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, an 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
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheppey United |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,446 (3.44 per match) |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
The league featured 21 clubs, 20 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:
- Canterbury City, joining the Kent League after they resigned from the Southern League[1]
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
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Challenge Cup
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
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sources:
- Quarter-finals: "Results & Fixtures: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Cup Quarter-Finals". Dover Express. 2 February 1995. p. 86. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup Quarter Final". Dover Express. 9 February 1995. p. 87. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Thursday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup Quarter Final". Dover Express. 2 March 1995. p. 87. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup Quarter Final". Dover Express. 9 March 1995. p. 83. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Semi-finals: "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup Semi-Finals, First Leg". Dover Express. 9 March 1995. p. 83. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup Semi-Finals, Second Leg". Dover Express. 16 March 1995. p. 83. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup Semi-Finals, Second Leg". Dover Express. 23 March 1995. p. 83. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Final: "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup Final". Dover Express. 27 April 1995. p. 75. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Second Round
- Tunbridge Wells 4 – 1 Beckenham Town
- Chatham Town 0 – 1 Deal Town
- Greenwich Borough 2 – 6 Dartford
- Canterbury City 1 – 2 Faversham Town
- Corinthian 3 – 1 Crockenhill
- Folkestone Invicta 1 – 0 (aet) Herne Bay
- Whitstable Town 4 – 2 Slade Green
- Ramsgate 2 – 1 Thamesmead Town
First Round
- Furness 0 – 0 (aet) Beckenham Town
- REPLAY: Beckenham Town 1 – 0 Furness
- Deal Town 5 – 0 Darenth Heathside
- Greenwich Borough 3 – 1 Sheppey United
- Kent Police 0 – 1 Canterbury City
- Cray Wanderers 2 – 5 Thamesmead Town
- Byes for the other 11 teams
Sources:
- Second Round:"Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup (Round Two)". Dover Express. 10 November 1994. p. 95. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One: Division One Cup, Second round". Dover Express. 1 December 1994. p. 99. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive."Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup (Round Two)". Dover Express. 10 November 1994. p. 95. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One: Division One Cup, Second round". Dover Express. 1 December 1994. p. 99. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- First Round:"Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, First Round". Kent Today. 19 September 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup". Kent Today. 26 September 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Reserves Section
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
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Thamesmead Town R |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 776 (3.7 per match) |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
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
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Division Two Cup
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
Sources:
- Quarter-finals: "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup Second Round". Dover Express. 23 February 1995. p. 87. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup Second Round". Dover Express. 9 March 1995. p. 83. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two: Division Two Cup, Second Round". Dover Express. 23 March 1995. p. 83. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Semi-finals: "Results & Fixtures: Results: Wednesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division Two Cup Semi-Final, First Leg". Dover Express. 6 April 1995. p. 79. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Last night's results: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, semi-final, second leg". Kent Today. 11 April 1995. p. 38. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup". Kent Today. 18 April 1995. p. 37. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Final: "Results & Fixtures: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One: Division Two Cup Final". Dover Express. 11 May 1995. p. 71. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
First Round
- Beckenham Town R 2 – 1 Ramsgate R
- Deal Town R 1 – 7 Dover Athletic R
- Hastings Town R 2 – 0 Furness R
- Herne Bay R 5 – 1 Faversham Town R
- Thamesmead Town R 4 – 0 Canterbury City R
- Whitstable Town R 2 – 4 Chatham Town R
- Tonbridge AFC R 2 – 1 Corinthian R
- Bye for Folkestone Invicta R
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.