The 1991–92 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England, featuring clubs from Kent and the adjacent area.
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.
Season | 1991–92 |
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Champions | Herne Bay |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,346 (3.2 per match) |
←
1990–91
1992–93 → |
The league season commenced with 22 clubs, of which 20 competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs: [1]
Also, Danson, following a merger with Furness F.C., were renamed Danson Furness United. [2]
The Metropolitan Police (Hayes) club, in their eight season in the league, withdrew during the season after playing 16 matches and their record was expunged. [3]
The league was won by Herne Bay. [4]
After the end of the season Thames Polytechnic, who had been league members for seven seasons, were unable to meet enhanced ground grading requirements and resigned from the league and joined the Kent County League. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Herne Bay | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 93 | |
2 | Faversham Town | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 33 | +47 | 86 | |
3 | Deal Town | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 119 | 43 | +76 | 84 | |
4 | Tonbridge AFC | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 93 | 44 | +49 | 84 | |
5 | Alma Swanley | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 92 | 49 | +43 | 83 | |
6 | Sheppey United | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 74 | |
7 | Whitstable Town | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 71 | |
8 | Slade Green | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 57 | |
9 | Greenwich Borough | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 55 | |
10 | Ramsgate | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 55 | |
11 | Kent Police | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 53 | |
12 | Tunbridge Wells | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 53 | |
13 | Corinthian | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 50 | |
14 | Beckenham Town | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 49 | |
15 | Thames Polytechnic | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 35 | Resigned to the Kent County League |
16 | Crockenhill | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 83 | −35 | 34 | |
17 | Thamesmead Town | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 100 | −56 | 34 | |
18 | Cray Wanderers | 40 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 84 | −46 | 31 | |
19 | Chatham Town | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 89 | −48 | 31 | |
20 | Danson Furness United | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 39 | 95 | −56 | 30 | |
21 | Darenth Heathside | 40 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 42 | 96 | −54 | 25 | |
22 | Metropolitan Police (Hayes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned and record expunged |
The 1991–92 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Tonbridge AFC. [6]
The competition was contested by the 22 teams active in Division One in the early part of the season. There were four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Dover Athletic F.C. this season). [7]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
Thamesmead Town | 1 | ||||||||||
Tonbridge AFC | 3 | ||||||||||
Tonbridge AFC | 2 | ||||||||||
Faversham Town | 1 | ||||||||||
Ramsgate | 0 [a] | ||||||||||
Faversham Town | 1 [a] | ||||||||||
Tonbridge AFC | 2 [c] | ||||||||||
Whitstable Town | 1 [c] | ||||||||||
Tunbridge Wells | 2 [b] | ||||||||||
Whitstable Town | 5 [b] | ||||||||||
Whitstable Town | 1 | ||||||||||
Crockenhill | 0 | ||||||||||
Alma Swanley | 0 | ||||||||||
Crockenhill | 1 |
Sources:
Byes for the other 10 teams
The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team.
The 1991–92 Division Two featured one first team ( Folkestone Invicta) and 18 reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) from clubs whose first team played in Division One and other higher ranked leagues. There was a League Cup competition for the teams in the section.
Season | 1991–92 |
---|---|
Champions | Folkestone Invicta |
Matches played | 342 |
Goals scored | 1,349 (3.94 per match) |
←
1990–91
1992–93 → |
The division featured 19 clubs, 14 who had competed in the previous season together with five additional clubs: [1]
Folkestone Invicta, the only first team in the division, were the division winners [12] and completed the League and Cup double.
At the end of the season seven teams left the division: Ashford Town R, Faversham Town R, Hythe Town R, Sheppey United R, Sittingbourne R and Thames Polytechnic R resigned from the division; and Folkestone Invicta moved to Division One and were replaced by their reserves team. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Folkestone Invicta | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 122 | 33 | +89 | 92 | Resigned, replaced by reserves team |
2 | Dover Athletic R | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 114 | 30 | +84 | 85 | |
3 | Hastings Town R | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 117 | 46 | +71 | 76 | |
4 | Ashford Town R | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 63 | Resigned |
5 | Sittingbourne R | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 109 | 51 | +58 | 61 [a] | |
6 | Deal Town R | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 84 | 87 | −3 | 53 | |
7 | Herne Bay R | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 70 | 86 | −16 | 52 | |
8 | Whitstable Town R | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 51 | |
9 | Ramsgate R | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 47 [b] | |
10 | Thames Polytechnic R | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 62 | 70 | −8 | 47 | Resigned |
11 | Cray Wanderers R | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 47 | |
12 | Darenth Heathside R | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 63 | 79 | −16 | 45 | |
13 | Canterbury City R | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 84 | −21 | 42 | |
14 | Chatham Town R | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
15 | Thamesmead Town R | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 40 | |
16 | Sheppey United R | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 39 | Resigned |
17 | Beckenham Town R | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 51 | 83 | −32 | 29 | |
18 | Faversham Town R | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 95 | −54 | 25 | Resigned |
19 | Hythe Town R | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 49 | 138 | −89 | 24 [c] |
The 1991–92 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Folkestone Invicta [13] who completed the League and Cup double.
The competition was contested by the 19 teams from Division Two over four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Faversham Town F.C. this season). [14]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
Dover Athletic R | 5 | ||||||||||
Sheppey United R | 1 | ||||||||||
Dover Athletic R | 0 | ||||||||||
Folkestone Invicta | 3 | ||||||||||
Canterbury City R | 1 | ||||||||||
Folkestone Invicta | 3 | ||||||||||
Folkestone Invicta | 1 | ||||||||||
Whitstable Town R | 0 | ||||||||||
Thamesmead Town R | |||||||||||
Ashford Town R | |||||||||||
Ashford Town R | 0 | ||||||||||
Whitstable Town R | 2 | ||||||||||
Whitstable Town R | 5 | ||||||||||
Ramsgate R | 2 |
Sources:
Byes for the other 13 teams