Kent League
Country	England
Founded	1966
Divisions	1 (plus 2 for reserve teams)
Number of teams	17 (plus 25 reserve teams)
Feeder to	Southern Football League and/or Isthmian League
Levels on pyramid	Level 9
Website	Kent League home page

The Kent League is an English football league for teams based in Kent and south east London, which was established in 1966. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. History The league was founded in 1905 and was strongly dedicated to Amateurism. A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that usually teams can be promoted or relegated between depending on finishing positions or playoffs England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It was also the name of a similar league which existed from 1894 until 1959.

Contents 1 History 2 Sponsorship 3 Current structure 4 List of champions 4.1 Original Kent League 4.2 Current Kent League 5 References 6 External links

History

The first Kent League was formed in 1894 and folded in 1959. Despite many of the same clubs having spells in membership, there is no direct connection between the two competitions.

The current incarnation of the league was formed in 1966 as the Kent Premier League (changing to the current title in 1968), and in its early years many of its members were reserve sides of Southern League teams. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. Gradually, the reserve sides were all shifted down into the lower divisions.

In 2006 The Football Association asked the Kent League and the Essex Senior Football League to consider a possible future merger. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Founder members The Essex Senior League was formed in 1971 with 9 founder members

Sponsorship

For the 2005-06 season the league was sponsored by the Kentish Observer newspaper, but in June 2006 it was announced that this sponsorship deal had ended. The Saturday Observer (full title the Kentish Saturday Observer) is a free regional Newspaper covering the county of Kent in the United Kingdom As yet no new sponsor has been found for the league. Previous sponsors included electrical wholesalers Winstonlead. ^[1]

Current structure

The league has three divisions: the Premier Division, First Division and Second Division. Only the Premier Division features first teams; the First and Second Divisions are for the reserve teams of Premier Division clubs and a number of other clubs in Kent. The Premier Division is now at Step 5 of the National League System (which equates to Level 9 of the overall English football league system), with clubs able to move upwards to the Step 4 divisions of the Isthmian League and/or the Southern League. The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although History The league was founded in 1905 and was strongly dedicated to Amateurism. Conversely, clubs can get relegated to the Kent County League, although in practice this has not happened in recent years. The Kent County League, currently known as the Vandanel Kent County League for sponsorship reasons is a football competition based in Kent, England.

List of champions

Original Kent League

The champions during this era were as follows:^[2]

Season Champions 1894-95 Chatham Town 1895-96 Northfleet United 1896-97 Woolwich Arsenal reserves 1897-98 Swanscombe 1898-99 Maidstone United 1899-00 Maidstone United 1900-01 Maidstone United 1901-02 Cray Wanderers 1902-03 Sittingbourne 1903-04 Chatham Town 1904-05 Chatham Town 1905-06 Sheppey United 1906-07 Sheppey United 1907-08 Northfleet United 1908-09 Northfleet United 1909-10 Northfleet United 1910-11 Millwall reserves 1911-12 Millwall reserves 1912-13 Millwall reserves 1913-14 Crystal Palace reserves 1914-1919 no competition due to World War I 1919-20 Northfleet United 1920-21 Charlton Athletic reserves 1921-22 Maidstone United 1922-23 Maidstone United 1923-24 Charlton Athletic 'A' 1924-25 Chatham Town 1925-26 Northfleet United 1926-27 Chatham Town

Season Champions 1927-28 Sheppey United 1928-29 Bexleyheath Town 1929-30 Gillingham reserves 1930-31 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 1931-32 Northfleet United 1932-33 Margate 1933-34 London Paper Mills 1934-35 Northfleet United 1935-36 Northfleet United 1936-37 Northfleet United 1937-38 Margate 1938-39 Northfleet United 1939-1944 no competition due to World War II 1944-45 Gillingham[3] (may have been an unofficial competition) 1945-46 Gillingham 1946-47 Margate 1947-48 Ashford Town 1948-49 Ashford Town 1949-50 Ramsgate Athletic 1950-51 Folkestone Town 1951-52 Dover 1952-53 Folkestone Town 1953-54 Deal Town 1954-55 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1955-56 Ramsgate Athletic 1956-57 Ramsgate Athletic 1957-58 Sittingbourne 1958-59 Sittingbourne

Current Kent League

Year Champions 1966-67 Margate reserves 1967-68 Margate reserves 1968-69 Brett Sports 1969-70 Faversham Town 1970-71 Faversham Town 1971-72 Chatham 1972-73 Sheppey United 1973-74 Chatham 1974-75 Sheppey United 1975-76 Sittingbourne 1976-77 Medway 1977-78 Faversham Town 1978-79 Sheppey United 1979-80 Chatham Town 1980-81 Cray Wanderers 1981-82 Erith & Belvedere 1982-83 Crockenhill 1983-84 Sittingbourne 1984-85 Tunbridge Wells 1985-86 Alma Swanley 1986-87 Greenwich Borough

Year Champions 1987-88 Greenwich Borough 1988-89 Hythe Town 1989-90 Faversham Town 1990-91 Sittingbourne 1991-92 Herne Bay 1992-93 Tonbridge 1993-94 Herne Bay 1994-95 Sheppey United 1995-96 Furness 1996-97 Herne Bay 1997-98 Herne Bay 1998-99 Ramsgate 1999-00 Deal Town 2000-01 Chatham Town 2001-02 Maidstone United 2002-03 Cray Wanderers 2003-04 Cray Wanderers 2004-05 Ramsgate 2005-06 Maidstone United 2006-07 Whitstable Town 2007-08 Thamesmead Town

References

External links

• Kent League

Kent League Premier Division 2007/08 v • d • e
Beckenham Town | Croydon | Deal Town | Erith & Belvedere | Erith Town | Faversham Town | Greenwich Borough | Herne Bay | Holmesdale | Hythe Town | Lordswood | Sevenoaks Town | Slade Green | Sporting Bengal United | Thamesmead Town | Tunbridge Wells | VCD Athletic
Kent League First Division 2007/08 v • d • e
Chatham Town | Cray Wanderers | Dartford | Erith & Belvedere | Erith Town | Folkestone Invicta | Maidstone United | Margate | Ramsgate | Sevenoaks Town | Thamesmead Town | Whitstable Town (all reserve teams)
Kent League Second Division 2007/08 v • d • e
Croydon | Deal Town | Dover Athletic | Faversham Town | Greenwich Borough | Herne Bay | Holmesdale | Hythe Town | Lordswood | Sittingbourne | Tunbridge Wells | VCD Athletic (all reserve teams)
English football league system – Level 9
Promotion to: Southern League and/or Isthmian League Relegation to: Kent County League
Football in England v • d • e
League competitions The FA Cup competitions Premier League England (B) (C) FA Cup The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) (U-21) (U-20) (U-19) Football League Cup Football Conference (Nat, N, S) (U-18) (U-17) (U-16) FA Community Shield Northern Premier (Prem, 1N, 1S) List of clubs Football League Trophy Southern League (Prem, 1Mid, 1S&W) List of venues FA Trophy Isthmian League (Prem, 1N, 1S) (by capacity) Conference League Cup English football league system List of leagues FA Vase Records FA NLS Cup Foreign players

Beckenham Town FC is a football club based in Beckenham, England. Croydon FC is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Croydon in England. Deal Town FC is a football club based in Deal in Kent, England. Erith & Belvedere FC, established 1922 is a football club representing the town of Erith, in the London Borough of Bexley. Erith Town Football Club is a football club based in Erith in the London Borough of Bexley, England. Faversham Town FC are a football club based in Faversham, England. Greenwich Borough FC is a football club based in Eltham London, England. Herne Bay FC is a football club based in Herne Bay in Kent, England. Holmesdale FC is an English Association football club founded in South Norwood, London as Holmesdale Baptist, but are currently based in Hythe Town FC is an English Football club based in Hythe in Kent, and playing in the Kent League Premier Division in the Lordswood FC is a football club based in Lordswood, which is a suburb of Chatham, England. Sevenoaks Town FC is a football club based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Slade Green FC is a football club based in Slade Green in the London Borough of Bexley, England. Sporting Bengal United Football Club is an English football team from Mile End, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Thamesmead Town FC is a football club based in Thamesmead, England. Tunbridge Wells FC is a football club based in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. VCD Athletic FC (originally short for Vickers Crayford & Dartford Athletic F Chatham Town are an English Association Football club based in Chatham Kent. Cray Wanderers FC are an English Semi-professional Football (soccer club Dartford FC are an English football club based in Dartford, Kent. Erith & Belvedere FC, established 1922 is a football club representing the town of Erith, in the London Borough of Bexley. Erith Town Football Club is a football club based in Erith in the London Borough of Bexley, England. Folkstone Invicta FC are a football club based in the town of Folkestone, Kent, England. Maidstone United Football Club are an English football team from Maidstone, Kent. Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Ramsgate Football Club are a football team based in Ramsgate, Kent. Sevenoaks Town FC is a football club based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Thamesmead Town FC is a football club based in Thamesmead, England. Whitstable Town FC is a football club based in Whitstable, Kent, England. Croydon FC is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Croydon in England. Deal Town FC is a football club based in Deal in Kent, England. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England, who play in the Isthmian League Faversham Town FC are a football club based in Faversham, England. Greenwich Borough FC is a football club based in Eltham London, England. Herne Bay FC is a football club based in Herne Bay in Kent, England. Holmesdale FC is an English Association football club founded in South Norwood, London as Holmesdale Baptist, but are currently based in Hythe Town FC is an English Football club based in Hythe in Kent, and playing in the Kent League Premier Division in the Lordswood FC is a football club based in Lordswood, which is a suburb of Chatham, England. Sittingbourne FC are a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. 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