It’s that time of year as we bring you KentOnline’s team of the season.
What a campaign it’s been, full of thrills and spills as the county’s football clubs battled for title glory, cup success, play-off places or survival.
A big thank-you to the thousands who have voted in our weekly polls – and now we’re asking you to select your player of the season.
Have a look at our starting XI and pick your favourite at the bottom of the page.
Mitch Walker, having helped Dover to promotion after returning to Crabble, played a major part in preserving Whites’ National League South status.
The experienced No.1, who also captains the side, kept seven clean sheets and made plenty of big saves as Jake Leberl’s side comfortably maintained Step 2 status.
Wayne Bushell captained Punjab United to Southern Counties East Premier Division play-off glory and the FA Vase semi-finals in a season to remember.
He led by example with his consistent displays and scored 11 goals – some going for a central defender.
Lekan Majoyegbe was one of the success stories of the season as Welling United pulled off the great escape from relegation in the Isthmian Premier.
A different player under Ryan Maxwell, his colossal performances at the back saw him clean up at the club’s player-of-the-year awards, and he’s been tipped to play full-time football in the future.
Long-serving Chatham Town captain Reece Butler goes from strength to strength at the Bauvill Stadium.
The skipper was integral in another superb campaign as Chats reached the Isthmian Premier play-offs and the FA Cup first round for the first time in almost a century, along with a history-making run in the FA Trophy.
There were plenty of Folkestone Invicta contenders after their Isthmian Premier title triumph but we’ve gone with Ben Mason.
The wing-back not only played his part defensively as Folkestone conceded just 40 league goals – a record beaten only by Chatham – but he also scored 10 goals.
Bradley Schafer had the season of his life as Whitstable Town won the Southern Counties East Premier Division and Kent Senior Trophy double.
The attacking midfielder scored 28 goals and provided 24 assists in 49 appearances for Jamie Coyle’s side, featuring more than any other player in team of the week.
The 2025/26 season will go down as a breakthrough campaign for Maidstone midfielder Riley Court.
He went from 19-year-old fringe player to arguably the first name on the teamsheet, providing goals, assists and tireless energy as United challenged for a National League South play-off place and lifted the Kent Senior Cup.
Ben Chapman enjoyed his best-ever goal return after being used in a more attacking role at Ebbsfleet this season.
He scored nine times and could have had a goal-of-the-season competition all to himself, given the number of stunners he scored during the campaign.
Wideman Bunmi Babajide overcame a difficult start to the season after stepping up to National League South to become a key man for Tonbridge Angels.
Manager Alan Dunne transformed his game and he finished top scorer with 12 goals, also providing seven assists, as Angels secured safety with weeks to spare, richly deserving his new deal.
There’s evergreen footballers – and then there’s Sittingbourne striker Derek Asamoah.
The former Football League man, who started the campaign with Haringey Borough, broke the 20-goal barrier at the age of 44 to fire the Brickies to a third successive Isthmian South East play-off campaign.
He’s turned 45 since the season finished and shows no signs of slowing down.
A striker who scores goals in a team battling relegation, when chances are harder to come by, is the sign of a good player.
Harry Taylor is that man, finishing with 22 goals as Faversham Strike Force clinched safety in the Southern Counties East Premier Division.
Miquel Scarlett (Ashford), Kane Haysman (Margate), Jack Kirby (Rusthall), Bradley Dack (Gillingham) and Jack Paxman (Deal) make the bench after impressive seasons.
Jay Saunders is our manager of the season after leading Folkestone to the Isthmian Premier title and promotion to National League South for the first time in their history.
They did in style, too, finishing with 96 points and scoring 102 goals, also going on a 12-match winning run as Saunders’ side proved the dominant force in the league.
