2004–05 Kent Football League

The 2004–05 Kent Football League season (known as the Go Travel Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th 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

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Kent Football League Premier Division
Season2004–05
ChampionsRamsgate
PromotedRamsgate
Matches played240
Goals scored833 (3.47 per match)

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, no additional clubs joined the league this season.

At the end of the season Ramsgate were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One.



League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ramsgate 30 22 4 4 65 27 +38 70 Promoted to the Isthmian League Division One
2 Herne Bay 30 19 5 6 68 41 +27 62
3 Whitstable Town 30 16 6 8 71 44 +27 54
4 Maidstone United 30 16 6 8 60 37 +23 54
5 VCD Athletic 30 16 6 8 67 51 +16 54
6 Hythe Town 30 14 5 11 46 42 +4 47
7 Tunbridge Wells 30 12 9 9 45 49 −4 47[a]
8 Thamesmead Town 30 13 5 12 63 54 +9 44
9 Greenwich Borough 30 13 4 13 52 54 −2 43
10 Beckenham Town 30 11 7 12 57 54 +3 39[b]
11 Sevenoaks Town 30 9 6 15 47 66 −19 33
12 Slade Green 30 8 6 16 40 56 −16 30
13 Deal Town 30 8 5 17 40 62 −22 29
14 Sporting Bengal United 30 8 5 17 42 71 −29 29
15 Erith Town 30 6 5 19 33 60 −27 23
16 Lordswood 30 5 4 21 37 65 −28 19
Source: FCHD
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tunbridge Wells were awarded two points.
  2. ^ Beckenham Town were deducted one point.

Results

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Home \ Away BEC DEA ERI GRE HER HYT LOR MAI RAM SEV SLA SPB THA TUN VCD WHI
Beckenham Town 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 4–2 3–0 3–6 3–1 2–3 3–1
Deal Town 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–3
Erith Town 2–5 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–6 2–0 2–0 0–2
Greenwich Borough 1–1 4–3 1–3 1–3 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–3 2–3 2–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 1–3
Herne Bay 3–3 4–2 6–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–6 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–2
Hythe Town 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–5
Lordswood 2–4 3–4 0–0 1–3 1–4 2–7 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2
Maidstone United 3–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–4 3–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
Ramsgate 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 0–1 3–2
Sevenoaks Town 1–1 1–3 2–5 4–2 2–5 1–2 2–1 2–4 1–3 3–1 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–3
Slade Green 0–1 2–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1
Sporting Bengal United 3–2 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 0–7 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–5 2–5
Thamesmead Town 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–3 2–5 3–2 0–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–5 2–0
Tunbridge Wells 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 5–4 2–0 4–2 1–4 2–2
VCD Athletic 4–3 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–5 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–3 3–4
Whitstable Town 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 5–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 2–4
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Cup

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The 2004–05 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Ramsgate who completed the League and Cup double.

The competition was contested by the 16 teams from the Premier Division over a total of four rounds: the first two a single match knock-out followed by the semis-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match played on a neutral ground (at Folkestone Invicta F.C. this season).

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Sevenoaks Town 0[a]
Ramsgate 1[a]
Ramsgate 1 1 2
Thamesmead Town 0 1 1
Slade Green 0
Thamesmead Town 3
Ramsgate
Herne Bay
Herne Bay 5
Tunbridge Wells 1
Herne Bay 1 1 2
Hythe Town 0 0 0
Hythe Town 1
Maidstone United 0
  1. ^ a b After extra time

First Round

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The following teams were eliminated in the first round

Sources: Herne Bay FC: club (archived) & Maidstone United FC (archived) & Hythe Town FC (archived)

Reserves Section

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The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team.

The 2004–05 Reserves Section comprised two divisions, with promotion and relegation possible between the divisions. Promotion from the Reserves Section into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for all teams in the section.

Division One

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Kent Football League Division One
Season2004–05
ChampionsErith & Belvedere R
Matches played132
Goals scored451 (3.42 per match)

The division featured twelve clubs, ten of which had competed the previous season together two additional clubs, Erith & Belvedere R and Maidstone United R, who had both been promoted from Division Two.

At the end of the season Hastings United R and Danson Furness left the league – the latter club, who had been Premier Division league and cup-winners in 1995–96 (when known as Furness), were the final non-reserves team to compete in Division One.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Erith & Belvedere R 22 17 0 5 50 16 +34 51
2 Maidstone United R 22 16 3 3 52 29 +23 51
3 Cray Wanderers R 22 14 3 5 49 24 +25 45
4 Thamesmead Town R 22 11 5 6 50 36 +14 38
5 Ramsgate R 22 10 2 10 32 28 +4 32
6 Ashford Town (Kent) R 22 9 2 11 40 45 −5 29
7 Danson Furness 22 8 5 9 33 39 −6 29 Resigned from the League
8 Dartford R 22 8 3 11 32 34 −2 27
9 Erith Town R 22 5 10 7 33 34 −1 25
10 Herne Bay R 22 5 4 13 24 47 −23 19
11 Hastings United R 22 4 3 15 28 67 −39 15 Resigned from the League
12 Deal Town R 22 3 4 15 28 52 −24 13
Source: Ashford Town FC (archived), FCHD (team pages)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ASH CRA DAN DAR DEA E&B ERI HAS HER MAI RAM THA
Ashford Town (Kent) R 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 5–1 6–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 3–2
Cray Wanderers R 1–3 2–1 2–0 6–0 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–2
Danson Furness 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–3
Dartford R 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 6–3 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–1
Deal Town R 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–4 0–2 3–4
Erith & Belvedere R 0–1 2–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 12–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 4–0
Erith Town R 4–1 7–3 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–4 0–1 2–2
Hastings United R 2–1 1–5 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–3
Herne Bay R 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–7 0–1 2–4
Maidstone United R 5–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–2 1–0 4–2
Ramsgate R 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–3
Thamesmead Town R 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 6–0 0–1 2–2
Source: Kent League (archived)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division Two

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Kent Football League Division Two
Season2004–05
ChampionsWhitstable Town R
Matches played156
Goals scored512 (3.28 per match)

The division featured thirteen clubs, ten of which competed in the previous season together with three additional clubs:

At the end of the season Whitstable Town R and Bromley R were promoted to Division One and Beckenham Town R and Welling United R left the League.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Whitstable Town R 24 16 7 1 47 11 +36 55 Promoted to Division One
2 Bromley R 24 14 5 5 44 22 +22 44[a]
3 Beckenham Town R 24 11 6 7 49 32 +17 39 Resigned from the League
4 Sevenoaks Town R 24 12 2 10 38 37 +1 38
5 Slade Green R 24 10 7 7 39 34 +5 37
6 Chatham Town R 24 10 6 8 50 36 +14 36
7 VCD Athletic R 24 10 5 9 43 37 +6 35
8 Folkestone Invicta R 24 9 6 9 49 40 +9 33
9 Hythe Town R 24 8 8 8 35 39 −4 32
10 Welling United R 24 7 8 9 25 31 −6 29 Resigned from the League
11 Sittingbourne R 24 6 1 17 38 65 −27 22[b]
12 Tunbridge Wells R 24 6 2 16 29 59 −30 20
13 Lordswood R 24 4 3 17 26 69 −43 15
Source: Sittingbourne FC (incomplete table), FCHD (team pages)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Bromley R deducted three points
  2. ^ Sittingbourne R awarded three points

Results

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Home \ Away BEC BRO CHA FOL HYT LOR SEV SIT SLA TUN VCD WEL WHI
Beckenham Town R 1–4 3–1 4–0 4–0 4–2 6–0 3–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–4 0–0
Bromley R 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 5–0 0–1 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–0
Chatham Town R 0–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
Folkestone Invicta R 5–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 1–2 7–0 1–4 0–2 5–2 2–2 0–2
Hythe Town R 2–2 2–1 1–6 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–1
Lordswood R 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–4 2–4 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–3
Sevenoaks Town R 0–1 1–3 5–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–2 2–3 0–0 2–1 0–1
Sittingbourne R 0–3 0–2 4–1 2–5 1–2 4–3 1–4 2–0 10–1 2–6 1–0 1–2
Slade Green R 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–2 4–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0
Tunbridge Wells R 1–3 0–3 1–6 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–2
VCD Athletic R 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–5 3–2 7–1 7–3 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–0
Welling United R 2–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2
Whitstable Town R 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 6–0 4–0 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–0
Source: Kent League (archived) &
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserves Cup

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The 2004–05 Kent Football League Reserves Cup competition for teams from the Reserves Section was contested over a total of five rounds: the first three were single match knock-out rounds, followed by the semi-finals on an aggregate basis (home and away matches) and the final match.

The Cup was won by Division Two club Beckenham Town R, their matches were

Source: Kent League (archived) & Beckenham Town FC: Fixtures (archived)

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