Kent
Fillies
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The Kent Story
The Kent Fillies were originally formed as the Maidstone Invicta in 1948, adopting Orchid and Brown as the team colours. Having been one of the thirty-six UK teams based in Essex in the 1948 season, they relocated to their home town in 1949, changing their name to the Kent Invicta in the process. Another name change to Fillies followed for the first major league season in 1951.
The Fillies struggled in the first season, finishing tenth of the twelve teams and failing to progress to the latter stages. A winter of recruitment paid dividends when they reached the quarter finals in 1952. That proved to be as good as it got for the Fillies who eventually suffered demotion in 1959
Una McLean in Lanarkshire Miners colours © Linwelly
Kent Fillies
Quarter Finailists 1952
Formed 1948
Colours: Orchid and Brown
Feeder Teams: Maidstone Invicta, Gillingham Priestesses, Dover Cliffs, Ebbsfleet Fleet, Dartford Darts
Quarter Finalists 1952
Record Appearances:
Carole Wells {103} {1951-1959}
Record Scorer:
Barbara Box {98} {1951-1959}
Record Victory
7-0 at Mississippi Mockingbirds {Open Cup 6th June 1959}
Record Defeat
3-11 at Portsmouth {25th April 1959}
Most Goals in a Game
{6} Barbara Box 7-0 at Mississippi Mockigbirds {6th June 1959}
Most Goals in a Season
{24} Barbara Box {1956}
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Season History
1951 First Round
1952 Quarter Finalists
1953 First Round
1954 First Round
1955 First Round
1956 Second Round
1957 Second Round
1958 First Round
1959 Demoted to Second Division
Kent Starting Seven
1960
Coach: Rosemary Baker: Age 32: Rated 1: {Experienced}
Came from Nottingham last season
Netminder: Jan Wood: Age 18: Rated 1: {Average}
Signed from school 1957
Left Guard: Valerie Harrison: Age 32: Rated 2 {Okay}
Joined Kent from Berkshire 1958
Right Guard: CaroleAnn Quertier: Age 24: Rated 2 {Okay}
Second spell with the Fillies
Sweeper: Aleta Stroud: Age 27: Rated 1 {Average}
Kent original from 1951
Centre: Pat Gerber: Age 26: Rated 4 {Very Good}
Signed from Detroit 1956
Attacker: Una McLean: Age 30: Rated 2 {Okay}
Signed from Lanarkshire 1956
Shooter: Barbara Box: Age 34: Rated 3 {Good}
Kent original from 1951
Players of the Year
None
Young Players of the Year
None
Team of the Season
None
Golden Bat
None
Silver Bat
Bronze Bat
Nations Cup Champions
International Representatives
1959 Team Rating: Average
1958 WORLD RANKING: 12
Highest {10} 1952
Who are the real Kent Fillies?
Most characters have the image of or biography loosly based on one or more real people.
Carole Wells - Image Allessandra Torlonio
Valerie Harrison - Image Lily Ning
Lois Voss - Image Carol Lindsay
Hilary Bergen - Image Julie Shearing
CarolAnn Quertier - Image Betty Phillipson
Vicki Farmer - Image Pauline Shephard
Aleta Stroud - Image Jane Hyde
Pat Gerber - Image Marian Lancashire
Una McLean - A character created exclusively for Gridball by Linwelly
Terry Van Gyseghem - Image Christine Griggs
Barbara Box - Image Terry Montgomery
Jan Wood - Image Carol Jackson
Verena Drewett - Image and based on Suzan Farmer
Pauline Atkins - Image and based on Jan Leeming