2012–13 Kent Invicta Football League

The League

Football League Ashford United

The league featured seventeen clubs of which fifteen had competed in the league the previous season together with two additional clubs:

• Crown Alexandra, joined from the South London Alliance
• Eltham Palace, joined from the Kent County League

Also, Erith & Dartford Town changed their name to Kent Football United.

Newly joined club Crown Alexandra resigned from the league in December 2012 and their record was expunged.

Phoenix Sports won the league and were promoted to the Southern Counties East League (SCEFL). This season owing to a planned expansion of the SCEFL there were two promotion places available: second placed Hollands & Blair did not meet ground grading requirements so third placed Ashford United took the promotion. Also leaving the division were Woodstock Park who resigned to the Kent County League.

League table

|win_H&B=24|draw_H&B=2|loss_H&B=4|gf_H&B=96|ga_H&B=25

|hth_H&B= Record includes awarded match wins (without goals), (see Results schedule below).

Results

|match_ASH_H&B=1–3

|match_BEA_H&B=1–2

|match_BRI_H&B=2–0

|match_CRO_H&B=1–3

|match_ELT_H&B=0–4

|name_H&B=Hollands & Blair |match_H&B_ASH=0–2 |match_H&B_BEA=2–1 |match_H&B_BRI=3–0 |match_H&B_CRO=8–0 |match_H&B_ELT=8–1 |match_H&B_KFU=3–0 |match_H&B_LEW=5–0 |match_H&B_LYD=2–2 |match_H&B_MER=2–1 |match_H&B_ORP=6–2 |match_H&B_PHO=2–3 |match_H&B_RUS=0–0 |match_H&B_SEV=2–0 |match_H&B_SUT=3–2 |match_H&B_WOO=HW

|match_KFU_H&B=0–3

|match_LEW_H&B=1–5

|match_LYD_H&B=2–4

|match_MER_H&B=0–5

|match_ORP_H&B=0–4

|match_PHO_H&B=1–0

|match_RUS_H&B=0–7

|match_SEV_H&B=0–2

|match_SUT_H&B=0–3

|match_WOO_H&B=2–5

|match_H&B_WOO_note=HW: Match awarded, home win

Challenge Trophy

The 2012–13 Kent Invicta League Challenge Trophy, sponsored by Sandom Robinson, was won by Hollands & Blair.

The competition was contested by all 17 teams from the league over four single tie rounds to reach the final, played on a neutral ground (at Ashford United this season).

Preliminary round

Two clubs competed in one preliminary round tie; there were byes for the remaining fifteen clubs.

First round

Sixteen clubs competed in eight first round ties.

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

| RD1-team1=Woodstock Park | RD1-score1-agg=0 | RD1-team2= Bearsted | RD1-score2-agg=6

| RD1-team3=Lewisham Borough | RD1-score3-agg=0 | RD1-team4=Lydd Town | RD1-score4-agg=4

| RD1-team5=Phoenix Sports | RD1-score5-agg= 4 | RD1-team6=Sutton Athletic | RD1-score6-agg= 1

| RD1-team7=Hollands & Blair | RD1-score7-agg= 7 | RD1-team8=Bridon Ropes | RD1-score8-agg= 2

| RD2-team1=Bearsted | RD2-score1-agg= 0 | RD2-team2=Lydd Town | RD2-score2-agg= 3

| RD2-team3=Phoenix Sports | RD2-score3-agg= 1 | RD2-team4=Hollands & Blair | RD2-score4-agg= 2

| RD3-team1=Lydd Town | RD3-score1-agg= 3 | RD3-team2=Hollands & Blair | RD3-score2-agg= 4 Sources: ; ;

References

References

1. (3 June 2013). "Ashford United accept Kent League promotion". kentishfootball.co.uk.
2. (12 December 2012). "Club Statement – Kent Invicta League". Crown Alexandra F.C..
3. "Kent Invicta Challenge Trophy, Sponsored by Sandom Robinson, 2012 - 13". Kent Invicta Football League.
4. (1 April 2013). "Hollands & Blair 4-3 Lydd Town - We weren't at our best today, admits Blair boss Paul Piggott". kentishfootball.co.uk.