1995–96 Kent Football League

April 2024 April 2024 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 Kent Football League Division One 1995–96 Furness Dartford 380 1266 1994–95 1996–97 The league featured 20 clubs, 19 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club: Hythe United,14 June 1995 39 Darenth pull out of league Kent Today Aylesford joined from the Kent County League Furness won the divisionhttp://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 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.31 May 1996 64 Darts back in big time Kent Messenger Aylesford League table main WDL P FUR Furness DAR Dartford CHA Chatham Town HER Herne Bay DEA Deal Town SLA Slade Green SHE Sheppey United WHI Whitstable Town THA Thamesmead Town FOL Folkestone Invicta GRE Greenwich Borough CRA Cray Wanderers CAN Canterbury City RAM Ramsgate TUN Tunbridge Wells BEC Beckenham Town COR Corinthian CRO Crockenhill HYT Hythe United FAV Faversham Town 16 5 17 70 70 -3 18 10 10 74 44 13 6 19 62 81 24 5 9 79 48 10 10 18 45 64 9 9 20 45 60 17 12 9 66 46 17 7 14 59 51 8 6 24 58 101 26 11 1 71 21 17 7 14 85 61 3 3 32 33 142 17 13 8 72 52 15 7 16 60 66 14 6 18 48 59 19 5 14 66 49 8 8 22 51 92 15 11 12 82 56 27 8 3 87 19 9 7 22 53 84 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Southern League Southern Division P Cray Wanderers were deducted three points. 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete FCHD nonleaguematters Challenge Cup The 1995–96 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Furness,https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 League Cup Winners since 1923 SCEFL 29 March 2024 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.29 April 1996 27 The Sporting Week ahead: Saturday: Soccer: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final Kent Today Aylesford this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Crockenhill 1 Furness 6 Chatham Town 1QF1 After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1-1) 1QF2 Replay, after extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1-1) Whitstable Town 1QF1 3QF2 Sheppey United 2 Tunbridge Wells 0 Slade Green 2 Corinthian 0 Semi-finals Furness 1 3 RD2-score1-agg Whitstable Town 1 0 RD2-score2-agg Sheppey United 1 2SFN2 After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1) RD2-score3-agg Slade Green 1 1SFN2 RD2-score4-agg Final Furness 2NF1 After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1) Sheppey United 1NF1 <onlyinclude> Sources: Quarter-finals: 25 January 1996 46 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-finals https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960125/495/0046 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette; 1 February 1996 47 Results, fixtures: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-final replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960201/470/0047 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette Semi-finals: 18 March 1996 29 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-inal first leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19960318/312/0029 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 25 March 1996 29 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-finals, second leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19960325/331/0029 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Final: 7 May 1996 33 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19960507/337/0033 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Second Round Crockenhill 1 – 1 (aet) Greenwich Borough (match abandoned after 106 minutes) REPLAY: Greenwich Borough 1 – 1 (aet) Crockenhill (score after 90 minutes 1-1),Crockenhill won 3–2 on penalties Cray Wanderers 1 – 2 Furness Beckenham Town 0 – 2 Chatham Town Whitstable Town 2 – 1 Folkestone Invicta Sheppey United 3 – 2 Deal Town Hythe United 1 – 2 (aet) Tunbridge Wells (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1) Slade Green 4 – 2 Thamesmead Town Corinthian 5 – 5 (aet) Ramsgate (Score at 90 minutes: 4–4) REPLAY: Ramsgate 1 – 4 Corinthian First Round Dartford 0 – 2 Cray Wanderers Canterbury City 4 – 5 Folkestone Invicta Beckenham Town 2 – 1 Faversham Town Whitstable Town 2 – 1 Herne Bay Byes for the other 12 teams Sources: Second Round: 27 November 1995 33 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19951127/404/0033 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 29 November 1995 31 Last night's results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19951129/327/0031 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 20 December 1995 38 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19951220/341/0038 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette First Round: 23 October 1995 29 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19951023/375/0029 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 30 October 1995 29 Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, first round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19951030/364/0033 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Reserves Section 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 Kent Football League Division Two 1995–96 Hastings Town R 342 1456 1994–95 1996–97 The division featured 19 clubs, 15 who had competed in the previous season together with four addidtional clubs:14 June 1995 39 Darenth pull out of league Kent Today Aylesford Kent Police, dropped from Division One Margate R Sittingbourne R Crockenhill R Hastings Town R (based in East Sussex) were the division winners.http://kentleague.com/Archives/Reserves%20First%20Div%20winners.php Reserves First Division winners / runners-up kentleague.com 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130418065959/http://kentleague.com/Archives/Reserves%20First%20Div%20winners.php 18 April 2013 26 April 2024 At the end of the season Canterbury City R and Kent Police left the league,13 June 1996 55 Struggling Faversham re-elected to league Kentish Gazette Aylesford the latter had been members of the Kent League for 27 seasons since 1969–70. League table main WDL Season End Notes HAS Hastings Town R DAN Furness R DOV Dover Athletic R TON Tonbridge AFC R WHI Whitstable Town R SIT Sittingbourne R THA Thamesmead Town R FOL Folkestone Invicta R CHA Chatham Town R COR Corinthian R BEC Beckenham Town R RAM Ramsgate R MAR Margate R HER Herne Bay R DEA Deal Town R CAN Canterbury City R CRC Crockenhill R FAV Faversham Town R KEN Kent Police 15 7 14 62 67 11 5 20 58 86 15 10 11 56 59 16 4 16 63 58 6 4 26 49 104 24 5 7 121 36 12 3 21 73 114 23 5 8 104 52 5 3 28 41 138 18 6 12 84 73 26 6 4 127 49 12 3 21 49 86 2 2 32 28 175 10 9 17 57 76 14 4 18 79 84 22 4 10 127 57 18 6 12 63 48 22 7 7 108 48 22 5 9 107 46 red2 Resigned from League RES RES 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete 10 May 1996 63 Tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19960510/769/0063 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger Division Two Cup The 1995–96 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Folkestone Invicta R http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php Reserves Division(s) League Cup kentleague.com 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130418091817/http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php 18 April 2013 29 March 2024 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.25 April 1996 50 Senior soccer details: Fixtures: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final Kentish Gazette Aylesford this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Chatham Town R 1QR After extra time (score at 90 minutes: 0-0) Whitstable Town R 2QR Kent Police 0 Dover Athletic R 3 Corinthian R 3 Hastings Town R 4 Folkestone Invicta R 2 Tonbridge AFC R 0 Semi-finals Whitstable Town R 0 1 RD2-score1-agg Dover Athletic R 1 1 RD2-score2-agg Hastings Town R 2 0 RD2-score3-agg Folkestone Invicta R 3 1 RD2-score4-agg Final Dover Athletic R 0 Folkestone Invicta R 2 <onlyinclude> Sources: Quarter-finals: 8 February 1996 46 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960208/482/0046 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette; 15 February 1996 46 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960215/412/0046 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette; 29 February 1996 46 Senior soccer: Results:Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960229/463/0046 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette Semi-finals: 21 March 1996 54 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, first leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005421/19960321/591/0054 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette; 28 March 1996 54 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, second leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960328/590/0054 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette; 28 March 1996 35 Last night's results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, first leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19960328/356/0035 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 3 April 1996 27 Last night's results:Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, second leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19960403/320/0027 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Final: 2 May 1996 54 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960502/506/0054 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette Second Round Chatham Town R 2 – 0 Thamesmead Town R Whitstable Town R 2 – 0 Sittingbourne R Margate R 1 – 2 Kent Police Furness R 0 – 2 Dover Athletic R Corinthian R 2 – 0 Deal Town R Beckenham Town R 1 – 4 Hastings Town R Herne Bay R 2 – 4 Folkestone Invicta R Faversham Town R 0 – 4 Tonbridge AFC R First Round Chatham Town R 4 – 0 Ramsgate R Whitstable Town R 6 – 1 Crockenhill R Canterbury City R 0 – 4 Furness R Byes for other 13 clubs Sources: Second Round: 27 November 1995 33 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19951127/404/0033 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 29 November 1995 31 Last night's results:Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19951129/341/0031 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 7 December 1995 34 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19951207/356/0034 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette; 11 January 1996 46 Results, fixtures & Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960111/01256/0046 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette; 8 February 1996 46 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round: Second Round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19960208/482/0046 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Gazette First Round: 16 October 1995 29 (Column 5) Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, first round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19951016/406/0029 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 30 October 1995 33 Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, first round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19951030/364/0033 subscription 14 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today References External links 1995-96 Category:1995–96 in English men's football leagues