Dover won the Kent Amateur League championship for
the third year in succession, and reached the finals of the Kent Senior Cup and the Kent Amateur Cup. They also entered the
Kent Amateur League Benevolent Cup, the F.A.Cup, and the F.A.Amateur Cup. The Reserve side played in the Dover and District
League Division One.
Dover F.C. Statistics 1937-38
Date
Opponents
Competition
Venue
Result
Gate
Scorers
28/8/37
Eythorne Sports
KAL PE
A
8-1
500
Iddenden 2,Allen
4,Onions 2
4/9/37
Betteshanger Colliery
FAC EP
A
7-1
400
Iddenden,Scamp
2,Allen 3,Baldwin
18/9/37
Ashford
FAC P
A
0-3
1,600+
-
KENT AMATEUR LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (EASTERN
SECTION)
25/9/37
R.N.Depot(Chatham)
FAAC P
A
0-1
-
2/10/37
Prince of Wales
Volunteers
KAL PE
A
2-1
2,000
Knowles(pen),Allen
SEASON 1937-38
Dover's Results
9/10/37
Wards Sports(Margate)
KAL PE
H
9-0
1,000-
Harris 2,Knowles
5,Baker 2
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
H
A
16/10/37
Chartham Mental
Hospital
KAL PE
H
3-1
1,000+
Hambrook,Harris,Knowles
1
Dover
22
18
1
3
109
28
37
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XXXXXXX
23/10/37
Royal Marines(Walmer)
KAL PE
A
3-5
Allen 2,Hambrook
2
Prince of Wales
Volunteers
22
17
2
3
66
33
36
5-1
2-1
30/10/37
Betteshanger Colliery
KAL PE
H
8-0
Phillpott 3,Knowles
2,Allen 3
3
Royal Marines
(Walmer)
22
12
4
6
55
46
28
7-0
3-5
6/11/37
Wards Sports(Margate)
KAL PE
A
3-3
Harper,Phillpott,Baker
4
Wards Sports(Margate)
22
11
5
6
56
48
27
9-0
3-3
13/11/37
Prince of Wales
Volunteers
KAL PE
H
5-1
Baker 2,Phillpott
2,Hambrook
5
Chartham Mental
Hospital
22
10
6
6
53
36
26
3-1
3-1
20/11/37
Betteshanger Colliery
KBC 1
H
10-0
Baker
4,Hambrook,Baldwin 2,Phillpott 2,Lines
6
Deal Town
22
10
4
8
63
48
24
4-1
1-2
27/11/37
Eythorne Sports
KAL PE
H
10-2
800
Baker 2,Knowles 4(1
pen),Allen,Baldwin 3
7
Ramsgate Grenville
22
8
8
6
56
43
24
2-0
4-2
4/12/37
R.A.F.(Manston)
KAL PE
A
5-3
150
Knowles,Phillpott
3,Baker
8
R.A.F.(Manston)
22
9
2
11
55
44
20
4-1
5-3
18/12/37
Betteshanger Colliery
KAL PE
A
9-1
Phillpott 5,Hambrook
2,Knowles,Baldwin
9
Eythorne Sports
22
5
2
15
45
90
12
10-2
8-1
26/12/37
Dover Garrison
Friendly(1)
H
3-1
Phillpott,Farley,Hambrook
10
Chislet Colliery
22
4
3
15
35
82
11
11-0
1-0
31/12/37
Ramsgate Grenville
KAL PE
H
2-0
Knowles,Phillpott
11
St.Luke's (Ramsgate)
22
2
5
15
21
59
9
5-0
2-3
8/1/38
Deal Town
KAL PE
H
4-1
Phillpott,Knowles 2(1
pen),Hall(og)
12
Betteshanger Colliery
22
3
3
16
31
88
9
8-0
9-1
15/1/38
Chartham Mental
Hospital
KAL PE
A
3-1
Baker 2,Phillpott
22/1/38
Chislet Colliery
KAL PE
H
11-0
Knowles 4,Phillpott
3,Allen 2,Baker,Lyddon
29/1/38
Aylesford Paper Mills
KSC 5Q
H
5-3
2,000
Baker 2,Phillpott
2,Allen
5/2/38
R.N.Depot(Chatham)
KAC 1
A
1-0
Knowles
DOVER &
DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
12/2/38
Dartford
KSC 1
H
5-1
2,782
Allen 2,Knowles
2,Phillpott
SEASON 1937-38
Dover's Results
19/2/38
Chislet Colliery
KAL PE
A
1-0
Corbet
1
St.Bartholomew's Old
Boys
12
11
0
1
56
17
22
1-4
2-6
26/2/38
R.A.F.(Manston)
KBC 2
H
5-0
1,500
Baldwin,Phillpott,Knowles
2,Allen
2
Prince of Wales
Volunteers 'A'
12
10
0
2
57
18
20
2-12
3-6
5/3/38
Canterbury Waverley
KSC 2
H
2-1
4,337
Phillpott,Allen
3
Dover Rovers
12
7
0
5
26
31
14
2-4
1-3
12/3/38
Bromley
KAC 2
A
2-2
3,089
(AET, 1-1 at 90
min.)Phillpott,Allen
4
Devonshire Regiment
'A'
12
6
0
6
30
31
12
2-4
2-3
19/3/38
Bexleyheath &
Welling
KSC SF
H
1-0
4,111
Allen
5
Wootton &
District
12
4
1
7
24
25
9
2-2
0-4
26/3/38
Bromley
KAC 2
H
3-0
4,290
Phillpott,Knowles,Baker
6
Dover Corporation
Employees
12
2
0
10
20
57
4
3-2
2-7
2/4/38
London Paper
Mills(Dartford)
KAC SF
H
1-0
3,892
Baker
7
Dover Reserves
12
1
1
10
22
57
3
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9/4/38
Ramsgate Grenville
KAL PE
A
4-2
Allen,Baker,Hambrook,Thompson(og)
15/4/38
Norsemen
Friendly
H
0-7
-
16/4/38
Ramsgate St.Luke's
KAL PE
A
2-3
Jones,Hogg
18/4/38
Northfleet United
KSC F
(2)
1-2
9,168
Baker
20/4/38
R.A.F.(Manston)
KAL PE
H
4-1
500
Hambrook
2,Powell,Baldwin
23/4/38
Ramsgate St.Luke's
KAL PE
H
5-0
Southey,Baker
2,Hambrook 2
28/4/38
Deal Town
KAL PE
A
1-2
1,000
Baker
30/4/38
Royal Marines(Walmer)
KAL PE
H
7-0
Baker
4,Durrant,Powell,Raven(og)
5/5/38
Prince of Wales
Volunteers
KBC SF
H
0-2
1,000+
-
14/5/38
Aylesford Paper Mills
KAC F
(3)
1-3
5,162
Phillpott
(1) Match proceeds donated to the Mayor's Hospital Fund