The Kent County League is a
football
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competition based in
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
,
England
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. The league has seven senior divisions – a Premier Division, Division One East and West, Division Two East and West and Division Three East and West. It sits below the
Southern Counties East League
The Southern Counties East Football League is an English association football, football league established in 1966, which has teams based in Kent and Southeast London. Until 2013, it was known as the Kent League. There was a previous Kent Footb ...
Division One (step 6 of the
National League System
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) since the 2016–17 season. Previously it fed the
Kent Invicta League
The Kent Invicta Football League was a football league in England, formed in 2011 to commence operations for the 2011–12 season. It covered the traditional English county of Kent, some of which is now in Greater London. It merged with the So ...
from the Invicta League's formation in 2011 to its merger with the Southern Counties East League in 2016.
As of the 2022–23 season, there are 16 clubs in the Premier Division. The bottom two clubs faced relegation to the regional lower divisions. Clubs from a number of smaller district leagues may be eligible to gain promotion to the County League. These feeder leagues are the Ashford and District League, Bromley and South London Football League, Canterbury & District League, Rochester & District League and Sevenoaks & District League.
Member clubs 2022–23
Premier Division
*Borden Village
*Bromleians
*Chipstead
*Fleetdown United
*Halls
*Hawkinge Town
*Ide Hill
*Kings Hill
*Minster
*New Romney
*Otford United
*Peckham Town
*Red Velvet
*
Stansfeld O&BC
*Ten-Em-Bee
*Tenterden Town
Division One East and Central
*Ashford
*Cuxton 91
*Greenway Aces
*Guru Nanak
*
Hollands & Blair Reserves
*K Sports Reserves
*Rochester City
*
Rusthall Reserves
*
Snodland Town Reserves
*Sturry
* West Farleigh
*
Whitstable Town Reserves
*Woodnesborough
Division One West
*Belverdere
*
Bexley
Bexley is an area of south-eastern Greater London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is sometimes known as Bexley Village or Old Bexley to differentiate the area from the wider borough. It is located east-southeast of Ch ...
*Bridon Ropes Reserves
*Club Langley
*Crayford Arrows
*Crockenhill
*Danson Sports
*Equinoccial
*Long Lane
*
Metrogas
*South East Athletic
*Sporting Club Thamesmead Reserves
*Welling Park
Division Two Central & East
*AFC Rangers
*Aylesford
*Cinque Ports
*Cuxton Reserves
*Deal Town Reserves
*Lydd Town Reserves
*Minster Reserves
*Sittingbourne Reserves
*Tenterton Town Reserves
*Tankerton
Division Two West
*Bexley Reserves
*Bromleians Reserves
*Dulwich Village
*Farnborough Old Boys Guild
*Falconwood
*Fleetdown United Reserves
*FC Greenwich
*
Orpington
Orpington is a town and area in south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles (21.6 km) south east of Charing Cross.
On the south-eastern edge of the Greater London Built-up Area, it is south of St ...
*Parkwood Rangers
*Stansfeld O&BC Reserves
Division Three Central & East
*Baypoint
*Charing
*Chilham
*Cinque Ports Reserves
*Gillingham Town
*Kings Hill Reserves
*Larkfield & New Hythe Reserves
*Lenham Wanderers
*Lokomotiv Canterbury
*New Romney Reserves
*Paddock Wood
*Sellindge
Division Three West
*AMG Ballerz
*ALL Starz
*Dartford Celtic
*Halls AFC Reserves
*Ide Hill Reserves
*AFC Lewisham
*Long Lane Reserves
*Metrogas Reserves
*Otford United Reserves
Honours list
Divisional champions have been as follows:
Kent County League – History
1951–92 Western section
1969–92 Eastern Section
1992–present
Major restructuring combined the regional Senior Divisions into one Premier Division. Divisions below were renamed.
References
External links
Kent County Football League Official Website
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