All the lads, and all the lovely ladies...
They all go down to Princes Park...
To see the Dartford Aces!
Yesterday, 2,568 people went down to Princes Park to watch Dartford FC, champions of the league, play their last game of the season. In beautiful Spring sunshine, and against bottom-half scrappers Wingate & Finchley, it was the perfect opportunity to finish the season on a high.
The Darts won the game 1-0, and were presented with the impressive Isthmian League, Division One North trophy after the game. Next season, we'll be playing in the Premier division, one step up and just one step below the Conference South. There'll be some tough games, some big games, and plenty of fierce local derbies (arch-enemies Maidstone being one of them).
Dartford have always had great support from the fans, and the statistics at the end of the season make for some interesting reading. Our lowest attendance for a league game – 504 – is higher than the highest league attendances for sixteen of the twenty-two teams in our division. Every single team in the league played in front of the biggest crowd at Princes Park, and the vast majority had their highest home attendance of the season when Dartford travelled there.
In the Premier division, Dartford look like being one of the best supported teams again. Only two clubs, AFC Wimbledon and Chelmsford, have higher average attendances than us, and there's a chance that both will be promoted (Wimbledon are already up, Chelmsford are in the play-offs)!
Overall, Dartford FC are the best supported non-league team in Kent, and the 115th best-supported club in the whole country. There's no doubt that on the terraces, we're in fine form: everyone's hoping that we'll be able to replicate our performance in the attendances league with great results on the field, too.
To see the Dartford Aces!
Yesterday, 2,568 people went down to Princes Park to watch Dartford FC, champions of the league, play their last game of the season. In beautiful Spring sunshine, and against bottom-half scrappers Wingate & Finchley, it was the perfect opportunity to finish the season on a high.
The Darts won the game 1-0, and were presented with the impressive Isthmian League, Division One North trophy after the game. Next season, we'll be playing in the Premier division, one step up and just one step below the Conference South. There'll be some tough games, some big games, and plenty of fierce local derbies (arch-enemies Maidstone being one of them).
Dartford have always had great support from the fans, and the statistics at the end of the season make for some interesting reading. Our lowest attendance for a league game – 504 – is higher than the highest league attendances for sixteen of the twenty-two teams in our division. Every single team in the league played in front of the biggest crowd at Princes Park, and the vast majority had their highest home attendance of the season when Dartford travelled there.
In the Premier division, Dartford look like being one of the best supported teams again. Only two clubs, AFC Wimbledon and Chelmsford, have higher average attendances than us, and there's a chance that both will be promoted (Wimbledon are already up, Chelmsford are in the play-offs)!
Overall, Dartford FC are the best supported non-league team in Kent, and the 115th best-supported club in the whole country. There's no doubt that on the terraces, we're in fine form: everyone's hoping that we'll be able to replicate our performance in the attendances league with great results on the field, too.
| Final standings | Pld | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
| C | Dartford | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | +65 | 89 |
| 2 | AFC Sudbury | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | +46 | 80 |
| 3 | Ware | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | +27 | 80 |
