st Qualifying Round) | 2-0 | — |
|
| Sat 22nd | Addlestone (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 3-3 | 150 |
|
| Tue 25th | Dover (H) | Southern League Cup (2nd Round) | 3-2 | 280 |
|
| Sat 29th | Andover (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-2 | — |
|
October 1979
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 2nd | Dartford (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-1 | 725 |
|
| Sat 6th | Croydon (H) | FA Cup (2nd Qualifying Round) | 0-2 | 268 |
|
| Sat 13th | Margate (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-0 | — |
|
| Sat 20th | Chelmsford City (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 3-1 | 185 |
|
| Wed 24th | Dover (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-0 | 288 |
|
| Sat 27th | Tonbridge (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 2-1 | 272 |
|
| Tue 30th | Gravesend and Northfleet (H) | Kent Senior Cup (1st Round) | 0-1 | 237 |
|
November 1979
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3rd | Hounslow (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-1 | — |
|
| Sat 10th | Waterlooville (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-3 | — |
|
| Mon 12th | Salisbury (A) | Southern League Cup (3rd Round) | 1-0 | — |
|
| Sat 17th | Fareham Town (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 2-1 | 162 |
|
| Sat 24th | Crawley Town (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 3-1 | 230 |
|
| Tue 27th | Dover (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-2 | 227 |
|
December 1979
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Andover (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 4-0 | 183 |
|
| Tue 4th | Bognor Regis Town (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-6 | 256 |
|
| Sat 8th | Bognor Regis Town (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-1 | — |
|
| Sat 15th | Dartford (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 2-0 | 295 |
|
| Sat 22nd | Hastings United (A) | Southern League Division One South | P-P | — | — |
| Match Postponed. | |||||
| Wed 26th | Canterbury City (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-2 | 341 |
|
| Sat 29th | Salisbury (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-0 | 233 |
|
January 1980
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1st | Folkestone and Shepway (A) | Southern League Southern Division | A-A | — |
|
| Abandoned on 57 minutes. Score 1-1. | |||||
| Sat 5th | Basingstoke Town (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-1 | — |
|
| Sat 19th | Aylesbury United (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-1 | 450 |
|
| Sat 26th | Poole Town (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-3 | 244 | — |
| Tue 29th | Dartford (A) | Southern League Cup (4th Round) | 2-2 | 393 |
|
February 1980
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Dunstable (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-1 | 205 |
|
| Sat 9th | Addlestone (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-3 | — | — |
| Tue 12th | Dartford (H) | Southern League Cup (4th Round Replay) | 0-1 | 385 |
|
| Sat 16th | Dunstable (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-2 | — |
|
| Mon 18th | Chelmsford City (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-0 | 341 |
|
| Sat 23rd | Margate (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-0 | 247 |
|
| Tue 26th | Dorchester Town (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 4-4 | 207 |
|
March 1980
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Gosport Borough (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-2 | — |
|
| Wed 5th | Folkestone and Shepway (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-1 | 367 |
|
| Sat 8th | Tonbridge (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 4-0 | — |
|
| Sat 15th | Hounslow (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 2-0 | 163 |
|
| Tue 18th | Hillingdon Borough (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-1 | — |
|
| Sat 22nd | Waterlooville (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 2-0 | 202 |
|
| Tue 25th | Hastings United (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-6 | — |
|
| Sat 29th | Fareham Town (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-1 | 141 |
|
April 1980
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 4th | Hastings United (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-1 | 470 |
|
| Sat 5th | Canterbury City (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 0-1 | — |
|
| Thu 10th | Folkestone and Shepway (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 2-3 | 211 |
|
| Sat 12th | Basingstoke Town (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 2-0 | — |
|
| Tue 15th | Gosport Borough (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 2-2 | 206 |
|
| Sat 19th | Crawley Town (H) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-2 | 216 |
|
| Sat 26th | Hillingdon Borough (A) | Southern League Southern Division | 1-2 | — |
|
Southern League Southern Division — 1979/80
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorchester Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 62 |
| 2 | Aylesbury United | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 61 |
| 3 | Dover | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 57 |
| 4 | Gosport Borough | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 57 |
| 5 | Dartford | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 | Bognor Regis Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 55 |
| 7 | Hillingdon Borough | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 54 |
| 8 | Dunstable | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 93 | 64 | +29 | 53 |
| 9 | Addlestone | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 53 |
| 10 | Hastings United | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 53 |
| 11 | Fareham Town | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 48 |
| 12 | Waterlooville | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 46 |
| 13 | Andover | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 45 |
| 14 | Poole Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 45 |
| 15 | Canterbury City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 44 |
| 16 | Hounslow | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 43 |
| 17 | Margate | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 42 |
| 18 | Folkestone and Shepway | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 39 |
| 19 | Ashford Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 71 | -17 | 38 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 55 | 72 | -17 | 37 |
| 21 | Chelmsford City | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 47 | 69 | -22 | 36 |
| 22 | Basingstoke Town | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 48 | 79 | -31 | 33 |
| 23 | Salisbury | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 32 |
| 24 | Tonbridge AFC | 46 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 128 | -98 | 15 |
Season Summary — 1979/80
| Competition | Summary |
|---|---|
| FA Cup | 2nd Qualifying Round |
| FA Trophy | Preliminary Round |
| Kent Senior Cup | 1st Round |
| Southern League Cup | 4th Round |
| Southern League Southern Division | 19th (24) |
19th
League Position
12–14–20
W–D–L
54–71
Goals F–A
Player Stats 1979/80
| Player | League Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals | Total Apps |
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|
Season Goals | Career Apps | Career Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Carman | 46 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 | 58 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 534 | 0 |
| Les Ireland | 44 (0) | 1 | 12 (0) | 0 | 56 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 187 | 3 |
| John Young | 43 (0) | 16 | 12 (0) | 9 | 55 (0) | 0 – 0 | 25 | 374 | 173 |
| Des Partington | 43 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 | 55 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| Tony Smith | 42 (0) | 16 | 12 (0) | 1 | 54 (0) | 0 – 0 | 17 | 166 | 38 |
| Graham Jordon | 37 (0) | 1 | 12 (0) | 0 | 49 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 230 | 10 |
| Tim Hogben | 39 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 | 49 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 276 | 3 |
| Sam Sambrook | 35 (0) | 7 | 11 (0) | 3 | 46 (0) | 0 – 0 | 10 | 46 | 10 |
| Phil Nash | 35 (0) | 0 | 11 (0) | 0 | 46 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| Peter McRobert | 34 (0) | 3 | 9 (0) | 1 | 43 (0) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 819 | 20 |
| Graham Mackman | 32 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 35 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Paul Giles | 21 (0) | 4 | 8 (0) | 0 | 29 (0) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 309 | 57 |
| Ada Carter | 15 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 15 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 221 | 28 |
| Gary Tapson | 12 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Dale Walton | 4 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Nicky Hall | 6 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Dalton Perkins | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 137 | 2 |
| Chris Wood | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Barton | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 290 | 22 |
| Gordon Burden | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 306 | 75 |
| Dave Miles | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Bible | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Andy Standing | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ? McCall | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |