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Introduction
Why the Golden Years? What was the Kent League?
How did it start? How did social circumstance play a part?
Why was it so relevant to East Kent? How and why did it
end? Where did Whitstable fit in?
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Kent
League Div 1 Tables 1946-59
The full league tables from the 1946/47 season
through to 1958/59. A chance to trace Whitstable's
progress from 1950 to the end of the decade.
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Overall
Performance
of the Clubs
A trip through the stats. Who were the most
successful and consistent Kent League clubs?. How did
Whitstable rate amongst the county's elite? How did
Town cope in the FA Cup?
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Attendances
A look at some of the staggering attendance
figures for Kent League clubs during the period 1946-59..... including
records
that are unlikely ever to be surpassed. What was the
biggest attendance at Whitstable's Belmont ground... and
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Record
Crowd at The Belmont Ian
Johnson looks back at Whitstable v Gravesend
in the FA Cup of 1957... and raises some doubts. Was it
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Where
are they now?
A look at the varying fortunes of the clubs of
the old Kent League. Whilst one club made it all the way
to the Football League, another may now be playing in
the Canterbury & District League!
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Programme
Collection
A look through the pages of Whitstable's official
match day programme of the Golden Years... with thanks to Ian
Johnson.
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John
Conley... Most Celebrated?
Who was the best player ever to wear the red and
white of Whitstable? Arguments may rage between fans of
different eras but amongst the senior citizens of the
Gas Works End, one name will spring most readily to
mind... that of John Conley.
On this page, we feature an article by Norman Fox
that appeared in the Independent on Sunday shortly after
John died in January 1991. It was passed to us by Ian
Johnson and reproduced here with kind permission of The
Independent.
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'10
Matches for Grimsby'
Who was the most popular player to play for the
town? Again, the question will cause some friendly
arguments. However, amongst the suggestions you will
find the name of goalkeeper John 'Bonny' Archer.
Bonny might also have been the most successful
player to emerge from the Belmont. This article by Ian Johnson
documents Bonny's Football League at Grimsby and
explains why, at just eighteen years old, it was all too
brief.
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Memories
from Local Supporters
We devote this page to the memories of our
readership. If you have anecdotes or stories to add,
please email us at the address below.
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The
1950s Legacy
A look at the legacy that remains from the
golden era and how, hopefully, it is about to contribute
to a new golden era.
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If you can
add memorabilia or memories to our feature on the Golden
Years, please email dave
at simplywhitstable.com
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