1993–94 Kent Football League

April 2024 April 2024 The 1993–94 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th 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 1993–94 Herne Bay 420 1519 1992–93 1994–95 The league featured 21 clubs, 20 which had competed in the previous season together with one additional club: Dartford,30 June 1993 49 £35,000 Backing For Football: *Dartford FC East Kent Gazette Sittingbourne the reformed club were a continuation of the club that had resigned early the previous season from the Southern League Also, Danson Furness United changed name to Furness.Danson Furness United https://fchd.info/FURNESS.HTM Football Club History Database 8 April 2024 The league was won by Herne Bay for their second title.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 Former division champions and cup winners Alma Swanley folded and resigned from the league at the end of the season.27 May 1994 60 (Column1) Kent Senior Trophy Holders Alma Swanley . . . Kent Messenger Aylesford League table main WDL Season End Notes HER Herne Bay FUR Furness CHA Chatham Town THA Thamesmead Town SWA Alma Swanley DAR Dartford BEC Beckenham Town COR Corinthian RAM Ramsgate DEA Deal Town SHE Sheppey United FOL Folkestone Invicta FAV Faversham Town GRE Greenwich Borough WHI Whitstable Town TUN Tunbridge Wells CRA Cray Wanderers CRO Crockenhill SLA Slade Green DHE Darenth Heathside KEN Kent Police 11 9 20 37 65 33 4 3 102 26 20 6 14 90 67 23 9 8 86 50 11 10 19 54 71 22 4 14 85 59 8 7 25 42 87 21 11 8 93 47 5 4 31 38 128 21 11 8 70 44 12 9 19 68 72 14 6 20 68 80 18 8 14 102 73 14 5 21 72 85 22 8 10 90 50 17 10 13 69 67 8 10 22 55 99 -1 17 6 17 83 73 23 9 8 94 37 21 6 13 91 51 1 4 35 30 188 Crockenhill were deducted one point. red2 Resigned (club folded) RES 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete FCHD nonleaguematters Challenge Cup The 1993–94 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the second consecutive season by Ramsgate – the first club to retain the League Challenge Cup since its reintroduction in 1967.https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 League Cup Winners since 1923 February 2022 SCEFL 29 March 2024 The competition was contested by the 21 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 Whitstable Town F.C. this season).21 April 1994 91 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Fixtures: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Division One Cup Final Dover Express Dover Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Deal Town 7 Cray Wanderers 2 Whitstable Town 21QF2 After extra time; score at 90 minutes 1–1 Herne Bay 11QF2 Folkestone Invicta 0 Thamesmead Town 2 Ramsgate 9 Crockenhill 1 Semi-finals Deal Town 3 0 RD2-score1-agg Whitstable Town 0 0 RD2-score2-agg Thamesmead Town 1 2 RD2-score3-agg Ramsgate 4 1 RD2-score4-agg Final Deal Town 1 Ramsgate 2 <onlyinclude> Sources: Quarter-finals: 13 January 1994 27 Results Check: Saturday 8 January: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Division One Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004887/19940113/027/0027 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Herne Bay Times; 27 January 1994 31 Results Check: Saturday 22 January: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Division One Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004887/19940127/031/0031 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Herne Bay Times; 3 February 1994 27 Results Check: Tuesday 1 February: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Division One Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004887/19940203/027/0027 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Herne Bay Times Semi-finals: 10 March 1994 27 Results Check: Saturday 5 March: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Semi finals first leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004887/19940310/027/0027 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Herne Bay Times; 17 March 1994 27 Results Check: Saturday 12 March: Winstonlead Kent League Cup: Semi Finals Second Leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004887/19940317/027/0027 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Herne Bay Times Final: 28 April 1994 104 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Division One Cup Final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000330/19940428/104/0104 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Second Round Greenwich Borough 1 – 2 Deal Town Tunbridge Wells 2 – 5 Folkestone Invicta Alma Swanley 0 – 1 Herne Bay Corinthian 1 – 2 Crockenhill Darenth Heathside 0 – 4 Cray Wanderers Ramsgate 3 – 1 Furness Thamesmead Town 3 – 2 Beckenham Town Whitstable Town 3 – 0 Sheppey United Source:11 November 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931111/070/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express First Round Chatham Town 0 – 1 Thamesmead Town Crockenhill 2 – 1 Slade Green Dartford 1 – 2 Whitstable Town Faversham Town 1 – 2 Corinthian Folkestone Invicta 2 – 0 Kent Police Byes for the other 11 teams Source:23 September 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup 1st Round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19930923/071/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team. The 1993–94 Division Two featured 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 1993–94 Dover Athletic R 156 527 1992–93 1994–95 The division featured 13 of the clubs who had competed in the previous season. Dover Athletic R, for the second consecutive season, were the division winnershttp://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 and completed a Division Two League and Cup double. At the end of the season Darenth Heathside R resigned from the division. League table main WDL Season End Notes DOV Dover Athletic R HER Herne Bay R THA Thamesmead Town R WHI Whitstable Town R -1 TON Tonbridge AFC R HAS Hastings Town R FOL Folkestone Invicta R BEC Beckenham Town R CHA Chatham Town R DEA Deal Town R DHE Darenth Heathside R CAN Canterbury City R RAM Ramsgate R 7 6 11 42 50 5 6 13 30 55 7 5 12 30 44 5 6 13 31 43 7 1 16 26 62 17 4 3 56 15 8 5 11 44 51 9 8 7 52 50 17 3 4 51 25 5 6 13 22 49 13 6 5 53 27 11 3 10 47 30 11 9 4 43 26 Whitstable were deducted one point red2 Resigned RES 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete 12 May 1994 27 Fitting end to fine season: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003821/19940512/027/0027 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Whitstable Times Division Two Cup The 1993–94 Kent Football League Division Two 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 who completed a Division Two League and Cup double. The competition for the 13 teams from Division Two comprised a group phase (with four sections) with the group winners progressing to home and away aggregate semi-finals followed by the final match played on a neutral ground (at Chatham Town F.C. this season).28 April 1994 104 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Fixtures: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League Division Two Cup Final Dover Express Dover Semi-finals and Final n 2 y 3 score 1 Semi-finals Herne Bay R 3 - xSFN Dover Athletic R 3 - WSFN Dover Athletic R awarded tie; Herne Bay R disqualified for playing ineligible player in first leg match31 March 1994 Into the final - without kicking a ball! Dover Express Dover 106 Thamesmead Town R 0 0 RD1-score3-agg Tonbridge AFC R 0 1 RD1-score4-agg Final Dover Athletic R 4 Tonbridge AFC R 2 Sources: Semi-finals: 17 March 1994 91 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Cup S/F First Leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19940317/090/0091 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 24 March 1994 96 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup Semi-final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19940324/096/0096 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 31 March 1994 107 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup S/Final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19940331/107/0107 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Final: 12 May 1994 114 Deadly Fox delivers dream Dover double https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19940512/114/0114 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Group Phase Group A main WDL Group Notes THA Thamesmead Town R BEC Beckenham Town R DHE Darenth Heathside R 2 1 1 11 6 0 0 4 1 16 3 1 0 14 4 green1 Qualified for semi-final QSF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Compiled from Results Grid (sources identified) main FBR grey BEC DHE THA Beckenham Town R 3–0 2–2 Darenth Heathside R 0–5 1–5 Thamesmead Town R 4–1 3–0 complete Results sources: 4 November 1993 70 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931104/070/0070 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 11 November 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931111/070/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 18 November 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931118/071/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 16 December 1993 63 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003751/19931216/063/0063 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Folkestone Herald; 23 December 1993 50 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931223/050/0050 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 17 February 1994 61 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19940217/060/0061 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Group B main WDL Group Notes TON Tonbridge AFC R FOL Folkestone Invicta R HAS Hastings Town R 1 2 1 11 9 1 1 2 7 8 2 1 1 9 10 green1 Qualified for semi-final QSF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Compiled from Results Grid (sources identified) main FBR grey FOL HAS TON Folkestone Invicta R 1–1 5–1 Hastings Town R 4–2 1–2 Tonbridge AFC R 3–3 3–1 complete Results sources: 21 October 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931021/070/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 4 November 1993 31 Kent League: Tuesday November 2: Division two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004887/19931104/031/0031 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Herne Bay Times; 18 November 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931118/071/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 25 November 1993 63 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931125/063/0063 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 23 December 1993 50 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931223/050/0050 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 6 January 1994 55 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000330/19940106/054/0055 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express Group C main WDL Group Notes HER Herne Bay R WHI Whitstable Town R CHA Chatham Town R 1 0 3 3 8 3 0 1 9 4 2 0 2 5 5 green1 Qualified for semi-final QSF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Compiled from Results Grid (sources identified) main FBR grey CHA HER WHI Chatham Town R 2–1 0–3 Herne Bay R 3–1 2–1 Whitstable Town R 1–0 0–3 complete Results sources: 21 October 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931021/070/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 4 November 1993 70 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931104/070/0070 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 11 November 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931111/070/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 18 November 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931118/071/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 25 November 1993 63 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931125/063/0063 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 16 December 1993 63 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003751/19931216/063/0063 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Folkestone Herald Group D main WDL Group Notes DOV Dover Athletic R DEA Deal Town R RAM Ramsgate R CAN Canterbury City R 6 0 0 31 0 2 1 3 13 15 2 0 4 5 16 1 1 4 6 24 green1 Qualified for semi-final QSF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Compiled from Results Grid (sources identified) main FBR grey CAN DEA DOV RAM Canterbury City R 2–2 0–7 2–1 Deal Town R 4–1 0–2 6–0 Dover Athletic R 8–0 8–0 2–0 Ramsgate R 2–1 2–1 0–4 complete Results sources: 21 October 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931021/070/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 28 October 1993 62 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931028/061/0062 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 4 November 1993 70 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931104/070/0070 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 11 November 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931111/070/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 18 November 1993 71 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931118/071/0071 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 25 November 1993 63 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931125/063/0063 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 2 December 1993 54 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931202/053/0054 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 9 December 1993 59 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000330/19931209/079/0079 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 13 January 1994 86 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000330/19940113/086/0086 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express; 10 February 1994 91 Football Results & Fixtures Service: Results: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000330/19940210/091/0091 subscription 8 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express References External links 1993-94 Category:1993–94 in English men's football leagues