The Kent Invicta Football League was a
football
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league in England, formed in 2011 to commence operations for the 2011–12 season. It covered the traditional English county of
Kent
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, some of which is now in
Greater London
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. It merged with the
Southern Counties East League in 2016, forming its lower division.
Formation
Negotiations to form a new Step 6 (level 10 in the overall
English football league system
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) division began in 2009 to make promotion and relegation between the
Kent League (Step 5, now Southern Counties East Football League) and
Kent County League
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(Step 7) easier, as there had not been a relegation to the Kent County League for a number of seasons and promotions had been infrequent.
At the end of the 2015–16 season, the league merged with the
Southern Counties East League and became the lower division of the merged league.
Challenge Trophy
The league also organised a knockout competition, the Challenge Trophy.
Final clubs
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AC London
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Bearsted
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Geography
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Crockenhill
Crockenhill is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 1 mile south of Swanley and 4.5 miles north east of Orpington, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London.
Etymology
Crockenhill is from Old English ''hyll'' ...
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Eltham Palace
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FC Elmstead
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Forest Hill Park
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Glebe
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Gravesham Borough
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Kent Football United (formerly Erith & Dartford Town)
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Lewisham Borough
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Lydd Town
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Meridian VP
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Orpington
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On the south-eastern edge of the Greater London Built-up Area, it is south of St Ma ...
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Phoenix Sports Reserves
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Rusthall
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Seven Acre & Sidcup
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Sheppey United
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Sutton Athletic
List of champions
References
External links
Official website
{{Kent Invicta League
Defunct football leagues in England
2011 establishments in England
2
Sports leagues established in 2011
2016 disestablishments in England