HERNE BAY
1897-98 Joined Kent League Division Two
Two games against Dover reserves not played
1898 Left Kent League as Division Two disbanded
1957-58 Rejoined Kent League
1959-60 Founder members of Aetolian League
1960-61 Missed runner-up spot on goal average x2
1963-64 Aetolian League runner-up (on goal average)
1964-65 Joined Athenian League Division Two
1970-71 Athenian League Division Two Champions
Promoted to Division One
1973-74 League re-organisation. Division One now top section
1974-75 Joined Kent League
1978-79 Two points and two goals deducted
1991-92 Kent League Champions
1992-93 Kent League runner-up
1993-94 Kent League Champions (2nd time)
1996-97 Kent League Champions (3rd time)
1997-98 Kent League Champions (4th time)
1999-00 Three points deducted
2000-01 Kent League runner-up
2001-02 Three points deducted
2004-05 Kent League runner-up
2009-10 Kent League runner-up
2010-11 Kent League runner-up (lost title on goal difference)
2011-12 F.A. Vase semi-finalists
Kent League Champions
2012-13 Joined Isthmian League
2018-19 Placed in Division One South East on league re-organisation
2021-22 Promoted to Premier Division after play-offs (SF Herne Bay 3
Haywards Heath Town 3, Herne Bay won 6-5 on penalties, F Ashford
United 0 Herne Bay 2)
2023 Relegated to Division One South East
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1897-98 KENT-2 10 2 0 8 6 45 4 7/7
1957-58 KENT-1 34 6 6 22 51 89 18 18/18
1958-59 KENT-1 34 13 1 20 58 85 27 12/18
1959-60 AETO-1 26 8 7 11 51 61 23 12/14
1960-61 AETO-1 24 11 9 4 50 40 31 4/13
1961-62 AETO-1 26 14 2 10 53 55 30 6/14
1962-63 AETO-1 24 14 6 4 59 27 34 3/13
1963-64 AETO-1 22 16 3 3 70 23 35 2/12
1964-65 ATHEN-2 30 18 2 10 80 53 38 6/16
1965-66 ATHEN-2 30 18 3 9 74 45 39 5/16
1966-67 ATHEN-2 30 12 4 14 64 57 28 8/16
1967-68 ATHEN-2 30 13 2 15 49 50 28 12/16
1968-69 ATHEN-2 30 15 10 5 60 34 40 4/16
1969-70 ATHEN-2 30 18 5 7 69 34 41 3/16
1970-71 ATHEN-2 30 22 3 5 76 38 47 1/16
1971-72 ATHEN-1 30 10 8 12 43 51 28 10/16
1972-73 ATHEN-1 30 10 6 14 45 62 26 13/16
1973-74 ATHEN-1 34 1 7 26 16 86 9 18/18
1974-75 KENT 36 12 7 17 56 65 31 10/19
1975-76 KENT 36 11 7 18 59 72 29 13/19
1976-77 KENT 32 8 5 19 37 69 21 14/17
1977-78 KENT 34 9 9 16 39 76 27 12/18
1978-79 KENT-1 34 10 10 14 47 59 28 * 13/18
1979-80 KENT-1 32 8 8 16 34 51 24 13/17
1980-81 KENT-1 32 4 6 22 23 67 14 16/17
1981-82 KENT-1 30 7 6 17 36 65 20 14/16
1982-83 KENT-1 32 13 10 9 33 32 36 6/17
1983-84 KENT-1 30 13 4 13 42 43 43 7/16
1984-85 KENT-1 32 7 8 17 43 57 29 13/17
1985-86 KENT-1 34 12 6 16 34 52 42 11/18
1986-87 KENT-1 34 17 9 8 76 58 60 5/18
1987-88 KENT-1 36 9 8 19 35 69 35 18/19
1988-89 KENT-1 38 3 4 31 27 121 13 20/20
1989-90 KENT-1 38 12 7 19 64 61 43 14/20
1990-91 KENT-1 40 24 11 5 83 28 83 3/21
1991-92 KENT-1 40 29 6 5 91 34 93 1/21
1992-93 KENT-1 40 26 6 8 96 44 84 2/21
1993-94 KENT-1 40 33 4 3 102 26 103 1/21
1994-95 KENT-1 40 19 13 8 68 35 70 7/21
1995-96 KENT-1 38 18 10 10 74 44 64 4/20
1996-97 KENT-1 40 23 11 6 73 35 80 1/21
1997-98 KENT-1 42 34 5 3 105 29 107 1/22
1998-99 KENT-P 36 9 9 18 34 51 36 12/19
1999-00 KENT-P 34 12 8 14 56 48 41 * 12/18
2000-01 KENT-P 32 23 5 4 93 43 74 2/17
2001-02 KENT-P 30 13 5 12 53 49 41 * 7/16
2002-03 KENT-P 30 9 7 14 53 54 34 11/16
2003-04 KENT-P 32 11 7 14 50 49 40 10/17
2004-05 KENT-P 30 19 5 6 68 41 62 2/16
2005-06 KENT-P 30 14 7 9 52 33 49 7/16
2006-07 KENT-P 32 12 8 12 51 41 44 9/17
2007-08 KENT-P 32 14 8 10 60 46 50 6/17
2008-09 KENT-P 32 19 3 10 68 50 60 6/17
2009-10 KENT-P 30 22 2 6 75 36 68 2/16
2010-11 KENT-P 30 20 8 2 64 30 68 2/16
2011-12 KENT-P 30 21 5 4 73 31 58 1/16
2012-13 ISTH-1S 42 10 13 19 44 69 43 19/22
2013-14 ISTH-1S 46 15 9 22 69 72 54 18/24
2014-15 ISTH-1S 46 20 9 17 62 65 69 9/24
2015-16 ISTH-1S 46 22 10 14 79 54 76 8/24
2016-17 ISTH-1S 46 13 12 21 74 98 51 17/24
2017-18 ISTH-1S 46 21 5 20 81 89 68 12/24
2018-19 ISTH-1SE 36 11 5 20 65 85 38 15/19
2019-20 ISTH-1SE 28 15 6 7 53 40 51 ABAND
2020-21 ISTH-1SE 6 2 1 3 9 9 7 ABAND
2021-22 ISTH-1SE 38 21 7 10 63 34 70 3/20
2022-23 ISTH-P 42 8 9 25 60 101 33 20/22
2023-24 ISTH-1SE 38 16 11 11 74 63 59 8/20
2024-25 ISTH-1SE
F.A. CUP
1965-66 1Q WHITSTABLE A 3-1
2Q CANTERBURY CITY A 0-1
1966-67 1Q CANTERBURY CITY H 0-4
1967-68 1Q BEXHILL TOWN H 0-2
1968-69 1Q SHEPPEY UNITED A 1-1
1Qr SHEPPEY UNITED H 3-5
1969-70 1Q FOLKESTONE A 0-0
1Qr FOLKESTONE H 1-1
1Qr2 FOLKESTONE A 0-1
1970-71 1Q ASHFORD TOWN (KENT) H 2-1
2Q RAMSGATE ATHLETIC A 0-0
2Qr RAMSGATE ATHLETIC H 3-1
3Q TONBRIDGE H 4-1
4Q MARGATE H 0-1
1971-72 1Q FAVERSHAM TOWN H 3-1
2Q MAIDSTONE UNITED A 0-3
1972-73 1Q TUNBRIDGE WELLS H 5-0
2Q ASHFORD TOWN (KENT) A 0-6
1973-74 PRE RAMSGATE A 1-2
1974-75 1Q CANTERBURY CITY A 0-4
1975-76 1Q FAVERSHAM TOWN A 1-2
1976-77 PRE WHITSTABLE TOWN H 4-1
1Q RAMSGATE A 1-2
1977-78 1Q BROMLEY H 2-2
1Qr BROMLEY A 0-5
1978-79 PRE HORSHAM Y M C A H 1-1
PREr HORSHAM Y M C A A 0-1
1979-80 PRE EASTBOURNE TOWN H 0-2
1980-81 PRE TONBRIDGE H 0-3
1981-82 1Q EPSOM & EWELL A 1-2
1982-83 PRE BOGNOR REGIS TOWN H 0-1
1983-84 1Q GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET H 1-3
1984-85 1Q WALTHAMSTOW AVENUE H 0-3
1985-86 1Q CARSHALTON ATHLETIC H 1-5
1986-87 1Q WORTHING A 1-0
2Q ARUNDEL A 3-1
3Q WHITSTABLE TOWN H 1-0
4Q FARNBOROUGH TOWN A 0-4
1987-88 1Q GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET A 1-6
1988-89 PRE MOLESEY A 0-7
1989-90 PRE HORSHAM H 3-1
1Q DOVER ATHLETIC H 0-6
1990-91 1Q LEWES H 0-1
1991-92 1Q KINGSTONIAN H 0-2
1992-93 PRE CAMBERLEY TOWN H 3-3
PREr CAMBERLEY TOWN A 3-2
1Q BANSTEAD ATHLETIC A 1-4
1993-94 PRE HORSHAM A 2-1
1Q FISHER '93 A 3-3
1Qr FISHER '93 H 3-2
2Q ERITH & BELVEDERE A 1-2
1994-95 PRE LANGNEY SPORTS H 3-0
1Q DULWICH HAMLET H 1-3
1995-96 PRE HORSHAM Y M C A H 1-1
PREr HORSHAM Y M C A A 4-1
1Q BROMLEY A 1-3
1996-97 PRE WICK A 2-0
1Q WALTON & HERSHAM A 1-1
1Qr WALTON & HERSHAM H 1-0
2Q HORSHAM H 1-0
3Q WELLING UNITED A 0-2
1997-98 1Q DARTFORD H 1-2
1998-99 PRE EASTBOURNE TOWN A 0-1 @ Herne Bay
1999-00 PRE CANTERBURY CITY H 1-0
1Q CARTERTON TOWN A 4-1
2Q FARNHAM TOWN A 2-2
2Qr FARNHAM TOWN H 1-1 Herne Bay won 3-2 on penalties. Later declared void
2Qr2 FARNHAM TOWN A 2-1
3Q HORSHAM Y M C A H 0-3
2000-01 PRE THAMESMEAD TOWN A 2-1
1Q FAREHAM TOWN A 0-0
1Qr FAREHAM TOWN H 2-1
2Q AYLESBURY UNITED H 0-5
2001-02 PRE ST LEONARDS H 0-2
2002-03 PRE SANDHURST TOWN A 6-2
1Q COWES SPORTS H 3-2
2Q BURNHAM A 1-0
3Q HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS A 0-1
2003-04 PRE CROYDON ATHLETIC A 1-2
2004-05 PRE GOSPORT BOROUGH H 2-3
2005-06 PRE SEVENOAKS TOWN H 3-2
1Q DIDCOT TOWN A 0-0
1Qr DIDCOT TOWN H 2-6
2006-07 EP ERITH & BELVEDERE H 1-6
2007-08 EP EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN H 0-0
EPr EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN A 3-1
PRE GUILDFORD CITY H 2-0
1Q SEVENOAKS TOWN H 1-0
2Q HAYES & YEADING UNITED A 2-2
2Qr HAYES & YEADING UNITED H 0-3
2008-09 EP REDHILL A 2-1
PRE CHIPSTEAD H 2-2
PREr CHIPSTEAD A 0-2
2009-10 EP SOUTHWICK A 1-2
2010-11 EP ALRESFORD TOWN A 2-5
2011-12 EP PAGHAM A 2-1
PRE DEAL TOWN H 3-0
1Q ERITH TOWN H 2-3
2012-13 PRE FOLKESTONE INVICTA H 1-3
2013-14 PRE EASTBOURNE UNITED ASSOCIATION A 2-2
PREr EASTBOURNE UNITED ASSOCIATION H 1-2
2014-15 PRE WALTON & HERSHAM A 2-1
1Q TONBRIDGE ANGELS A 0-6
2015-16 PRE PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE H 3-0
1Q ROCHESTER UNITED A 3-1
2Q HASTINGS UNITED H 1-1
2Qr HASTINGS UNITED A 2-3
2016-17 PRE EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN H 1-0
1Q ASHFORD TOWN (MIDDX) H 3-1
2Q HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN A 1-1
2Qr HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN H 1-5
2017-18 PRE CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED H 2-1
1Q WALTON CASUALS H 3-1
2Q HORSHAM A 5-2
3Q MARGATE A 0-2
2018-19 PRE ARUNDEL A 7-1
1Q LEATHERHEAD A 0-2
2019-20 PRE A F C CROYDON ATHLETIC H 2-2
PREr A F C CROYDON ATHLETIC A 1-0
1Q HARINGEY BOROUGH A 0-3
2020-21 PRE HASTINGS UNITED A 0-1
2021-22 PRE BEDFONT SPORTS A 1-3
2022-23 1Q HORSHAM H 2-1
2Q ASHFORD UNITED H 2-0
3Q HENDON A 2-3
2023-24 PRE BEDFONT SPORTS A 1-1
PREr BEDFONT SPORTS H 3-0
1Q REDHILL A 0-1
2024-25 PRE RAYNERS LANE H 2-2
PREr RAYNERS LANE A 2-1
1Q ASHFORD TOWN (MIDDX) A
F.A. TROPHY
2012-13 PRE CHATHAM TOWN H 0-2
2013-14 PRE MERSTHAM H 0-0
PREr MERSTHAM A 2-0
1Q GRAYS ATHLETIC A 1-1
1Qr GRAYS ATHLETIC H 1-2
2014-15 PRE HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS A 3-6
2015-16 PRE WITHAM TOWN A 4-2
1Q WALTON CASUALS H 1-1
1Qr WALTON CASUALS A 3-2
2Q BURY TOWN A 1-1
2Qr BURY TOWN H 1-1 Bury Town won 4-3 on penalties
2016-17 PRE BARTON ROVERS A 1-0
1Q HARROW BOROUGH H 2-2
1Qr HARROW BOROUGH A 0-3
2017-18 PRE CHESHUNT A 0-3
2018-19 PRE AYLESBURY A 2-1
1Q WITHAM TOWN H 2-1
2Q NEEDHAM MARKET H 0-1
2019-20 PRE BERKHAMSTED A 0-5
2020-21 2Q V C D ATHLETIC A 2-1
3Q HITCHIN TOWN A 1-3
2021-22 2Q SITTINGBOURNE A 3-1
3Q BINFIELD H 0-2
2022-23 3Q BISHOP'S STORTFORD H 1-2
2023-24 1Q LEATHERHEAD H 1-6
2024-25 1Q NORTHWOOD H
F.A. VASE
1974-75 1 TUNBRIDGE WELLS A 2-3
1975-76 1 DEAL TOWN H 3-2
2 TUNBRIDGE WELLS A 0-2
1976-77 PRE DARTFORD GLENTWORTH H 1-3
1977-78 PRE FAVERSHAM TOWN H 0-3
1978-79 PRE HYTHE TOWN H 3-0
1 SWANLEY TOWN A 0-3
1979-80 PRE WEST WICKHAM H 0-1
1980-81 PRE BECKENHAM TOWN H 0-3
1981-82 PRE BURGESS HILL TOWN H 1-2
1982-83 PRE CHESSINGTON UNITED A 2-1
1 THREE BRIDGES A 0-1
1983-84 PRE CHERTSEY TOWN H 1-1
PREr CHERTSEY TOWN A 1-2
1984-85 PRE HAILSHAM TOWN H 2-1
1 HASTINGS TOWN H 1-3
1985-86 PRE SLADE GREEN H 3-2
1 HAVANT TOWN A 1-2
1986-87 PRE RINGMER A 1-2
1987-88 EP DARENTH HEATHSIDE A 2-6
1988-89 PRE EASTBOURNE UNITED H 2-7
1989-90 EP CROCKENHILL H 0-1
1990-91 PRE TUNBRIDGE WELLS H 1-2
1991-92 PRE ARUNDEL H 8-1
1 HAILSHAM TOWN H 3-1
2 HYTHE TOWN A 1-1
2r HYTHE TOWN H 1-2
1992-93 1 PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE A 1-5
1993-94 PRE SELSEY A 1-0
1 HORSHAM Y M C A H 3-0
2 ALDERSHOT TOWN A 1-2
1994-95 1 OXFORD CITY A 1-4
1995-96 2Q CRAY WANDERERS H 1-0
1 WEST WICKHAM A 3-0
2 DISS TOWN A 0-2
1996-97 2Q SHOREHAM A 0-0
2Qr SHOREHAM H 4-0
1 HASSOCKS A 3-1
2 ABINGDON UNITED A 3-0
3 SALTASH UNITED H 3-0
4 ARLESEY TOWN A 3-2
5 BANSTEAD ATHLETIC A 0-2
1997-98 2 LANGNEY SPORTS H 2-0
3 BASILDON UNITED A 3-1
4 TAUNTON TOWN A 2-5
1998-99 2 MILDENHALL TOWN A 1-0
3 BANSTEAD ATHLETIC H 0-2
1999-00 2 RAMSGATE A 2-4
2000-01 2Q GODALMING & GUILDFORD A 3-1
1 SHEPPEY UNITED A 3-0
2 HORSHAM A 2-5
2001-02 1 A F C WALLINGFORD A 2-4
2002-03 2Q EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN A 3-4
2003-04 2Q CAMBERLEY TOWN A 2-1
1 A F C WIMBLEDON H 2-3
2004-05 1Q OAKWOOD A 2-5
2005-06 1 EPSOM & EWELL H 4-2
2 DIDCOT TOWN A 0-7
2006-07 2Q SELSEY H 1-2
2007-08 2Q COLLIERS WOOD UNITED H 1-4
2008-09 1Q LINGFIELD H 1-2
2009-10 2Q FARNHAM TOWN A 4-0
1 HYTHE TOWN H 1-0
2 FLACKWELL HEATH H 0-1
2010-11 1 BOOKHAM A 4-0
2 CAMBERLEY TOWN H 3-0
3 COLLIERS WOOD UNITED H 2-0
4 WHITLEY BAY H 1-2
2011-12 2 WINCHESTER CITY H 3-1
3 HANWORTH VILLA A 2-2
3r HANWORTH VILLA H 3-1
4 NEWCASTLE BENFIELD A 2-1
5 LARKHALL ATHLETIC H 1-0
QF SHORTWOOD UNITED A 2-1
SF(1) WEST AUCKLAND TOWN H 2-2
SF(2) WEST AUCKLAND TOWN A 1-2 West Auckland Town won 4-3 on aggregate
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