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The '''1999–2000 Kent Football League season''' was the 34th in the history of [[Kent Football League]] a [[association football|football]] competition in England. |
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The '''1999–2000 Kent Football League season''' (newly known as the '''Bass Brewers Kent League'''<ref>{{cite news |date=22 June 1999 |title=Brewers are £40k league sponsors |work=Thanet Times |location=Margate |page=42}}</ref> for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th in the history of [[Kent Football League]] a [[association football|football]] competition in England. |
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==League table== |
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The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with a Reserves Section comprising two newly formed equal status geographically based divisions: Division One North and Division One South. Reserves teams were not permitted in the Premier Division. Additionally there were two league cup competitions: the Challenge Cup for the Premier Division clubs and another for the teams in the Reserves Section. |
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==Premier Division== |
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{{Infobox football league season |
{{Infobox football league season |
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|competition= Kent Football League |
|competition= Kent Football League Premier Division |
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|season= 1999–2000 |
|season= 1999–2000 |
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|winners= [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]] |
|winners= [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]] |
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|matches= 306 |
|matches= 306 |
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|total goals= 975 |
|total goals= 975 |
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|prevseason= [[1998–99 Kent Football League|1998–99]] |
|prevseason= [[1998–99 Kent Football League#Premier Division|1998–99]] |
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|nextseason= [[2000–01 Kent Football League|2000–01]] |
|nextseason= [[2000–01 Kent Football League#Premier Division|2000–01]] |
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The league featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the league this season. |
The league featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the league this season. |
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The league was won by [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]], the first occasion they were champions of the reformed [[Kent Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kentleague.com/Archives/topPremier%20div%20winners.php |title=Premier Division past winners / runners-up |website=kentleague.com |date=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417042103/http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-Premier%20div%20winners.php |archive-date=17 April 2013 |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> |
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===League table=== |
===League table=== |
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===Challenge Cup=== |
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The 1999–2000 '''Kent Football League Challenge Cup''' was won for the first time in their history by [[VCD Athletic F.C.|VCD Athletic]].<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> |
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[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]] reached the final but owing to fixture congestion from their extended run to the [[FA Vase]] Final they withdrew<ref>{{cite web|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/8664762.stm |title= Deal's greatest day remembered 10 years on |publisher=BBC |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> (with [[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]], who they had defeated in their semi-final tie, taking their place). |
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The competition was contested by the 18 teams from the Premier Division over five rounds: the first three were a single match knock-out followed by the semis-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match played on a neutral ground. |
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====Final==== |
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*[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]] 0 – 4 [[VCD Athletic F.C.|'''VCD Athletic''']] |
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====Semi-finals==== |
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*[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]] v [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]] |
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*[[VCD Athletic F.C.|VCD Athletic]] v [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]] |
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====Quarter-finals==== |
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Quarter-final draw:<ref>{{cite news |date=11 November 1999 |title=Bass Brewers Kent Football League: Bass Brewers Kent League, Premier Division Cup, Third Round Draw|work=Folkestone Herald |location=Folkestone |page=79}}</ref> |
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*[[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town]] v [[VCD Athletic F.C.|VCD Athletic]] |
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*[[Erith Town F.C.|Erith Town]] v [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]] |
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*[[Slade Green F.C.|Slade Green]] v [[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]] |
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*[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town]] v [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]] |
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====Second Round==== |
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*[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]] 0 – 3 [[Deal Town F.C.|'''Deal Town''']]<ref name=PDCR2>{{cite news |date=12 November 1999 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, Second Round |work=Kent Messenger |location=Aylesford |page=95}}</ref> |
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*[[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City]] x – W [[Slade Green F.C.|'''Slade Green''']] (tie awarded to Slade Green as Canterbury City failed to fulfill fixture)<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Stokes |date=11 November 1999 |title=New man takes charge at City |work=Kentish Gazette |location=Aylesford |page=80}}</ref> |
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*[[Faversham Town F.C.|'''Faversham Town''']] 2 – 0 [[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay]]<ref name=PDCR2/> |
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*[[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town]] 1 – 2 [[Whitstable Town F.C.|'''Whitstable Town R''']]<ref name=PDCR2/> |
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*[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]] 1 – 2 [[Chatham Town F.C.|'''Chatham Town''']]<ref>{{cite news |date=5 November 1999 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Tuesday: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, Second Round |work=Kent Messenger |location=Aylesford |page=87}}</ref> |
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*[[Lordswood F.C.|Lordswood]] 1 – 1 (aet) [[VCD Athletic F.C.|VCD Athletic]] (score at 90 minutes 1–1)<ref name=PDCR2/> |
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*REPLAY: [[VCD Athletic F.C.|'''VCD Athletic''']] v [[Lordswood F.C.|Lordswood]]<ref>{{cite news |date=26 November 1999 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Wednesday: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, Second Round |work=Kent Messenger |location=Aylesford |page=95}}</ref> |
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*[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town]] 0 – 1 [[Erith Town F.C.|'''Erith Town''']]<ref name=PDCR2/> |
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*[[Ramsgate F.C.|'''Ramsgate''']] 5 – 0 [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]<ref name=PDCR2/> |
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====First Round==== |
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*[[Whitstable Town F.C.|'''Whitstable Town''']] 4 – 1 [[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]]<ref name=PDCR1>{{cite news |date=21 October 1999 |title=Football Results and Fixtures: Results: Saturday 16 October: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, First Round |work=Folkestone Herald |location=Folkestone |page=79}}</ref> |
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*[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe United]] 0 – 1 [[Cray Wanderers F.C.|'''Cray Wanderers''']]<ref name=PDCR1/> |
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*Byes for the other 14 teams |
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==Reserves Section== |
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<em>The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.</em> |
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The 1999–2000 Reserves Section comprised two equal ranked geographically based divisions, Division One North and Division One South which had been formed from the single division of the previous season. The top club in each division played a single match to decide the Division One Champion. The promotion of reserves teams into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for the teams in the section. |
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===Division One Champion Play-off=== |
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[[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town R]] were the Division One champions, winning the single play-off match between the top team from each of the Division One North and Division One South: |
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*[[Thamesmead Town F.C.|'''Thamesmead Town R''']] defeated [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kentleague.com/Archives/Reserves%20First%20Div%20winners.php |title=Reserves First Division winners / runners-up |website=kentleague.com |date=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418065959/http://kentleague.com/Archives/Reserves%20First%20Div%20winners.php |archive-date=18 April 2013 |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> |
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===Division One North=== |
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{{Infobox football league season |
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|competition= Kent Football League Division One North |
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|season= 1999–2000 |
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|winners= [[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town R]] |
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|relegated= |
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|matches= |
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|total goals= |
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|prevseason= [[1998–99 Kent Football League#Division One|1998–99 Div.One]] |
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|nextseason= [[2000–01 Kent Football League#Division One|2000–01 Div.One]] |
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The division featured eleven clubs,<ref>{{cite news |date=10 December 1999 |title=How they stand: Bass Brewers League: Division 1 North |work=Kent Messenger |location=Aylesford |page=79}}</ref> of which seven were from the previous seasons Division One: |
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*[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town R]] |
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*[[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town R]] |
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*[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers R]] |
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*[[Dartford F.C.|Dartford R]] |
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*[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town R]] |
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*[[Swanley Furness F.C.|Swanley Furness]] |
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*[[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town R]] |
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and four were additional clubs: |
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*[[Ashford United F.C.|Ashford Town R]] |
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*[[Erith Town F.C.|Erith Town R]] |
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*[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough R]] |
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*[[VCD Athletic F.C.|VCD Athletic R]] |
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At the end of the season all the clubs from Division One North were combined with clubs from Division One South in the formation of a single Division One for the following season. |
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===Division One South=== |
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{{Infobox football league season |
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|competition= Kent Football League Division One South |
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|season= 1999–2000 |
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|winners= [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]] |
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|relegated= |
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|matches= 90 |
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|total goals= 317 |
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|prevseason= [[1998–99 Kent Football League#Division One|1998–99 Div.One]] |
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|nextseason= [[2000–01 Kent Football League#Division One|2000–01 Div.One]] |
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}} |
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The division began with eleven clubs who had all been part of the previous seasons Division One. |
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During the season [[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City R]] resigned and their record was expunged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dover-athletic.co.uk/reserve9900.htm |title=Dover Athletic FC (Official Website): Reserves: Season 1999/2000: Bass Brewers Kent Football League Division One (South) Results |website= dover-athletic.co.uk |date=2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010610014057fw_/http://www.dover-athletic.co.uk/reserve9900.html |archive-date=10 June 2001 |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> |
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At the end of the season champions [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]] resigned from the league and the remaining clubs from the division were combined with clubs from Division One North in the formation of a single Division One for the following season. |
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====League table==== |
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<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |
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|res_col_header=Season End Notes |
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|team1=DEA|name_DEA=[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]] |
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|team2=DOV|name_DOV=[[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic R]] |
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|team3=MAR|name_MAR=[[Margate F.C.|Margate R]] |
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|team4=RAM|name_RAM=[[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate R]] |
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|team5=SIT|name_SIT=[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]] |
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|team6=WHI|name_WHI=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town R]] |
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|team7=LOR|name_LOR=[[Lordswood F.C.|Lordswood R]] |
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|team8=FOL|name_FOL=[[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|Folkestone Invicta R]] |
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|team9=HER|name_HER=[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay R]] |
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|team10=HYT|name_HYT=[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe United R]] |
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|team11=CAN|name_CAN=[[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City R]] |
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|win_CAN=|draw_CAM=|loss_CAN=|gf_CAN=|ga_CAN= |
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|win_DEA=14|draw_DEA=3|loss_DEA=1|gf_DEA=54|ga_DEA=20 |
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|win_DOV=12|draw_DOV=3|loss_DOV=3|gf_DOV=37|ga_DOV=16 |
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|win_FOL=5|draw_FOL=4|loss_FOL=9|gf_FOL=36|ga_FOL=34 |
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|win_HER=2|draw_HER=3|loss_HER=13|gf_HER=19|ga_HER=49 |
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|win_HYT=2|draw_HYT=1|loss_HYT=15|gf_HYT=17|ga_HYT=68 |
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|win_LOR=6|draw_LOR=4|loss_LOR=8|gf_LOR=21|ga_LOR=25 |
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|win_MAR=10|draw_MAR=4|loss_MAR=4|gf_MAR=35|ga_MAR=20 |
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|win_RAM=9|draw_RAM=5|loss_RAM=4|gf_RAM=27|ga_RAM=15 |
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|win_SIT=7|draw_SIT=3|loss_SIT=8|gf_SIT=27|ga_SIT=34 |
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|win_WHI=6|draw_WHI=4|loss_WHI=8|gf_WHI=44|ga_WHI=36 |
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|col_RES=red1|text_RES=Resigned |
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|result1=RES |
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|col_EXP=black1|text_EXP=Resigned, record expunged |
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|result11=EXP |
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|col_MTO=blue1|text_MTO=Moved to Division One |
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|result2=MTO |
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|result3=MTO |
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|result4=MTO |
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|result5=MTO |
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|result6=MTO |
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|result7=MTO |
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|result8=MTO |
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|result9=MTO |
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|result10=MTO |
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|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |
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|update=complete |
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|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010622030123fw_/http://www.dover-athletic.co.uk/reserve9900.html Dover Athletic FC (Official Website): Reserves: Season 1999/2000: Bass Brewers Kent Football League Division One (South) (archived)] |
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===Division One Cup=== |
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The 1999–2000 '''Kent Football League Division One Cup''' was won by [[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town R]]<ref name=kld2>{{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> to complete a League and Cup double. |
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The competition for the 22 teams from the Reserves Section comprised a group phase (with four sections) with the group winners progressing to home and away aggregate semi-finals to produce the two finalists.<ref name=L2C>{{cite news |date=8 July 1999 |title=Linno flying back to the green, green grass of home |work=Folkestone Herald |location=Folkestone |page=75}}</ref> |
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====Final==== |
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[[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town R]] defeated [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]]<ref name=kld2/> |
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====Group Phase==== |
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'''Group A'''<ref name=L2Ca>{{cite news |date=26 August 1999 |title=Football Results and Fixtures: Results: Saturday 21 August: Bass Brewers Kent League: Division One Cup |work=Dover Express |location=Dover |page=79}}</ref> |
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*[[Swanley Furness F.C.|Swanley Furness]] |
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*[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough R]] |
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*[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town R]] |
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*[[Lordswood F.C.|Lordswood R]] |
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*[[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate R]] |
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*[[Dartford F.C.|Dartford R]] |
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'''Group B'''<ref name=L2Ca/> |
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*[[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City R]] |
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*[[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town R]] |
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*[[Erith Town F.C.|Erith Town R]] |
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*[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay R]] |
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*[[Margate F.C.|Margate R]] |
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*[[VCD Athletic F.C.|VCD Athletic R]] |
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'''Group C''' |
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<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |
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|res_col_header=Group Notes |
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|team1=THA|name_THA=[[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town R]] |
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|team2=SIT|name_SIT=[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]] |
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|team3=DOV|name_DOV=[[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic R]] |
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|team4=CRA|name_CRA=[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers R]] |
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|team5=WHI|name_WHI=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town R]] |
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|win_THA=5|draw_THA=2|loss_THA=1|gf_THA=10|ga_THA=6 |
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|win_SIT=4|draw_SIT=0|loss_SIT=4|gf_SIT=15|ga_SIT=13 |
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|win_DOV=3|draw_DOV=2|loss_DOV=3|gf_DOV=9|ga_DOV=8 |
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|win_CRA=3|draw_CRA=0|loss_CRA=5|gf_CRA=11|ga_CRA=11 |
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|win_WHI=2|draw_WHI=2|loss_WHI=4|gf_WHI=6|ga_WHI=13 |
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|col_QSF=green1|text_QSF=Qualified for semi-final |
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|result1=QSF |
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|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |
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|update=complete |
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|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010622030123fw_/http://www.dover-athletic.co.uk/reserve9900.html Dover Athletic FC (Official Website): Reserves: Season 1999/2000: Bass Brewers Kent Football League Division One Cup Group C Table (archived)] |
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'''Group D'''<ref name=L2C/> |
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*[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]] |
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*[[Ashford United F.C.|Ashford Town (Kent) R]] |
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*[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town R]] |
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*[[Folkestone Invicta F.C.|Folkestone Invicta R]] |
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*[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe United R]] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 28 April 2024
The 1999–2000 Kent Football League season (newly known as the Bass Brewers Kent League[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.
The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with a Reserves Section comprising two newly formed equal status geographically based divisions: Division One North and Division One South. Reserves teams were not permitted in the Premier Division. Additionally there were two league cup competitions: the Challenge Cup for the Premier Division clubs and another for the teams in the Reserves Section.
Premier Division
[edit]Season | 1999–2000 |
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Champions | Deal Town |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 975 (3.19 per match) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
The league featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
The league was won by Deal Town, the first occasion they were champions of the reformed Kent Football League.[2]
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Deal Town | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 28 | +59 | 83 |
2 | Thamesmead Town | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 29 | +46 | 72[a] |
3 | Chatham Town | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 72 |
4 | VCD Athletic | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 64 |
5 | Ramsgate | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 63 |
6 | Greenwich Borough | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 56 |
7 | Erith Town | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 56 |
8 | Hythe United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 48 |
9 | Sheppey United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 45[b] |
10 | Beckenham Town | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 44 |
11 | Lordswood | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 42 |
12 | Herne Bay | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 41[c] |
13 | Cray Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 36[d] |
14 | Tunbridge Wells | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 33 |
15 | Slade Green | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 30 |
16 | Whitstable Town | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 27 |
17 | Faversham Town | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 24 |
18 | Canterbury City | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 35 | 92 | −57 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Challenge Cup
[edit]The 1999–2000 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the first time in their history by VCD Athletic.[3]
Deal Town reached the final but owing to fixture congestion from their extended run to the FA Vase Final they withdrew[4] (with Faversham Town, who they had defeated in their semi-final tie, taking their place).
The competition was contested by the 18 teams from the Premier Division over five rounds: the first three were a single match knock-out followed by the semis-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match played on a neutral ground.
Final
[edit]- Faversham Town 0 – 4 VCD Athletic
Semi-finals
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Quarter-final draw:[5]
- Chatham Town v VCD Athletic
- Erith Town v Ramsgate
- Slade Green v Faversham Town
- Whitstable Town v Deal Town
Second Round
[edit]- Cray Wanderers 0 – 3 Deal Town[6]
- Canterbury City x – W Slade Green (tie awarded to Slade Green as Canterbury City failed to fulfill fixture)[7]
- Faversham Town 2 – 0 Herne Bay[6]
- Thamesmead Town 1 – 2 Whitstable Town R[6]
- Sheppey United 1 – 2 Chatham Town[8]
- Lordswood 1 – 1 (aet) VCD Athletic (score at 90 minutes 1–1)[6]
- REPLAY: VCD Athletic v Lordswood[9]
- Beckenham Town 0 – 1 Erith Town[6]
- Ramsgate 5 – 0 Tunbridge Wells[6]
First Round
[edit]- Whitstable Town 4 – 1 Greenwich Borough[10]
- Hythe United 0 – 1 Cray Wanderers[10]
- Byes for the other 14 teams
Reserves Section
[edit]The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.
The 1999–2000 Reserves Section comprised two equal ranked geographically based divisions, Division One North and Division One South which had been formed from the single division of the previous season. The top club in each division played a single match to decide the Division One Champion. The promotion of reserves teams into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for the teams in the section.
Division One Champion Play-off
[edit]Thamesmead Town R were the Division One champions, winning the single play-off match between the top team from each of the Division One North and Division One South:
- Thamesmead Town R defeated Deal Town R[11]
Division One North
[edit]Season | 1999–2000 |
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Champions | Thamesmead Town R |
The division featured eleven clubs,[12] of which seven were from the previous seasons Division One:
- Beckenham Town R
- Chatham Town R
- Cray Wanderers R
- Dartford R
- Hastings Town R
- Swanley Furness
- Thamesmead Town R
and four were additional clubs:
At the end of the season all the clubs from Division One North were combined with clubs from Division One South in the formation of a single Division One for the following season.
Division One South
[edit]Season | 1999–2000 |
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Champions | Deal Town R |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 317 (3.52 per match) |
The division began with eleven clubs who had all been part of the previous seasons Division One.
During the season Canterbury City R resigned and their record was expunged.[13]
At the end of the season champions Deal Town R resigned from the league and the remaining clubs from the division were combined with clubs from Division One North in the formation of a single Division One for the following season.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
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1 | Deal Town R | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 45 | Resigned |
2 | Dover Athletic R | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 39 | Moved to Division One |
3 | Margate R | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 34 | |
4 | Ramsgate R | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 32 | |
5 | Sittingbourne R | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 24 | |
6 | Whitstable Town R | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 22 | |
7 | Lordswood R | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 22 | |
8 | Folkestone Invicta R | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 19 | |
9 | Herne Bay R | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | −30 | 9 | |
10 | Hythe United R | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 7 | |
11 | Canterbury City R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned, record expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One Cup
[edit]The 1999–2000 Kent Football League Division One Cup was won by Thamesmead Town R[14] to complete a League and Cup double.
The competition for the 22 teams from the Reserves Section comprised a group phase (with four sections) with the group winners progressing to home and away aggregate semi-finals to produce the two finalists.[15]
Final
[edit]Thamesmead Town R defeated Deal Town R[14]
Group Phase
[edit]Group A[16]
Group B[16]
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group Notes |
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1 | Thamesmead Town R | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 17 | Qualified for semi-final |
2 | Sittingbourne R | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | |
3 | Dover Athletic R | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | |
4 | Cray Wanderers R | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
5 | Whitstable Town R | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group D[15]
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- ^ Stokes, Mark (11 November 1999). "New man takes charge at City". Kentish Gazette. Aylesford. p. 80.
- ^ "Senior soccer details: Results: Tuesday: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, Second Round". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 5 November 1999. p. 87.
- ^ "Senior soccer details: Results: Wednesday: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, Second Round". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 26 November 1999. p. 95.
- ^ a b "Football Results and Fixtures: Results: Saturday 16 October: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, First Round". Folkestone Herald. Folkestone. 21 October 1999. p. 79.
- ^ "Reserves First Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "How they stand: Bass Brewers League: Division 1 North". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 10 December 1999. p. 79.
- ^ "Dover Athletic FC (Official Website): Reserves: Season 1999/2000: Bass Brewers Kent Football League Division One (South) Results". dover-athletic.co.uk. 2000. Archived from the original on 10 June 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Linno flying back to the green, green grass of home". Folkestone Herald. Folkestone. 8 July 1999. p. 75.
- ^ a b "Football Results and Fixtures: Results: Saturday 21 August: Bass Brewers Kent League: Division One Cup". Dover Express. Dover. 26 August 1999. p. 79.