1992–93 Kent Football League

Kent Football League Division Two
Season	1992–93
Champions	Dover Athletic R
Matches played	182
Goals scored	699 (3.84 per match)
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

Kent Football League Division One
Season	1992–93
Champions	Tonbridge AFC
Promoted	Tonbridge AFC
Matches played	420
Goals scored	1,495 (3.56 per match)
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th 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

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

Folkestone Invicta, joined from Division Two^[1]

The league was won by Tonbridge AFC^[2] who were promoted back to the Southern Football League after four seasons in the Kent League.^[3]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Tonbridge AFC	40	27	9	4	107	39	+68	90	Promoted to the Southern League Southern Division
2	Herne Bay	40	26	6	8	96	44	+52	84
3	Sheppey United	40	24	9	7	65	29	+36	81
4	Deal Town	40	24	7	9	128	58	+70	79
5	Alma Swanley	40	24	4	12	93	65	+28	76
6	Chatham Town	40	19	11	10	79	52	+27	68
7	Danson Furness United	40	18	13	9	58	40	+18	67
8	Thamesmead Town	40	17	9	14	62	56	+6	60
9	Beckenham Town	40	17	8	15	64	60	+4	59
10	Whitstable Town	40	18	4	18	77	64	+13	58
11	Slade Green	40	15	13	12	71	60	+11	58
12	Ramsgate	40	17	5	18	78	76	+2	56
13	Folkestone Invicta	40	16	5	19	78	95	−17	53
14	Tunbridge Wells	40	13	6	21	66	102	−36	45
15	Faversham Town	40	11	10	19	44	71	−27	43
16	Greenwich Borough	40	12	5	23	49	75	−26	41
17	Cray Wanderers	40	10	8	22	64	79	−15	38
18	Kent Police	40	10	7	23	56	120	−64	37
19	Darenth Heathside	40	9	7	24	54	104	−50	34
20	Corinthian	40	6	8	26	50	98	−48	26
21	Crockenhill	40	6	8	26	56	108	−52	26

Source: FCHD nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Challenge Cup

The 1992–93 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Ramsgate.^[4]

The competition was contested by the 21 teams from Division One over four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Whitstable Town F.C. this season).^[5]

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Beckenham Town	1

Faversham Town	0
		Beckenham Town	2^[a]

		Deal Town	0^[a]
Deal Town	2

Thamesmead Town	0
				Beckenham Town	0

				Ramsgate	1
Alma Swanley	1

Herne Bay	4
		Herne Bay	1^[b]

		Ramsgate	2^[b]
Ramsgate	2

Greenwich Borough	0

^ ^a ^b After extra time; score at 90 minutes 0–0
^ ^a ^b After extra time; score at 90 minutes 1–1

Sources:

Quarter-finals: "Football Results, Fixtures & League Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup". Dover Express. 15 January 1993. p. 55. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Semi-finals: "Football Results, Fixtures & League Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup". Dover Express. 12 March 1993. p. 62. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Final: "Football Results, Fixtures & League Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup". Dover Express. 29 April 1993. p. 62. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Second Round

Beckenham Town 2 – 1 Crockenhill^[6]
Folkestone Invicta 0 – 4 Faversham Town^[6]
Deal Town 8 – 0 Corinthian^[6]
Thamesmead Town 3 – 1 Tonbridge AFC^[6]
Alma Swanley 2 – 1 Cray Wanderers^[6]
Herne Bay 3 – 2 Tunbridge Wells^[6]
Danson Furness United 0 – 1 Ramsgate^[7]
Sheppey United 0 – 1 Greenwich Borough^[6]

First Round

Folkestone Invicta 2 – 1 (aet) Whitstable Town (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1)^[8]
Slade Green 2 –3 Corinthian^[8]
Alma Swanley 1 – 0 Chatham Town^[8]
Kent Police 3 – 3 (aet) Ramsgate (Score at 90 minutes: 3–3)^[8]
REPLAY: Ramsgate 3 – 2 Kent Police^[9]
Darenth Heathside 0 – 1 Sheppey United^[8]
Byes for the other 11 teams

Reserves Section

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

The 1992–93 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

The division featured 14 clubs, 12 who had competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs:^[1]

Folkestone Invicta R, joining from the Kent County League and replacing their first team.
Tonbridge AFC R

Dover Athletic R were the division winners.^[10]

At the end of the season Cray Wanderers R did not seek re-election and left the division.^[11]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Season End Notes
1	Dover Athletic R	26	21	3	2	81	23	+58	66
2	Herne Bay R	26	20	2	4	78	27	+51	62
3	Hastings Town R	26	16	1	9	73	39	+34	49
4	Beckenham Town R	26	14	5	7	54	41	+13	47
5	Canterbury City R	26	12	5	9	62	58	+4	41
6	Thamesmead Town R	26	10	7	9	47	39	+8	37
7	Whitstable Town R	26	10	4	12	40	57	−17	34
8	Tonbridge AFC R	26	9	6	11	44	49	−5	33
9	Darenth Heathside R	26	10	3	13	34	44	−10	33
10	Folkestone Invicta R	26	7	4	15	36	58	−22	25
11	Chatham Town R	26	7	3	16	48	59	−11	24
12	Deal Town R	26	6	5	15	43	66	−23	23
13	Cray Wanderers R	26	6	4	16	32	70	−38	22	Resigned
14	Ramsgate R	26	4	8	14	27	69	−42	20

Source: "Final Table: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2". Kent Messenger. 14 May 1993. p. 71. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two Cup

The 1992–93 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Tonbridge AFC R.^[12]

The competition was contested by the 14 teams from Division Two over three single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Herne Bay F.C. this season).^[13]