78/79 Eastern Professional Floodlight League

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78/79 Eastern Professional Floodlight League

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Could anyone kindly enlighten me as to what happened during the 78/79 Eastern Professional Floodlight League competition?

Dartford qualified from the South Thames group,finishing ahead of Gravesend & Northfleet and Tonbridge.

But did Dartford play any further games?
(possibly a quarter-final or semi-final versus Gainsborough Trinity,Harlow Town or Hastings Utd)

The final was never played and the competition was left uncompleted.
Did Dartford make the final?
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Gary C
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Re: 78/79 Eastern Professional Floodlight League

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From Princes Among Men (copies still available!), semi finals were played against Hastings United in the August of the next season, drawing 0-0 at home 9th August 1979 and then winning 2-1 in the second leg on the 14th August 1979.

It looks like the competition was never completed, but Darts did make it through to the final.
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Re: 78/79 Eastern Professional Floodlight League

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That's wonderful,thanks very much.

Yes the final was never played,it appears versus Barking,always a shame when a competition gets so far but doesn't complete.
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