1991–92 Kent Football League

The 1991–92 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England, featuring clubs from Kent and the adjacent area.

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
Season1991–92
ChampionsHerne Bay
Matches played420
Goals scored1,346 (3.2 per match)

The league season commenced with 22 clubs, of which 20 competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:[1]

Also, Danson, following a merger with Furness F.C., were renamed Danson Furness United.[2]

The Metropolitan Police (Hayes) club, in their eight season in the league, withdrew during the season after playing 16 matches and their record was expunged.[3]

The league was won by Herne Bay.[4]

After the end of the season Thames Polytechnic, who had been league members for seven seasons, were unable to meet enhanced ground grading requirements and resigned from the league and joined the Kent County League.[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Herne Bay 40 29 6 5 91 34 +57 93
2 Faversham Town 40 25 11 4 80 33 +47 86
3 Deal Town 40 26 6 8 119 43 +76 84
4 Tonbridge AFC 40 26 6 8 93 44 +49 84
5 Alma Swanley 40 24 11 5 92 49 +43 83
6 Sheppey United 40 21 11 8 69 44 +25 74
7 Whitstable Town 40 21 8 11 70 38 +32 71
8 Slade Green 40 15 12 13 68 56 +12 57
9 Greenwich Borough 40 15 10 15 77 62 +15 55
10 Ramsgate 40 16 7 17 62 58 +4 55
11 Kent Police 40 14 11 15 60 63 −3 53
12 Tunbridge Wells 40 15 8 17 61 68 −7 53
13 Corinthian 40 14 8 18 57 62 −5 50
14 Beckenham Town 40 13 10 17 52 67 −15 49
15 Thames Polytechnic 40 8 11 21 43 78 −35 35 Resigned to the Kent County League
16 Crockenhill 40 7 13 20 48 83 −35 34
17 Thamesmead Town 40 9 7 24 44 100 −56 34
18 Cray Wanderers 40 8 7 25 38 84 −46 31
19 Chatham Town 40 7 10 23 41 89 −48 31
20 Danson Furness United 40 8 6 26 39 95 −56 30
21 Darenth Heathside 40 6 7 27 42 96 −54 25
22 Metropolitan Police (Hayes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned and record expunged
Source: FCHD nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Challenge Cup

The 1991–92 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Tonbridge AFC.[6]

The competition was contested by the 22 teams active in Division One in the early part of the season. There were four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Dover Athletic F.C. this season).[7]

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Thamesmead Town 1
Tonbridge AFC 3
Tonbridge AFC 2
Faversham Town 1
Ramsgate 0[a]
Faversham Town 1[a]
Tonbridge AFC 2[c]
Whitstable Town 1[c]
Tunbridge Wells 2[b]
Whitstable Town 5[b]
Whitstable Town 1
Crockenhill 0
Alma Swanley 0
Crockenhill 1
  1. ^ a b After extra time; score at 90 minutes 0–0
  2. ^ a b After extra time; score at 90 minutes 2–2
  3. ^ a b After extra time; score at 90 minutes 1–1

Sources:

  • "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup". Kent Evening Post. 13 January 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-finals". Kent Evening Post. 9 March 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final". Kent Evening Post. 27 April 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Second Round

First Round

Byes for the other 10 teams

Reserves Section

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

The 1991–92 Division Two featured one first team (Folkestone Invicta) and 18 reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) from clubs 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
Season1991–92
ChampionsFolkestone Invicta
Matches played342
Goals scored1,349 (3.94 per match)

The division featured 19 clubs, 14 who had competed in the previous season together with five additional clubs:[1]

Folkestone Invicta, the only first team in the division, were the division winners[12] and completed the League and Cup double.

At the end of the season seven teams left the division: Ashford Town R, Faversham Town R, Hythe Town R, Sheppey United R, Sittingbourne R and Thames Polytechnic R resigned from the division; and Folkestone Invicta moved to Division One and were replaced by their reserves team.[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Folkestone Invicta 36 29 5 2 122 33 +89 92 Resigned, replaced by reserves team
2 Dover Athletic R 36 27 4 5 114 30 +84 85
3 Hastings Town R 36 24 4 8 117 46 +71 76
4 Ashford Town R 36 19 6 11 59 45 +14 63 Resigned
5 Sittingbourne R 36 20 7 9 109 51 +58 61[a]
6 Deal Town R 36 16 5 15 84 87 −3 53
7 Herne Bay R 36 16 4 16 70 86 −16 52
8 Whitstable Town R 36 15 6 15 61 62 −1 51
9 Ramsgate R 36 15 5 16 64 66 −2 47[b]
10 Thames Polytechnic R 36 14 5 17 62 70 −8 47 Resigned
11 Cray Wanderers R 36 13 8 15 58 66 −8 47
12 Darenth Heathside R 36 13 6 17 63 79 −16 45
13 Canterbury City R 36 12 6 18 63 84 −21 42
14 Chatham Town R 36 10 11 15 49 65 −16 41
15 Thamesmead Town R 36 11 7 18 53 74 −21 40
16 Sheppey United R 36 11 6 19 60 89 −29 39 Resigned
17 Beckenham Town R 36 8 5 23 51 83 −32 29
18 Faversham Town R 36 6 7 23 41 95 −54 25 Resigned
19 Hythe Town R 36 8 3 25 49 138 −89 24[c]
Source: Sources:
  1. ^ Sittingbourne: six points deducted (additionally 11 goals were deducted but these have been added back here)
  2. ^ Ramsgate: three points deducted (additionally 2 goals were deducted but these have been added back here)
  3. ^ Hythe: three points deducted (additionally 5 goals were deducted but these have been added back here)

Division Two Cup

The 1991–92 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Folkestone Invicta[13] who completed the League and Cup double.

The competition was contested by the 19 teams from Division Two over four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Faversham Town F.C. this season).[14]

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Dover Athletic R 5
Sheppey United R 1
Dover Athletic R 0
Folkestone Invicta 3
Canterbury City R 1
Folkestone Invicta 3
Folkestone Invicta 1
Whitstable Town R 0
Thamesmead Town R
Ashford Town R
Ashford Town R 0
Whitstable Town R 2
Whitstable Town R 5
Ramsgate R 2

Sources:

Second Round

First Round

Byes for the other 13 teams


References

  1. ^ a b "Folkestone's bid to get back fails". Kentish Express. Ashford. 27 June 1991. p. 47.
  2. ^ "Danson Furness United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Hefty fine imposed". Kent Evening Post. Aylesford. 7 January 1992. p. 20.
  4. ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "All change in Winstonlead Kent League". Whitstable Times. Whitstable. 2 July 1992. p. 29.
  6. ^ "League Cup Winners since 1923". SCEFL. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final". Kent Evening Post. Aylesford. 24 April 1992. p. 27.
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  11. ^ "Last Nights Soccer: Winstonlead Kent League Cup". Kent Evening Post. Aylesford. 25 September 1991. p. 26.
  12. ^ "Reserves Fisrst Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Tonight's matches: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 League Cup final". Kent Evening Post. Aylesford. 24 April 1992. p. 27.
  15. ^ a b c "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup". Kent Evening Post. Aylesford. 4 November 1991. p. 23.
  16. ^ "Senior Soccer Details: Results: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League Division 2 Cup". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 8 November 1991. p. 67.
  17. ^ a b c d "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup". Kent Evening Post. Aylesford. 11 November 1991. p. 23.
  18. ^ "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup". Kent Evening Post. Aylesford. 10 February 1992. p. 23.
  19. ^ a b c "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup". Kent Evening Post. Aylesford. 23 September 1991. p. 23.