1985–86 Kent Football League
The 1985–86 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the twentieth in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition featuring teams based in and around the county of Kent 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 eighteen clubs, seventeen of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:
The league was won, for the only time in their history, by Alma Swanley.[2] At the end of the season both bottom clubs, Slade Green Athletic and Deal Town were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.[3] League table
Source: "Kent League 1966–92: 1985–86". Non League Matters. Retrieved 22 May 2024., "England – Kent League: Final Table Kent League (Division 1) '85–'86". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Challenge CupThe 1985–86 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Tunbridge Wells, their third win following two occasions during the 1970s.[4] The competition, contested by all eighteen clubs in Division One, comprised five single match tie rounds (with the first round featuring two ties) culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne F.C.[5] this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
Second Round
First Round
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Reserves SectionThe letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team. Division Two featured mostly 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 league featured eighteen clubs (including one non-reserve team, Snowdown Colliery Welfare), sixteen of which had competed in the division the previous season together with two additional clubs[6] The division was won for the second occasion in three seasons by Fisher Athletic R[7] who pipped Sheppey United R to the top position by goal difference only. After the end of the season both Canterbury City R and Chatham Town R resigned from the division.[3] League Table
Source: "Non League Tables for 1985–1986: Kent League Division Two". Non League Matters. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Division Two CupThe 1985–86 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Faversham Town R.[8] The competition, contested by all eighteen clubs in the division, comprised five single match tie rounds (with the first round featuring two ties) culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Ramsgate F.C.[9] this season). Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
Second Round
First Round
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