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

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, a

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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: *

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, joined from Division Two The league was won by Tonbridge AFC who were promoted back to the

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after four seasons in the Kent League.

League table

Challenge Cup

The 1992–93 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by

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. 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

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this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Sources: *Quarter-finals: *Semi-finals: *Final:

Second Round

* Beckenham Town 2 – 1

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0 – 4 Faversham Town * Deal Town 8 – 0

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* Thamesmead Town 3 – 1 Tonbridge AFC * Alma Swanley 2 – 1

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* Herne Bay 3 – 2

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* Danson Furness United 0 – 1 Ramsgate * Sheppey United 0 – 1 Greenwich Borough

First Round

* Folkestone Invicta 2 – 1 (aet) Whitstable Town (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1) *

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2 –3 Corinthian * Alma Swanley 1 – 0 Chatham Town *Kent Police 3 – 3 (aet)

(Score at 90 minutes: 3–3) *REPLAY: Ramsgate 3 – 2 Kent Police * Darenth Heathside 0 – 1 Sheppey United *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: * Folkestone Invicta R, joining from the

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and replacing their first team. * Tonbridge AFC R Dover Athletic R were the division winners. At the end of the season Cray Wanderers R did not seek re-election and left the division.

League table

Division Two Cup

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

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this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Sources: *Quarter-finals: ; ; *Semi-finals: ; *Final:

First Round

* Thamesmead Town R 1 –2 Canterbury City R * Chatham Town R 3 – 1 Ramsgate R * Hastings Town R 5 – 3 Deal Town R * Folkestone Invicta R 2 –0 Cray Wanderers R * Tonbridge AFC R 4 –2 (aet) Dover Athletic R * Darenth Heathside R 2 – 2 (aet) Beckenham Town R *REPLAY: Beckenham Town R 3 – 0 Darenth Heathside R *Byes for Herne Bay R and Whitstable Town R

References

External links

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1992–93 in English football leagues