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The '''1995–96 Kent Football League season''' was the 30th in the history of the [[Kent Football League]], a [[association football|football]] competition in England.


The '''1995–96 Kent Football League season''' (known as the '''Winstonlead Kent League''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th in the history of the [[Kent Football League]], a [[association football|football]] competition in England.
The league was won by [[Swanley Furness F.C.|Furness]], while [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]] returned to the [[Southern Football League]] after three seasons in the Kent League.


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.
==League table==

==Division One==
{{Infobox football league season
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Kent Football League
|competition= Kent Football League Division One
|season= 1995–96
|season= 1995–96
|winners= [[Swanley Furness F.C.|Furness]]
|winners= [[Swanley Furness F.C.|Furness]]
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|matches= 380
|matches= 380
|total goals= 1266
|total goals= 1266
|prevseason= [[1994–95 Kent Football League|1994–95]]
|prevseason= [[1994–95 Kent Football League#Division One|1994–95]]
|nextseason= [[1996–97 Kent Football League|1996–97]]
|nextseason= [[1996–97 Kent Football League#Division One|1996–97]]
}}
}}


The league featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:
The league featured 20 clubs, 19 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:
*[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe United]], joined from the [[Kent County League]]
*[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe United]],<ref>{{cite news |date=14 June 1995 |page=39 |title=Darenth pull out of league |work=Kent Today |place=Aylesford}}</ref> joined from the [[Kent County League]]

[[Swanley Furness F.C.|Furness]] won the division<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-first%20div%20winners.php |title=First Division past winners / runners-up |website=kentleague.com |date=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417042108/http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-first%20div%20winners.php |archive-date=17 April 2013 |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> and the league Challenge Cup too, for the only occasions during their tenure in the league.

After spending three seasons in the Kent League [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]] took promotion and returned to the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]].<ref>{{cite news |date=31 May 1996 |page=64 |title=Darts back in big time |work=Kent Messenger |place=Aylesford}}</ref>


===League table===
===League table===
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|source=[https://www.fchd.info/lghist/kent1996.htm FCHD] [https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/KL92.html nonleaguematters]
}}</onlyinclude>
}}</onlyinclude>

===Challenge Cup===
The 1995–96 '''Kent Football League Challenge Cup''' was won by [[Swanley Furness F.C.|Furness]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 |title=League Cup Winners since 1923 |publisher=SCEFL |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> who completed a League and Cup double.

The competition was contested by the 20 teams from Division One over five rounds: the first three were a single match knock-out followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match played on a neutral ground (at [[Sittingbourne F.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |date=29 April 1996 |page=27 |title=The Sporting Week ahead: Saturday: Soccer: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final |work=Kent Today |place=Aylesford}}</ref> this season).

====Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final====
{{8TeamBracket
| seeds = n
| Rounds=3
| boldwinner=y
| legs=3
| aggregate=score
| hideomittedscores=1

| RD1='''Quarter-finals'''

| RD1-team1=[[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill]]
| RD1-score1-agg= 1
| RD1-team2=[[Swanley Furness F.C.|'''Furness''']]
| RD1-score2-agg=6

| RD1-team3=[[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town]]
| RD1-score3-2= 1{{efn|name=QF1|After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1-1)}}
| RD1-score3-agg= 1{{efn|name=QF2|Replay, after extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1-1) }}
| RD1-team4=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|'''Whitstable Town''']]
| RD1-score4-2= 1{{efn|name=QF1}}
| RD1-score4-agg= 3{{efn|name=QF2}}

| RD1-team5=[[Sheppey United F.C.|'''Sheppey United''']]
| RD1-score5-agg= 2
| RD1-team6=[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
| RD1-score6-agg= 0

| RD1-team7=[[Slade Green F.C.|'''Slade Green''']]
| RD1-score7-agg= 2
| RD1-team8=[[Corinthian F.C. (Kent)|Corinthian]]
| RD1-score8-agg= 0

| RD2='''Semi-finals'''
| RD2-team1=[[Swanley Furness F.C.|Furness]]
| RD2-score1-1= 1
| RD2-score1-2= 3
| RD2-score1-agg
| RD2-team2=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town]]
| RD2-score2-1= 1
| RD2-score2-2= 0
| RD2-score2-agg

| RD2-team3=[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]]
| RD2-score3-1= 1
| RD2-score3-2= 2{{efn|name=SFN2|After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1)}}
| RD2-score3-agg
| RD2-team4=[[Slade Green F.C.|Slade Green]]
| RD2-score4-1= 1
| RD2-score4-2= 1{{efn|name=SFN2}}
| RD2-score4-agg

| RD3='''Final'''
| RD3-team1=[[Swanley Furness F.C.|'''Furness''']]
| RD3-score1-agg= 2{{efn|name=NF1|After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1)}}
| RD3-team2=[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]]
| RD3-score2-agg= 1{{efn|name=NF1}}
}}{{notelist}}
<onlyinclude>
Sources:
*Quarter-finals: {{cite newspaper |date=25 January 1996 |page=46 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-finals |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960125/495/0046 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}; {{cite newspaper |date=1 February 1996 |page=47 |title=Results, fixtures: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-final replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960201/470/0047 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}
*Semi-finals: {{cite newspaper |date=18 March 1996 |page=29 |title=Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-inal<!--as printed, missing letter f in final--> first leg |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19960318/312/0029 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}; {{cite newspaper |date=25 March 1996 |page=29 |title=Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-finals, second leg |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19960325/331/0029 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}
*Final: {{cite newspaper |date=7 May 1996 |page=33 |title=Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19960507/337/0033 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}
====Second Round====
*[[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill]] 1 – 1 (aet) [[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]] (match abandoned after 106 minutes)
*REPLAY: [[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]] 1 – 1 (aet) [[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill]] (score after 90 minutes 1-1),'''Crockenhill''' won 3–2 on penalties
*[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]] 1 – 2 [[Swanley Furness F.C.|'''Furness''']]
*[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town]] 0 – 2 [[Chatham Town F.C.|'''Chatham Town''']]
*[[Whitstable Town F.C.|'''Whitstable Town''']] 2 – 1 [[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|Folkestone Invicta]]
*[[Sheppey United F.C.|'''Sheppey United''']] 3 – 2 [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]]
*[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe United]] 1 – 2 (aet) [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|'''Tunbridge Wells''']] (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1)
*[[Slade Green F.C.|'''Slade Green''']] 4 – 2 [[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town]]
*[[Corinthian F.C. (Kent)|Corinthian]] 5 – 5 (aet) [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]] (Score at 90 minutes: 4–4)
*REPLAY: [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]] 1 – 4 [[Corinthian F.C. (Kent)|'''Corinthian''']]
====First Round====
*[[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]] 0 – 2 [[Cray Wanderers F.C.|'''Cray Wanderers''']]
*[[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City]] 4 – 5 [[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|'''Folkestone Invicta''']]
*[[Beckenham Town F.C.|'''Beckenham Town''']] 2 – 1 [[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]]
*[[Whitstable Town F.C.|'''Whitstable Town''']] 2 – 1 [[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay]]
*Byes for the other 12 teams
Sources:
*Second Round: {{cite newspaper |date=27 November 1995 |page=33 |title=Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19951127/404/0033 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}; {{cite newspaper |date=29 November 1995 |page=31 |title=Last night’s results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19951129/327/0031 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}; {{cite newspaper |date=20 December 1995 |page=38 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19951220/341/0038 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}
*First Round: {{cite newspaper |date=23 October 1995 |page=29 |title=Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19951023/375/0029 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}; {{cite newspaper |date=30 October 1995 |page=29 |title=Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, first round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19951030/364/0033 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}

==Reserves Section==
<em>The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team.</em>

The 1995–96 Division Two featured teams from Kent and the adjacent area, it included the Kent Police team and 18 others that were 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===
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Kent Football League Division Two
|season= 1995–96
|winners= [[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town R]]
|relegated=
|matches= 342
|total goals= 1456
|prevseason= [[1994–95 Kent Football League#Division Two|1994–95]]
|nextseason= [[1996–97 Kent Football League#Division Two|1996–97]]
}}

The division featured 19 clubs, 15 who had competed in the previous season together with four addidtional clubs:<ref>{{cite news |date=14 June 1995 |page=39 |title=Darenth pull out of league |work=Kent Today |place=Aylesford}}</ref>
*Kent Police, dropped from Division One
*[[Margate F.C.|Margate R]]
*[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]]
*[[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill R]]

[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town R]] (based in [[East Sussex]]) were the division winners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reserves Division Section Winners 1978-2012 |url=https://www.scefl.com/archives-reserves-division-section-winners-1978-2012 |publisher=SCEFL |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

At the end of the season [[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City R]] and Kent Police left the league,<ref>{{cite news |date=13 June 1996 |page=55 |title=Struggling Faversham re-elected to league |work=Kentish Gazette |place=Aylesford}}</ref> the latter had been members of the Kent League for 27 seasons since 1969–70.

====League table====
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Season End Notes

|team1=HAS|name_HAS=[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town R]]
|team2=DAN|name_DAN=[[Swanley Furness F.C.|Furness R]]
|team3=DOV|name_DOV=[[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic R]]
|team4=TON|name_TON=[[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|Tonbridge AFC R]]
|team5=WHI|name_WHI=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town R]]
|team6=SIT|name_SIT=[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]]
|team7=THA|name_THA=[[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town R]]
|team8=FOL|name_FOL=[[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|Folkestone Invicta R]]
|team9=CHA|name_CHA=[[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town R]]
|team10=COR|name_COR=[[Corinthian F.C. (Kent)|Corinthian R]]
|team11=BEC|name_BEC=[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town R]]
|team12=RAM|name_RAM=[[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate R]]
|team13=MAR|name_MAR=[[Margate F.C.|Margate R]]
|team14=HER|name_HER=[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay R]]
|team15=DEA|name_DEA=[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]]
|team16=CAN|name_CAN=[[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City R]]
|team17=CRC|name_CRC=[[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill R]]
|team18=FAV|name_FAV=[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town R]]
|team19=KEN|name_KEN=Kent Police

|win_BEC=15|draw_BEC=7|loss_BEC=14|gf_BEC=62|ga_BEC=67
|win_CAN=11|draw_CAN=5|loss_CAN=20|gf_CAN=58|ga_CAN=86
|win_CHA=15|draw_CHA=10|loss_CHA=11|gf_CHA=56|ga_CHA=59
|win_COR=16|draw_COR=4|loss_COR=16|gf_COR=63|ga_COR=58
|win_CRC=6|draw_CRC=4|loss_CRC=26|gf_CRC=49|ga_CRC=104
|win_DAN=24|draw_DAN=5|loss_DAN=7|gf_DAN=121|ga_DAN=36
|win_DEA=12|draw_DEA=3|loss_DEA=21|gf_DEA=73|ga_DEA=114
|win_DOV=23|draw_DOV=5|loss_DOV=8|gf_DOV=104|ga_DOV=52
|win_FAV=5|draw_FAV=3|loss_FAV=28|gf_FAV=41|ga_FAV=138
|win_FOL=18|draw_FOL=6|loss_FOL=12|gf_FOL=84|ga_FOL=73
|win_HAS=26|draw_HAS=6|loss_HAS=4|gf_HAS=127|ga_HAS=49
|win_HER=12|draw_HER=3|loss_HER=21|gf_HER=49|ga_HER=86
|win_KEN=2|draw_KEN=2|loss_KEN=32|gf_KEN=28|ga_KEN=175
|win_MAR=10|draw_MAR=9|loss_MAR=17|gf_MAR=57|ga_MAR=76
|win_RAM=14|draw_RAM=4|loss_RAM=18|gf_RAM=79|ga_RAM=84
|win_SIT=22|draw_SIT=4|loss_SIT=10|gf_SIT=127|ga_SIT=57
|win_THA=18|draw_THA=6|loss_THA=12|gf_THA=63|ga_THA=48
|win_TON=22|draw_TON=7|loss_TON=7|gf_TON=108|ga_TON=48
|win_WHI=22|draw_WHI=5|loss_WHI=9|gf_WHI=107|ga_WHI=46

|col_RES=red2|text_RES=Resigned from League
|result16=RES
|result19=RES

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source={{cite newspaper |date=10 May 1996 |page=63 |title=Tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19960510/769/0063 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Messenger}}
}}</onlyinclude>

===Division Two Cup===
The 1995–96 '''Kent Football League Division Two Cup''' was won by [[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|Folkestone Invicta R]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php |title=Reserves Division(s) League Cup |website=kentleague.com |date=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418091817/http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php |archive-date=18 April 2013 |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

The competition for the 19 teams from Division Two comprised five rounds: the first three were a single match knock-out followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and a single match final on a neutral ground (at [[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe United F.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |date=25 April 1996 |page=50 |title=Senior soccer details: Fixtures: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final |work=Kentish Gazette |place=Aylesford}}</ref> this season).

====Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final====
{{8TeamBracket
| seeds = n
| Rounds=3
| boldwinner=y
| legs=3
| aggregate=score
| hideomittedscores=1

| RD1='''Quarter-finals'''

| RD1-team1=[[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town R]]
| RD1-score1-agg= 1{{efn|name=QR|After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 0-0)}}
| RD1-team2=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|'''Whitstable Town R''']]
| RD1-score2-agg= 2{{efn|name=QR}}

| RD1-team3=Kent Police
| RD1-score3-agg= 0
| RD1-team4=[[Dover Athletic F.C.|'''Dover Athletic R''']]
| RD1-score4-agg= 3

| RD1-team5=[[Corinthian F.C. (Kent)|Corinthian R]]
| RD1-score5-agg= 3
| RD1-team6=[[Hastings United F.C.|'''Hastings Town R''']]
| RD1-score6-agg= 4

| RD1-team7=[[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|'''Folkestone Invicta R''']]
| RD1-score7-agg= 2
| RD1-team8=[[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|Tonbridge AFC R]]
| RD1-score8-agg= 0

| RD2='''Semi-finals'''
| RD2-team1=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town R]]
| RD2-score1-1= 0
| RD2-score1-2= 1
| RD2-score1-agg
| RD2-team2=[[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic R]]
| RD2-score2-1= 1
| RD2-score2-2= 1
| RD2-score2-agg

| RD2-team3=[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town R]]
| RD2-score3-1= 2
| RD2-score3-2= 0
| RD2-score3-agg
| RD2-team4=[[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|Folkestone Invicta R]]
| RD2-score4-1= 3
| RD2-score4-2= 1
| RD2-score4-agg

| RD3='''Final'''
| RD3-team1=[[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic R]]
| RD3-score1-agg= 0
| RD3-team2=[[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|'''Folkestone Invicta R''']]
| RD3-score2-agg= 2
}}{{notelist}}
<onlyinclude>
Sources:
*Quarter-finals: {{cite newspaper |date=8 February 1996 |page=46 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round
|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960208/482/0046 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}; {{cite newspaper |date=15 February 1996 |page=46 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960215/412/0046 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}; {{cite newspaper |date=29 February 1996 |page=46 |title=Senior soccer: Results:Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960229/463/0046 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}
*Semi-finals: {{cite newspaper |date=21 March 1996 |page=54 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, first leg |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005421/19960321/591/0054 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}; {{cite newspaper |date=28 March 1996 |page=54 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, second leg |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960328/590/0054 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}; {{cite newspaper |date=28 March 1996 |page=35 |title=Last night’s results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, first leg |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19960328/356/0035 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}; {{cite newspaper |date=3 April 1996 |page=27 |title=Last night’s results:Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, second leg |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19960403/320/0027 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}
*Final: {{cite newspaper |date=2 May 1996 |page=54 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960502/506/0054 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}
====Second Round====
*[[Chatham Town F.C.|'''Chatham Town R''']] 2 – 0 [[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town R]]
*[[Whitstable Town F.C.|'''Whitstable Town R''']] 2 – 0 [[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]]
*[[Margate F.C.|Margate R]] 1 – 2 '''Kent Police'''
*[[Swanley Furness F.C.|Furness R]] 0 – 2 [[Dover Athletic F.C.|'''Dover Athletic R''']]
*[[Corinthian F.C. (Kent)|'''Corinthian R''']] 2 – 0 [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]]
*[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town R]] 1 – 4 [[Hastings United F.C.|'''Hastings Town R''']]
*[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay R]] 2 – 4 [[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|'''Folkestone Invicta R''']]
*[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town R]] 0 – 4 [[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|'''Tonbridge AFC R''']]
====First Round====
*[[Chatham Town F.C.|'''Chatham Town R''']] 4 – 0 [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate R]]
*[[Whitstable Town F.C.|'''Whitstable Town R''']] 6 – 1 [[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill R]]
*[[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City R]] 0 – 4 [[Swanley Furness F.C.|'''Furness R''']]
*Byes for other 13 clubs
Sources:
*Second Round: {{cite newspaper |date=27 November 1995 |page=33 |title=Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19951127/404/0033 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}; {{cite newspaper |date=29 November 1995 |page=31 |title=Last night’s results:Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19951129/341/0031 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}; {{cite newspaper |date=7 December 1995 |page=34 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Division 2 Cup, second round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19951207/356/0034 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}; {{cite newspaper |date=11 January 1996 |page=46 |title=Results, fixtures & Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960111/01256/0046 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}; {{cite newspaper |date=8 February 1996 |page=46 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round: Second Round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960208/482/0046 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kentish Gazette}}
*First Round: {{cite newspaper |date=16 October 1995 |page=29 |title=(Column 5) Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, first round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19951016/406/0029 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}; {{cite newspaper |date=30 October 1995 |page=33 |title=Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, first round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19951030/364/0033 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Kent Today}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:13, 15 April 2024

The 1995–96 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th 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
Season1995–96
ChampionsFurness
PromotedDartford
Matches played380
Goals scored1,266 (3.33 per match)

The league featured 20 clubs, 19 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:

Furness won the division[2] and the league Challenge Cup too, for the only occasions during their tenure in the league.

After spending three seasons in the Kent League Dartford took promotion and returned to the Southern League.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Furness 38 27 8 3 87 19 +68 89
2 Dartford 38 26 11 1 71 21 +50 89 Promoted to the Southern League Southern Division
3 Chatham Town 38 24 5 9 79 48 +31 77
4 Herne Bay 38 18 10 10 74 44 +30 64
5 Deal Town 38 17 13 8 72 52 +20 64
6 Slade Green 38 17 12 9 66 46 +20 63
7 Sheppey United 38 19 5 14 66 49 +17 62
8 Whitstable Town 38 17 7 14 85 61 +24 58
9 Thamesmead Town 38 17 7 14 59 51 +8 58
10 Folkestone Invicta 38 15 11 12 82 56 +26 56
11 Greenwich Borough 38 15 7 16 60 66 −6 52
12 Cray Wanderers 38 16 5 17 70 70 0 50[a]
13 Canterbury City 38 14 6 18 48 59 −11 48
14 Ramsgate 38 13 6 19 62 81 −19 45
15 Tunbridge Wells 38 10 10 18 45 64 −19 40
16 Beckenham Town 38 9 9 20 45 60 −15 36
17 Corinthian 38 9 7 22 53 84 −31 34
18 Crockenhill 38 8 8 22 51 92 −41 32
19 Hythe United 38 8 6 24 58 101 −43 30
20 Faversham Town 38 3 3 32 33 142 −109 12
Source: FCHD nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Cray Wanderers were deducted three points.

Challenge Cup

The 1995–96 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Furness,[4] who completed a League and Cup double.

The competition was contested by the 20 teams from Division One over five rounds: the first three were a single match knock-out followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne F.C.[5] this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Crockenhill 1
Furness 6
Furness 1 3 4
Whitstable Town 1 0 1
Chatham Town 1[a] 1[b]
Whitstable Town 1[a] 3[b]
Furness 2[d]
Sheppey United 1[d]
Sheppey United 2
Tunbridge Wells 0
Sheppey United 1 2[c] 3
Slade Green 1 1[c] 2
Slade Green 2
Corinthian 0
  1. ^ a b After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1-1)
  2. ^ a b Replay, after extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1-1)
  3. ^ a b After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1)
  4. ^ a b After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1)

Sources:

  • Quarter-finals: "Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-finals". Kentish Gazette. 25 January 1996. p. 46. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results, fixtures: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-final replay". Kentish Gazette. 1 February 1996. p. 47. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • Semi-finals: "Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-inal first leg". Kent Today. 18 March 1996. p. 29. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-finals, second leg". Kent Today. 25 March 1996. p. 29. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • Final: "Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final". Kent Today. 7 May 1996. p. 33. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Second Round

First Round

Sources:

Reserves Section

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

The 1995–96 Division Two featured teams from Kent and the adjacent area, it included the Kent Police team and 18 others that were 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
Season1995–96
ChampionsHastings Town R
Matches played342
Goals scored1,456 (4.26 per match)

The division featured 19 clubs, 15 who had competed in the previous season together with four addidtional clubs:[6]

Hastings Town R (based in East Sussex) were the division winners.[7]

At the end of the season Canterbury City R and Kent Police left the league,[8] the latter had been members of the Kent League for 27 seasons since 1969–70.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Hastings Town R 36 26 6 4 127 49 +78 84
2 Furness R 36 24 5 7 121 36 +85 77
3 Dover Athletic R 36 23 5 8 104 52 +52 74
4 Tonbridge AFC R 36 22 7 7 108 48 +60 73
5 Whitstable Town R 36 22 5 9 107 46 +61 71
6 Sittingbourne R 36 22 4 10 127 57 +70 70
7 Thamesmead Town R 36 18 6 12 63 48 +15 60
8 Folkestone Invicta R 36 18 6 12 84 73 +11 60
9 Chatham Town R 36 15 10 11 56 59 −3 55
10 Corinthian R 36 16 4 16 63 58 +5 52
11 Beckenham Town R 36 15 7 14 62 67 −5 52
12 Ramsgate R 36 14 4 18 79 84 −5 46
13 Margate R 36 10 9 17 57 76 −19 39
14 Herne Bay R 36 12 3 21 49 86 −37 39
15 Deal Town R 36 12 3 21 73 114 −41 39
16 Canterbury City R 36 11 5 20 58 86 −28 38 Resigned from League
17 Crockenhill R 36 6 4 26 49 104 −55 22
18 Faversham Town R 36 5 3 28 41 138 −97 18
19 Kent Police 36 2 2 32 28 175 −147 8 Resigned from League
Source: "Tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2". Kent Messenger. 10 May 1996. p. 63. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two Cup

The 1995–96 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Folkestone Invicta R[9]

The competition for the 19 teams from Division Two comprised five rounds: the first three were a single match knock-out followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and a single match final on a neutral ground (at Hythe United F.C.[10] this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Chatham Town R 1[a]
Whitstable Town R 2[a]
Whitstable Town R 0 1 1
Dover Athletic R 1 1 2
Kent Police 0
Dover Athletic R 3
Dover Athletic R 0
Folkestone Invicta R 2
Corinthian R 3
Hastings Town R 4
Hastings Town R 2 0 2
Folkestone Invicta R 3 1 4
Folkestone Invicta R 2
Tonbridge AFC R 0
  1. ^ a b After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 0-0)

Sources:

Second Round

First Round

Sources:

References

  1. ^ "Darenth pull out of league". Kent Today. Aylesford. 14 June 1995. p. 39.
  2. ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Darts back in big time". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 31 May 1996. p. 64.
  4. ^ "League Cup Winners since 1923". SCEFL. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Sporting Week ahead: Saturday: Soccer: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final". Kent Today. Aylesford. 29 April 1996. p. 27.
  6. ^ "Darenth pull out of league". Kent Today. Aylesford. 14 June 1995. p. 39.
  7. ^ "Reserves Division Section Winners 1978-2012". SCEFL. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Struggling Faversham re-elected to league". Kentish Gazette. Aylesford. 13 June 1996. p. 55.
  9. ^ "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Senior soccer details: Fixtures: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final". Kentish Gazette. Aylesford. 25 April 1996. p. 50.
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