The Gravesend League has folded due to a lack of clubs, ending 108 years of Saturday football in the area.

League officials took the decision after only five teams turned up at the annual meeting.

They were looking for at least 10 clubs to make the league viable.

Numbers and the standard of the league declined over the years as efforts to recruit new sides came to nothing. Kent Celts Old Boys struggled as much as anybody last season, finishing bottom of Division 1 with one point in 14 games and a goal difference of minus 95.

Former player-manager Michael Rogan said: "It's a shame the league has folded.

"I can't say I'm surprised but I feel sorry for guys like the (assistant) secretary, Peter Danzey, who's put in so much hard work over the years.

"A lot of people have to work on Saturdays these days, while others have different interests, so it's become harder to get a side out.

"The facilities didn't help either. Pitches would be caked in mud during the winter and have no grass on them in the summer where they hadn't been looked after.

"I was injured last year and took a step back from running the team but we really struggled to keep the club afloat.

"We would have tried to carry on next season but I suppose we'll be spending our Saturdays at Bluewater now!"

Gravesend League officials tried all sorts in a bid to attract new clubs. They put flyers on cars, went round pubs and put adverts in newspapers but all to no avail.

The demise of the Gravesend League is another blow to Saturday football following the closure of the Dartford & District League a few years ago.

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