Dr Martens League Premier Division, 1996/1997 history
Hastings Performance
The Dr Martens League Premier Division 1996/1997 Season would prove to be a tough year for the boys in the White and Claret, finishing 16th sitting nestled between Dorchester Town and Crawley Town, they would go through a run of 14 games without a win, a late flurry of 7 wins in their final 11 games at the end of the season would ensure they didn't end up in the relegation zone. A first round knockout in the Sussex Senior Cup would be the real disappointment for Hastings Town having won the trophy the season before.
| Date | Competition | Home Team | Home Score | Away Score | Away Team | Match Report |
| AUG 17th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Hastings Town |
1 | 2 |  Gresley Rovers |
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| AUG 20th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 2 | .png){kind=small} Ashford Town |
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| AUG 24th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Salisbury |
2 | 1 | Hastings Town |
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| AUG 26th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 2 |  Sittingbourne |
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| AUG 31st |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Sudbury Town |
3 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| SEP 3rd |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 1 |  Gravesend & Northfleet |
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| SEP 7th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Kings Lynn |
1 | 4 | Hastings Town |
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| SEP 14th |
FA Cup | Hastings Town |
2 | 0 |  Burnham |
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| SEP 21st |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 1 |  Burton Albion |
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| SEP 24th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Ashford Town |
3 | 3 | Hastings Town |
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| SEP 28th |
FA Cup |  Chertsey Town |
2 | 3 | Hastings Town |
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| OCT 5th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Nuneaton Borough |
4 | 1 | Hastings Town |
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| OCT 8th |
Dr Martens League Cup | Hastings Town |
1 | 2 |  St Leonards |
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| OCT 12th |
FA Cup | Hastings Town |
2 | 1 |  Molesey |
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| OCT 16th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Sittingbourne |
2 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| OCT 19th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
0 | 2 |  Gloucester City |
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| OCT 26th |
FA Cup | Hastings Town |
1 | 1 |  Hendon |
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| OCT 29th |
FA Cup | Hendon |
2 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| NOV 2nd |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Cambridge City |
1 | 3 | Hastings Town |
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| NOV 6th |
Dr Martens League Cup | St Leonards |
3 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| NOV 9th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 2 |  Merthyr Tydfil |
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| NOV 16th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 3 |  Halesowen Town |
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| NOV 23rd |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Worcester City |
3 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| NOV 30th |
FA Trophy |  Basingstoke Town |
0 | 1 | Hastings Town |
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| DEC 7th |
Sussex Senior Cup | Hastings Town |
3 | 5 |  Littlehampton Town |
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| DEC 14th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 2 |  Newport AFC |
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| DEC 21st |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Gresley Rovers |
3 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| DEC 28th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Dorchester Town |
1 | 1 | Hastings Town |
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| JAN 17th |
FA Trophy | Hastings Town |
1 | 3 | Salisbury |
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| JAN 21st |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Gravesend & Northfleet |
2 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| JAN 25th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Merthyr Tydfil |
0 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| FEB 1st |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
0 | 0 | Nuneaton Borough |
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| FEB 8th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Baldock Town |
2 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| FEB 15th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Gloucester City |
2 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| FEB 22nd |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
0 | 0 | Cambridge City |
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| MAR 1st |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
0 | 0 |  Atherstone United |
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| MAR 4th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 2 | Kings Lynn |
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| MAR 8th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Halesowen Town |
1 | 2 | Hastings Town |
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| MAR 11th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
0 | 0 | Worcester City |
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| MAR 15th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
1 | 2 |  Cheltenham Town |
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| MAR 22nd |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Atherstone United |
0 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| MAR 25th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
4 | 3 | Sudbury Town |
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| MAR 29th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
1 | 0 |  Chelmsford City |
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| MAR 31st |
Dr Martens League Premier Division |  Crawley Town |
0 | 2 | Hastings Town |
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| APR 5th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
1 | 0 | Dorchester Town |
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| APR 7th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Chelmsford City |
2 | 2 | Hastings Town |
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| APR 12th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Cheltenham Town |
1 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| APR 15th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
2 | 3 | Salisbury |
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| APR 19th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Burton Albion |
0 | 0 | Hastings Town |
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| APR 26th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
1 | 0 | Baldock Town |
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| APR 29th |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Hastings Town |
1 | 0 | Crawley Town |
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| MAY 3rd |
Dr Martens League Premier Division | Newport AFC |
0 | 2 | Hastings Town |
| Pos | Team Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
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1 | Gresley Rovers (1882) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 85 |
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2 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 74 |
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3 | Gloucester City | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 73 |
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4 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 73 |
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5 | Kings Lynn | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 68 |
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6 | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 66 |
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7 | Nuneaton Borough (1937) | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 66 |
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8 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 76 | 65 | +11 | 64 |
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9 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 60 |
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10 | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 59 |
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11 | Atherstone United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 58 |
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12 | Salisbury City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 58 |
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13 | Sudbury Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 55 |
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14 | Gravesend and Northfleet | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 63 | 73 | -10 | 55 |
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15 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 51 |
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16 | Hastings Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 51 |
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17 | Crawley Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 47 |
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18 | Cambridge City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 46 |
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19 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 53 | 79 | -26 | 45 |
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20 | Baldock Town (1905) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 90 | -38 | 41 |
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21 | Newport AFC | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 40 |
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22 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 70 | -21 | 32 |