2004–05 Kent Football League

February 2024 March 2026 The 2004–05 Kent Football League season (known as the Go Travel Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England. The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with Divisions One and Two – the latter two were known as the Reserves Section, comprising reserves teams which were not permitted in the Premier Division. Additionally there were two league cup competitions, the Challenge Cup for the Premier Division clubs and another for the teams in the two divisions of the Reserves Section. Premier Division Kent Football League Premier Division 2004–05 Ramsgate Ramsgate 240 833 2003–04 2005–06 The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, no additional clubs joined the league this season. At the end of the season Ramsgate were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One. League table main WDL P RAM Ramsgate HER Herne Bay WHI Whitstable Town MAI Maidstone United VCD VCD Athletic HYT Hythe Town TUN Tunbridge Wells THA Thamesmead Town GRE Greenwich Borough BEC Beckenham Town SEV Sevenoaks Town SLA Slade Green DEA Deal Town SBU Sporting Bengal United ERI Erith Town LOR Lordswood 16 6 8 67 51 19 5 6 68 41 22 4 4 65 27 16 6 8 60 37 6 5 19 33 60 12 9 9 45 49 2 11 7 12 57 54 -1 8 6 16 40 56 13 5 12 63 54 14 5 11 46 42 8 5 17 42 71 5 4 21 37 65 16 6 8 71 44 9 6 15 47 66 8 5 17 40 62 13 4 13 52 54 Beckenham Town were deducted one point. Tunbridge Wells were awarded two points. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete FCHD Results main FBR grey BEC DEA ERI GRE HER HYT LOR MAI RAM SEV SLA SPB THA TUN VCD WHI Beckenham Town 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 4–2 3–0 3–6 3–1 2–3 3–1 Deal Town 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–3 Erith Town 2–5 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–6 2–0 2–0 0–2 Greenwich Borough 1–1 4–3 1–3 1–3 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–3 2–3 2–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 1–3 Herne Bay 3–3 4–2 6–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–6 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–2 Hythe Town 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–5 Lordswood 2–4 3–4 0–0 1–3 1–4 2–7 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 Maidstone United 3–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–4 3–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 Ramsgate 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 0–1 3–2 Sevenoaks Town 1–1 1–3 2–5 4–2 2–5 1–2 2–1 2–4 1–3 3–1 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–3 Slade Green 0–1 2–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 Sporting Bengal United 3–2 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 0–7 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–5 2–5 Thamesmead Town 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–3 2–5 3–2 0–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–5 2–0 Tunbridge Wells 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 5–4 2–0 4–2 1–4 2–2 VCD Athletic 4–3 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–5 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–3 3–4 Whitstable Town 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 5–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 2–4 complete Kent League (archived) Challenge Cup The 2004–05 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Ramsgate who completed the League and Cup double. The competition was contested by the 16 teams from the Premier Division over a total of four rounds: the first two a single match knock-out followed by the semis-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 2 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Sevenoaks Town 0qfn After extra time Ramsgate 1qfn Slade Green 0 Thamesmead Town 3 Herne Bay 5 Tunbridge Wells 1 Hythe Town 1 Maidstone United 0 Semi-finals Ramsgate 1 1 RD2-score1-agg Thamesmead Town 0 1 RD2-score2-agg Herne Bay 1 1 RD2-score3-agg Hythe Town 0 0 RD2-score4-agg Final Ramsgate Herne Bay <onlyinclude> First Round The following teams were eliminated in the first round Beckenham Town, lost a home match 3–1 on penalties (after a 0–0 draw after extra time) to Hythe Town Deal Town Erith Town, beaten 3–1 by Thamesmead Town Greenwich Borough, lost a home match 6–5 on penalties (after a 4–4 draw after extra time) to Herne Bay Lordswood Sporting Bengal United VCD Athletic, lost an away match 1–0 to Maidstone United Whitstable Town, beaten by Ramsgate Sources: Herne Bay FC: club (archived) & Maidstone United FC (archived) & Hythe Town FC (archived) Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team. The 2004–05 Reserves Section comprised two divisions, with promotion and relegation possible between the divisions. Promotion from the Reserves Section into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for all teams in the section. Division One Kent Football League Division One 2004–05 Erith & Belvedere R 132 451 2003–04 2005–06 The division featured twelve clubs, ten of which had competed the previous season together two additional clubs, Erith & Belvedere R and Maidstone United R, who had both been promoted from Division Two. At the end of the season Hastings United R and Danson Furness left the league – the latter club, who had been Premier Division league and cup-winners in 1995–96 (when known as Furness), were the final non-reserves team to compete in Division One. League table main WDL Season End Notes EAB Erith & Belvedere R MAI Maidstone United R CRA Cray Wanderers R THA Thamesmead Town R RAM Ramsgate R ASH Ashford Town (Kent) R DAN Danson Furness DAR Dartford R ERI Erith Town R HER Herne Bay R HAS Hastings United R DEA Deal Town R 9 2 11 40 45 14 3 5 49 24 8 5 9 33 39 8 3 11 32 34 3 4 15 28 52 17 0 5 50 16 5 10 7 33 34 4 3 15 28 67 5 4 13 24 47 16 3 3 52 29 10 2 10 32 28 11 5 6 50 36 red2 Resigned from the League RES RES 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Ashford Town FC (archived), FCHD (team pages) Results main FBR grey ASH CRA DAN DAR DEA E&B ERI HAS HER MAI RAM THA Ashford Town (Kent) R 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 5–1 6–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 3–2 Cray Wanderers R 1–3 2–1 2–0 6–0 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 Danson Furness 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–3 Dartford R 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 6–3 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 Deal Town R 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–4 0–2 3–4 Erith Town R 4–1 7–3 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–4 0–1 2–2 Erith & Belvedere R 0–1 2–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 12–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 Hastings United R 2–1 1–5 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–3 Herne Bay R 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–7 0–1 2–4 Maidstone United R 5–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–2 1–0 4–2 Ramsgate R 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–3 Thamesmead Town R 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 6–0 0–1 2–2 complete Kent League (archived) Division Two Kent Football League Division Two 2004–05 Whitstable Town R 156 512 2003–04 2005–06 The division featured thirteen clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with three additional clubs: Bromley R Slade Green R Welling United R who stayed in the League for one season At the end of the season Whitstable Town R and Bromley R were promoted to Division One and Beckenham Town R and Welling United R left the League. League table main WDL Season End Notes WHI Whitstable Town R BRO Bromley R BEC Beckenham Town R SEV Sevenoaks Town R SLA Slade Green R CHA Chatham Town R VCD VCD Athletic R FOL Folkestone Invicta R HYT Hythe Town R WEL Welling United R SIT Sittingbourne R TUN Tunbridge Wells R LOR Lordswood R 11 6 7 49 32 14 5 5 44 22 -3 10 6 8 50 36 9 6 9 49 40 8 8 8 35 39 4 3 17 26 69 12 2 10 38 37 6 1 17 38 65 +3 10 7 7 39 34 6 2 16 29 59 10 5 9 43 37 7 8 9 25 31 16 7 1 47 11 Bromley R deducted three points Sittingbourne R awarded three points red2 Resigned from the League RES RES green1 Promoted to Division One PRO PRO 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Sittingbourne FC (incomplete table), FCHD (team pages) Results main FBR grey BEC BRO CHA FOL HYT LOR SEV SIT SLA TUN VCD WEL WHI Beckenham Town R 1–4 3–1 4–0 4–0 4–2 6–0 3–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–4 0–0 Bromley R 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 5–0 0–1 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 Chatham Town R 0–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 Folkestone Invicta R 5–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 1–2 7–0 1–4 0–2 5–2 2–2 0–2 Hythe Town R 2–2 2–1 1–6 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 Lordswood R 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–4 2–4 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–3 Sevenoaks Town R 0–1 1–3 5–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–2 2–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 Sittingbourne R 0–3 0–2 4–1 2–5 1–2 4–3 1–4 2–0 10–1 2–6 1–0 1–2 Slade Green R 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–2 4–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 Tunbridge Wells R 1–3 0–3 1–6 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–2 VCD Athletic R 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–5 3–2 7–1 7–3 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 Welling United R 2–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 Whitstable Town R 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 6–0 4–0 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 complete Kent League (archived) & Reserves Cup The 2004–05 Kent Football League Reserves Cup competition for teams from the Reserves Section was contested over a total of five rounds: the first three were single match knock-out rounds, followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match. The Cup was won by Division Two club Beckenham Town R, their matches were Final: defeated fellow Division Two club Bromley R in the final Semi-final: defeated Slade Green R on aggregate over two matches Quarter-final: Won 3–2 at Hastings United R Second Round: a home win 4–1 over Dartford R First Round: a 5–1 victory at Danson Furness Source: Kent League (archived) https://web.archive.org/web/20130418091817/http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php 18 April 2013 & Beckenham Town FC: Fixtures (archived) References External links Kent Football League (archived) 2004-05 9