Kent 4

Kent 4
SportRugby Union
Instituted1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Ceased2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Number of teams6
Country England
Most titlesOrpington (3 titles)

Kent 4 was an English Rugby Union league that was the fourth tier for clubs in south-east London and Kent. Promoted teams went up to Kent 3 and there was no relegation. Initially created in 1987 the league ran for ten seasons before being cancelled at the end of the 1996–97 season. Kent 4 was brought back in 2000 but after just one season, the six team division folded for the second time and all teams were automatically promoted to Kent 3.

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Kent 4 Honours

Kent 4 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–88 9 Old Williamsonians Old Olavians No relegation
1988–89 9 Citizens Darenth Valley No relegation
1989–90 11 Orpington Footscray No relegation
1990–91 11 Bexley Thames Polytechnic No relegation
1991–92 12 Orpington Whitstable[b] No relegation
1992–93 6 Lordswood Darenth Valley No relegation
1993–94 6 Old Olavians Greenwich No relegation
1994–95 5 Orpington Footscray No relegation
1995–96 6 Edenbridge Canterbury Exiles No relegation
1996–97 5 Darenth Valley Greenwich[c] No relegation
1997–98 No competition
1998–99 No competition
1999–00 No competition
2000–01[2] 6 Vigo Shooters Hill[d] No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ^ Darenth Valley would fold in 1998 and be reformed as Dartford Valley RFC.[1]
  2. ^ Kent league restructuring meant that 3rd and 4th place Kent Police and Footscray were also promoted.
  3. ^ The cancellation of Kent 4 at the end of the season meant that four clubs would be promoted into Kent 3. Bottom club Westerham would drop out of the leagues.
  4. ^ As Kent 4 was to be cancelled all teams in the division were automatically promoted to Kent 3.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Club of the Month: Dartford Valley". Find Rugby Now. 14 August 2013.
  2. ^ "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 14 February 2015.