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1995–96 Kent Football League

The 1995–96 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th 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

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Kent Football League Division One
Season1995–96
ChampionsFurness
PromotedDartford
Matches played380
Goals scored1,266 (3.33 per match)

The league featured 20 clubs, 19 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:

Furness won the division[2] and the league Challenge Cup too, for the only occasions during their tenure in the league.

After spending three seasons in the Kent League Dartford took promotion and returned to the Southern League.[3]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Furness 38 27 8 3 87 19 68 89
2 Dartford 38 26 11 1 71 21 50 89 Promoted to the Southern League Southern Division
3 Chatham Town 38 24 5 9 79 48 31 77
4 Herne Bay 38 18 10 10 74 44 30 64
5 Deal Town 38 17 13 8 72 52 20 64
6 Slade Green 38 17 12 9 66 46 20 63
7 Sheppey United 38 19 5 14 66 49 17 62
8 Whitstable Town 38 17 7 14 85 61 24 58
9 Thamesmead Town 38 17 7 14 59 51 8 58
10 Folkestone Invicta 38 15 11 12 82 56 26 56
11 Greenwich Borough 38 15 7 16 60 66 −6 52
12 Cray Wanderers 38 16 5 17 70 70 0 50[a]
13 Canterbury City 38 14 6 18 48 59 −11 48
14 Ramsgate 38 13 6 19 62 81 −19 45
15 Tunbridge Wells 38 10 10 18 45 64 −19 40
16 Beckenham Town 38 9 9 20 45 60 −15 36
17 Corinthian 38 9 7 22 53 84 −31 34
18 Crockenhill 38 8 8 22 51 92 −41 32
19 Hythe United 38 8 6 24 58 101 −43 30
20 Faversham Town 38 3 3 32 33 142 −109 12
Source: FCHD nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Cray Wanderers were deducted three points.

Challenge Cup

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The 1995–96 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Furness,[4] who completed a League and Cup double.

The competition was contested by the 20 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 Sittingbourne F.C.[5] this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Crockenhill 1
Furness 6
Furness 1 3 4
Whitstable Town 1 0 1
Chatham Town 1[a] 1[b]
Whitstable Town 1[a] 3[b]
Furness 2[d]
Sheppey United 1[d]
Sheppey United 2
Tunbridge Wells 0
Sheppey United 1 2[c] 3
Slade Green 1 1[c] 2
Slade Green 2
Corinthian 0
  1. ^ a b After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1-1)
  2. ^ a b Replay, after extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1-1)
  3. ^ a b After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1)
  4. ^ a b After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1)

Sources:

  • Quarter-finals: "Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-finals". Kentish Gazette. 25 January 1996. p. 46. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results, fixtures: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-final replay". Kentish Gazette. 1 February 1996. p. 47. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • Semi-finals: "Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-inal first leg". Kent Today. 18 March 1996. p. 29. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-finals, second leg". Kent Today. 25 March 1996. p. 29. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • Final: "Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final". Kent Today. 7 May 1996. p. 33. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Second Round

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First Round

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Reserves Section

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

The 1995–96 Division Two featured teams from Kent and the adjacent area, it included the Kent Police team and 18 others that were 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.

Division Two

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Kent Football League Division Two
Season1995–96
ChampionsHastings Town R
Matches played342
Goals scored1,456 (4.26 per match)

The division featured 19 clubs, 15 who had competed in the previous season together with four addidtional clubs:[6]

Hastings Town R (based in East Sussex) were the division winners.[7]

At the end of the season Canterbury City R and Kent Police left the league,[8] the latter had been members of the Kent League for 27 seasons since 1969–70.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Hastings Town R 36 26 6 4 127 49 78 84
2 Furness R 36 24 5 7 121 36 85 77
3 Dover Athletic R 36 23 5 8 104 52 52 74
4 Tonbridge AFC R 36 22 7 7 108 48 60 73
5 Whitstable Town R 36 22 5 9 107 46 61 71
6 Sittingbourne R 36 22 4 10 127 57 70 70
7 Thamesmead Town R 36 18 6 12 63 48 15 60
8 Folkestone Invicta R 36 18 6 12 84 73 11 60
9 Chatham Town R 36 15 10 11 56 59 −3 55
10 Corinthian R 36 16 4 16 63 58 5 52
11 Beckenham Town R 36 15 7 14 62 67 −5 52
12 Ramsgate R 36 14 4 18 79 84 −5 46
13 Margate R 36 10 9 17 57 76 −19 39
14 Herne Bay R 36 12 3 21 49 86 −37 39
15 Deal Town R 36 12 3 21 73 114 −41 39
16 Canterbury City R 36 11 5 20 58 86 −28 38 Resigned from League
17 Crockenhill R 36 6 4 26 49 104 −55 22
18 Faversham Town R 36 5 3 28 41 138 −97 18
19 Kent Police 36 2 2 32 28 175 −147 8 Resigned from League
Source: "Tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2". Kent Messenger. 10 May 1996. p. 63. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two Cup

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The 1995–96 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Folkestone Invicta R[9]

The competition for the 19 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 Hythe United F.C.[10] this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Chatham Town R 1[a]
Whitstable Town R 2[a]
Whitstable Town R 0 1 1
Dover Athletic R 1 1 2
Kent Police 0
Dover Athletic R 3
Dover Athletic R 0
Folkestone Invicta R 2
Corinthian R 3
Hastings Town R 4
Hastings Town R 2 0 2
Folkestone Invicta R 3 1 4
Folkestone Invicta R 2
Tonbridge AFC R 0
  1. ^ a b After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 0-0)

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Second Round

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First Round

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References

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  1. ^ "Darenth pull out of league". Kent Today. Aylesford. 14 June 1995. p. 39.
  2. ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Darts back in big time". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 31 May 1996. p. 64.
  4. ^ "League Cup Winners since 1923". SCEFL. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Sporting Week ahead: Saturday: Soccer: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final". Kent Today. Aylesford. 29 April 1996. p. 27.
  6. ^ "Darenth pull out of league". Kent Today. Aylesford. 14 June 1995. p. 39.
  7. ^ "Reserves First Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Struggling Faversham re-elected to league". Kentish Gazette. Aylesford. 13 June 1996. p. 55.
  9. ^ "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Senior soccer details: Fixtures: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final". Kentish Gazette. Aylesford. 25 April 1996. p. 50.
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