1968–69 Kent Football League

The 1968–69 Kent Football League season was the third in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition based in and around the county of Kent in England.

From this season the league was renamed and known as the Kent Football League from its previous title the Kent Premier League. Additionally it was agreed that all member clubs must have 'Senior Status' (relating to the footballing facilities of the club rather than age of players). Current club Orpington Athletic were permitted to retain membership whilst they applied for accreditation.

The league comprised one division and there was also a league cup competition, the Challenge Cup.

Kent Football League

The league featured teams from 18 clubs including eight reserves teams. Fifteen of the clubs had competed in the league the previous season and they were joined by three additional clubs:
* Chatham Town, joined from the Metropolitan League, joined from the Greater London League
* Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves, newly reformed

Also, Folkestone Town Reserves changed their name to Folkestone Reserves.

The league was won by Brett Sports.

After the end of the season three clubs, Canterbury City Reserves, Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves and Tonbridge Reserves left the league; whilst Orpington Athletic were expelled as they had failed to obtain obtained Senior status, their ground facilities were not of the required standard.

League table

Challenge Cup

The 1968–69 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Margate Reserves.

The competition was contested by the 18 teams from the league over four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne F.C. this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Second Round

* Margate Reserves 5 – 0 Faversham Town
*Tunnel Sports 2 – 0 Snowdown Colliery Welfare
* Deal Town Reserves 3 – 3 Whitstable Town
*REPLAY ONE: Whitstable Town 4 – 4 (aet) Deal Town Reserves (score at 90 minutes: 2–2)
*REPLAY TWO: Deal Town Reserves 1 – 3 (aet) Whitstable Town (score at 90 minutes: 1–1) Played at Canterbury City F.C.
* Sheppey United Reserves 0 – 1 Folkestone Reserves
* Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves 1 – 2 Chatham Town
*Orpington Athletic v Canterbury City Reserves
* Brett Sports 2 – 0 Tonbridge Reserves
*Tunbridge Wells 2 – 3 Crockenhill

First Round

*Tunnel Sports 2 – 1 Ramsgate Athletic Reserves
* Sheppey United Reserves 2 – 1 Sittingbourne
Byes for the other 14 teams

Sources:
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*Second Round: ; ; ; ;
*Quarter-finals: ; ; ;
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*Final:

References

External links

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1968–69 in English football leagues