39
Matches
23
Wins
8
Draws
8
Losses
75–47
Goals F–A
August 1953
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 22nd | Sheppey United Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-1 | 1,200 | — |
| Wed 26th | Margate Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 0-5 | — | — |
| Sat 29th | Sittingbourne Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 3-1 | 937 | — |
September 1953
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 2nd | Deal Town Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-0 | — | — |
| Sat 5th | Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-3 | — |
|
| Sat 12th | Folkestone Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-0 | — |
|
| Thu 17th | Canterbury City Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-2 | — |
|
| Sat 19th | Dover Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 0-1 | — | — |
| Sat 26th | Herne Bay (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 5-4 | — | — |
October 1953
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3rd | RM Deal (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 4-1 | — | — |
| Sat 10th | Ramsgate Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-0 | 1,311 |
|
| Sat 17th | Betteshanger Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-1 | — | — |
| Sat 24th | Bexleyheath & Welling Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-3 | 721 | — |
| Sat 31st | Chatham Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 3-5 | — | — |
November 1953
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7th | Ramsgate Reserves (A) | Kent League Cup II (1st Round) | 0-1 | — | — |
| Sat 14th | Whitstable Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 5-1 | — | — |
| Sat 21st | Snowdown Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-0 | — |
|
| Sat 28th | Faversham Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 3-1 | — | — |
December 1953
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12th | Faversham Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 2-2 | 600 | — |
| Sat 19th | Sheppey United Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 4-0 | — | — |
January 1954
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Margate Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 2-1 | 1,077 | — |
| Sat 9th | Sittingbourne Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-1 | — | — |
| Sat 16th | Deal Town Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 2-1 | 926 |
|
February 1954
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6th | Betteshanger Reserves (A) | Kent Intermediate Cup (2nd Round) | 1-0 | — | — |
| Sat 13th | Whitstable Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 2-0 | 800 |
|
| Sat 27th | Margate Reserves (A) | Kent Intermediate Cup (3rd Round) | 2-1 | — | — |
March 1954
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 13th | RM Deal (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 2-0 | — |
|
| Sat 20th | Ramsgate Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 0-0 | — |
|
| Sat 27th | Betteshanger Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 5-0 | — |
|
April 1954
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3rd | Faversham Reserves (H) | Kent Intermediate Cup (Semi Final) | 4-2 | 1,106 |
|
| Wed 7th | Snowdown Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 0-0 | — | — |
| Sat 10th | Bexleyheath & Welling Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 0-3 | — |
|
| Mon 12th | Dover Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 1-1 | — | — |
| Wed 14th | Herne Bay (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 6-2 | — | — |
| Mon 19th | Canterbury City Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 3-1 | — |
|
| Sat 24th | Chatham Reserves (H) | Kent League Division 2 | 0-0 | — |
|
| Wed 28th | Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 2-1 | — |
|
May 1954
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Folkestone Reserves (A) | Kent League Division 2 | 2-1 | — | — |
| Sat 8th | Folkestone Reserves (A) | Kent Intermediate Cup (Final) | 2-0 | — |
|
Kent League Division 2 — 1953/54
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margate Reserves | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 126 | 37 | +3 | 56 |
| 2 | Dover Reserves | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 89 | 46 | +1 | 47 |
| 3 | Ashford Town Reserves | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 43 | +1 | 46 |
| 4 | Tunbridge Wells Reserves | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 100 | 56 | +1 | 42 |
| 5 | Folkestone Reserves | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 58 | +1 | 40 |
| 6 | Sittingbourne Reserves | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 48 | +1 | 40 |
| 7 | Ramsgate Reserves | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 71 | 65 | +1 | 38 |
| 8 | Faversham Reserves | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 37 |
| 9 | Snowdown Reserves | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 59 | +1 | 35 |
| 10 | Whitstable Reserves | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 82 | 90 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Canterbury City Reserves | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 77 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Herne Bay | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 79 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Sheppey Reserves | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 77 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Chatham Town Reserves | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 106 | 0 | 29 |
| 15 | Bexleyheath Reserves | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 84 | 0 | 26 |
| 16 | Betteshanger Reserves | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 88 | 0 | 23 |
| 17 | RM Deal | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 110 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Deal Reserves | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 80 | 0 | 15 |
Season Summary — 1953/54
| Competition | Summary |
|---|---|
| FA Cup | 3rd Qualifying Round |
| Kent League Cup | 2nd Round |
| Kent League Division 1 | 14th (16) |
| Kent Senior Cup | 1st Round |
| Kent Senior Shield | Semi Final |
14th
League Position
5–7–18
W–D–L
34–50
Goals F–A
*** RESERVE *** Player Stats 1953/54
| Player | League Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals | Total Apps |
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|
Season Goals | Career Apps | Career Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| missing player details | 124 (0) | 0 | 13 (0) | 0 | 137 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 420 | 0 |
| Ken Horrigan | 17 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 80 | 2 |
| George Sergeant | 17 (0) | 8 | 4 (0) | 2 | 21 (0) | 0 – 0 | 10 | 27 | 6 |
| Frank Rowden | 17 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| Cyril Borthwick | 15 (0) | 3 | 4 (0) | 0 | 19 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 124 | 9 |
| Bill Theobald | 14 (0) | 8 | 4 (0) | 3 | 18 (0) | 0 – 0 | 11 | 41 | 17 |
| Ken Woodcock | 15 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 17 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Brian Tutt | 12 (0) | 3 | 3 (0) | 0 | 15 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Gray | 10 (0) | 5 | 3 (0) | 2 | 13 (0) | 0 – 0 | 7 | 136 | 34 |
| William Hull | 10 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 13 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Stanley Crowther | 9 (0) | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| R Humphreys | 10 (0) | 8 | 1 (0) | 1 | 11 (0) | 0 – 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Len Woodcock | 8 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Bob Bishop | 7 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivor Jones | 6 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 1 | 8 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| J Sutcliffe | 7 (0) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Roy Cain | 7 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Jimmy Riddell | 6 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Dunk | 5 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Hennessey | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 |
| A Morely | 4 (0) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wadey | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 154 | 6 |
| Dennis Rampling | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Albert Smith | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Ted Hanckey | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Hayes | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Potter | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordrey | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Day | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Devine | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hammon | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| Lambert | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Linacre | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Ian Luckhurst | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Robert Steiner | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Tedder | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Townsend | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 |
| Brazier | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Dryland | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Knapgate | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| M Morely | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Nelson | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 |
| Hedley Palmer | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Pittman | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Geoff Steiner | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 91 | 1 |
| Dave Stevens | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 232 | 7 |