The 1996β97 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st 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.
Season | 1996β97 |
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Champions | Herne Bay |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,227 (2.92 per match) |
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1995β96
1997β98 β |
The league featured 21 clubs, 19 of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs: [1]
The league was won for the third time during the 1990s [2] [3] by Herne Bay, [4] who recorded a League and Cup double.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Herne Bay | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 80 |
2 | Ramsgate | 40 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 77 |
3 | Furness | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 77 |
4 | Sheppey United | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 73 |
5 | Deal Town | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 56 | +24 | 65 |
6 | Folkestone Invicta | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 64 |
7 | Whitstable Town | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 63 |
8 | Chatham Town | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 59 |
9 | Greenwich Borough | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 58 |
10 | Faversham Town | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 57 |
11 | Beckenham Town | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 55 |
12 | Canterbury City | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 55 |
13 | Hythe United | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 53 |
14 | Thamesmead Town | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 53 |
15 | Lordswood | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 50 |
16 | Slade Green | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 45 |
17 | Woolwich Town | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 43 |
18 | Cray Wanderers | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 39 |
19 | Crockenhill | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 38 |
20 | Tunbridge Wells | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 34 |
21 | Corinthian | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 30 |
The 1996β97 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the first time in their history by Herne Bay, [5] who completed a League and Cup double.
The competition was contested by the 21 teams from the 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 Folkestone Invicta F.C. [6] this season).
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Sheppey United | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tunbridge Wells | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sheppey United | 1 | 1 [c] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Cray Wanderers | 0 | 1 [c] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Hythe United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cray Wanderers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sheppey United | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Herne Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deal Town | 0 [a] | 1 [b] | ||||||||||||||||||
Slade Green | 0 [a] | 2 [b] | ||||||||||||||||||
Slade Green | 2 | 0 [d] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Herne Bay | 1 | 3 [d] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Herne Bay | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Greenwich Borough | 0 |
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The letter "R" following team names indicates a clubβs reserves team.
The 1996β97 Division Two featured reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) of 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.
Season | 1996β97 |
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Champions | Tonbridge AFC R |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,412 (3.72 per match) |
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1995β96
1997β98 β |
The division featured 20 clubs, 17 who had competed in the previous season together with three addidtional clubs: [7]
Tonbridge AFC R were the division winners. [8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tonbridge AFC R | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 103 | 41 | +62 | 90 |
2 | Dartford R | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 46 | +54 | 81 [a] |
3 | Sittingbourne R | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 108 | 57 | +51 | 76 [b] |
4 | Furness R | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 73 |
5 | Hythe United R | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 63 |
6 | Deal Town R | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 60 |
7 | Herne Bay R | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 60 |
8 | Dover Athletic R | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 60 |
9 | Lordswood R | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 58 |
10 | Margate R | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 53 [c] |
11 | Hastings Town R | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 49 |
12 | Crockenhill R | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 82 | −15 | 49 |
13 | Thamesmead Town R | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 45 [d] |
14 | Ramsgate R | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 90 | −18 | 44 |
15 | Whitstable Town R | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 39 |
16 | Chatham Town R | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 38 [e] |
17 | Beckenham Town R | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 61 | 97 | −36 | 38 |
18 | Folkestone Invicta R | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 48 | 100 | −52 | 33 |
19 | Corinthian R | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 49 | 87 | −38 | 24 |
20 | Faversham Town R | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 75 | 121 | −46 | 23 |
The 1996β97 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by East Sussex club Hastings Town R. [9]
The competition for the 20 teams from Division Two comprised 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 a single match final on a neutral ground (at Dover Athletic F.C. [10] this season).
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitstable Town R | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Margate R | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Margate R | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Deal Town R | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Herne Bay R | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deal Town R | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deal Town R | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hastings Town R | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Crockenhill R | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hastings Town R | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hastings Town R | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Furness R | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Tonbridge AFC R | 1 [a] | |||||||||||||||||||
Furness R | 3 [a] |
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The 1996β97 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st 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.
Season | 1996β97 |
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Champions | Herne Bay |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,227 (2.92 per match) |
β
1995β96
1997β98 β |
The league featured 21 clubs, 19 of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs: [1]
The league was won for the third time during the 1990s [2] [3] by Herne Bay, [4] who recorded a League and Cup double.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herne Bay | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 80 |
2 | Ramsgate | 40 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 77 |
3 | Furness | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 77 |
4 | Sheppey United | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 73 |
5 | Deal Town | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 56 | +24 | 65 |
6 | Folkestone Invicta | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 64 |
7 | Whitstable Town | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 63 |
8 | Chatham Town | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 59 |
9 | Greenwich Borough | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 58 |
10 | Faversham Town | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 57 |
11 | Beckenham Town | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 55 |
12 | Canterbury City | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 55 |
13 | Hythe United | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 53 |
14 | Thamesmead Town | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 53 |
15 | Lordswood | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 50 |
16 | Slade Green | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 45 |
17 | Woolwich Town | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 43 |
18 | Cray Wanderers | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 39 |
19 | Crockenhill | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 38 |
20 | Tunbridge Wells | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 34 |
21 | Corinthian | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 30 |
The 1996β97 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the first time in their history by Herne Bay, [5] who completed a League and Cup double.
The competition was contested by the 21 teams from the 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 Folkestone Invicta F.C. [6] this season).
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Sheppey United | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tunbridge Wells | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sheppey United | 1 | 1 [c] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Cray Wanderers | 0 | 1 [c] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Hythe United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cray Wanderers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sheppey United | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Herne Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deal Town | 0 [a] | 1 [b] | ||||||||||||||||||
Slade Green | 0 [a] | 2 [b] | ||||||||||||||||||
Slade Green | 2 | 0 [d] | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Herne Bay | 1 | 3 [d] | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Herne Bay | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Greenwich Borough | 0 |
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The letter "R" following team names indicates a clubβs reserves team.
The 1996β97 Division Two featured reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) of 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.
Season | 1996β97 |
---|---|
Champions | Tonbridge AFC R |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,412 (3.72 per match) |
β
1995β96
1997β98 β |
The division featured 20 clubs, 17 who had competed in the previous season together with three addidtional clubs: [7]
Tonbridge AFC R were the division winners. [8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tonbridge AFC R | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 103 | 41 | +62 | 90 |
2 | Dartford R | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 46 | +54 | 81 [a] |
3 | Sittingbourne R | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 108 | 57 | +51 | 76 [b] |
4 | Furness R | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 73 |
5 | Hythe United R | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 63 |
6 | Deal Town R | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 60 |
7 | Herne Bay R | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 60 |
8 | Dover Athletic R | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 60 |
9 | Lordswood R | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 58 |
10 | Margate R | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 53 [c] |
11 | Hastings Town R | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 49 |
12 | Crockenhill R | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 82 | −15 | 49 |
13 | Thamesmead Town R | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 45 [d] |
14 | Ramsgate R | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 90 | −18 | 44 |
15 | Whitstable Town R | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 39 |
16 | Chatham Town R | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 38 [e] |
17 | Beckenham Town R | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 61 | 97 | −36 | 38 |
18 | Folkestone Invicta R | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 48 | 100 | −52 | 33 |
19 | Corinthian R | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 49 | 87 | −38 | 24 |
20 | Faversham Town R | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 75 | 121 | −46 | 23 |
The 1996β97 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by East Sussex club Hastings Town R. [9]
The competition for the 20 teams from Division Two comprised 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 a single match final on a neutral ground (at Dover Athletic F.C. [10] this season).
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitstable Town R | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Margate R | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Margate R | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Deal Town R | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Herne Bay R | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deal Town R | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deal Town R | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hastings Town R | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Crockenhill R | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hastings Town R | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hastings Town R | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Furness R | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Tonbridge AFC R | 1 [a] | |||||||||||||||||||
Furness R | 3 [a] |
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