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{{Short description|Association football league season}}
The '''1978–79 Kent Football League season''' was the 13th in the history of the [[Kent Football League]], a [[association football|football]] competition in England.
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The '''1978–79 Kent Football League season''' was the thirteenth in the history of the [[Kent Football League]], a [[association football|football]] competition featuring teams based in and around the county of [[Kent]] in England.
At the end of the previous season reserve sides of [[Dover F.C.|Dover]], [[Folkestone & Shepway F.C.|Folkestone & Shepway]] and [[Maidstone United F.C.|Maidstone United]] all left the Kent League, with competition becoming one for ‘first teams’ only.
The league was won by [[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]], but the club was not promoted to the [[Southern Football League]].


Following the decision taken previously to form a second division<ref>{{cite news|date=26 August 1977 |title=Clubs in Favour of Division 2 |work=Whitstable Times |page=3 |place=Whitstable}}</ref> from this season the League structure comprised two divisions: Division One (now for clubs' first teams only) and a newly formed Division Two (to take the reserves teams which were no longer permitted in Division One, however this division was not limited to just reserves teams) with the latter becoming known as the Reserves Section. Additionally there were two league cup competitions: the Challenge Cup for the Division One clubs and another for the teams in Division Two.
==Clubs and League Table==

==Division One==
{{Infobox football league season
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Kent Football League
|competition= Kent Football League Division One
|season= 1978–79
|season= 1978–79
|winners= [[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]]
|winners=[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]]
|promoted=
|promoted=
|relegated=
|relegated=
|matches= 306
|matches= 306
|total goals= 913
|total goals= 915
|prevseason= [[1977–78 Kent Football League|1977–78]]
|prevseason= [[1977–78 Kent Football League|1977–78]]
|nextseason= [[1979–80 Kent Football League|1979–80]]
|nextseason= [[1979–80 Kent Football League#Division One|1979–80]]
}}
}}
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:
*[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]], transferred from the [[London Spartan League]]
*[[Darenth Heathside F.C.|Darenth Heathside]]
*[[Erith & Belvedere F.C.|Erith & Belvedere]], transferred from the [[Athenian League]]


The league featured eighteen clubs, the fifteen non-reserves teams that had competed in Division One the previous season together with three additional clubs:<ref name=TNC>{{cite news|date=5 July 1978 |title=Three New Clubs in the Kent League |work=East Kent Times and Mail |page=14 |place=Ramsgate}}</ref>
===League table===
*[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]], transferred as league champions from the [[1977–78 London Spartan League|London Spartan League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fchd.info/CRAYW.HTM |title=Cray Wanderers |website=Football Club History Database |access-date=12 May 2024 }}</ref>
*Darenth Heathside, renamed from Heathside Sports<ref name=PTP>{{cite news|date=7 July 1978 |title=Peter tops poll |work=The Courier |page=32 |place=Tunbridge Wells}}</ref> and transferred from the [[1977–78 London Spartan League|London Spartan League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fchd.info/HEATHSIS.HTM |title=Heathside Sports |website=Football Club History Database |access-date=12 May 2024 }}</ref>
*[[Erith & Belvedere F.C.|Erith & Belvedere]], transferred from the [[1977–78 Athenian League|Athenian League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fchd.info/ERITHBEL.HTM |title= Erith & Belvedere |website=Football Club History Database |access-date=12 May 2024 }}</ref>

The league was won by [[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]],<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> their third championship in seven seasons and part of a league and cup double.

League winners [[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]] and fourth placed [[Chatham Town F.C.|Medway]] both applied to join the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] for the following season however, their applications were unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 June 1979 |title=Two Turned Down |work=East Kent Times and Mail |page=17 |place=Ramsgate}}</ref>

At the end of the season [[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill]] were re-elected to continue their membership of Division One whilst bottom club [[Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.|Snowdown Colliery Welfare]] had their application to drop to Division Two approved.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 July 1979 |title=Sport Shorts: Crockenhill... |work=Evening Post |page=23 |place=Larkfield, Maidstone}}</ref>

===League Table===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=P
|res_col_header=Season End Notes
|winpoints=2
|winpoints=2


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|team6=SIT|name_SIT=[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne]]
|team6=SIT|name_SIT=[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne]]
|team7=TUN|name_TUN=[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
|team7=TUN|name_TUN=[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
|team8=DHE|name_DHE=[[Darenth Heathside F.C.|Darenth Heathside]]
|team8=DHE|name_DHE=Darenth Heathside
|team9=DEA|name_DEA=[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]]
|team9=DEA|name_DEA=[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]]
|team10=RAM|name_RAM=[[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]]
|team10=RAM|name_RAM=[[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]]
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|win_CRA=9|draw_CRA=9|loss_CRA=16|gf_CRA=50|ga_CRA=65
|win_CRA=9|draw_CRA=9|loss_CRA=16|gf_CRA=50|ga_CRA=65
|win_HER=10|draw_HER=10|loss_HER=14|gf_HER=47|ga_HER=59|adjust_points_HER=-2
|win_HER=10|draw_HER=10|loss_HER=14|gf_HER=49|ga_HER=59|adjust_points_HER=-2
|win_RAM=14|draw_RAM=4|loss_RAM=16|gf_RAM=42|ga_RAM=59
|win_RAM=14|draw_RAM=4|loss_RAM=16|gf_RAM=42|ga_RAM=59
|win_TUN=15|draw_TUN=6|loss_TUN=13|gf_TUN=51|ga_TUN=52
|win_TUN=15|draw_TUN=6|loss_TUN=13|gf_TUN=51|ga_TUN=52
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|win_SIT=16|draw_SIT=7|loss_SIT=11|gf_SIT=57|ga_SIT=42
|win_SIT=16|draw_SIT=7|loss_SIT=11|gf_SIT=57|ga_SIT=42
|win_HYT=21|draw_HYT=7|loss_HYT=6|gf_HYT=71|ga_HYT=34
|win_HYT=21|draw_HYT=7|loss_HYT=6|gf_HYT=71|ga_HYT=34
|win_WHI=18|draw_WHI=7|loss_WHI=9|gf_WHI=52|ga_WHI=33
|win_WHI=18|draw_WHI=7|loss_WHI=9|gf_WHI=52|ga_WHI=35
|win_FAV=22|draw_FAV=5|loss_FAV=7|gf_FAV=71|ga_FAV=37
|win_FAV=22|draw_FAV=5|loss_FAV=7|gf_FAV=71|ga_FAV=37
|win_DEA=13|draw_DEA=6|loss_DEA=15|gf_DEA=40|ga_DEA=50
|win_DEA=13|draw_DEA=6|loss_DEA=15|gf_DEA=40|ga_DEA=50
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|win_SCW=4|draw_SCW=7|loss_SCW=23|gf_SCW=29|ga_SCW=102
|win_SCW=4|draw_SCW=7|loss_SCW=23|gf_SCW=29|ga_SCW=102


|note_HER=Herne Bay were deducted two points and two goals for fielding an ineligible player <ref name=HBD>{{cite news|date=20 October 1978 |title=Naughty! |work=East Kent Times and Mail |page=14 |place=Ramsgate}}</ref> (the deducted goals have been added back in this table).
|hth_HER=Herne Bay were deducted two points.
|hth_HER=Herne Bay deducted two points.


|col_REE=orange1|text_REE=Re-elected
|col_P=#FFCCCC|text_P=Resigned from the league
|result17=REE
|result18=P

|col_RD2=blue2|text_RD2=Resigned to Division Two
|result18=RD2


|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|update=complete
|source={{cite web|url= https://www.scefl.com/kent-scefl-league-tables-since-1972 |title=Kent League Tables: Kent League (Division 1) '78–'79 |publisher=SCEFL |access-date=29 March 2024}}, {{cite news |date=1 June 1979 |page=29 |title=Town's Results This Season: Final Table |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003312/19790601/303/0029 |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Whitstable Times}}: (Note: The tables in both sources are net of Herne Bay's goal deduction)<ref name=HBD/>
|source=[https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/KL72.html nonleaguematters] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engkenthist.html rsssf]
}}</onlyinclude>
}}</onlyinclude>

===Challenge Cup===
The 1978–79 '''Kent Football League Challenge Cup''' was won by [[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 |date=February 2022 |title=Archives: League Cup Winners |website=SCEFL: Southern Counties East Football League|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> who completed a league and cup double.
The competition, contested by all eighteen clubs in the league, comprised five single match tie rounds (with the first round featuring two ties) culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at [[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne]]<ref>{{cite news|date=4 May 1979 |title=County Soccer Details: Fixtures: Saturday: Kent League Cup Final |work=Kentish Express |page=31 |place=Ashford}}</ref> this season).

====Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final====
{{8TeamBracket
| seeds = n
| Rounds=3
| boldwinner=y
| legs=2
| hideomittedscores=1

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

| RD1-team1=[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]]
| RD1-score1-1= 2
| RD1-team2=[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
| RD1-score2-1= 0

| RD1-team3=[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]]
| RD1-score3-1= 1
| RD1-score3-2= 1{{efn|name=rd13|Replay, after extra time (score at 90 minutes 0-0)}}
| RD1-team4=Darenth Heathside
| RD1-score4-1= 1
| RD1-score4-2= 0{{efn|name=rd13}}

| RD1-team5=[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]]
| RD1-score5-1= 1
| RD1-team6=[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay]]
| RD1-score6-1= 2

| RD1-team7=Dartford Glentworth
| RD1-score7-1=1
| RD1-score7-2= 1{{efn|name=rd17|Replay}}
| RD1-team8=[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe Town]]
| RD1-score8-1=1
| RD1-score8-2= 3{{efn|name=rd17}}

| RD2='''Semi-finals'''
| RD2-team1=[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]]
| RD2-score1-1= 2
| RD2-score1-2= 1{{efn|name=rd2r|Replay}}
| RD2-team2=[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]]
| RD2-score2-1= 2
| RD2-score2-2= 2{{efn|name=rd2r}}

| RD2-team3=[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay]]
| RD2-score3-1= 3
| RD2-team4=[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe Town]]
| RD2-score4-1= 1

| RD3='''Final'''
| RD3-team1=[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United]]
| RD3-score1-1=4
| RD3-team2=[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay]]
| RD3-score2-1= 1
}}{{notelist}}
<onlyinclude>
====Second Round====
*[[Faversham Town F.C.|'''Faversham Town''']] 2 – 1 [[Chatham Town F.C.|Medway]]
*[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|'''Tunbridge Wells''']] 3 – 1 Kent Police
*[[Sheppey United F.C.|'''Sheppey United''']] 2 – 1 [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]]
*[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town]] 0 – 1 '''Darenth Heathside'''
*[[Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.|Snowdown Colliery Welfare]] 0 – 3 [[Cray Wanderers F.C.|'''Cray Wanderers''']]
*[[Erith & Belvedere F.C.|Erith & Belvedere]] 0 – 0 [[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay]]
*REPLAY: [[Herne Bay F.C.|'''Herne Bay''']] 3 – 1 [[Erith & Belvedere F.C.|Erith & Belvedere]]
*[[Sittingbourne F.C.|'''Sittingbourne''']] 6 – 2 Dartford Glentworth
*[[Hythe Town F.C.|'''Hythe Town''']] 2 – 1 [[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill]]
====First Round====
*[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]] 1 – 1 [[Slade Green F.C.|Slade Green Athletic]]
*REPLAY: [[Slade Green F.C.|Slade Green Athletic]] 1 – 2 [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|'''Tunbridge Wells''']]
*[[Hythe Town F.C.|'''Hythe Town''']] 3 – 1 [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]]
*Byes for the other fourteen clubs
Sources:
*Final: {{cite news |date=6 May 1979 |page=44 |title=Checkpoint: Soccer Results: Kent League Cup Final |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19790506/317/0044 |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Sunday Mirror]]}}
*Semi-finals: {{cite news |date=11 March 1979 |page=44 |title=Checkpoint: Soccer Results: Kent League Cup.–Semi-finals |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19790311/359/0044 |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Sunday Mirror]]}}; {{cite news |date=22 March 1979 |page=31 |title=Sports Summary: Soccer: Kent League Cup.–Semi-final replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000560/19790322/207/0031 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]}}
*Quarter-finals: {{cite news |date=9 February 1979 |page=55 |title=County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Cup quarter finals |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003535/19790209/222/0027 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}};{{cite news |date=13 February 1979 |page=31 |title=Results: Kent League Cup |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002514/19790213/314/0031 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=Thanet Times}}; {{cite news |date=2 March 1979 |page=55 |title=County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Cup second ''(sic)'' round replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19790302/178/0027 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}}; {{cite news |date=2 March 1979 |page=55 |title=County Soccer Details: Results: Tuesday: Kent League Cup quarter-final |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19790302/178/0027 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}}
*Second Round: {{cite news |date=15 December 1978 |page=55 |title=County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Cup, 2nd round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19781215/313/0027 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}}; {{cite news |date=22 December 1978 |page=47 |title=County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Cup, 2nd round & 2nd Round replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19781222/279/0023 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}}
*First Round: {{cite news |date=1 October 1978 |page=42 |title=Checkpoint: Soccer Results: Kent League Cup |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19781001/373/0042 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kent Messenger]]}}; {{cite news |date=20 October 1978 |page=63 |title=County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League Cup, 1st round replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19781020/366/0031 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}}

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

The newly formed 1978–79 Division Two was formed to take the reserves teams (which were now not permitted in Division One) of clubs whose first team played in Division One and other higher ranked leagues – but was not limited to reserves teams. 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= 1978–79
|winners=[[Chatham Town F.C.|Medway R]]
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches=
|total goals=
|prevseason= [[1977–78 Kent Football League|1977–78]]
|nextseason= [[1979–80 Kent Football League#Division Two|1979–80]]
}}

The league featured reserve teams from eleven clubs: [[Dover F.C.|Dover R]], previously in Division One; [[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town R]], [[Chatham Town F.C.|Medway R]] and [[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]] from the New Brompton League; [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]], [[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay R]], [[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe Town R]], [[Margate F.C.|Margate R]], [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate R]] from the [[Kent County League|Kent Amateur League]]; together with [[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers R]] and Darenth Heathside R.

[[Chatham Town F.C.|Medway R]] were the inaugural league winners <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> and were unbeaten over the twenty match league campaign.

At the end of the season [[Margate F.C.|Margate R]] resigned from the league.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 August 1979 |page=28 |title=Early test for Chatham |work=Evening Post |place=Chatham}}</ref>

<em>(The table below is not the final table, maximum potential matches per team = 20)</em>
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Season End Notes
|winpoints=2

|team1=CHA|name_CHA=[[Chatham Town F.C.|Medway R]]
|team2=HER|name_HER=[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay R]]
|team3=DHE|name_DHE=Darenth Heathside R
|team4=FAV|name_FAV=[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town R]]
|team5=DOV|name_DOV=[[Dover F.C.|Dover R]]
|team6=DEA|name_DEA=[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]]
|team7=MAR|name_MAR=[[Margate F.C.|Margate R]]
|team8=HYT|name_HYT=[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe Town R]]
|team9=CRA|name_CRA=[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers R]]
|team10=SIT|name_SIT=[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]]
|team11=RAM|name_RAM=[[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate R]]

|win_CHA=16|draw_CHA=4|loss_CHA=0|gf_CHA=59|ga_CHA=16
|win_CRA=4|draw_CRA=1|loss_CRA=8|gf_CRA=18|ga_CRA=36
|win_DEA=5|draw_DEA=7|loss_DEA=6|gf_DEA=20|ga_DEA=25|adjust_points_DEA=-2
|win_DHE=9|draw_DHE=3|loss_DHE=5|gf_DHE=37|ga_DHE=17
|win_DOV=7|draw_DOV=5|loss_DOV=6|gf_DOV=37|ga_DOV=27
|win_FAV=8|draw_FAV=5|loss_FAV=5|gf_FAV=29|ga_FAV=23|adjust_points_FAV=-1
|win_HER=13|draw_HER=2|loss_HER=3|gf_HER=41|ga_HER=24
|win_HYT=3|draw_HYT=7|loss_HYT=8|gf_HYT=25|ga_HYT=32
|win_MAR=5|draw_MAR=4|loss_MAR=7|gf_MAR =23|ga_MAR=24
|win_RAM=2|draw_RAM=1|loss_RAM=14|gf_RAM=13|ga_RAM=54
|win_SIT=3|draw_SIT=3|loss_SIT=13|gf_SIT=26|ga_SIT=50

|note_DEA=Deal Town R were deducted two points and one goal for fielding an ineligible player<ref name=PGD>{{cite news |date=11 May 1979 |page=23 |title=County Soccer Details: Kent League: Division 2 |work=Kentish Express |place=Ashford}}</ref> (the deducted goal has been added back in this table).
|note_FAV=Faversham Town R were deducted one point and one goal for fielding an ineligible player<ref name=PGD/> (the deducted goal has been added back in this table).
|hth_DEA=Deal Town R were deducted two points.
|hth_FAV=Faversham Town R were deducted one point.

|col_RES=red2|text_RES=Resigned
|result7=RES

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=8 May 1979 & matches played on 18th & 19th May 1979
|source={{cite news |date=11 May 1979 |page=23 |title=County Soccer Details: Kent League: Division 2 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19790511/217/0025 |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}} (Note: Table is net of Deal Town R and Faversham Town R goal deductions) & {{cite news |date=25 May 1979 |page=34 |title=Soccer Details: Kent League: Division 2 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19790525/331/0034 |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kent Messenger]]}} for results of 18th & 19th May 1979.
}}</onlyinclude>

===Division Two Cup===
The 1978–79 '''Kent Football League Division Two Cup''' was won by [[Dover F.C.|Dover R]] with Darenth Heathside R runners-up.<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>

For the competition the eleven clubs from Division Two were arranged into two geographical groups and played each team on their group on a home and away basis. The winners of the groups advanced to the final.<ref name=PTP/>

[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]], [[Dover F.C.|Dover R]], [[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay R]], [[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe Town R]], [[Margate F.C.|Margate R]] and [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate R]] were included in one group,<ref name=TNC/> with the remaining clubs, [[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers R]], Darenth Heathside R, [[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town R]], [[Chatham Town F.C.|Medway R]] and [[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]] in the other.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==


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The 1978–79 Kent Football League season was the thirteenth in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition featuring teams based in and around the county of Kent in England.

Following the decision taken previously to form a second division[1] from this season the League structure comprised two divisions: Division One (now for clubs' first teams only) and a newly formed Division Two (to take the reserves teams which were no longer permitted in Division One, however this division was not limited to just reserves teams) with the latter becoming known as the Reserves Section. 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
Season1978–79
ChampionsSheppey United
Matches played306
Goals scored915 (2.99 per match)

The league featured eighteen clubs, the fifteen non-reserves teams that had competed in Division One the previous season together with three additional clubs:[2]

The league was won by Sheppey United,[7] their third championship in seven seasons and part of a league and cup double.

League winners Sheppey United and fourth placed Medway both applied to join the Southern League for the following season however, their applications were unsuccessful.[8]

At the end of the season Crockenhill were re-elected to continue their membership of Division One whilst bottom club Snowdown Colliery Welfare had their application to drop to Division Two approved.[9]

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Sheppey United 34 22 11 1 73 28 +45 55
2 Hythe Town 34 21 7 6 71 34 +37 49
3 Faversham Town 34 22 5 7 71 37 +34 49
4 Medway 34 18 10 6 64 27 +37 46
5 Whitstable Town 34 18 7 9 52 35 +17 43
6 Sittingbourne 34 16 7 11 57 42 +15 39
7 Tunbridge Wells 34 15 6 13 51 52 −1 36
8 Darenth Heathside 34 10 12 12 42 38 +4 32
9 Deal Town 34 13 6 15 40 50 −10 32
10 Ramsgate 34 14 4 16 42 59 −17 32
11 Slade Green Athletic 34 8 13 13 46 47 −1 29
12 Herne Bay[a] 34 10 10 14 49 59 −10 28[b]
13 Dartford Glentworth 34 9 10 15 40 52 −12 28
14 Cray Wanderers 34 9 9 16 50 65 −15 27
15 Erith & Belvedere 34 8 9 17 49 48 +1 25
16 Kent Police 34 10 4 20 46 67 −21 24
17 Crockenhill 34 7 7 20 43 73 −30 21 Re-elected
18 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 34 4 7 23 29 102 −73 15 Resigned to Division Two
Source: "Kent League Tables: Kent League (Division 1) '78–'79". SCEFL. Retrieved 29 March 2024., "Town's Results This Season: Final Table". Whitstable Times. 1 June 1979. p. 29. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.: (Note: The tables in both sources are net of Herne Bay's goal deduction)[10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Herne Bay were deducted two points and two goals for fielding an ineligible player [10] (the deducted goals have been added back in this table).
  2. ^ Herne Bay deducted two points.

Challenge Cup

The 1978–79 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Sheppey United,[11] who completed a league and cup double. The competition, contested by all eighteen clubs in the league, comprised five single match tie rounds (with the first round featuring two ties) culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne[12] this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Faversham Town 2
Tunbridge Wells 0
Faversham Town 2 1[c]
Sheppey United 2 2[c]
Sheppey United 1 1[a]
Darenth Heathside 1 0[a]
Sheppey United 4
Herne Bay 1
Cray Wanderers 1
Herne Bay 2
Herne Bay 3
Hythe Town 1
Dartford Glentworth 1 1[b]
Hythe Town 1 3[b]
  1. ^ a b Replay, after extra time (score at 90 minutes 0-0)
  2. ^ a b Replay
  3. ^ a b Replay

Second Round

First Round

Sources:

Reserves Section

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

The newly formed 1978–79 Division Two was formed to take the reserves teams (which were now not permitted in Division One) of clubs whose first team played in Division One and other higher ranked leagues – but was not limited to reserves teams. There was a League Cup competition for the teams in the section.

Division Two

Kent Football League Division Two
Season1978–79
ChampionsMedway R

The league featured reserve teams from eleven clubs: Dover R, previously in Division One; Faversham Town R, Medway R and Sittingbourne R from the New Brompton League; Deal Town R, Herne Bay R, Hythe Town R, Margate R, Ramsgate R from the Kent Amateur League; together with Cray Wanderers R and Darenth Heathside R.

Medway R were the inaugural league winners [13] and were unbeaten over the twenty match league campaign.

At the end of the season Margate R resigned from the league.[14]

(The table below is not the final table, maximum potential matches per team = 20)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Medway R 20 16 4 0 59 16 +43 36
2 Herne Bay R 18 13 2 3 41 24 +17 28
3 Darenth Heathside R 17 9 3 5 37 17 +20 21
4 Faversham Town R[a] 18 8 5 5 29 23 +6 20[b]
5 Dover R 18 7 5 6 37 27 +10 19
6 Deal Town R[c] 18 5 7 6 20 25 −5 15[d]
7 Margate R 16 5 4 7 23 24 −1 14 Resigned
8 Hythe Town R 18 3 7 8 25 32 −7 13
9 Cray Wanderers R 13 4 1 8 18 36 −18 9
10 Sittingbourne R 19 3 3 13 26 50 −24 9
11 Ramsgate R 17 2 1 14 13 54 −41 5
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 1979 & matches played on 18th & 19th May 1979. Source: "County Soccer Details: Kent League: Division 2". Kentish Express. 11 May 1979. p. 23. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Note: Table is net of Deal Town R and Faversham Town R goal deductions) & "Soccer Details: Kent League: Division 2". Kent Messenger. 25 May 1979. p. 34. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. for results of 18th & 19th May 1979.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Faversham Town R were deducted one point and one goal for fielding an ineligible player[15] (the deducted goal has been added back in this table).
  2. ^ Faversham Town R were deducted one point.
  3. ^ Deal Town R were deducted two points and one goal for fielding an ineligible player[15] (the deducted goal has been added back in this table).
  4. ^ Deal Town R were deducted two points.

Division Two Cup

The 1978–79 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Dover R with Darenth Heathside R runners-up.[16]

For the competition the eleven clubs from Division Two were arranged into two geographical groups and played each team on their group on a home and away basis. The winners of the groups advanced to the final.[4]

Deal Town R, Dover R, Herne Bay R, Hythe Town R, Margate R and Ramsgate R were included in one group,[2] with the remaining clubs, Cray Wanderers R, Darenth Heathside R, Faversham Town R, Medway R and Sittingbourne R in the other.

References

  1. ^ "Clubs in Favour of Division 2". Whitstable Times. Whitstable. 26 August 1977. p. 3.
  2. ^ a b "Three New Clubs in the Kent League". East Kent Times and Mail. Ramsgate. 5 July 1978. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Cray Wanderers". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Peter tops poll". The Courier. Tunbridge Wells. 7 July 1978. p. 32.
  5. ^ "Heathside Sports". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Erith & Belvedere". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Two Turned Down". East Kent Times and Mail. Ramsgate. 15 June 1979. p. 17.
  9. ^ "Sport Shorts: Crockenhill...". Evening Post. Larkfield, Maidstone. 3 July 1979. p. 23.
  10. ^ a b "Naughty!". East Kent Times and Mail. Ramsgate. 20 October 1978. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Archives: League Cup Winners". SCEFL: Southern Counties East Football League. February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  12. ^ "County Soccer Details: Fixtures: Saturday: Kent League Cup Final". Kentish Express. Ashford. 4 May 1979. p. 31.
  13. ^ "Reserves First Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Early test for Chatham". Evening Post. Chatham. 1 August 1979. p. 28.
  15. ^ a b "County Soccer Details: Kent League: Division 2". Kentish Express. Ashford. 11 May 1979. p. 23.
  16. ^ "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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