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2005–06 Kent Football League
The 2005–06 Kent Football League season (known as the Kentish Observer League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England. The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with Divisions One and Two – the latter two were known as the Reserves Section, comprising reserves teams which 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 two divisions of the Reserves Section. Premier Division The league featured 16 clubs, 15 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club: * Erith & Belvedere, relegated from the Southern League At the end of the season Maidstone United were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South. League table Results Challenge Cup The 2005–06 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Maidstone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Football 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. Its two divisions are allocated at Step 5 and Step 6 of the National League System (which equates to Levels 9–10 of the overall English football league system). At its inception it was known as the Kent Premier League, and until 2013 as the Kent League. There is no direct connection between this league and a previous Kent Football League (1894–1959), Kent League that existed from 1894 to 1959, despite many clubs having spells of membership in both leagues. History The current league was formed in 1966, from teams in and around the county of Kent, when the Thames & Medway Combination (which had its origins in 1896) was expanded and renamed the Kent Premier League. The league began with fourteen teams - five of the six members of the final Thames & Medway Combination season (Deal Town F.C., Deal Town Reserves, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hythe Town F
Hythe, from Anglo-Saxon ''hȳð'', may refer to a landing-place, port or haven, either as an element in a toponym, such as Rotherhithe in London, or to: Places Australia * Hythe, Tasmania Canada *Hythe, Alberta, a hamlet in Canada England *The Hythe, Essex, part of Colchester *Hythe, Hampshire, a village near Southampton *Hythe, Kent, a small coastal town near Folkestone **Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) *Hythe End, a village, now part of Staines *Egham Hythe, an area near Egham, Surrey *New Hythe, a village in Kent * Small Hythe, a hamlet near Tenterden in Kent * West Hythe, a hamlet near Palmarsh in Kent Other uses * Short Hythe (a post-war British flying boat) * HMS ''Hythe'' (J194) * HMS ''Hythe'' (1905), an auxiliary minesweeper which sank in 1915 in the Dardanelles with the loss of 154 lives * Hythe Venetian Fete, a traditional water carnival See also * * Hithe, Kenya The Central Province (, ) was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sittingbourne F
Sittingbourne is an industrial town in the Swale district of Kent, southeast England, from Canterbury and from London, beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons. The town stands next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey. The town became prominent after the death of Thomas Becket in 1170, since it provided a convenient resting point on the road from London to Canterbury and Dover. Chatham Main Line links to London Victoria station and HS1 to St Pancras International, the journey taking about an hour from Sittingbourne railway station. History Sittingbourne owes its name to a modernised version of an observation on its location. The town's name came from the fact that there is a small stream or "bourne" running underground in part of the town. Hasted writing in the 1790s in his ''History of Kent'' states that: The Kent Hundred Rolls of 1274–75, preserved in the National Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham Town F
Chatham may refer to: Jurisdictions * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswick, Canada (1973–1994) * Chatham (UK Parliament constituency), existed 1832–1950 * Chatham (ward), in the London Borough of Hackney (1965–2014) Military * CFB Chatham, Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada, a former Canadian Forces base * , fifteen ships of the Royal Navy * , four ships of the U.S. Navy People * Chatham (surname), includes a list of notable people with the surname * Chatham Roberdeau Wheat (1826–1862), American and Confederate officer, politician, lawyer and mercenary * Earl of Chatham and Baron Chatham, extinct titles in the Peerage of Great Britain ** William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), British statesman, known toponymically as Chatham ** John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (1756–1835), British statesman and general Places Canada * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham Township, Ontario, a former township * Chatham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilbury F
Tilbury is a port town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England. The present town was established as separate settlement in the late 19th century, on land that was mainly part of Chadwell St Mary. It contains a Tilbury Fort, 16th century fort and an Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry, ancient cross-river ferry. Tilbury is part of the Port of London with a major Port of Tilbury, deep-water port which contributes to the local economy. Situated 24 miles (38.5 km) east of central London and 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Southend-on-Sea (the nearest city), it is the southernmost point in Essex. Etymology The name of the present town of Tilbury is derived (by way of the port) from the nearby settlements of East Tilbury, East and West Tilbury. The name of these settlements is derived from the Saxon ''burgh'', "fortified place", either belonging to Tila, or perhaps at a lowland place. The 8th century spelling (Bede) was "Tilaburg", and the spelling in Domesday Book, Domesday was "Til ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashford United F
Ashford may refer to: Places Australia * Ashford, New South Wales * Ashford, South Australia * Electoral district of Ashford, South Australia Ireland * Ashford, County Wicklow * Ashford Castle, County Galway United Kingdom *Ashford, Kent, a town **Borough of Ashford, a local government district in Kent **Ashford (UK Parliament constituency), Kent ** Ashford International railway station * Ashford, North Devon, near Barnstaple (a civil parish) * Ashford, South Hams, Devon, near Kingsbridge, in Aveton Gifford parish *Ashford, Surrey (formerly Middlesex) * Ashford Hill, Hampshire * Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire * Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire United States * Ashford, Alabama * Ashford Mill, California *Ashford, Connecticut Ashford is a New England town, town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 4,191 at the 2020 Unite ... * Ashf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsgate F
Ramsgate is a seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet in eastern Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2021 it had a population of 42,027. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline, and its main industries are tourism and fishing. The town has one of the largest marinas on the English south coast, and the Port of Ramsgate provided cross- channel ferries for many years. History Ramsgate began as a fishing and farming hamlet. The Christian missionary St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great, landed near Ramsgate in AD 597. The town is home to the Shrine of St Augustine. The earliest reference to the town is in the Kent Hundred Rolls of 1274–5, both as ''Remmesgate'' (in the local personal name of 'Christina de Remmesgate') and as ''Remisgat'' (with reference to the town). The names ''Ramisgate'' and ''Raunsgate'' appear in the parish of St. Laurence records . These are all derived from late Anglo-Saxo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartford F
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames Estuary, is Thurrock in Essex, which can be reached via the Dartford Crossing. To its east lies the Borough of Gravesham and to the south the district of Sevenoaks. It had a population of 51,240. The town centre lies in a valley through which the River Darent flows and where the old road from London to Dover crossed: hence the name, which derives from ''Darent + ford''. Dartford became a market town in medieval times and, although today it is principally a commuter town for Greater London, it has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance. It is an important rail hub; the main through-road now by-passes the town itself. Geography Dartford lies within the area known as the London Basin. The low-lying marsh to the north of the town con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cray Wanderers F
Cray Inc., a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is an American supercomputer manufacturer headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It also manufactures systems for data storage and analytics. Several Cray supercomputer systems are listed in the TOP500, which ranks the most powerful supercomputers in the world. In 1972, the company was founded by computer designer Seymour Cray as Cray Research, Inc., and it continues to manufacture parts in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, where Cray was born and raised. After being acquired by Silicon Graphics in 1996, the modern company was formed after being purchased in 2000 by Tera Computer Company, which adopted the name Cray Inc. In 2019, the company was acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for $1.3 billion. History Background: 1950–1972 In 1950, Seymour Cray began working in the computing field when he joined Engineering Research Associates (ERA) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. There, he helped to create the ERA 1103. ERA eventually b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromley F
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, chartered in 1158. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development and the shift from an agrarian village to an urban town. As part of the growth of London's conurbation in the 20th century, Bromley Town significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903 and became part of the London Borough of Bromley in 1965. Bromley today forms a major retail and commercial centre. It is identified in the London Plan as one of the 13 metropolitan centres of Greater London. History Bromley is first recorded in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 862 as ''Bromleag'' and means 'woodland clearing where broom grows'. It shares this Old English etymology with Great Bromley in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folkestone Invicta F
Folkestone ( ) is a coastal town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour, shipping port, and fashionable coastal resort for most of the 19th and mid-20th centuries. This location has had a settlement since the Mesolithic era. A nunnery was founded by Eanswith, granddaughter of Æthelberht of Kent in the 7th century, who is still commemorated as part of the town's culture. During the 13th century, it developed into a seaport, and the harbour developed during the early 19th century to defend against a French invasion. Folkestone expanded further west after the arrival of the railway in 1843 as an elegant coastal resort, thanks to the investment of the Earl of Radnor under the urban plan of Decimus Burton. In its Edwardian-era heyday, Folkestone was considered the most fashionable resort of the time, visited by royalty — amongst them Queen Victoria an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevenoaks Town F
Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506, situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter main line railway into London; the town is from Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London. It is the principal town of the Sevenoaks district, followed by Swanley and Edenbridge. A settlement was recorded in the 13th century, when a market was established. Construction of Knole House in the 15th century helped develop the village. Sevenoaks became part of the modern communications network when one of the early turnpikes was opened in the 18th century; the railway was relatively late in reaching it. In the 21st century, it has a large commuting population. The nearby Fort Halstead defence installation was formerly a major local employer. Located to the south-east of the town is Knole Park, within which lies Knole House. Educational establishments in the town include Trinity School, Knole Academy, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
