Dover United F.C. 1920-33
1927-28 Season













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1927-28 SEASON                          
Date Opponents Competition Ground Result Gate Scorers   DOVER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB  
29/8/27 Trial Match - Whites v. Blues   (1) 5-2   (Unknown)      
5/9/27 N.U.R. (2) Trial (1) 7-1   Sanderson 3,Howard 3,Ridgwell      
10/9/27 Canterbury Waverley Friendly(3) A 3-4   Palmer,Grant 2   FOLKESTONE & DISTRICT SENIOR LEAGUE  
17/9/27 Ramsgate Grenville FDSL A 2-1   Ridgwell 2   SEASON 1927-28 (to Wednesday, 18th.April, 1928) Dover's Results  
24/9/27 Ashford Railway Works FDSL H 2-1 977 Dixon,Neal       P W D L F A Pts H A  
1/10/27 South Staffordshire Regiment FDSL A 3-4   Palmer 2,Newis   1 South Staffordshire Regiment 24 18 2 4 97 43 38 2-2 3-4  
8/10/27 Royal Tank Corps(Lydd) FDSL A 4-2   Couzens(pen),Palmer,Ridgwell 2   2 DOVER UNITED 24 15 2 7 77 51 32 XXXXX XXXXX  
15/10/27 South Staffordshire Regiment FDSL H 2-2 1,263 Neal 2   3 13th./18th/Hussars 25 14 3 8 92 65 31 6-4 3-9  
22/10/27 13th./18th.Hussars FDSL A 3-9   Neal,Standen 2   4 Margate Amateurs 24 14 2 8 91 54 30 3-1 3-2  
29/10/27 Lancashire Fusiliers FDSL H 6-1 1,083 Ridgwell 2,Neal 2,Fisher 2   5 Ramsgate Grenville 25 14 1 10 80 66 29 2-4 2-1  
5/11/27 Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment FDSL A(4) 2-0 1,200 Ridgwell 2   6 Folkestone Res. 21 14 0 7 77 45 28 0-1 1-3  
12/11/27 Tunbridge Wells Rangers KSC 2Q A 2-2 1,000 Fisher,Neal   7 Ashford Railway Works 22 12 2 8 63 54 26 2-1    
19/11/27 Tunbridge Wells Rangers KSC 2Q H 4-1 1,805 Neal 2,Nowers,Ridgwell   8 Royal Tank Corps(Lydd) 20 9 2 9 60 55 20 0-4 4-2  
26/11/27 Manchester Regiment FDSL A 0-3   -   9 Manchester Regiment 23 8 3 12 54 72 19 1-1 0-3  
3/12/27 Canterbury Waverley KSC 3Q H 2-1 2,722 Palmer 2(1 pen)   10 Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment 23 8 1 14 57 82 17 3-2** 2-0**  
10/12/27 Margate Amateurs FDSL H 3-1 1,045 Fisher,Newis,Ridgwell   11 Depot Royal Marines(Walmer) 24 8 1 15 58 88 17 5-3 2-9  
17/12/27 Deal Town FDSL H 9-0 600+ Ridgwell 3,Standen 3(1 pen),Williams,Sanderson,Newis   12 2nd.Battalion Queen's Royal Regiment 20 7 2 11 53 68 16   2-0**  
24/12/27 Ashford Railway Works KLE H 6-3 875 Sanderson,Ridgwell 3,Pyatt,Neal   13 R.A.F.(Manston) 22 5 5 13 55 92 15 8-0 1-1  
31/12/27 Deal Town FDSL(5) A 5-1   Neal 2(1 pen),Ridgwell 2,Sanderson   14 Lincolnshire Regiment 17 5 0 12 43 69 10 5-2    
7/1/28 Troy Town(Rochester) KAC 1 A 4-2 300 Sanderson 2,Palmer,Ridgwell   15 Deal Town 22 4 1 17 33 76 9 9-0 5-1  
14/1/28 R.A.F.(Manston) FDSL H 8-0 1,000- Sanderson,Neal 2,Ridgwell 3,Newis,Williams(pen)     ** both matches played at Crabble    
21/1/28 Depot Royal Marines(Walmer) FDSL H 5-3 300- Ridgwell 3,Standen,Newis      
28/1/28 Dartford KSC 1 H 0-5 2,654 -   KENT LEAGUE DIVISION 2 (EASTERN SECTION)  
4/2/28 13th./18th.Hussars FDSL H 6-4 1,000+ Sanderson 2,Palmer 3(2 pens),Thompson   SEASON 1927-28 Dover's Results  
11/2/28 Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment FDSL H 3-2 925 Sanderson,Palmer(2 pens)   1 Ashford Railway Works 4 2 1 1 9 9 5 6-3 0-0  
18/2/28 Canterbury Waverley KAC 2 H 1-1 3,223 Ridgwell   2 Chislet Colliery 4 2 0 2 7 8 4 1-2 1-2  
25/2/28 Canterbury Waverley KAC 2 A 2-1 3,477 (AET) Ridgwell,Palmer   3 DOVER UNITED 4 1 1 2 8 7 3 XXXXX XXXXX  
3/3/28 Royal Tank Corps(Lydd) FDSL H 0-4   -      
10/3/28 Manchester Regiment FDSL H 1-1 807 Ridgwell      
17/3/28 Royal Naval Depot KAC SF (6) 1-1 2,000+ Sanderson   DOVER & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION 1  
21/3/28 2nd.Battalion Queen's Royal Regiment FDSL A(4) 2-0   Newis 2   SEASON 1927-28 Dover's Results  
24/3/28 Royal Naval Depot KAC SF (7) 1-4 3,151 (AET) Palmer   1 DOVER UNITED 'A'               XXXXX XXXXX  
28/3/28 Lincolnshire Regiment FDSL(8) H 5-2 250 Newis,Ridgwell,Pyatt 2   2 Packet Yard               0-4 1-2  
31/3/28 Margate Amateurs FDSL A 3-2 400 Pyatt,Ridgwell 2   3 Eythorne Sports               1-3 0-5  
6/4/28 Dover Trades Friendly H 7-0 1,047 Neal,Gladish 2,Ridgwell,Newis,Osborne,Nowers   4 Snowdown                 3-9  
7/4/28 Folkestone Res. FDSL A 1-3   Sanderson   5 St.Martin's                 1-2  
11/4/28 Chislet Colliery KLE H 1-2   Ridgwell   6 Priory Loco               1-3 3-5  
14/4/28 Ramsgate Grenville FDSL H(9) 2-4   Ridgwell,Sanderson   7 Dover Marine Sports Club               2-5 0-3  
18/4/28 Folkestone Res. FDSL H(9) 0-1   -   8 St.Bartholomew's Old Boys               4-3    
21/4/28 Ashford Railway Works KLE A 0-0   -   9 Barton Road Old Boys               2-4    
24/4/28 13th./18th.Hussars DHCC SF H(9) 4-3 549 Ridgwell,Standen(2 pens),Ellis      
26/4/28 Depot Royal Marines(Walmer) DealHCC SF A 1-1   (AET) Ellis
28/4/28 2nd.Battalion Queen's Royal Regiment DHCC F H(9) 3-4 1,203 Pyatt 2,Tarver
30/4/28 Depot Royal Marines(Walmer) DHCC SF A 1-4   Neal
1/5/28 Chislet Colliery KLE A 1-2   Tarver
3/5/28 R.A.F.(Manston) FDSL A 1-1   Neal
6/5/28 Depot Royal Marines(Walmer) FDSL A 2-9   Pyatt,Newis
  2nd.Battalion Queen's Royal Regiment FDSL H     (Result unknown)
  Lincolnshire Regiment FDSL A     (Result unknown)
  Ashford Railway Works FDSL A     (Result unknown)
  Lancashire Fusiliers FDSL A     Not played - Lancs.Fusiliers withdrawn from League
             
             
Notes: (1) played at Charlton Mill Sports Ground          
  (2) N.U.R. players drawn from Dover Marine and Packet Yard clubs    
  (3) in aid of Kent Playing Fields Association Appeal        
  (4) away fixture played at Crabble          
  (5) also counted as Deal Hospital Charity Cup match        
  (6) at Sittingbourne          
  (7) at Canterbury Waverley          
  (8) also counted as Dover Hospital Charity Cup match        
  (9) played at The Danes; Crabble not available        

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The programme for our Kent Senior Cup tie at Tunbridge Wells was a large piece of paper folded in three.