1999–2000 Kent Football League
The 1999–2000 Kent Football League season (newly known as the Bass Brewers Kent League[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.
The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with a Reserves Section comprising two newly formed equal status geographically based divisions: Division One North and Division One South. Reserves teams were not permitted in the Premier Division. Additionally there were two league cup competitions: the Challenge Cup for the Premier Division clubs and another for the teams in the Reserves Section.
Premier Division
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deal Town |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 975 (3.19 per match) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The league featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
The league was won by Deal Town, the first occasion they were champions of the reformed Kent Football League.[2]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deal Town | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 28 | +59 | 83 |
| 2 | Thamesmead Town | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 29 | +46 | 72[a] |
| 3 | Chatham Town | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 72 |
| 4 | VCD Athletic | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 64 |
| 5 | Ramsgate | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 63 |
| 6 | Greenwich Borough | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 56 |
| 7 | Erith Town | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 56 |
| 8 | Hythe United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 48 |
| 9 | Sheppey United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 45[b] |
| 10 | Beckenham Town | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 44 |
| 11 | Lordswood | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 42 |
| 12 | Herne Bay | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 41[c] |
| 13 | Cray Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 36[d] |
| 14 | Tunbridge Wells | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 33 |
| 15 | Slade Green | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 30 |
| 16 | Whitstable Town | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 27 |
| 17 | Faversham Town | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 24 |
| 18 | Canterbury City | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 35 | 92 | −57 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Thamesmead Town were deducted three points.
- ^ Sheppey United were awarded three points.
- ^ Herne Bay were deducted three points.
- ^ Cray Wanderers were awarded three points.
Challenge Cup
The 1999–2000 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the first time in their history by VCD Athletic.[3]
Deal Town reached the final but owing to fixture congestion from their extended run to the FA Vase Final they withdrew[4] (with Faversham Town, who they had defeated in their semi-final tie, taking their place).
The competition was contested by the 18 teams from the Premier Division over five rounds: the first three were a single match knock-out followed by the semis-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match played on a neutral ground.
Final
- Faversham Town 0 – 4 VCD Athletic
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals
Quarter-final draw:[5]
- Chatham Town v VCD Athletic
- Erith Town v Ramsgate
- Slade Green v Faversham Town
- Whitstable Town v Deal Town
Second Round
- Cray Wanderers 0 – 3 Deal Town[6]
- Canterbury City x – W Slade Green (tie awarded to Slade Green as Canterbury City failed to fulfill fixture)[7]
- Faversham Town 2 – 0 Herne Bay[6]
- Thamesmead Town 1 – 2 Whitstable Town R[6]
- Sheppey United 1 – 2 Chatham Town[8]
- Lordswood 1 – 1 (aet) VCD Athletic (score at 90 minutes 1–1)[6]
- REPLAY: VCD Athletic v Lordswood[9]
- Beckenham Town 0 – 1 Erith Town[6]
- Ramsgate 5 – 0 Tunbridge Wells[6]
First Round
- Whitstable Town 4 – 1 Greenwich Borough[10]
- Hythe United 0 – 1 Cray Wanderers[10]
- Byes for the other 14 teams
Reserves Section
The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.
The 1999–2000 Reserves Section comprised two equal ranked geographically based divisions, Division One North and Division One South which had been formed from the single division of the previous season. The top club in each division played a single match to decide the Division One Champion. The promotion of reserves teams into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for the teams in the section.
Division One Champion Play-off
Thamesmead Town R were the Division One champions, winning the single play-off match between the top team from each of the Division One North and Division One South:
- Thamesmead Town R defeated Deal Town R[11]
Division One North
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Thamesmead Town R |
The division featured eleven clubs,[12] of which seven were from the previous seasons Division One:
- Beckenham Town R
- Chatham Town R
- Cray Wanderers R
- Dartford R
- Hastings Town R
- Swanley Furness
- Thamesmead Town R
and four were additional clubs:
At the end of the season all the clubs from Division One North were combined with clubs from Division One South in the formation of a single Division One for the following season.
Division One South
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deal Town R |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 317 (3.52 per match) |
The division began with eleven clubs who had all been part of the previous seasons Division One.
During the season Canterbury City R resigned and their record was expunged.[13]
At the end of the season champions Deal Town R resigned from the league and the remaining clubs from the division were combined with clubs from Division One North in the formation of a single Division One for the following season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deal Town R | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 45 | Resigned |
| 2 | Dover Athletic R | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 39 | Moved to Division One |
| 3 | Margate R | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 34 | |
| 4 | Ramsgate R | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 32 | |
| 5 | Sittingbourne R | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 24 | |
| 6 | Whitstable Town R | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 22 | |
| 7 | Lordswood R | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 22 | |
| 8 | Folkestone Invicta R | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 19 | |
| 9 | Herne Bay R | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | −30 | 9 | |
| 10 | Hythe United R | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 7 | |
| 11 | Canterbury City R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned, record expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One Cup
The 1999–2000 Kent Football League Division One Cup was won by Thamesmead Town R[14] to complete a League and Cup double.
The competition for the 22 teams from the Reserves Section comprised a group phase (with four sections) with the group winners progressing to home and away aggregate semi-finals to produce the two finalists.[15]
Final
Thamesmead Town R defeated Deal Town R[14]
Group Phase
Group A[16]
Group B[16]
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thamesmead Town R | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 17 | Qualified for semi-final |
| 2 | Sittingbourne R | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | |
| 3 | Dover Athletic R | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | |
| 4 | Cray Wanderers R | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | Whitstable Town R | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group D[15]
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- ^ "Premier Division past winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "League Cup Winners since 1923". SCEFL. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Deal's greatest day remembered 10 years on". BBC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Bass Brewers Kent Football League: Bass Brewers Kent League, Premier Division Cup, Third Round Draw". Folkestone Herald. Folkestone. 11 November 1999. p. 79.
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- ^ Stokes, Mark (11 November 1999). "New man takes charge at City". Kentish Gazette. Aylesford. p. 80.
- ^ "Senior soccer details: Results: Tuesday: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, Second Round". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 5 November 1999. p. 87.
- ^ "Senior soccer details: Results: Wednesday: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, Second Round". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 26 November 1999. p. 95.
- ^ a b "Football Results and Fixtures: Results: Saturday 16 October: Bass Brewers Kent League: Premier Division Cup, First Round". Folkestone Herald. Folkestone. 21 October 1999. p. 79.
- ^ "Reserves First Division winners / runners-up". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "How they stand: Bass Brewers League: Division 1 North". Kent Messenger. Aylesford. 10 December 1999. p. 79.
- ^ "Dover Athletic FC (Official Website): Reserves: Season 1999/2000: Bass Brewers Kent Football League Division One (South) Results". dover-athletic.co.uk. 2000. Archived from the original on 10 June 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Reserves Division(s) League Cup". kentleague.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Linno flying back to the green, green grass of home". Folkestone Herald. Folkestone. 8 July 1999. p. 75.
- ^ a b "Football Results and Fixtures: Results: Saturday 21 August: Bass Brewers Kent League: Division One Cup". Dover Express. Dover. 26 August 1999. p. 79.