The Kent County League is a football competition based in Kent, England. The league has seven senior divisions – a Premier Division, Division One East and West, Division Two East and West and Division Three East and West. It sits below the Southern Counties East League Division One (step 6 of the National League System) since the 2016–17 season. Previously it fed the Kent Invicta League from the Invicta League's formation in 2011 to its merger with the Southern Counties East League in 2016.[1][2]
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| Country | England |
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| Divisions | 7 |
| Number of teams | 84 |
| Level on pyramid | 11–14 |
| Promotion to | Southern Counties East League Division One |
| Relegation to | Ashford and District League Bromley & South London Football League Canterbury & District League Rochester & District League Sevenoaks & District League |
| Current champions | Borden Village (2022–23) |
| Website | www |
As of the 2023-24 season, there are 16 clubs in the Premier Division. The bottom four clubs faced relegation to the regional lower divisions. Clubs from a number of smaller district leagues may be eligible to gain promotion to the County League. These feeder leagues are the Ashford and District League, Bromley and South London Football League, Canterbury & District League, Rochester & District League and Sevenoaks & District League.[3]
Member clubs 2023–24
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Premier Division
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- Bermondsey Town
- Bexley
- Borden Village
- Cuxton 1991
- Fleetdown United
- Halls AFC
- Hawkinge Town
- Ide Hill
- Kent United
- Minster
- New Romney
- Peckham Town
- Stansfeld (Oxford & Bermondsey)
- Tenterden Town
- Welling Park
Division One East and Centraledit
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Division One Westedit
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Division Two Central & Eastedit
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Division Two Westedit
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Division Three Central & Eastedit
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Division Three Westedit
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Honours list
editDivisional champions have been as follows:[4]
1951–92 Western section
edit| Season | Senior Division | Premier Division | Division 1 | Division 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | Thameside Amateur Athletic | Upton Athletic | ||
| 1952–53 | Bakers Sports | Saints Athletic | Slade Green Athletic | |
| 1953–54 | Crockenhill | Slade Green Athletic | Eltham Royals | |
| 1954–55 | Bakers Sports | Brentstonians | Dusseks Sports | Mottingham |
| 1955–56 | Bakers Sports | Churchfields Old Boys | Mottingham | Gough Cooper Sports |
| 1956–57 | Crockenhill | Mottingham | Cray Social | Brentstonians Res. |
| 1957–58 | Brentstonians | Mottingham | Klingers Social | David Evans |
| 1958–59 | Brentstonians | Tunnel Sports | Longlands Athletic | Stansfeld O&BC |
| 1959–60 | Aylesford Paper Mills | Beckenham Social | Greenfield Sports | Borough Green |
| 1960–61 | Slade Green Athletic | Beckenham Social | G.E.C. (Erith) | Slade Green Athletic Res. |
| 1961–62 | Swanley | Borough Green | B.O.C.M. | Greenfield Sports Res. |
| 1962–63 | R.O.F.S.A. | Stansfeld O&BC | Tunnel Sports Res. | Lanbrook |
| 1963–64 | Aylesford Paper Mills | Stansfeld O&BC | Greenfield Sports Res. | L.E.S.S.A. |
| 1964–65 | Callenders Athletic | Harland Social | L.E.S.S.A. | Halstead |
| 1965–66 | Kent Police | Alpine United | Brentstonians Res. | Gateway |
| 1966–67 | Kent Police | Alpine United | Gateway | Plumstead Casuals |
| 1967–78 | Borough Green | Tunnel Sports Res. | Plumstead Casuals | Plum Lane |
| 1968–69 | Old Saxonians | Sevenoaks Town | Halstead United | Sutton Athletic |
| 1969–70 | B.O.C.M. | Plum Lane | Sutton Athletic | Hoo Institute |
| 1970–71 | Plum Lane | Sutton Athletic | Hoo Institute | Eastcourt United Res. |
| 1971–72 | Callenders Athletic | Hoo Institute | Northcote Invicta | Swanscombe United |
| 1972–73 | Dockland Settlement | Eastcourt United | Swanscombe United | Ex Blues |
| 1973–74 | Fisher Athletic | Swanscombe United | Samuel Montague Boys Club | Elliotts Social |
| 1974–75 | Fisher Athletic | Samuel Montague Boys Club | Elliotts Social | Empire Paper Mills |
| 1975–76 | Old Saxonians | Sevenoaks Town Social | Seal | Cuxton Social |
| 1976–77 | Sutton Athletic | Swanscombe United | Dusseks Social | Ex Blues |
| 1977–78 | Fisher Athletic Res. | Stansfeld O&BC | Town Social | Samuel Montague Boys Club |
| 1978–79 | Maidstone United Res. | Invicta | I.T.T. Footscray | Eccles |
| 1979–80 | Samuel Montague Old Boys | Elliotts Social | Bowater Sports | Oakwood Hospital |
| 1980–81 | Sevenoaks | Bowater Sports | Ex Blues | AFC Eltham |
| 1981–82 | Fisher Athletic Res. | Oakwood Hospital | VCD Athletic | Winget |
| 1982–83 | Sevenoaks | Swanscombe United | West Malling Club | Bearsted |
| 1983–84 | Old Saxonians | Otford United | Bearsted | Rusthall |
| 1984–85 | Stansfeld O&BC | VCD Athletic | Rusthall | Royal George |
| 1985–86 | Bowater Scott Sports & Social | Hawkhurst United | Royal George | Chatham Amateurs |
| 1986–87 | Stansfeld O&BC | Bearsted | Paddock Wood Town | Edenbridge United |
| 1987–88 | Bearsted | Reed International | New Eltham | Hollingbourne |
| 1988–89 | Stansfeld O&BC | Greenways | Swanscombe United | Colts 85 |
| 1989–90 | Stansfeld O&BC | Eynsford | Westerham | Ten Em Bee |
| 1990–91 | Oakwood | Aylesford Paper Mills | Platt United | Lordswood Res. |
| 1991–92 | Oakwood | Knockholt | Wellcome (Saturday) | Strood County |
1969–92 Eastern Section
edit| Season | Senior Division | Premier Division | Division 1 | Division 2 |
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| 1969–70 | Lydd Town | Folkestone Invicta | Hammers | |
| 1970–71 | Lydd Town | Ashford Dynamo | North Deal United | |
| 1971–72 | Ashford Dynamo | Hythe Town | Betteshanger Colliery Welfare | |
| 1972–73 | Ashford Dynamo | Deal Town Res. | Dymchurch | |
| 1973–74 | Hythe Town | Dymchurch | ||
| 1974–75 | Hythe Town | Aylesham United | ||
| 1975–76 | Hythe Town | Brett Waverley | ||
| 1976–77 | Northcliffe & Dormobile | Walmer Rovers | ||
| 1977–78 | Northcliffe & Dormobile | Betteshanger Colliery Welfare | Margate Res. | |
| 1978–79 | Folkestone Invicta | Whitstable Old Boys | St Margarets | |
| 1979–80 | New Romney | Sturry | Bromley Green | |
| 1980–81 | New Romney | Bromley Green | Margate Res. | |
| 1981–82 | Ashford Dynamo | Thanet United Res. | Ramsgate Res. | |
| 1982–83 | New Romney | Hamstreet | Rank, Hovis McDougall | |
| 1983–84 | Bromley Green | Rank, Hovis McDougall | University of Kent | |
| 1984–85 | New Romney | New Romney Res | ||
| 1985–86 | Sturry | Wittersham | ||
| 1986–87 | New Romney | Walmer Rovers | ||
| 1987–88 | New Romney | Walmer | ||
| 1988–89 | New Romney | Phoenix Rovers | ||
| 1989–90 | Lydd Town | Kennington | ||
| 1990–91 | Lydd Town | Hythe Town Res. | ||
| 1991–92 | Lydd Town | Broomfield United |
1992–present
editMajor restructuring combined the regional Senior Divisions into one Premier Division. Divisions below were renamed.
| Season | Premier Division | D1 East | D1 West | D2 East | D2 West | D3 West | D4 West |
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| 1992–93 | Sevenoaks Town | Lydd Town | Ex Blues | New Romney Res. | Strood County | Empire | |
| 1993–94 | Teynham & Lynstead | Lydd Town | Ten Em Bee | Lydd Town Res. | Sutton Athletic | Tonbridge Rangers | Maidstone Invicta |
| 1994–95 | Stansfeld O&BC | Milton Athletic | AFC Egerton | Royal George | Maidstone Invicta | Halstead | |
| 1995–96 | Sevenoaks Town | Tenterden St. Michaels | Ex Blues | Broomfield United Res. | Snodland | Hawkenbury | |
| 1996–97 | VCD Athletic | Rye United | Bearsted | Broomfield United Res. | Otford United | Wickham Park | |
| 1997–98 | Milton Athletic | New Romney | Snodland | Rye United Res, | Wickham Park | St. George's (Wrotham) | |
| 1998–99 | Knatchbull | Kennington | Maidstone United | Wittersham | St. George's (Wrotham) | Pembury | |
| 1999–2000 | Snodland | Norton Sports | Phoenix Sports | Smarden | AFC Blackheath | Belvedere | |
| 2000–01 | Bearsted | New Romney | Crockenhill | New Romney Res. | Oakwood | Danson Athletic | |
| 2001–02 | Bearsted | Kennington | Old Roan | Dover Gate | Belvedere | Farnborough Old Boys Guild | |
| 2002–03 | Sevenoaks Town | Tenterden Tigers | Cray Valley Paper Mills | Tyler Hill | Bromleians Sports | Lanes End | |
| 2003–04 | Crockenhill | Bromley Green | Lewisham Borough | Borden Village | Orpington | Guru Nanak | |
| 2004–05 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | Norton Sports | Rusthall | Hollands & Blair | Phoenix Sports | disbanded |
| Season | Premier Division | D1 East | D1 West | D2 East | D2 West |
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| 2005–06 | Lewisham Borough | Hollands & Blair | Holmesdale | Staplehurst | Westerham |
| 2006–07 | Holmesdale | Tyler Hill | Orpington | Guru Nanak | Tudor Sports |
| 2007–08 | Norton Sports | Bly Spartans | Phoenix Sports | Canterbury City | Farnborough Old Boys Guild |
| 2008–09 | Hollands & Blair | Canterbury City | Tonbridge Invicta | Premier | Old Bexleians |
| 2009–10 | Stansfeld O&BC | Woodstock Park | Charlton Athletic Community | Bredhurst Juniors | Forest Hill Park |
| 2010–11 | Hollands & Blair | Bromley Green | Farnborough Old Boys Guild | Saga Sports & Social | Hildenborough Athletic |
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two East | Division Two West |
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| 2011–12 | Bromley Green | Hildenborough Athletic | Maidstone Association Local Government Officers | Bexlians |
| 2012–13 | Hildenborough Athletic | Fleetdown United | Sevenoaks | Peckham Town |
| Season | Premier Division | Division One East | Division One West | Division Two East | Division Two West | Division Three East | Division Three West |
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| 2013–14 | Metrogas | Guru Nanak | Holland Sports | East Kent College | Phoenix Sports Reserves | Hawkinge Town | Stansfeld O&BC Reserves |
| 2014–15 | Metrogas | Faversham Strike Force | Halstead United | Lydd Town Reserves | Stansfeld O&BC Reserves | Kings Hill | Lewisham Athletic |
| 2015–16 | Faversham Strike Force | Lydd Town Reserves | Farnborough OB Guild | Kings Hill | Lewisham Athletic | Willesborough Athletic | South East Athletic |
| 2016–17 | Punjab United | New Romney | Lewisham Athletic | Cuxton 91 | Old Bromlenians | Wateringbury | Sydenham Sports |
| 2017–18 | Kennington | Kings Hill | Old Bromlenians | Wateringbury | Welling Town | AEI Sports | Sporting Club Thamesmead Reserves |
| 2018–19 | Staplehurst Monarchs United | K Sports Reserves | Ide Hill | Ashford | Red Velvet | Sturry | Tudor Sports Reserves |
| 2019-20 | Season abandoned | ||||||
| 2020-21 | Season abandoned | ||||||
| 2021-22 | Red Velvet | Tenterden Town | Chipstead | West Farleigh | Long Lane | West Kingsdown | Falconwood |
| 2023-23 | Borden Village | Cuxton 91 | Bexley | Deal Town Reserves | Falconwood | Kings Hill Reserves | AMG Ballerz |
References
edit- ^ "Clubs from the Kent Invicta League and Southern Counties East League give go-ahead to merger". Kent Online. 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Rusthall light up Jockey Farm". kentishfootball.co.uk. 6 January 2016.
- ^ Wright, James (2008). The Cherry Red Non-League Newsdesk Annual 2008. Cherry Red Books. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-9539198-8-8.
- ^ Kent County League – History Archived 2012-06-02 at the Wayback Machine