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{{Short description|Association football league season}}
The '''1984–85 Kent Football League season''' was the 19th in the history of the [[Kent Football League]], a [[association football|football]] competition in England.
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The '''1984–85 Kent Football League season''' was the nineteenth 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.
The league was won by [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]] but the club was not promoted to the [[Southern Football 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= 1984–85
|season= 1984–85
|winners= [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
|winners= [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
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|matches= 272
|matches= 272
|total goals= 909
|total goals= 909
|prevseason= [[1983–84 Kent Football League|1983–84]]
|prevseason= [[1983–84 Kent Football League#Division One|1983–84]]
|nextseason= [[1985–86 Kent Football League|1985–86]]
|nextseason= [[1985–86 Kent Football League#Division One|1985–86]]
}}
}}


The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:
The league featured seventeen clubs, fifteen of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:
*[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]], transferred from the [[London Spartan League]]
*[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]], transferred from the [[London Spartan League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fchd.info/GREENWIB.HTM |title=Greenwich Borough |website=Football Club History Database |access-date=22 May 2024 }}</ref>
*Metropolitan Police (Hayes), joined from the [[Kent County League|Kent County Amateur League]]<ref name=KAL>{{cite web|url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regions_2_SE/KCAL79.html |title=Kent County Amateur League 1979–1984: 1983–1984 |publisher=Non League Matters |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>
*Metropolitan Police (Hayes)


The league was won by [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]], their first league winners title in the reformed Kent League.<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>

At the end of the season both bottom clubs, [[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill]] and [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]] were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.<ref name=KLM>{{cite news |date=28 June 1985 |page=45 |title=Deal, Fisher survive expulsion bid |work=Kentish Express |place=Ashford}}</ref>
===League table===
===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


|team1=TUN|name_TUN=[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
|team1=TUN|name_TUN=[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
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|team6=GRE|name_GRE=[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]]
|team6=GRE|name_GRE=[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]]
|team7=FAV|name_FAV=[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]]
|team7=FAV|name_FAV=[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]]
|team8=DHE|name_DHE=[[Darenth Heathside F.C.|Darenth Heathside]]
|team8=DHE|name_DHE=Darenth Heathside
|team9=MET|name_MET=Metropolitan Police (Hayes)
|team9=MET|name_MET=Metropolitan Police (Hayes)
|team10=WHI|name_WHI=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town]]
|team10=WHI|name_WHI=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town]]
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|win_BEC=17|draw_BEC=8|loss_BEC=7|gf_BEC=67|ga_BEC=46
|win_SLA=7|draw_SLA=7|loss_SLA=18|gf_SLA=35|ga_SLA=66
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|win_DHE=13|draw_DHE=7|loss_DHE=12|gf_DHE=45|ga_DHE=43
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|win_HYT=22|draw_HYT=6|loss_HYT=4|gf_HYT=70|ga_HYT=33
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|win_MET=10|draw_MET=13|loss_MET=9|gf_MET=66|ga_MET=66


|note_KEN=Kent Police were deducted two goals,<ref name=KLT>{{cite news |date=6 June 1985 |page=17 |title=Kent League tables: Division One |work=Whitstable Times |place=Whitstable}}</ref> which have been reinstated in the table.
|hth_SWA=Alma Swanley were deducted one point.
|note_SWA= Alma Swanley were deducted one point and one goal,<ref name=KLT/> the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
|hth_SWA=Alma Swanley were deducted one point

|col_REE=orange1|text_REE=Re-elected
|result16=REE
|result17=REE


|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=[https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/KL72.html nonleaguematters] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engkenthist.html rsssf]
|source={{cite web |url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/KL72.html |title=Kent League 1966–92: 1984–85 |publisher=Non League Matters |access-date=22 May 2024}} {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engkenthist.html |title=England – Kent League: Final Table Kent League (Division 1) '84–'85 |publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=22 May 2024}}
}}</onlyinclude>
}}</onlyinclude>

===Challenge Cup===
The 1984–85 '''Kent Football League Challenge Cup''' (named the '''Winstonlead Kent League Cup''' for sponsorship reasons)<ref name=KLM/> was won by [[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]] in their first season in the league.<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> The competition, contested by all seventeen clubs in the league, comprised five single match tie rounds (with a single tie in the first round) culminating in the final.

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

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

| RD1-team1=[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne]]
| RD1-score1-1= 1
| RD1-score1-2=1{{efn|name=RD51|Replay}}
| RD1-team2=Darenth Heathside
| RD1-score2-1= 1
| RD1-score2-2=3{{efn|name=RD51}}

| RD1-team3=[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town]]
| RD1-score3-1=3
| RD1-team4=[[Alma Swanley F.C.|Alma Swanley]]
| RD1-score4-1=2

| RD1-team5=[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
| RD1-score5-1= 3
| RD1-team6=[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]]
| RD1-score6-1= 0

| RD1-team7= Kent Police
| RD1-score7-1=
| RD1-team8=[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|'''Greenwich Borough''']]
| RD1-score8-1=

| RD2='''Semi-finals'''

| RD2-team1=Darenth Heathside
| RD2-score1-1= 0
| RD2-team2=[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town]]
| RD2-score2-1= 2

| RD2-team3=[[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]]
| RD2-score3-1= 1
| RD2-team4=[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]]
| RD2-score4-1= 2

| RD3='''Final'''
| RD3-team1=[[Beckenham Town F.C.|Beckenham Town]]
| RD3-score1-1=2{{efn|name=RD13|After extra time}}
| RD3-team2=[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|Greenwich Borough]]
| RD3-score2-1=3{{efn|name=RD13}}
}}{{notelist}}
<onlyinclude>
====Second Round====
*[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe Town]] 0 – 2 [[Sittingbourne F.C.|'''Sittingbourne''']]
*'''Darenth Heathside''' 1 – 0 [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]]
*[[Crockenhill F.C.|Crockenhill]] 3 – 4 [[Beckenham Town F.C.|'''Beckenham Town''']]
*[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town]] 0 – 1 (aet) [[Alma Swanley F.C.|'''Alma Swanley''']] (score at 90 minutes 0–0)
*[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay]] 0 – 3 [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|'''Tunbridge Wells''']]
*[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|'''Cray Wanderers''']] 1– 0 Metropolitan Police (Hayes)
*Kent Police 5 – 5 [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]]
*REPLAY 1: [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]] v Kent Police
*REPLAY 2: '''Kent Police''' 4 – 0 [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]]
*[[Greenwich Borough F.C.|'''Greenwich Borough''']] 4 – 0 [[Slade Green F.C.|Slade Green Athletic]]
====First Round====
*[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town]] 2 – 3 [[Greenwich Borough F.C.|'''Greenwich Borough''']]
*Byes for the other fifteen teams

Sources:
*Final: {{cite news |date=12 May 1985 |page=45 |title=Minor Results: Kent: Cup Final |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002454/19850512/045/0045 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[The Sunday People]]}}
*Semi-finals: {{cite news |date=12 April 1985 |page=79 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Winstonlead Cup semi-final |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19850412/451/0039 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kent Messenger]]}}; {{cite news |date=5 May 1985 |page=45 |title=Minor Results: Kent: Cup semi-final |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002454/19850505/045/0045 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[The Sunday People]]}}
*Quarter-finals: {{cite news |date=22 March 1985 |page=79 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Winstonlead Cup 3rd rnd |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19850322/511/0039 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kent Messenger]]}}; {{cite news |date=28 March 1985 |page=52 |title=Soccer Results and Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Division 1: League Cup, Round 3 replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19850328/346/0028 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}}
*Second Round:{{cite news |date=1 March 1985 |page=79 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Winstonlead League Cup 2nd rd |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19850301/462/0039 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kent Messenger]]}}; {{cite news |date=7 March 1985 |page=46 |title=Soccer Results, Fixtures and Tables: Results: Saturday: Kent League: League Cup, Round 2 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19850307/297/0026 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kentish Express]]}}; {{cite news |date=22 March 1985 |page=79 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Winstonlead Cup: Second rnd replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19850322/511/0039 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2024 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |newspaper=[[Kent Messenger]]}}
*First Round: {{cite news |date=15 November 1984 |page=47 |title=Results, Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Division 1 Cup |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19841115/263/0023 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 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>

Division Two featured mostly reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) from clubs from Kent and the adjacent area whose first team played in Division One and other higher ranked leagues. There was a League Cup competition for the teams in the section.
===Division Two===
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Kent Football League Division Two
|season= 1984–85
|winners=[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United R]]
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches=271
|total goals=924
|prevseason= [[1983–84 Kent Football League#Division Two|1983–84]]
|nextseason= [[1985–86 Kent Football League#Division Two|1985–86]]
}}

The league featured seventeen clubs (including one non-reserve team, [[Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.|Snowdown Colliery Welfare]]), thirteen of which had competed in the division the previous season together with four additional clubs
*[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United R]], returning following a one season absence
*[[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City R]] joined from the [[Kent County League|Kent County Amateur League]]<ref name=KAL/>
*[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]] joined from the [[Kent County League|Kent County Amateur League]]<ref name =KAL/>
*[[Margate F.C.|Thanet United R]], formerly Margate R, joined from the [[Kent County League|Kent County Amateur League]]<ref name =KAL/>

The division was won by returnees [[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United 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> who completed a league and cup double.

At the end of the season [[Hastings United F.C. (1948)|Hastings United R]] folded and left the league and both bottom clubs, [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]] and [[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town R]] were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.<ref name=KLM/>

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

|team1=SHE|name_SHE=[[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United R]]
|team2=ASH|name_ASH=[[Ashford United F.C.|Ashford Town R]]
|team3=EAB|name_EAB=[[Erith & Belvedere F.C.|Erith & Belvedere R]]
|team4=FIS|name_FIS=[[Fisher Athletic F.C.|Fisher Athletic R]]
|team5=FAV|name_FAV=[[Faversham Town F.C.|Faversham Town R]]
|team6=HER|name_HER=[[Herne Bay F.C.|Herne Bay R]]
|team7=HYT|name_HYT=[[Hythe Town F.C.|Hythe Town R]]
|team8=SCW|name_SCW=[[Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.|Snowdown Colliery Welfare]]
|team9=HAS|name_HAS=[[Hastings United F.C. (1948)|Hastings United R]]
|team10=SIT|name_SIT=[[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne R]]
|team11=DHE|name_DHE=Darenth Heathside R
|team12=FOL|name_FOL=[[Folkestone F.C.|Folkestone R]]
|team13=CHA|name_CHA=[[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town R]]
|team14=MAR|name_MAR=[[Margate F.C.|Thanet United R]]
|team15=CAN|name_CAN=[[Canterbury City F.C.|Canterbury City R]]
|team16=DEA|name_DEA=[[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town R]]
|team17=WHI|name_WHI=[[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town R]]

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|win_CAN=7|draw_CAN=6|loss_CAN=19|gf_CAN=46|ga_CAN=71
|win_CHA=8|draw_CHA=12|loss_CHA=12|gf_CHA=41|ga_CHA=49
|win_DHE=10|draw_DHE=9|loss_DHE=13|gf_DHE=53|ga_DHE=47
|win_DEA=7|draw_DEA=5|loss_DEA=20|gf_DEA=34|ga_DEA=87
|win_EAB=19|draw_EAB=4|loss_EAB=9|gf_EAB=61|ga_EAB=33
|win_FAV=15|draw_FAV=6|loss_FAV=11|gf_FAV=71|ga_FAV=56
|win_FOL=10|draw_FOL=7|loss_FOL=15|gf_FOL=51|ga_FOL=76
|win_FIS=19|draw_FIS=8|loss_FIS=4|gf_FIS=79|ga_FIS=28|adjust_points_FIS=-9
|win_HAS=12|draw_HAS=6|loss_HAS=14|gf_HAS =43|ga_HAS=53
|win_HER=14|draw_HER=8|loss_HER=9|gf_HER=69|ga_HER=55
|win_HYT=14|draw_HYT=6|loss_HYT=12|gf_HYT=53|ga_HYT=46
|win_MAR=8|draw_MAR=7|loss_MAR=17|gf_MAR=39|ga_MAR=56
|win_SCW=12|draw_SCW=7|loss_SCW=13|gf_SCW=44|ga_SCW=47
|win_SHE=23|draw_SHE=6|loss_SHE=3|gf_SHE=77|ga_SHE=25
|win_SIT=12|draw_SIT=7|loss_SIT=13|gf_SIT=72|ga_SIT=61|adjust_points_SIT=-3
|win_WHI=5|draw_WHI=4|loss_WHI=23|gf_WHI=30|ga_WHI=97

|note_FAV=Faversham Town R were deducted one goal<ref name=KLT2>{{cite news |date=6 June 1985 |page=17 |title=Kent League tables: Division Two |work=Whitstable Times |place=Whitstable}}</ref> which has been reinstated in the table
|note_HER=Herne Bay R were deducted one goal<ref name=KLT2/> which has been reinstated in the table; match versus Fisher Athletic R not played
|note_FIS=Fisher Athletic R were deducted nine points and eleven goals,<ref name=KLT2/> the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table; match versus Herne Bay R not played
|note_SIT=Sittingbourne R were deducted three points and four goals,<ref name=KLT2/> the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table
|note_MAR=Thanet United R were deducted three goals<ref name=KLT2/> which have been reinstated in the table

|hth_FIS=Fisher Athletic R were deducted nine points
|hth_SIT=Sittingbourne R were deducted thee points

|col_RSF=red2|text_RSF=Resigned, club folded
|result9=RSF

|col_REE=orange1|text_REE=Re-elected
|result16=REE
|result17=REE

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source={{cite web |url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1984-1985.html#KENT |title=Non League Tables for 1984–1985: Kent League Division Two |publisher=Non League Matters |access-date=22 May 2024}}
}}</onlyinclude>
{{notelist}}
===Division Two Cup===
The 1984–85 '''Kent Football League Division Two Cup''' was won by [[Sheppey United F.C.|Sheppey United 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> who defeated [[Fisher Athletic F.C.|Fisher Athletic R]] in the final, and completed a league and cup double.


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

==External links==


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The 1984–85 Kent Football League season was the nineteenth in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition featuring teams based in and around the county of Kent 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

[edit]
Kent Football League Division One
Season1984–85
ChampionsTunbridge Wells
Matches played272
Goals scored909 (3.34 per match)

The league featured seventeen clubs, fifteen of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:

The league was won by Tunbridge Wells, their first league winners title in the reformed Kent League.[3]

At the end of the season both bottom clubs, Crockenhill and Ramsgate were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.[4]

League table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Tunbridge Wells 32 22 6 4 83 39 +44 72
2 Hythe Town 32 22 6 4 70 33 +37 72
3 Sittingbourne 32 21 4 7 77 43 +34 66
4 Beckenham Town 32 17 8 7 67 46 +21 59
5 Cray Wanderers 32 17 2 13 59 51 +8 53
6 Greenwich Borough 32 15 6 11 62 49 +13 51
7 Faversham Town 32 13 8 11 44 42 +2 47
8 Darenth Heathside 32 13 7 12 45 43 +2 46
9 Metropolitan Police (Hayes) 32 10 13 9 66 66 0 43
10 Whitstable Town 32 12 4 16 43 44 −1 40
11 Alma Swanley[a] 32 11 7 14 47 49 −2 39[b]
12 Deal Town 32 9 10 13 50 57 −7 37
13 Herne Bay 32 7 8 17 43 57 −14 29
14 Slade Green Athletic 32 7 7 18 35 66 −31 28
15 Kent Police[c] 32 8 3 21 48 88 −40 27
16 Crockenhill 32 6 7 19 34 63 −29 25 Re-elected
17 Ramsgate 32 6 6 20 36 73 −37 24
Source: "Kent League 1966–92: 1984–85". Non League Matters. Retrieved 22 May 2024. "England – Kent League: Final Table Kent League (Division 1) '84–'85". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Alma Swanley were deducted one point and one goal,[5] the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
  2. ^ Alma Swanley were deducted one point
  3. ^ Kent Police were deducted two goals,[5] which have been reinstated in the table.

Challenge Cup

[edit]

The 1984–85 Kent Football League Challenge Cup (named the Winstonlead Kent League Cup for sponsorship reasons)[4] was won by Greenwich Borough in their first season in the league.[6] The competition, contested by all seventeen clubs in the league, comprised five single match tie rounds (with a single tie in the first round) culminating in the final.

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

[edit]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Sittingbourne 1 1[a]
Darenth Heathside 1 3[a]
Darenth Heathside 0
Beckenham Town 2
Beckenham Town 3
Alma Swanley 2
Beckenham Town 2[b]
Greenwich Borough 3[b]
Tunbridge Wells 3
Cray Wanderers 0
Tunbridge Wells 1
Greenwich Borough 2
Kent Police
Greenwich Borough
  1. ^ a b Replay
  2. ^ a b After extra time

Second Round

[edit]

First Round

[edit]

Sources:

Reserves Section

[edit]

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

Division Two featured mostly reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) from clubs from Kent and the adjacent area whose first team played in Division One and other higher ranked leagues. There was a League Cup competition for the teams in the section.

Division Two

[edit]
Kent Football League Division Two
Season1984–85
ChampionsSheppey United R
Matches played271
Goals scored924 (3.41 per match)

The league featured seventeen clubs (including one non-reserve team, Snowdown Colliery Welfare), thirteen of which had competed in the division the previous season together with four additional clubs

The division was won by returnees Sheppey United R[7] who completed a league and cup double.

At the end of the season Hastings United R folded and left the league and both bottom clubs, Deal Town R and Whitstable Town R were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.[4]

League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Sheppey United R 32 23 6 3 77 25 +52 75
2 Ashford Town R 32 19 6 7 61 37 +24 63
3 Erith & Belvedere R 32 19 4 9 61 33 +28 61
4 Fisher Athletic R[a] 31 19 8 4 79 28 +51 56[b]
5 Faversham Town R[c] 32 15 6 11 71 56 +15 51
6 Herne Bay R[d] 31 14 8 9 69 55 +14 50
7 Hythe Town R 32 14 6 12 53 46 +7 48
8 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 32 12 7 13 44 47 −3 43
9 Hastings United R 32 12 6 14 43 53 −10 42 Resigned, club folded
10 Sittingbourne R[e] 32 12 7 13 72 61 +11 40[f]
11 Darenth Heathside R 32 10 9 13 53 47 +6 39
12 Folkestone R 32 10 7 15 51 76 −25 37
13 Chatham Town R 32 8 12 12 41 49 −8 36
14 Thanet United R[g] 32 8 7 17 39 56 −17 31
15 Canterbury City R 32 7 6 19 46 71 −25 27
16 Deal Town R 32 7 5 20 34 87 −53 26 Re-elected
17 Whitstable Town R 32 5 4 23 30 97 −67 19
Source: "Non League Tables for 1984–1985: Kent League Division Two". Non League Matters. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Fisher Athletic R were deducted nine points and eleven goals,[8] the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table; match versus Herne Bay R not played
  2. ^ Fisher Athletic R were deducted nine points
  3. ^ Faversham Town R were deducted one goal[8] which has been reinstated in the table
  4. ^ Herne Bay R were deducted one goal[8] which has been reinstated in the table; match versus Fisher Athletic R not played
  5. ^ Sittingbourne R were deducted three points and four goals,[8] the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table
  6. ^ Sittingbourne R were deducted thee points
  7. ^ Thanet United R were deducted three goals[8] which have been reinstated in the table

Division Two Cup

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The 1984–85 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Sheppey United R,[9] who defeated Fisher Athletic R in the final, and completed a league and cup double.

References

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  1. ^ "Greenwich Borough". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kent County Amateur League 1979–1984: 1983–1984". Non League Matters. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Deal, Fisher survive expulsion bid". Kentish Express. Ashford. 28 June 1985. p. 45.
  5. ^ a b "Kent League tables: Division One". Whitstable Times. Whitstable. 6 June 1985. p. 17.
  6. ^ "Archives: League Cup Winners". SCEFL: Southern Counties East Football League. February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Reserves First Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Kent League tables: Division Two". Whitstable Times. Whitstable. 6 June 1985. p. 17.
  9. ^ "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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