1993–94 Kent Football League
The 1993–94 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th 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
[edit]| Season | 1993–94 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Herne Bay |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,519 (3.62 per match) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → | |
The league featured 21 clubs, 20 which had competed in the previous season together with one additional club:
- Dartford,[1] the reformed club were a continuation of the club that had resigned early the previous season from the Southern League
Also, Danson Furness United changed name to Furness.[2]
The league was won by Herne Bay for their second title.[3]
Former division champions and cup winners Alma Swanley folded and resigned from the league at the end of the season.[4]
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herne Bay | 40 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 102 | 26 | +76 | 103 | |
| 2 | Furness | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 94 | 37 | +57 | 78 | |
| 3 | Chatham Town | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 78 | |
| 4 | Thamesmead Town | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 93 | 47 | +46 | 74 | |
| 5 | Alma Swanley | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 74 | Resigned (club folded) |
| 6 | Dartford | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 74 | |
| 7 | Beckenham Town | 40 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 70 | |
| 8 | Corinthian | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 69 | |
| 9 | Ramsgate | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 90 | 67 | +23 | 66 | |
| 10 | Deal Town | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 102 | 73 | +29 | 62 | |
| 11 | Sheppey United | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Folkestone Invicta | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 83 | 73 | +10 | 57 | |
| 13 | Faversham Town | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 68 | 80 | −12 | 48 | |
| 14 | Greenwich Borough | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 72 | 85 | −13 | 47 | |
| 15 | Whitstable Town | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 45 | |
| 16 | Tunbridge Wells | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 43 | |
| 17 | Cray Wanderers | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 42 | |
| 18 | Crockenhill | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 99 | −44 | 33[a] | |
| 19 | Slade Green | 40 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 42 | 87 | −45 | 31 | |
| 20 | Darenth Heathside | 40 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 38 | 128 | −90 | 19 | |
| 21 | Kent Police | 40 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 30 | 188 | −158 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Crockenhill were deducted one point.
Challenge Cup
[edit]The 1993–94 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the second consecutive season by Ramsgate – the first club to retain the League Challenge Cup since its reintroduction in 1967.[5]
The competition was contested by the 21 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 Whitstable Town F.C. this season).[6]
Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deal Town | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cray Wanderers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deal Town | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Whitstable Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Whitstable Town | 2[a] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Herne Bay | 1[a] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deal Town | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ramsgate | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Folkestone Invicta | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thamesmead Town | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thamesmead Town | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ramsgate | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ramsgate | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Crockenhill | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sources:
- Quarter-finals: "Results Check: Saturday 8 January: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Division One Cup". Herne Bay Times. 13 January 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results Check: Saturday 22 January: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Division One Cup". Herne Bay Times. 27 January 1994. p. 31. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results Check: Tuesday 1 February: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Division One Cup". Herne Bay Times. 3 February 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Semi-finals: "Results Check: Saturday 5 March: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Semi finals first leg". Herne Bay Times. 10 March 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results Check: Saturday 12 March: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Semi Finals Second Leg". Herne Bay Times. 17 March 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Final: "Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Division One Cup Final". Dover Express. 28 April 1994. p. 104. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Second Round
[edit]- Greenwich Borough 1 – 2 Deal Town
- Tunbridge Wells 2 – 5 Folkestone Invicta
- Alma Swanley 0 – 1 Herne Bay
- Corinthian 1 – 2 Crockenhill
- Darenth Heathside 0 – 4 Cray Wanderers
- Ramsgate 3 – 1 Furness
- Thamesmead Town 3 – 2 Beckenham Town
- Whitstable Town 3 – 0 Sheppey United
Source:"Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup". Dover Express. 11 November 1993. p. 71. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
First Round
[edit]- Chatham Town 0 – 1 Thamesmead Town
- Crockenhill 2 – 1 Slade Green
- Dartford 1 – 2 Whitstable Town
- Faversham Town 1 – 2 Corinthian
- Folkestone Invicta 2 – 0 Kent Police
- Byes for the other 11 teams
Source:"Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup 1st Round". Dover Express. 23 September 1993. p. 71. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Reserves Section
[edit]The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.
The 1993–94 Division Two featured 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]| Season | 1993–94 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dover Athletic R |
| Matches played | 156 |
| Goals scored | 527 (3.38 per match) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → | |
The division featured 13 of the clubs who had competed in the previous season.
Dover Athletic R, for the second consecutive season, were the division winners[7] and completed a Division Two League and Cup double.
At the end of the season Darenth Heathside R resigned from the division.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover Athletic R | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 55 | |
| 2 | Herne Bay R | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 54 | |
| 3 | Thamesmead Town R | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 45 | |
| 4 | Whitstable Town R | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 41[a] | |
| 5 | Tonbridge AFC R | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 36 | |
| 6 | Hastings Town R | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 35 | |
| 7 | Folkestone Invicta R | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Beckenham Town R | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Chatham Town R | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 26 | |
| 10 | Deal Town R | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 22 | |
| 11 | Darenth Heathside R | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 21 | Resigned |
| 12 | Canterbury City R | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 21 | |
| 13 | Ramsgate R | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Whitstable were deducted one point
Division Two Cup
[edit]The 1993–94 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Dover Athletic R[8] who completed a Division Two League and Cup double.
The competition for the 13 teams from Division Two comprised a group phase (with four sections) with the group winners progressing to home and away aggregate semi-finals followed by the final match played on a neutral ground (at Chatham Town F.C. this season).[9]
Semi-finals and Final
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Herne Bay R | 3 | - | x[a] | ||||||||||
| Dover Athletic R | 3 | - | W[a] | ||||||||||
| Dover Athletic R | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Tonbridge AFC R | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Thamesmead Town R | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tonbridge AFC R | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Sources:
- Semi-finals: "Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Cup S/F First Leg". Dover Express. 17 March 1994. p. 91. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup Semi-final". Dover Express. 24 March 1994. p. 96. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup S/Final". Dover Express. 31 March 1994. p. 107. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Final: "Deadly Fox delivers dream Dover double". Dover Express. 12 May 1994. p. 114. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Group Phase
[edit]Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thamesmead Town R | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Qualified for semi-final |
| 2 | Beckenham Town R | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Darenth Heathside R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonbridge AFC R | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | Qualified for semi-final |
| 2 | Folkestone Invicta R | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Hastings Town R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herne Bay R | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Qualified for semi-final |
| 2 | Whitstable Town R | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chatham Town R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover Athletic R | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 18 | Qualified for semi-final |
| 2 | Deal Town R | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ramsgate R | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | |
| 4 | Canterbury City R | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
[edit]- ^ "£35,000 Backing For Football: *Dartford FC". East Kent Gazette. Sittingbourne. 30 June 1993. p. 49.
- ^ "Danson Furness United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "(Column1) Kent Senior Trophy Holders Alma Swanley . . ". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 27 May 1994. p. 60.
- ^ "League Cup Winners since 1923". SCEFL. February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Football Results & Fixtures Service: Fixtures: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Division One Cup Final". Dover Express. Dover. 21 April 1994. p. 91.
- ^ "Reserves First Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Football Results & Fixtures Service: Fixtures: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League Division Two Cup Final". Dover Express. Dover. 28 April 1994. p. 104.
- ^ "Into the final - without kicking a ball!". Dover Express. Dover. 31 March 1994. p. 106.