1996–97 Kent Football League

April 2024 April 2024 The 1996–97 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st 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 1996–97 Herne Bay 420 1227 1995–96 1997–98 The league featured 21 clubs, 19 of which competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:13 June 1996 55 Struggling Faversham re-elected to league Kentish Gazette Aylesford Lordswood, joined from the Kent County League Woolwich Town, transferred from the Spartan League The league was won for the third time during the 1990shttps://www.hernebayfootballclub.co.uk/a/club-history-27939.html Herne Bay F.C. – New history 29 September 2020 Herne Bay F.C.https://www.fchd.info/HERNEBAY.HTM Herne Bay at FCHD 29 September 2020 FCHD by Herne Bay,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 who recorded a League and Cup double. League table main WDL P HER Herne Bay RAM Ramsgate FUR Furness SHE Sheppey United DEA Deal Town FOL Folkestone Invicta WHI Whitstable Town CHA Chatham Town GRE Greenwich Borough FAV Faversham Town BEC Beckenham Town CAN Canterbury City HYT Hythe United THA Thamesmead Town LOR Lordswood SLA Slade Green ERI Woolwich Town CRA Cray Wanderers CRO Crockenhill TUN Tunbridge Wells COR Corinthian 11 6 23 43 66 23 11 6 73 35 24 5 11 82 47 16 11 13 60 52 10 13 17 40 62 8 10 22 44 76 15 10 15 49 47 12 9 19 45 50 15 8 17 53 61 15 8 17 70 76 14 8 18 57 72 17 12 11 61 44 16 9 15 58 73 20 5 15 80 56 16 10 14 71 62 15 10 15 47 55 22 7 11 74 47 9 11 20 51 80 19 7 14 66 57 23 8 9 66 38 8 6 26 37 71 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete FCHD nonleaguematters Challenge Cup The 1996–97 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the first time in their history by Herne Bay,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 21 teams from the 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 Folkestone Invicta F.C.28 April 1997 31 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 Sheppey United 4 Tunbridge Wells 1 Hythe United 0 Cray Wanderers 2 Deal Town 0QFN1 After extra time 1QFN2 Replay Slade Green 0QFN1 2QFN2 Herne Bay 2 Greenwich Borough 0 Semi-finals Sheppey United 1 1SFN1 After extra time, score at 90 minutes 0–1 to Cray Wanderers RD2-score1-agg Cray Wanderers 0 1SFN1 RD2-score2-agg Slade Green 2 0SFN2 After extra time, score at 90 minutes 0–1 to Herne Bay RD2-score3-agg Herne Bay 1 3SFN2 RD2-score4-agg Final Sheppey United 1 Herne Bay 3 <onlyinclude> Sources Quarter-finals: 17 February 1997 35 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter finals https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19970217/393/0035 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 19 February 1997 31 Last night's results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, quarter-final replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19970219/518/0031 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Semi-finals: 24 March 1997 43 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi final, first leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19970324/469/0043 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 1 April 1997 39 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, semi-final, second leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19970401/394/0039 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Final: 6 May 1997 35 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League, Division 1 Cup final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19970506/343/0035 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Second Round Lordswood 1 – 3 Sheppey United Canterbury City 0 – 0 (aet) Tunbridge Wells REPLAY: Tunbridge Wells 5 – 1 Canterbury City Hythe United 4 – 0 Corinthian Thamesmead Town 1 – 2 Cray Wanderers Deal Town 3 – 0 Beckenham Town Furness 1 – 1 (aet) Slade Green (score at 90 minutes: 1–1) REPLAY: Slade Green 0 – 0 (aet) Furness. Slade Green won 3–0 on penalties. Herne Bay 2 – 0 Woolwich Town Greenwich Borough 6 – 0 Folkestone Invicta First Round Lordswood 2 – 1 Crockenhill Sheppey United 5 – 1 Faversham Town Slade Green 1 – 0 (aet) Ramsgate Herne Bay 3 – 1 Chatham Town Greenwich Borough 1 – 0 Whitstable Town Byes for the other 11 clubs Sources: Second Round: 27 January 1997 39 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19970127/423/0039 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 29 January 1997 31 Last night's results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19970129/363/0031 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today First Round: 28 October 1996 35 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, First Round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19961028/372/0035 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team. The 1996–97 Division Two featured reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) of 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 1996–97 Tonbridge AFC R 380 1412 1995–96 1997–98 The division featured 20 clubs, 17 who had competed in the previous season together with three addidtional clubs:13 June 1996 55 Struggling Faversham re-elected to league Kentish Gazette Aylesford Dartford R Hythe United R Lordswood R, joined from the Kent County League Reserves Section Tonbridge AFC R 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 League table main WDL Season End Notes TON Tonbridge AFC R DAR Dartford R SIT Sittingbourne R DAN Furness R HYT Hythe United R DEA Deal Town R HER Herne Bay R DOV Dover Athletic R LOR Lordswood R MAR Margate R HAS Hastings Town R CRC Crockenhill R THA Thamesmead Town R RAM Ramsgate R WHI Whitstable Town R CHA Chatham Town R BEC Beckenham Town R FOL Folkestone Invicta R COR Corinthian R FAV Faversham Town R 11 5 22 61 97 11 8 19 39 72 -3 6 6 26 49 87 15 4 19 67 82 22 7 9 73 38 26 6 6 100 46 -3 18 6 14 80 53 18 6 14 62 66 6 5 27 75 121 9 6 23 48 100 13 10 15 80 80 18 6 14 63 54 18 9 11 76 60 18 4 16 77 69 16 8 14 64 66 -3 11 11 16 72 90 24 7 7 108 57 -3 13 9 16 59 65 -3 28 6 4 103 41 10 9 19 56 68 Chatham Town R were deducted three points Dartford AFC R were deducted three points Margate R were deducted three points Sittingbourne R were deducted three points Thamesmead Town R were deducted three points 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete 16 May 1997 58 Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005423/19970516/527/0058 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Messenger Division Two Cup The 1996–97 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by East Sussex club Hastings Town 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 20 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 Dover Athletic F.C.14 April 1997 35 The Sporting Week ahead: Saturday: Soccer: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final Kent Today Aylesford this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 3 y 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Whitstable Town R 1 Margate R 2 Herne Bay R 1 Deal Town R 2 Crockenhill R 0 Hastings Town R 4 Tonbridge AFC R 1qf4 After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 0–0 Furness R 3qf4 Semi-finals Margate R 1 1 RD2-score1-agg Deal Town R 4 0 RD2-score2-agg Hastings Town R 1 6 RD2-score3-agg Furness R 1 2 RD2-score4-agg Final Deal Town R 0 Hastings Town R 1 <onlyinclude> Sources: Quarter-finals: 24 February 1997 39 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, quarter-finals https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19970224/450/0039 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 5 March 1997 35 Last night's results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, quarter-finals https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19970305/409/0035 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 10 March 1997 35 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, quarter-finals https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19970310/352/0035 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Semi-finals: 24 March 1997 43 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi final, first leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19970324/469/0043 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 1 April 1997 39 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, second leg https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19970401/394/0039 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Final: 21 April 1997 35 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup Final https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19970421/405/0035 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today Second Round Hastings Town R 5 – 2 Folkestone Invicta R Whitstable Town R 5 – 0 Corinthian R Crockenhill R 1 – 0 Hythe United R Lordswood R 3 – 3 (aet) Deal Town R (Score at 90 minutes: 3–3) REPLAY: Deal Town R v Lordswood R. Result: Deal Town R 1–2(aet) Lordswood R (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1). However, Deal Town R progressed to quarter-final Chatham Town R 0 – 2 Margate R Herne Bay R 1 – 1 (aet) Ramsgate R (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1) REPLAY: Ramsgate R 3 – 0 Herne Bay R Thamesmead Town R 1 – 4 Tonbridge AFC R Sittingbourne R 1 – 2 (aet) Furness R (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1) First Round Dover Athletic R 4 – 4 (aet) Thamesmead Town R (Score at 90 minutes: 3–3) REPLAY: Thamesmead Town R 1 – 1 (aet) Dover Athletic R. Thamesmead Town R won 3–2 on penalties Beckenham Town R 1 – 2 Chatham Town R Herne Bay R 2 – 1 Faversham Town R Ramsgate R 3 – 1 Dartford R Byes for the other 12 clubs Sources: Second Round: 9 December 1996 39 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19961209/467/0039 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 16 December 1996 39 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19961216/417/0039 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 23 December 1996 35 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19961223/406/0035 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 15 January 1997 29 Last night's results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19970115/312/0029 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 20 January 1997 35 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19970120/448/0035 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 29 January 1997 31 Last night's results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19970129/363/0031 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today First Round: 11 November 1996 39 Weekend Results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, first round https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005099/19961111/478/0039 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Kent Today; 14 November 1996 76 Football Results, Fixtures & Tables: Results: Tuesday, November 12: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup 1st round replay https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000330/19961114/076/0076 subscription 16 April 2024 British Newspaper Archive Dover Express References External links 1996-97 Category:1996–97 in English men's football leagues