1984–85 Kent Football League

Association football league season June 2024 June 2024 The 1984–85 Kent Football League season was the nineteenth in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition featuring teams based in and around the county of Kent 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 1984–85 Tunbridge Wells 272 909 1983–84 1985–86 The league featured seventeen clubs, fifteen of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs: Greenwich Borough, transferred from the London Spartan Leaguehttps://fchd.info/GREENWIB.HTM Greenwich Borough Football Club History Database 22 May 2024 Metropolitan Police (Hayes), joined from the Kent County Amateur Leaguehttps://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regions_2_SE/KCAL79.html Kent County Amateur League 1979–1984: 1983–1984 Non League Matters 22 May 2024 The league was won by Tunbridge Wells, their first league winners title in the reformed Kent League.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 At the end of the season both bottom clubs, Crockenhill and Ramsgate were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.28 June 1985 45 Deal, Fisher survive expulsion bid Kentish Express Ashford League table main WDL Season End Notes TUN Tunbridge Wells HYT Hythe Town SIT Sittingbourne BEC Beckenham Town CRA Cray Wanderers GRE Greenwich Borough FAV Faversham Town DHE Darenth Heathside MET Metropolitan Police (Hayes) WHI Whitstable Town SWA Alma Swanley DEA Deal Town HER Herne Bay SLA Slade Green Athletic KEN Kent Police CRO Crockenhill RAM Ramsgate 17 2 13 59 51 7 8 17 43 57 6 6 20 36 73 22 6 4 83 39 17 8 7 67 46 7 7 18 35 66 21 4 7 77 43 -1 13 7 12 45 43 22 6 4 70 33 12 4 16 43 44 13 8 11 44 42 9 10 13 50 57 15 6 11 62 49 11 7 14 47 49 -1 6 7 19 34 63 8 3 21 48 88 10 13 9 66 66 Kent Police were deducted two goals,6 June 1985 17 Kent League tables: Division One Whitstable Times Whitstable which have been reinstated in the table. Alma Swanley were deducted one point and one goal, the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table Alma Swanley were deducted one point orange1 Re-elected REE REE 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/KL72.html Kent League 1966–92: 1984–85 Non League Matters 22 May 2024 https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engkenthist.html England – Kent League: Final Table Kent League (Division 1) '84–'85 The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 22 May 2024 Challenge Cup The 1984–85 Kent Football League Challenge Cup (named the Winstonlead Kent League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was won by Greenwich Borough in their first season in the league.https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 February 2022 Archives: League Cup Winners SCEFL: Southern Counties East Football League 31 January 2024 The competition, contested by all seventeen clubs in the league, comprised five single match tie rounds (with a single tie in the first round) culminating in the final. Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 2 1 Quarter-finals Sittingbourne 1 1RD51 Replay Darenth Heathside 1 3RD51 Beckenham Town 3 Alma Swanley 2 Tunbridge Wells 3 Cray Wanderers 0 Kent Police Greenwich Borough Semi-finals Darenth Heathside 0 Beckenham Town 2 Tunbridge Wells 1 Greenwich Borough 2 Final Beckenham Town 2RD13 After extra time Greenwich Borough 3RD13 <onlyinclude> Second Round Hythe Town 0 – 2 Sittingbourne Darenth Heathside 1 – 0 Ramsgate Crockenhill 3 – 4 Beckenham Town Whitstable Town 0 – 1 (aet) Alma Swanley (score at 90 minutes 0–0) Herne Bay 0 – 3 Tunbridge Wells Cray Wanderers 1– 0 Metropolitan Police (Hayes) Kent Police 5 – 5 Deal Town REPLAY 1: Deal Town v Kent Police REPLAY 2: Kent Police 4 – 0 Deal Town Greenwich Borough 4 – 0 Slade Green Athletic First Round Faversham Town 2 – 3 Greenwich Borough Byes for the other fifteen teams Sources: Final: 12 May 1985 45 Minor Results: Kent: Cup Final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002454/19850512/045/0045 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive The Sunday People Semi-finals: 12 April 1985 79 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Winstonlead Cup semi-final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19850412/451/0039 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 5 May 1985 45 Minor Results: Kent: Cup semi-final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002454/19850505/045/0045 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive The Sunday People Quarter-finals: 22 March 1985 79 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Winstonlead Cup 3rd rnd https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19850322/511/0039 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 28 March 1985 52 Soccer Results and Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Division 1: League Cup, Round 3 replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19850328/346/0028 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express Second Round:1 March 1985 79 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Winstonlead League Cup 2nd rd https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19850301/462/0039 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 7 March 1985 46 Soccer Results, Fixtures and Tables: Results: Saturday: Kent League: League Cup, Round 2 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19850307/297/0026 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express; 22 March 1985 79 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Winstonlead Cup: Second rnd replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19850322/511/0039 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger First Round: 15 November 1984 47 Results, Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Kent League: Division 1 Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19841115/263/0023 subscription 22 May 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kentish Express Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team. Division Two featured mostly reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) from 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. Division Two Kent Football League Division Two 1984–85 Sheppey United R 271 924 1983–84 1985–86 The league featured seventeen clubs (including one non-reserve team, Snowdown Colliery Welfare), thirteen of which had competed in the division the previous season together with four additional clubs Sheppey United R, returning following a one season absence Canterbury City R joined from the Kent County Amateur League Deal Town R joined from the Kent County Amateur League Thanet United R, formerly Margate R, joined from the Kent County Amateur League The division was won by returnees Sheppey United Rhttp://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 who completed a league and cup double. At the end of the season Hastings United R folded and left the league and both bottom clubs, Deal Town R and Whitstable Town R were re-elected to continue their membership of the division. League Table main WDL Season End Notes SHE Sheppey United R ASH Ashford Town R EAB Erith & Belvedere R FIS Fisher Athletic R FAV Faversham Town R HER Herne Bay R HYT Hythe Town R SCW Snowdown Colliery Welfare HAS Hastings United R SIT Sittingbourne R DHE Darenth Heathside R FOL Folkestone R CHA Chatham Town R MAR Thanet United R CAN Canterbury City R DEA Deal Town R WHI Whitstable Town R 19 6 7 61 37 7 6 19 46 71 8 12 12 41 49 10 9 13 53 47 7 5 20 34 87 19 4 9 61 33 15 6 11 71 56 10 7 15 51 76 19 8 4 79 28 -9 12 6 14 43 53 14 8 9 69 55 14 6 12 53 46 8 7 17 39 56 12 7 13 44 47 23 6 3 77 25 12 7 13 72 61 -3 5 4 23 30 97 Faversham Town R were deducted one goal6 June 1985 17 Kent League tables: Division Two Whitstable Times Whitstable which has been reinstated in the table Herne Bay R were deducted one goal which has been reinstated in the table; match versus Fisher Athletic R not played Fisher Athletic R were deducted nine points and eleven goals, the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table; match versus Herne Bay R not played Sittingbourne R were deducted three points and four goals, the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table Thanet United R were deducted three goals which have been reinstated in the table Fisher Athletic R were deducted nine points Sittingbourne R were deducted thee points red2 Resigned, club folded RSF orange1 Re-elected REE REE 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1984-1985.html#KENT Non League Tables for 1984–1985: Kent League Division Two Non League Matters 22 May 2024 Division Two Cup The 1984–85 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Sheppey United 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 who defeated Fisher Athletic R in the final, and completed a league and cup double. References 1984–85 Category:1984–85 in English men's football leagues