1969–70 Kent Football League

Association football league season March 2026 March 2024 The 1969–70 Kent Football League season was the fourth in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition based in and around the county of Kent in England. The league comprised one division and there was also a league cup competition, the Challenge Cup. Kent Football League 1969–70 Faversham Town 210 773 1968–69 1970–71 The league featured teams from 15 clubs including five reserves teams. Fourteen of the clubs had competed in the league the previous season and they were joined by one additional club: Kent Police, joined from the Kent County Amateur League16 May 1969 Police Recruits East Kent Times and Mail Ramsgate 15 The league was won by Faversham Town,http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-first%20div%20winners.php First Division past winners / runners-up kentleague.com 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130417042108/http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-first%20div%20winners.php 17 April 2013 29 March 2024 the first of two successive Kent League titles. League table main WDL yes 2 Season End Notes FAV Faversham Town KEN Kent Police TNS Tunnel Sports SIT Sittingbourne TUN Tunbridge Wells MAR Margate Reserves CHA Chatham Town SNO Snowdown Colliery Welfare WHI Whitstable Town DEA Deal Town Reserves RAM Ramsgate Athletic Reserves BRE Brett Sports SHE Sheppey United Reserves CRO Crockenhill FOL Folkestone Reserves 6 9 13 32 55 13 2 13 62 53 6 4 18 40 77 9 7 12 41 47 21 5 2 67 21 5 5 18 35 70 18 3 7 80 55 11 8 9 47 49 8 7 13 53 62 5 7 16 44 71 15 7 6 60 36 11 5 12 54 52 10 11 7 56 50 15 7 6 58 25 10 7 11 44 50 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored. complete 5 June 1970 Kent League Final Table https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004231/19700605/130/0010 subscription 25 March 2024 10 British Newspaper Archive Faversham News Challenge Cup The 1969–70 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by newly admitted club Kent Police,https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 League Cup Winners since 1923 February 2022 SCEFL 29 March 2024 their sole winners trophy whilst playing in the Kent League. The competition was contested by the 15 teams from the league over four rounds, the first and second where two leg home and away aggregate score ties followed by single match knock-out semi-finals to reach the final, played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne F.C.15 May 1970 31 Your weekend fixture guide: Tomorrow: Soccer: Kent League Cup Final Evening Post Chatham this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Ramsgate Athletic Reserves 1 1 RD1-score1-agg Chatham Town 1 6 RD1-score2-agg Faversham Town 1 3qf1 After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 1-1 RD1-score3-agg Whitstable Town 1 2qf1 RD1-score4-agg Sittingbourne 4 2 RD1-score5-agg Deal Town Reserves 0 1 RD1-score6-agg Kent Police 3 1 RD1-score7-agg Tunnel Sports 1 1 RD1-score8-agg Semi-finals Chatham Town 3 Faversham Town 2 Sittingbourne 0 Kent Police 5 Final Chatham Town 0 Kent Police 2 First Round Ramsgate Athletic Reserves 2 – 0 Sheppey United Reserves (1st Leg 1–0; 2nd Leg 1–0) Margate Reserves 4 – 5 Chatham Town (1st Leg 1–2; 2nd Leg 3–3) Tunbridge Wells 2 – 8 Faversham Town (1st Leg 1–5; 2nd Leg 1–3) Whitstable Town 3 – 2 Snowdown Colliery Welfare (1st Leg 3–1; 2nd Leg 0–1) Sittingbourne 7 – 1 Brett Sports (1st Leg 4–0; 2nd Leg 3–1) Crockenhill 3 – 10 Deal Town Reserves (1st Leg 3–4; 2nd Leg 0–6) Tunnel Sports 4 – 2 Folkestone Reserves (1st Leg 3–2; 2nd Leg 1–0) Bye for Kent Police Sources: First Round: 20 March 1970 Reserves Win https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003350/19700320/210/0014 subscription 25 March 2024 14 British Newspaper Archive East Kent Times and Mail; 5 April 1970 Kent League Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19700405/296/0040 subscription 25 March 2024 40 British Newspaper Archive Sunday Mirror; 10 April 1970 Kent League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003312/19700410/005/0005 subscription 25 March 2024 5 British Newspaper Archive Whitstable Times; 17 April 1970 Town's Cup-tie Win https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003312/19700417/007/0007 subscription 25 March 2024 7 British Newspaper Archive Whitstable Times; 20 April 1970 Terry Bowles Cup Lucky Chatham https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005095/19700420/215/0017 subscription 25 March 2024 17 British Newspaper Archive Kent Evening Post; 24 April 1970 County details https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001744/19700424/253/0015 subscription 25 March 2024 15 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 28 April 1970 Results https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002513/19700428/274/0016 subscription 25 March 2024 16 British Newspaper Archive Thanet Times; 29 April 1970 Kent League Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003350/19700429/174/0014 subscription 25 March 2024 14 British Newspaper Archive East Kent Times and Mail, Quarter-finals: 29 April 1970 Bourne Keep in that Cup Mood https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005095/19700429/278/0020 subscription 25 March 2024 20 British Newspaper Archive Kent Evening Post; 5 May 1970 Results https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002513/19700505/303/0016 subscription 25 March 2024 16 British Newspaper Archive Thanet Times; 11 May 1970 Bourne Take Tumble https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005095/19700511/253/0020 subscription 25 March 2024 20 British Newspaper Archive Kent Evening Post Semi-finals: 11 May 1970 Cheer the Chatham Heroes https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005095/19700511/253/0020 subscription 25 March 2024 20 British Newspaper Archive Kent Evening Post Final: 18 May 1970 Police Lock Out Chats John Evans https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005095/19700518/229/0020 subscription 25 March 2024 20 British Newspaper Archive Kent Evening Post References External links 1969-70 Category:1969–70 in English football leagues