1992–93 Kent Football League

The 1992–93 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition 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
Season1992–93
ChampionsTonbridge AFC
PromotedTonbridge AFC
Matches played420
Goals scored1,495 (3.56 per match)

The league featured 21 clubs, 20 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:

The league was won by Tonbridge AFC[2] who were promoted back to the Southern Football League after four seasons in the Kent League.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Tonbridge AFC 40 27 9 4 107 39 +68 90 Promoted to the Southern League Southern Division
2 Herne Bay 40 26 6 8 96 44 +52 84
3 Sheppey United 40 24 9 7 65 29 +36 81
4 Deal Town 40 24 7 9 128 58 +70 79
5 Alma Swanley 40 24 4 12 93 65 +28 76
6 Chatham Town 40 19 11 10 79 52 +27 68
7 Danson Furness United 40 18 13 9 58 40 +18 67
8 Thamesmead Town 40 17 9 14 62 56 +6 60
9 Beckenham Town 40 17 8 15 64 60 +4 59
10 Whitstable Town 40 18 4 18 77 64 +13 58
11 Slade Green 40 15 13 12 71 60 +11 58
12 Ramsgate 40 17 5 18 78 76 +2 56
13 Folkestone Invicta 40 16 5 19 78 95 −17 53
14 Tunbridge Wells 40 13 6 21 66 102 −36 45
15 Faversham Town 40 11 10 19 44 71 −27 43
16 Greenwich Borough 40 12 5 23 49 75 −26 41
17 Cray Wanderers 40 10 8 22 64 79 −15 38
18 Kent Police 40 10 7 23 56 120 −64 37
19 Darenth Heathside 40 9 7 24 54 104 −50 34
20 Corinthian 40 6 8 26 50 98 −48 26
21 Crockenhill 40 6 8 26 56 108 −52 26
Source: FCHD nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Challenge Cup

The 1992–93 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Ramsgate.[4]

The competition was contested by the 21 teams from Division One over four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Whitstable Town F.C. this season).[5]

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Beckenham Town 1
Faversham Town 0
Beckenham Town 2[a]
Deal Town 0[a]
Deal Town 2
Thamesmead Town 0
Beckenham Town 0
Ramsgate 1
Alma Swanley 1
Herne Bay 4
Herne Bay 1[b]
Ramsgate 2[b]
Ramsgate 2
Greenwich Borough 0
  1. ^ a b After extra time; score at 90 minutes 0–0
  2. ^ a b After extra time; score at 90 minutes 1–1

Sources:

  • Quarter-finals: "Football Results, Fixtures & League Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup". Dover Express. 15 January 1993. p. 55. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • Semi-finals: "Football Results, Fixtures & League Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup". Dover Express. 12 March 1993. p. 62. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • Final: "Football Results, Fixtures & League Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup". Dover Express. 29 April 1993. p. 62. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Second Round

First Round

Reserves Section

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

The 1992–93 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
Season1992–93
ChampionsDover Athletic R
Matches played182
Goals scored699 (3.84 per match)

The division featured 14 clubs, 12 who had competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:[1]

Dover Athletic R were the division winners.[10]

At the end of the season Cray Wanderers R did not seek re-election and left the division.[11]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Dover Athletic R 26 21 3 2 81 23 +58 66
2 Herne Bay R 26 20 2 4 78 27 +51 62
3 Hastings Town R 26 16 1 9 73 39 +34 49
4 Beckenham Town R 26 14 5 7 54 41 +13 47
5 Canterbury City R 26 12 5 9 62 58 +4 41
6 Thamesmead Town R 26 10 7 9 47 39 +8 37
7 Whitstable Town R 26 10 4 12 40 57 −17 34
8 Tonbridge AFC R 26 9 6 11 44 49 −5 33
9 Darenth Heathside R 26 10 3 13 34 44 −10 33
10 Folkestone Invicta R 26 7 4 15 36 58 −22 25
11 Chatham Town R 26 7 3 16 48 59 −11 24
12 Deal Town R 26 6 5 15 43 66 −23 23
13 Cray Wanderers R 26 6 4 16 32 70 −38 22 Resigned
14 Ramsgate R 26 4 8 14 27 69 −42 20
Source: "Final Table: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2". Kent Messenger. 14 May 1993. p. 71. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two Cup

The 1992–93 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Tonbridge AFC R.[12]

The competition was contested by the 14 teams from Division Two over three single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Herne Bay F.C. this season).[13]

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Canterbury City R 3
Chatham Town R 1
Canterbury City R 0[a] 4[b]
Hastings Town R 0[a] 3[b]
Hastings Town R 1
Herne Bay R 0
Canterbury City R 0
Tonbridge AFC R 1
Folkestone Invicta R 0
Tonbridge AFC R 2
Tonbridge AFC R 2
Whitstable Town R 0
Whitstable Town R 3
Beckenham Town R 0
  1. ^ a b After extra time
  2. ^ a b Replay

Sources:

First Round

References

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