The2015–16 Kent Invicta Football League season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Pain & Glory Sports Kent Invicta League, was the fifth and last in the history ofKent Invicta Football League, afootball competition in England for clubs located in and adjacent to the historic county ofKent. At the end of the season, the league merged with theSouthern Counties East League[1] and became the lower division of the merged league.
The league comprised one division and there was also a league cup competition, the Challenge Trophy.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bearsted |
| Promoted | Bearsted Sheppey United |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,443 (3.8 per match) |
The league comprised twenty clubs of which fifteen competed in the league the previous season, together with five additional clubs:[2]
Bearsted were league champions and took promotion, along with runners-upSheppey United, to theSouthern Counties East League Premier Division (their post-merger top division). After the seasonAC London moved to theCombined Counties League and the rest of the clubs formed the bulk of theSCEFL Division One for the following season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bearsted | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 91 | 33 | +58 | 91 | Promoted toSCEFL Premier Division |
| 2 | Sheppey United | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 107 | 36 | +71 | 87 | |
| 3 | Glebe | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 107 | 45 | +62 | 82 | Qualified forSCEFL Division One |
| 4 | Sutton Athletic | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 114 | 53 | +61 | 79 | |
| 5 | Bridon Ropes | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 70 | |
| 6 | APM Contrast | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 86 | 44 | +42 | 69 | |
| 7 | Gravesham Borough | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 118 | 66 | +52 | 68 | |
| 8 | Lydd Town | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 90 | 48 | +42 | 68 | |
| 9 | Seven Acre & Sidcup | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 91 | 72 | +19 | 65 | |
| 10 | AC London | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 51[a] | Transferred to theCombined Counties League |
| 11 | FC Elmstead | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 74 | −1 | 50 | Qualified forSCEFL Division One |
| 12 | Meridian VP | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 92 | −21 | 49 | |
| 13 | Forest Hill Park | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 46 | |
| 14 | Phoenix Sports Reserves | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 41 | |
| 15 | Crockenhill | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 40 | |
| 16 | Orpington | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 36 | |
| 17 | Kent Football United | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 47 | 119 | −72 | 24 | |
| 18 | Eltham Palace | 38 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 36 | 132 | −96 | 21 | |
| 19 | Rusthall | 38 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 97 | −57 | 20 | |
| 20 | Lewisham Borough | 38 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 117 | −88 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | APM | BEA | BRI | CRO | ELM | ELT | FHP | GLB | GRA | KFU | LEW | LON | LYD | MER | ORP | PHO | RUS | SEV | SHP | SUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APM Contrast | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bearsted | 0–2 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
| Bridon Ropes | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Crockenhill | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
| FC Elmstead | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 5–0 | |
| Eltham Palace | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–11 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–6 | |
| Forest Hill Park | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | |
| Glebe | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 9–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Gravesham Borough | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 13–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | |
| Kent Football United | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 4–4 | 0–8 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–7 | 0–2 | 0–6 | |
| Lewisham Borough | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| AC London | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Lydd Town | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Meridian VP | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Orpington | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Phoenix Sports Reserves | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Rusthall | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–6 | |
| Seven Acre & Sidcup | 4–2 | 2–6 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| Sheppey United | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–4 | |
| Sutton Athletic | 3–2 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
The 2015–16Kent Invicta League Challenge Trophy, sponsored by Pain & Glory Sports, was won byGlebe.
The competition was contested by all twenty teams from the league over four single tie rounds to reach the final, played on a neutral ground (atSheppey United this season).[3]
Eight clubs competed in four first round ties with the remaining clubs receiving byes.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Acre & Sidcup | 4 – 1 | Lewisham Borough |
| Rusthall | 2 – 5 | Lydd Town |
| Bearsted | 4 – 2 | Kent Football United |
| Meridian VP | 1 – 4 | Sutton Athletic |
Sixteen clubs competed in eight second round ties.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Orpington | 1 – 0 | Phoenix Sports Reserves |
| Crockenhill | 1 – 4 | Glebe |
| APM Contrast | 1 – 0 | Seven Acre & Sidcup |
| AC London | 4 – 2 | Lydd Town |
| Bridon Ropes | 3 – 1 | FC Elmstead |
| Gravesham Borough | 1 – 0 | Sheppey United |
| Eltham Palace | 1 – 4 | Bearsted |
| Forest Hill Park | 2 – 3 | Sutton Athletic |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Orpington | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Glebe | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Glebe | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| APM Contrast | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| APM Contrast | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| AC London | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Glebe | 2[b] | ||||||||||||||||
| Sutton Athletic | 1[b] | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridon Ropes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gravesham Borough | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridon Ropes | A[a] | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Sutton Athletic | A[a] | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Bearsted | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sutton Athletic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Sources:"Kent Invicta League Challenge Trophy".Kent Invicta Football League. Archived fromthe original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved15 May 2025.;"2015–16 Kent Invicta League: Challenge Trophy (Pain and Glory Sports)".Football Club History Database. Retrieved15 May 2025.;"Results: April 2016: Saturday 7 May 2016: Kent Invicta League Challenge Trophy Final".Kentish Football. Retrieved15 May 2025.