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1994–95 Kent Football League

The 1994–95 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th 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

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Kent Football League Division One
Season1994–95
ChampionsSheppey United
Matches played420
Goals scored1,446 (3.44 per match)

The league featured 21 clubs, 20 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:

The division was won by Sheppey United, their fourth title and their first since 1979.[2]

At the end of the season, two long-standing clubs left the division: Darenth Heathside who had joined in 1979; and Kent Police who had been Division One members since 1969 dropped to Division Two.[3]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Sheppey United 40 29 9 2 118 32 +86 96
2 Chatham Town 40 26 10 4 117 41 +76 88
3 Furness 40 24 9 7 81 33 +48 81
4 Folkestone Invicta 40 21 11 8 107 51 +56 74
5 Ramsgate 40 21 11 8 91 45 +46 74
6 Thamesmead Town 40 21 10 9 87 52 +35 73
7 Herne Bay 40 19 13 8 68 35 +33 70
8 Deal Town 40 18 10 12 87 62 +25 64
9 Whitstable Town 40 17 11 12 83 61 +22 62
10 Beckenham Town 40 15 11 14 61 61 0 56
11 Dartford 40 14 11 15 61 51 +10 53
12 Corinthian 40 15 8 17 50 63 −13 53
13 Canterbury City 40 14 6 20 66 80 −14 48
14 Tunbridge Wells 40 12 11 17 48 66 −18 47
15 Greenwich Borough 40 13 6 21 71 94 −23 45
16 Crockenhill 40 10 12 18 45 62 −17 42
17 Slade Green 40 10 12 18 49 73 −24 42
18 Faversham Town 40 9 8 23 49 118 −69 35
19 Cray Wanderers 40 6 14 20 45 76 −31 32
20 Darenth Heathside 40 3 4 33 32 137 −105 13 Resigned from the league
21 Kent Police 40 4 1 35 30 153 −123 13 Moved to Division Two
Source: FCHD nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Challenge Cup

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The 1994–95 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the third consecutive season by Ramsgate.[4]

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 Sittingbourne F.C. this season).[5]

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Tunbridge Wells 2
Deal Town 0
Tunbridge Wells 1 0[a] 1
Dartford 1 1[a] 2
Dartford 1
Faversham Town 0
Dartford 0
Ramsgate 3
Corinthian 1
Folkestone Invicta 4
Folkestone Invicta 1 0 1
Ramsgate 2 4 6
Whitstable Town 0
Ramsgate 3
  1. ^ a b After extra time

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Second Round

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First Round

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Reserves Section

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The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team.

The 1994–95 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

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Kent Football League Division Two
Season1994–95
ChampionsThamesmead Town R
Matches played210
Goals scored776 (3.7 per match)

The division featured 15 clubs, 12 who had competed in the previous season together with three addidtional clubs:[1]

Thamesmead Town R were the division winners[6] and completed a League and Cup double.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Thamesmead Town R 28 19 5 4 74 31 +43 62
2 Dover Athletic R 28 18 5 5 73 44 +29 59
3 Tonbridge AFC R 28 16 4 8 67 40 +27 52
4 Herne Bay R 28 15 2 11 69 47 +22 47
5 Ramsgate R 28 13 8 7 46 39 +7 47
6 Hastings Town R 28 11 9 8 59 42 +17 42
7 Chatham Town R 28 12 5 11 57 54 +3 40[a]
8 Furness R 28 11 7 10 40 37 +3 40
9 Folkestone Invicta R 28 11 6 11 60 54 +6 39
10 Beckenham Town R 28 8 8 12 48 56 −8 32
11 Corinthian R 28 8 6 14 37 56 −19 30
12 Whitstable Town R 28 6 9 13 49 56 −7 27
13 Faversham Town R 28 7 5 16 31 61 −30 23[b]
14 Deal Town R 28 6 4 18 40 78 −38 22
15 Canterbury City R 28 5 5 18 26 81 −55 20
Source: "League Tables: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two". Dover Express. 11 May 1995. p. 71. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Chatham Town one point deducted
  2. ^ Faversham Town three points deducted

Division Two Cup

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The 1994–95 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Thamesmead Town R[7] who completed a Division Two League and Cup double.

The competition for the 15 teams from Division Two comprised four rounds: the first two 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 Darenth Heathside F.C. this season).[8]

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Chatham Town R 1
Folkestone Invicta R 0
Chatham Town R 2 2 4
Tonbridge AFC R 0 0 0
Herne Bay R 1
Tonbridge AFC R 3
Chatham Town R 2
Thamesmead Town R 4
Beckenham Town R 0
Dover Athletic R 3
Dover Athletic R 0 1 1
Thamesmead Town R 2 1 3
Thamesmead Town R 3
Hastings Town R 0

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First Round

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Sources: "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup First Round". Dover Express. 1 December 1994. p. 99. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup, First Round". Dover Express. 22 December 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup: First Round". Dover Express. 9 March 1995. p. 83. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Re-Shuffled Kent League Welcomes Relegated City". Thanet Times. Margate. 21 June 1994. p. 38.
  2. ^ "First Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Darenth pull out of league". Kent Today. Aylesford. 14 June 1995. p. 39.
  4. ^ "League Cup Winners since 1923". SCEFL. February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup Final". Dover Express. Dover. 27 April 1995. p. 75.
  6. ^ "Reserves First Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Results & Fixtures: Fixtures: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One: Division Two Cup Final". Dover Express. Dover. 4 May 1995. p. 83.
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