1989–90 Kent Football League

The 1989–90 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the twenty-fourth in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition featuring teams based in and around the county of Kent in England.

The League structure comprised two divisions: Division One and Division Two with the latter known as the Reserves Section (reserves teams were not permitted in Division One). Additionally there were two league cup competitions: the Challenge Cup for the Division One clubs and another for the teams in Division Two.

Division One

Kent Football League Division One
Season1989–90
ChampionsFaversham Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,246 (3.28 per match)

The league featured twenty clubs, nineteen of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:

The league was won by Faversham Town,[2] for the fourth time in their history (after an eleven season gap since their previous title).

At the end of the season both bottom clubs, Metropolitan Police (Hayes) and Ramsgate, were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Faversham Town 38 28 4 6 101 30 +71 88
2 Sittingbourne 38 27 5 6 85 37 +48 86
3 Tonbridge AFC 38 26 6 6 87 42 +45 84
4 Deal Town 38 21 11 6 88 48 +40 74
5 Alma Swanley 38 22 8 8 80 41 +39 74
6 Greenwich Borough[a] 38 20 6 12 66 55 +11 65[b]
7 Tunbridge Wells 38 17 9 12 85 66 +19 60
8 Whitstable Town 38 17 5 16 51 57 −6 56
9 Slade Green 38 14 8 16 54 61 −7 50
10 Darenth Heathside 38 12 12 14 61 64 −3 48
11 Kent Police 38 13 9 16 60 84 −24 48
12 Beckenham Town 38 12 10 16 54 60 −6 46
13 Thames Polytechnic 38 11 11 16 49 61 −12 44
14 Herne Bay 38 12 7 19 64 62 +2 43
15 Crockenhill[c] 38 12 6 20 56 75 −19 39[d]
16 Chatham Town 38 9 8 21 38 84 −46 35
17 Danson 38 8 9 21 42 58 −16 33
18 Cray Wanderers 38 7 11 20 48 74 −26 32
19 Metropolitan Police (Hayes)[e] 38 8 4 26 38 87 −49 28 Re-elected
20 Ramsgate 38 6 7 25 39 100 −61 25
Source: "Kent League 1966–92: 1989–90". Non League Matters. Retrieved 22 May 2024., "England – Kent League: Final Table Kent League (Division 1) '89–'90". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Greenwich Borough were deducted one point and one goal
  2. ^ Greenwich Borough were deducted one point
  3. ^ Crockenhill were deducted three points and four goals - the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table
  4. ^ Crockenhill were deducted three points.
  5. ^ Metropolitan Police (Hayes) were deducted two goals - the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table

Challenge Cup

The 1989–90 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by league newcomers (who had been relegated into the division) Tonbridge AFC.[4]

The competition, contested by all twenty clubs in Division One, comprised five single match tie rounds (with the first round featuring four ties) culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Chatham Town F.C.[5] this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Sittingbourne 0
Tonbridge AFC 1
Tonbridge AFC 0[d] 1[e]
Deal Town 0[d] 0[e]
Greenwich Borough 1
Deal Town 2
Tonbridge AFC 1
Whitstable Town 0
Tunbridge Wells 2[a] 1[b] 3p[c]
Whitstable Town 2[a] 1[b] 5p[c]
Whitstable Town 1
Faversham Town 0
Faversham Town 3
Ramsgate 1
  1. ^ a b After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 2–2
  2. ^ a b Replay: after extra time, score at 90 minutes: 0–0
  3. ^ a b Penalty shoot-out
  4. ^ a b After extra time
  5. ^ a b Replay

Second Round

First Round

Sources:

Reserves Section

The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.

Division Two featured reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) from clubs from Kent and the adjacent area whose first team played in Division One and other higher ranked leagues. There was a League Cup competition for the teams in the section.

Division Two

Kent Football League Division Two
Season1989–90
ChampionsMargate R
Matches played272
Goals scored915 (3.36 per match)

The league featured seventeen reserves teams, fifteen of which had competed in the division the previous season together with two additional clubs:[1]

Thanet United R changed their name back to Margate R[6] and they won the division,[7] their first Kent League divisional title win since winning the inaugural re-formed Kent League in the 1967–68 season.

After the end of the season Folkestone R went into liquidation and left the league,[8] Greenwich Borough R withdrew and both bottom clubs, Ramsgate R and Herne Bay R, were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Margate R 32 23 3 6 72 34 +38 72
2 Hastings Town R 32 21 3 8 73 41 +32 66
3 Canterbury City R[a] 32 20 5 7 74 46 +28 62[b]
4 Dover Athletic R 32 18 7 7 84 40 +44 61
5 Sittingbourne R 32 18 3 11 65 35 +30 57
6 Fisher Athletic R[c] 32 18 6 8 79 39 +40 56[d]
7 Folkestone R 32 16 7 9 55 47 +8 55 Resigned
8 Ashford Town R 32 13 7 12 40 43 −3 46
9 Greenwich Borough R 32 14 4 14 60 64 −4 46 Resigned
10 Beckenham Town R[e] 32 12 5 15 51 47 +4 41
11 Thames Polytechnic R 32 10 8 14 41 50 −9 38
12 Whitstable Town R[f] 32 9 6 17 40 62 −22 30[g]
13 Cray Wanderers R 32 8 6 18 34 66 −32 30
14 Faversham Town R 32 8 4 20 39 90 −51 28
15 Sheppey United R[h] 32 8 5 19 35 63 −28 26[i]
16 Ramsgate R 32 7 3 22 43 79 −36 24 Re-elected
17 Herne Bay R 32 5 6 21 30 69 −39 21
Source: "All The latest, fixtures and tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Final Tables: Division Two". Kentish Gazette. 11 May 1990. p. 64. Retrieved 18 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Note: The source table is net of the goal deductions to Beckenham Town R, Canterbury City R, Fisher Athletic R, Sheppey United R and Whitstable Town R)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Canterbury City R were deducted three points and one goal - the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
  2. ^ Canterbury City R were deducted three points
  3. ^ Fisher Athletic R were deducted four points and five goals - the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table
  4. ^ Fisher Athletic R were deducted four points
  5. ^ Beckenham Town R were deducted two goals - the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table
  6. ^ Whitstable Town R were deducted three points and one goal - the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
  7. ^ Whitstable Town R were deducted three points
  8. ^ Sheppey United R were deducted three points and one goal - the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
  9. ^ Sheppey United R were deducted three points

Division Two Cup

The 1989–90 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Canterbury City R,[9] their first Kent League trophy.

The competition, contested by all seventeen clubs in the division, comprised five single match tie rounds (with the first round featuring one tie) culminating in the final played on a neutral ground (at Ramsgate F.C.[10] this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Canterbury City R 2
Margate R 0
Canterbury City R 1[a]
Ashford Town R 0[a]
Winner of Thames Polytechnic R v Sheppey United R tie
Ashford Town R
Canterbury City R 2
Dover Athletic R 1
Dover Athletic R 4
Hastings Town R 1
Dover Athletic R 3[b]
Folkestone R 2[b]
Folkestone R
Beckenham Town R
  1. ^ a b After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 0–0
  2. ^ a b After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 2–2

Second Round

First Round

Sources:

References

  1. ^ a b Rees, Mike (15 June 1989). "Kent League is hit by team withdrawals". Sheerness Times Guardian. Larkfield, Maidstone. p. 46.
  2. ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Clubs warned by chairman". Kent Evening Post. Larkfield, Maidstone. 2 July 1990. p. 29.
  4. ^ "Archives: League Cup Winners". SCEFL: Southern Counties East Football League. February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Senior soccer details: Fixtures: Tomorrow: Winstonlead Kent League Cup final". Kent Messenger. Larkfield, Maidstone. 27 April 1990. p. 94.
  6. ^ "Margate". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Reserves First Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ^ "No reprieve for Sheppey". Kent Evening Post. Larkfield, Maidstone. 13 July 1990. p. 80.
  9. ^ "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ "All The latest, fixtures and tables: Fixtures: Bank Holiday Monday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final". Kentish Gazette. Larkfield, Maidstone. 4 May 1990. p. 79.

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