1998–99 Kent Football League

April 2024 April 2024 The 1998–99 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England. The League structure comprised two divisions: a Premier Division together with a Reserves Section league, Division One. The two divisions had been renamed respectively from Division One and Division Two of the previous season. Reserves teams 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 Reserves Section. From this season onwards the grounds where Premier Division matches were played were required to have floodlights.25 June 1998 Kent League gets lit up Dover Express Dover 76 Premier Division Kent Football League Premier Division 1998–99 Ramsgate 342 1021 1997–98 1999–2000 The league featured 19 clubs which had competed in the previous season, no additional clubs joined the league this season. The league was won by Ramsgate for the second season in succession.http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-Premier%20div%20winners.php Premier Division past winners / runners-up kentleague.com 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130417042103/http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-Premier%20div%20winners.php 17 April 2013 29 March 2024 At the end of the season Crockenhill resigned and joined the Kent County League.23 June 1999 Just the ticket: The Reserve division... Folkestone Herald Folkestone 79 League table main WDL Season End Notes RAM Ramsgate DEA Deal Town GRE Greenwich Borough THA Thamesmead Town CRO Crockenhill CHA Chatham Town VCD VCD Athletic WHI Whitstable Town BEC Beckenham Town SLA Slade Green SHE Sheppey United HER Herne Bay LOR Lordswood CRA Cray Wanderers CAN Canterbury City FAV Faversham Town ERI Erith Town HYT Hythe United TUN Tunbridge Wells 8 9 19 53 66 2 16 9 11 61 51 9 9 18 34 51 26 5 5 93 24 18 11 7 61 40 8 5 23 33 79 5 8 23 46 105 13 11 12 51 47 11 11 14 58 49 20 14 2 57 19 7 7 22 38 65 8 12 16 47 71 15 9 12 60 52 9 5 22 41 80 -3 24 9 3 78 24 24 4 8 64 28 9 8 19 34 73 11 8 17 50 59 3 19 10 7 62 38 -1 red2 Resigned to the Kent County League R Cray Wanderers were awarded two points. Crockenhill were deducted one point. Faversham Town were deducted the three points gained from match of 26 September 1998 won 2–1 versus Sheppey United, for fielding an ineligible player.25 November 1998 (column 5) *Faversham Town... Faversham Times Faversham 67 Sheppey United were awarded three points for match of 26 September 1998 lost 1–2 versus Faversham Town, who fielded an ineligible player. 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete 28 May 1999 91 League Tables Update: Winstonlead Kent League: Final Table: Premier Division https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003667/19990528/091/0091 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Tunbridge Wells Courier Challenge Cup The 1998–99 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Deal Town.https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 League Cup Winners since 1923 SCEFL 29 March 2024 The competition was contested by the 19 teams from the Premier Division over five rounds: the first three were 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.29 April 1999 Football Results And Fixtures Service: Fixtures: Saturday, May 1: Winstonlead Kent League: Premier Division Cup Final Dover Express Dover 71 this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 2 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Chatham Town 0 Deal Town 2 Cray Wanderers 0 Ramsgate 1 Herne Bay 1 VCD Athletic 4 Crockenhill 2 Hythe United 0 Semi-finals Deal Town 1 2 RD2-score1-agg Ramsgate 0 2 RD2-score2-agg VCD Athletic 0 1 1VCD Athletic won on away goal Crockenhill 0 1 RD2-score4-agg Final Deal Town 1 VCD Athletic 0 Sources: Quarter-finals: 29 January 1999 79 Senior Soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League, Premier Division Cup, third round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005423/19990129/620/0061 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 29 January 1999 79 Senior Soccer details: Results: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League, Premier Division Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005423/19990129/620/0061 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger Semi-finals: 25 March 1999 79 Football Results And Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday, March 20: Winstonlead Kent League: Premier Division Cup; Semi-Finals, First Leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19990325/079/0079 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 1 April 1999 79 Football Results And Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday, March 27: Winstonlead Kent League: Premier Division Cup; Semi-Finals, Second Leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19990401/079/0079 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Final: 6 May 1999 67 Football Results And Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday, May 1: Winstonlead Kent League: Premier Division Cup Final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19990506/067/0067 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Second Round Chatham Town 2 – 0 Slade Green Beckenham Town 2 – 3 Deal Town Cray Wanderers 1 – 0 Lordswood Whitstable Town 0 – 2 Ramsgate Herne Bay 1 – 0 Tunbridge Wells Canterbury City 1 – 3 VCD Athletic Erith Town 0 – 2 Crockenhill Faversham Town 2 – 2 Hythe United (match abandoned after 84 minutes owing to floodlight failure) REPLAY: Hythe United 3 – 1 Faversham Town First Round Chatham Town 4 – 1 Greenwich Borough Sheppey United 0 – 3 Deal Town Thamesmead Town 0 – 2 Crockenhill Byes for the other 13 teams Sources: Second Round: 23 November 1998 18 Weekend Results And Tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Premier Division Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981123/157/0018 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times; 9 December 1998 31 Soccer Details: Last Night's Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Premier Division Cup, second round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981209/389/0031 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times First Round: 28 October 1998 31 Soccer Details: Last Night's Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Premier Division Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981028/308/0031 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team. The 1998–99 Reserves Section comprised a single division. The promotion of reserves teams into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for the teams in the section. Division One Kent Football League Division One 1998–99 Deal Town R 342 1239 1997–98 Div.Two 1999–2000 D1 North1999–2000 D1 South The division featured teams from 19 clubs, 16 of which were from the previous season together with three additional teams Swanley Furness who had dropped from the top division and replaced their reserves team. Canterbury City R Cray Wanderers R The division was won by Deal Town R.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 Crockenhill R resigned from the league and the remainder of the teams were allocated to two new equally ranked, geographically based divisions, Division One North and Division One South. League table main WDL Season End Notes DEA Deal Town R DOV Dover Athletic R MAR Margate R DAN Swanley Furness THA Thamesmead Town R FOL Folkestone Invicta R RAM Ramsgate R HAS Hastings Town R LOR Lordswood R DAR Dartford R SIT Sittingbourne R CHA Chatham Town R BEC Beckenham Town R HER Herne Bay R CAN Canterbury City R CRA Cray Wanderers R HYT Hythe United R CRC Crockenhill R WHI Whitstable Town R 11 8 17 46 49 -2 11 4 21 42 91 13 4 19 57 79 8 6 22 46 83 4 10 22 45 94 20 4 12 69 46 +3 14 7 15 60 64 28 6 2 114 25 28 2 6 109 33 19 7 10 98 70 15 9 12 54 67 10 7 19 54 75 7 3 26 39 99 15 6 15 67 69 23 11 2 85 25 +2 17 10 9 74 62 13 10 13 57 57 -3 18 9 9 91 65 +2 5 3 28 32 86 Beckenham Town R were deducted two points Swanley Furness were awarded three points Margate R were awarded two points Sittingbourne R were deducted three points Thamesmead Town R were awarded two points red2 Resigned RES blue1 Moved to Division One North MON MON MON MON MON MON MON blue2 Moved to Division One South MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete 20 May 1999 71 The Winstonlead Kent League: Division One https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003751/19990520/071/0071 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Folkestone Herald Division One Cup The 1998–99 Kent Football League Division One Cup was won by Dover Athletic 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 the Division One comprised five rounds: the first three were a single match knock-out followed by the semis-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and a single match final. Although the final was scheduled to be at Herne Bay F.C. it was agreed to move it to the home ground of one of the two competing clubs - Dover Athletic won the coin toss.8 April 1999 Mark Winter Bari or Borough? It's no real contest! Dover Express Folkestone 68 Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 2 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Swanley Furness 4QF1 After extra time 3QFR1 Replay Whitstable Town R 4QF1 1QFR1 Sittingbourne R 0QF2 After extra time 0QFR2 Replay, after extra time 2pQFP Penalty shoot-out Dover Athletic R 0QF2 0QFR2 3pQFP Hythe United R 0 Deal Town R 10 Folkestone Invicta R 2 Dartford R 3 Semi-finals Swanley Furness 0 1 RD2-score1-agg Dover Athletic R 0 3 RD2-score2-agg Deal Town R 3 0 RD2-score3-agg Dartford R 2 0 RD2-score4-agg Final Dover Athletic R 2 Deal Town R 0 Sources: Quarter-finals: 22 January 1999 79 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, third round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19990122/767/0075 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 29 January 1999 79 Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, third round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19990129/623/0061 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 29 January 1999 79 Senior soccer details: Results: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, third round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19990129/623/0061 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger; 5 February 1999 79 Senior soccer details: Results: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, third round & Third round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005423/19990205/01421/0079 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger Semi-finals: 18 March 1999 71 Football Results And Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday, March 13: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup, Semi-Finals, First Leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19990318/071/0071 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 25 March 1999 79 Football Results And Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday, March 20: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup, Semi-Finals, Second Leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19990325/079/0079 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Final: 15 April 1999 71 Football Results And Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday, April 10: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup Final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19990415/071/0071 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Second Round Swanley Furness 4 – 3 Chatham Town R Whitstable Town R 3 – 3 Lordswood R (score at 90 minutes: 3–3) REPLAY: Lordswood R 0 – 2 Whitstable Town R Ramsgate R 1 – 1 (aet) Sittingbourne R (score at 90 minutes: 1–1) REPLAY: Sittingbourne R 1 – 0 Ramsgate R Cray Wanderers R 1 – 1 (aet) Dover Athletic R (score at 90 minutes: 0–0) REPLAY: Dover Athletic R 2 – 1 Cray Wanderers R Canterbury City R 2 – 5 Hythe United R Crockenhill R 0 – 1 Deal Town R Hastings Town R 2 – 5 Folkestone Invicta R Thamesmead Town R 1 – 2 Dartford R First Round Herne Bay R 0 – 1 Cray Wanderers R Margate R 1 – 2 Hythe United R Dartford R 3 – 2 Beckenham Town R Byes for the other 13 teams Sources: Second Round: 23 November 1998 18 Weekend Results And Tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981123/157/0018 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times; 30 November 1998 18 Weekend Results: Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981130/174/0018 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times; 2 December 1998 31 Soccer Details: Last Night's Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981202/371/0031 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times; 3 December 1998 39 Soccer Details: Last Night's Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981203/478/0039 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times; 7 December 1998 35 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup 2nd round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981207/388/0035 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times; 16 December 1998 31 Soccer Details: Last Night's Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup (second round replay) https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981216/358/0031 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times First Round: 19 October 1998 20 All The Weekend Soccer Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, 1st Round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981019/197/0020 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times; 26 October 1998 18 Weekend Results And Tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, first round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981026/167/0018 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times; 9 November 1998 18 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, First round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19981109/163/0018 subscription 21 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Times References External links 1998-99 Category:1998–99 in English men's football leagues