The first round of games of the Kent Disability League 2008/2009 got off to a wet and windy start on Sunday 5th October at Kicks Soccer Centre in Strood.
This season the league has moved to Kicks Soccer Centre in Strood which boasts some of the best 3G playing facilities in the county. Despite the unpredictable British weather all the players showed an abundance of energy and enthusiasm in the first round of league matches. The players seemed to take the change of venue and the new competition all in their stride. It was also fantastic to see so many supporters brave the weather to cheer on their teams.
The league is now in its third year and has grown considerably this year with two new adult sections as well as the existing U11’s section, the U16’s Division 1 and U16’s Division 2. This season also sees the formation of a female only skills area where girls and ladies of all ages are invited to take part in a series of skills drills and small sided games. Liz Symons, Football Development Officer for Women and Girls Football is keen to establish to a girl’s only section of the league in the near future on the back of the interest generated from the female skills events.
This season saw 10 new teams enter the league. The teams competing in the five divisions are as follows:
Under 11’s Division
- Swanscombe Tigers FC
- Invicta Valiants FC
- Charlton Athletic FC
- Maidstone Raiders FC
- Thanet Galaxy FC
Under 16’s Division 1
- Maidstone Raiders FC
- Invicta Valiants FC
- Charlton Athletic A
- Charlton Athletic B
- Thanet Galaxy FC
- Gillingham FC
Under 16’s Division 2
- 1066 Specials FC
- St Margaret’s All Stars FC
- Swanscombe Tigers A
- Swanscombe Tigers B
- Gillingham FC
- Invicta Valiants FC
- Maidstone Rangers B
- Maidstone Rangers B
Adult League Competition
- Larkfield FC
- St Margaret’s FC
- Maidstone United Rangers FC
- Thanet Galaxy FC
Adult Championship Competition
- Thanet Galaxy A
- Thanet Galaxy B
- Maidstone Rangers FC
- Canterbury City FC
The next round of the league will be on Sunday 9th November at Kicks Soccer Centre in Strood. For more information on the Kent Disability League or on disability football in Kent, please contact Stephanie Gadd on 01634 812 032 or email Stephanie.gadd@kentfa.com.