2005–06 Kent Football League

February 2024 March 2026 The 2005–06 Kent Football League season (known as the Kentish Observer League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th 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 2005–06 Maidstone United Maidstone United 240 786 2004–05 2006–07 The league featured 16 clubs, 15 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club: Erith & Belvedere, relegated from the Southern League At the end of the season Maidstone United were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South. League table main WDL P MAI Maidstone United BEC Beckenham Town THA Thamesmead Town E&B Erith & Belvedere WHI Whitstable Town VCD VCD Athletic HER Herne Bay LOR Lordswood DEA Deal Town TUN Tunbridge Wells SLA Slade Green HYT Hythe Town GRE Greenwich Borough ERI Erith Town SBU Sporting Bengal United SEV Sevenoaks Town 15 5 10 50 31 14 7 9 52 33 17 7 6 50 31 22 6 2 85 23 5 5 20 22 64 10 7 13 39 41 22 4 4 96 24 9 7 14 31 56 18 6 6 73 41 7 6 17 41 51 3 6 21 27 107 12 9 9 49 45 16 7 7 64 38 3 5 22 18 70 13 4 13 53 62 7 3 20 36 69 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived) Results main FBR grey BEC DEA E&B ERI GRE HER HYT LOR MAI SEV SLA SPB THA TUN VCD WHI Beckenham Town 5–1 2–1 4–0 4–1 1–3 0–0 4–0 2–3 9–0 4–0 3–1 8–0 3–0 4–0 6–2 Deal Town 0–2 2–3 5–1 7–3 1–4 2–1 1–2 1–5 0–0 4–0 3–2 1–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 Erith & Belvedere 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 Erith Town 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 Greenwich Borough 0–7 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 4–3 0–2 0–1 3–5 Herne Bay 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 0–1 3–0 4–0 8–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 Hythe Town 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 2–3 0–1 0–2 Lordswood 0–5 2–0 2–2 6–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–5 4–0 0–0 7–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 3–2 Maidstone United 1–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 4–1 1–0 5–2 0–1 5–0 2–0 9–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 Sevenoaks Town 2–6 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–3 0–1 3–3 1–5 Slade Green 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–7 2–5 Sporting Bengal United 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 4–1 2–2 0–6 1–1 1–5 0–1 1–1 0–7 0–0 1–5 0–7 Thamesmead Town 2–1 6–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 6–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 Tunbridge Wells 2–2 3–4 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 VCD Athletic 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 7–0 2–2 3–0 1–3 Whitstable Town 2–0 2–3 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–3 1–1 0–2 complete Herne Bay F.C: Grid (archived) & Kentish Football (results) & Kent League: Results (archived) & Kent League: Table (archived) Challenge Cup The 2005–06 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Maidstone United who completed the League and Cup double.May 2025 The competition was played by the 16 teams form the Premier Division One initially organised into four groups. The group winners and runners-up progressed into the quarter-finals, decided on a single match knockout basis with the group winners drawn at home. The semi-finals were decided on an aggregate basis (home and away matches), followed by a final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season).May 2025 Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 2 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Thamesmead Town 1 Hythe Town 2 Maidstone United 4qfn After extra time Beckenham Town 3qfn Lordswood 0 VCD Athletic 1 Herne Bay 2 Whitstable Town 1 Semi-finals Hythe Town 1 1 RD2-score1-agg Maidstone United 2 2 RD2-score2-agg VCD Athletic 1 1 RD2-score3-agg Herne Bay 1 0 RD2-score4-agg Final Maidstone United 4 VCD Athletic 0 Kentish Football Group Stage <onlyinclude> Group A main WDL A1 Herne Bay A2 Hythe Town A3 Erith & Belvedere A4 Sporting Bengal United 4 1 1 12 3 3 1 2 18 8 3 1 2 11 9 0 1 5 4 25 Progressed to Quarter-final (home) green1 QLY1 Progressed to Quarter-final (away) green2 QLY2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Herne Bay Football Club (archived) main FBR grey E&B HER HYT SPB Erith & Belvedere 2–0 2–4 5–0 Herne Bay 4–0 2–1 3–0 Hythe Town 0–1 0–0 7–1 Sporting Bengal United 1–1 0–3 2–6 complete Herne Bay Football Club (archived) Group B main WDL B1 Lordswood B2 Whitstable Town B3 Erith Town B4 Greenwich Borough 4 1 1 12 10 3 2 1 11 7 2 0 4 7 8 1 1 4 7 12 Progressed to Quarter-final (home) green1 QLY1 Progressed to Quarter-final (away) green2 QLY2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Herne Bay Football Club (archived) main FBR grey ERI GRE LOR WHI Erith Town 3–0 1–2 2–0 Greenwich Borough 2–1 1–2 0–1 Lordswood 2–0 3–2 3–3 Whitstable Town 2–0 2–2 3–0 complete Herne Bay Football Club (archived) Group C main WDL C1 Maidstone United C2 VCD Athletic C3 Tunbridge Wells C4 Deal Town 5 0 1 16 6 3 2 1 9 7 2 2 2 8 8 0 0 6 7 19 Progressed to Quarter-final (home) green1 QLY1 Progressed to Quarter-final (away) green2 QLY2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Herne Bay Football Club (archived) main FBR grey DEA MAI TUN VCD Deal Town 1–3 0–2 3–4 Maidstone United 5–1 3–2 0–2 Tunbridge Wells 3–1 0–3 0–0 VCD Athletic 2–1 0–2 1–1 complete Herne Bay Football Club (archived) Group D main WDL D1 Thamesmead Town D2 Beckenham Town D3 Slade Green D4 Sevenoaks Town 3 3 0 11 5 2 4 0 11 5 2 2 2 8 7 0 1 5 2 15 Progressed to Quarter-final (home) green1 QLY1 Progressed to Quarter-final (away) green2 QLY2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Herne Bay Football Club (archived) main FBR grey BEC SEV SLA THA Beckenham Town 2–0 0–0 3–3 Sevenoaks Town 0–4 0–1 0–1 Slade Green 1–1 6–1 0–2 Thamesmead Town 1–1 1–1 3–0 complete Herne Bay Football Club (archived) Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team. The 2005–06 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.May 2025 Division One Kent Football League Division One 2005–06 Thamesmead Town R 132 473 2004–05 2006–07 The division featured twelve clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with Whitstable Town R and Bromley R who had both been promoted from Division Two. At the end of the season Deal Town R and Herne Bay R were relegated to Division Two. League table main WDL Season End Notes THA Thamesmead Town R WHI Whitstable Town R CRA Cray Wanderers R BRO Bromley R DAR Dartford R ERI Erith Town R RAM Ramsgate R ASH Ashford Town (Kent) R EAB Erith & Belvedere R MAI Maidstone United R HER Herne Bay R DEA Deal Town R 8 4 10 38 47 12 2 8 42 34 11 5 6 51 34 10 5 7 39 27 3 3 16 20 43 7 6 9 43 47 10 4 8 50 42 3 5 14 25 46 6 4 12 31 53 8 6 8 38 45 15 5 2 50 23 13 3 6 46 32 red1 Relegated to Division Two REL REL 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived), table & Kent League (archived), final match result Division Two Kent Football League Division Two 2005–06 Folkestone Invicta R 110 379 2004–05 2006–07 The division featured eleven clubs, nine of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs: Greenwich Borough R rejoining the league after an absence of three seasons. Tilbury R At the end of the season Folkestone Invicta R and Sevenoaks Town R were promoted to Division One and Slade Green R left the League.May 2025 League table main WDL Season End Notes FOL Folkestone Invicta R SEV Sevenoaks Town R CHA Chatham Town R SLA Slade Green R TUN Tunbridge Wells R LOR Lordswood R GRE Greenwich Borough Rrl2 Greenwich R v Hythe Town R match awarded to Greenwich R VCD VCD Athletic R TIL Tilbury R SIT Sittingbourne R HYT Hythe Town Rrl2 11 1 8 47 42 14 4 2 53 16 6 5 9 26 37 3 5 12 24 46 8 4 8 42 39 11 4 5 32 22 9 6 5 36 22 4 5 11 24 42 5 5 10 26 33 8 7 5 42 34 6 4 10 27 46 red2 Resigned from the League RES green1 Promoted to Division One PRO PRO 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Kent League (archived), table & Kent League (archived), final match result Reserves Cup The 2005–06 Kent Football League Reserves Cup was won by Dartford R. The competition was contested by all 23 teams of the Reserves Section 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 then the final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season)May 2025 Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Dartford R 3 VCD Athletic R 0 Ashford Town (Kent) R 4rcn After extra time Tunbridge Wells R 3rcn Whitstable Town R 2 Hythe Town R 1 Thamesmead Town R 0 Folkestone Invicta R 3 Semi-finals Dartford R 5 ? ? Ashford Town (Kent) R 0 ? ? Whitstable Town R 5 1 RD2-score3-agg Folkestone Invicta R 1 1 RD2-score4-agg Final Dartford R 3 Whitstable Town R 1 Second Round Dartford R 2 – 2 Erith & Belvedere R Replay: Erith & Belvedere R 1 – 2 Dartford R Greenwich Borough R 1 – 4 VCD Athletic R Ashford Town (Kent) R 7 – 1 Sittingbourne R Chatham Town R 2 – 3 Tunbridge Wells R Lordswood R 1 – 1 Whitstable Town R Replay: Whitstable Town R 4 – 0 Lordswood R Hythe Town R 1 – 1 (aet) Ramsgate R (Hythe Town R won 5–4 on penalties) Cray Wanderers R 0 – 3 Thamesmead Town R Deal Town R 1 – 3 Folkestone Invicta R First Round Maidstone United R 1 – 3 Erith & Belvedere R Bromley R 2 – 2 (aet) VCD Athletic R (VCD Athletic R won 4–2 on penalties) Erith Town R 3 – 3 (aet) Ashford Town (Kent) R (Ashford Town (Kent) R won 5–4 on penalties) Tunbridge Wells R 6 – 1 Sevenoaks Town R Slade Green R 1 – 4 Whitstable Town R Tilbury R 1 – 1 (aet) Hythe Town R (Hythe Town R won 4–3 on penalties) Cray Wanderers R 3 – 1 Herne Bay R Byes for the remaining nine teams Source: Kent League (archived) & Kentish Football References External links Home Kent Football League 2024-08-15 https://www.kentleague.com/ 2005-06 9