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1979–80 Kent Football League#Division Two

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The 1979–80 Kent Football League season was the fourteenth 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

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Kent Football League Division One

|season= 1979–80

|winners= Chatham Town

|promoted=

|relegated=

|matches= 272

|total goals= 792

|prevseason= 1978–79

|nextseason= 1980–81

}}

The division featured seventeen clubs which had all competed in the previous season.

After five seasons of being named Medway the club reverted its name to Chatham Town.{{cite news|date=6 July 1979 |title=Rise for referees |work=The Courier |page=35 |place=Tunbridge Wells}}

The division was won by Chatham Town,{{cite web|url=http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-first%20div%20winners.php |title=First Division past winners / runners-up |website=kentleague.com |date=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417042108/http://kentleague.com/Archives/top-first%20div%20winners.php |archive-date=17 April 2013 |access-date=29 March 2024}} (their reserves team were also successful and won the Division Two league and cup double).

At the end of the season both bottom clubs, Ramsgate and Kent Police were re-elected to continue their membership of Division One.

{{cite news|date=4 July 1980 |first=Gordon |last=Carpenter |title=Bert is named Kent League's vice-chairman |work=Kent Messenger |page=28 |place=Larkfield, Maidstone}}

=League table=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Season End Notes

|winpoints=2

|team1=CHA|name_CHA=Chatham Town

|team2=CRA|name_CRA=Cray Wanderers

|team3=HYT|name_HYT=Hythe Town

|team4=DHE|name_DHE=Darenth Heathside

|team5=SIT|name_SIT=Sittingbourne

|team6=SHE|name_SHE=Sheppey United

|team7=WHI|name_WHI=Whitstable Town

|team8=TUN|name_TUN=Tunbridge Wells

|team9=ERI|name_ERI=Erith & Belvedere

|team10=SLA|name_SLA=Slade Green Athletic

|team11=DAR|name_DAR=Dartford Glentworth

|team12=DEA|name_DEA=Deal Town

|team13=HER|name_HER=Herne Bay

|team14=FAV|name_FAV=Faversham Town

|team15=CRO|name_CRO=Crockenhill

|team16=RAM|name_RAM=Ramsgate

|team17=KEN|name_KEN=Kent Police

|win_CRA=20|draw_CRA=9|loss_CRA=3|gf_CRA=80|ga_CRA=25

|win_HER=8|draw_HER=8|loss_HER=16|gf_HER=34|ga_HER=51

|win_RAM=6|draw_RAM=8|loss_RAM=18|gf_RAM=30|ga_RAM=57

|win_TUN=15|draw_TUN=5|loss_TUN=12|gf_TUN=50|ga_TUN=53

|win_SLA=11|draw_SLA=5|loss_SLA=16|gf_SLA=48|ga_SLA=57

|win_SIT=15|draw_SIT=9|loss_SIT=8|gf_SIT=49|ga_SIT=43

|win_HYT=19|draw_HYT=4|loss_HYT=9|gf_HYT=57|ga_HYT=48

|win_WHI=14|draw_WHI=7|loss_WHI=11|gf_WHI=43|ga_WHI=37

|win_FAV=7|draw_FAV=8|loss_FAV=17|gf_FAV=40|ga_FAV=51

|win_DEA=7|draw_DEA=10|loss_DEA=15|gf_DEA=33|ga_DEA=45

|win_SHE=14|draw_SHE=7|loss_SHE=11|gf_SHE=51|ga_SHE=42

|win_ERI=11|draw_ERI=12|loss_ERI=9|gf_ERI=34|ga_ERI=29

|win_CRO=7|draw_CRO=7|loss_CRO=18|gf_CRO=51|ga_CRO=69

|win_KEN=5|draw_KEN=7|loss_KEN=20|gf_KEN=38|ga_KEN=81

|win_CHA=23|draw_CHA=7|loss_CHA=2|gf_CHA=69|ga_CHA=22

|win_DAR=8|draw_DAR=10|loss_DAR=14|gf_DAR=33|ga_DAR=48

|win_DHE=17|draw_DHE=7|loss_DHE=8|gf_DHE=52|ga_DHE=34

|col_REE=orange1|text_REE=Re-elected

|result16=REE

|result17=REE

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source={{cite web|url= https://www.scefl.com/kent-scefl-league-tables-since-1972 |title=Kent League Tables: Kent League (Division 1) '79–'80 |date=7 May 2022 |publisher=SCEFL |access-date=29 March 2024}}, {{cite web|url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/KL72.html |title=Kent League 1966–1992: 1979–1980 |publisher=Non League Matters |access-date=14 May 2024}}.

}}

=Challenge Cup=

The 1979–80 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Whitstable Town.{{Cite web |url=https://www.scefl.com/league-cup-winners-since-1923 |date=February 2022 |title=Archives: League Cup Winners |website=SCEFL: Southern Counties East Football League|access-date=31 January 2024}}

The competition, contested by all seventeen clubs in the league, comprised five single match tie rounds (with the first round featuring one tie) culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Sittingbourne{{cite news|date=2 May 1980 |title=Holiday Fixture Guide: Saturday: Kent League: League Cup Final |work=Evening Post |page=54 |place=Chatham}} this season).

==Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final==

{{8TeamBracket

| seeds = n

| Rounds=3

| boldwinner=y

| legs=2

| hideomittedscores=1

| RD1=Quarter-finals

| RD1-team1=Chatham Town

| RD1-score1-1= 3

| RD1-team2=Ramsgate

| RD1-score2-1= 0

| RD1-team3=Herne Bay

| RD1-score3-1= 0

| RD1-team4=Sittingbourne

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-team5=Deal Town

| RD1-score5-1= 0

| RD1-team6=Whitstable Town

| RD1-score6-1= 1

| RD1-team7=Sheppey United

| RD1-score7-1=1

| RD1-team8=Cray Wanderers

| RD1-score8-1=0

| RD2=Semi-finals

| RD2-team1=Chatham Town

| RD2-score1-1= 1

| RD2-team2=Sittingbourne

| RD2-score2-1= 0

| RD2-team3=Whitstable Town

| RD2-score3-1= 2

| RD2-team4=Sheppey United

| RD2-score4-1= 0

| RD3=Final

| RD3-team1=Chatham Town

| RD3-score1-1=3{{efn|name=RD3|After extra time (score at 90 minutes 3–3)}}

| RD3-team2=Whitstable Town

| RD3-score2-1= 4{{efn|name=RD3}}

}}{{notelist}}

==Second Round==

==First Round==

Sources:

  • Final: {{cite news |date=6 May 1980 |first=John |last=Evans |page=24 |title=Surrender! Chats collapse in amazing finish |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0005096/19800506/313/0024 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Evening Post}}
  • Semi-finals: {{cite news |date=8 April 1980 |page=20 |title=Easter Results Round-Up: Saturday: Kent League Cup, semi-finals |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005096/19800408/302/0020 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Evening Post}}
  • Quarter-finals: {{cite news |date=15 February 1980 |page=34 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Tuesday: Kent League Cup 3rd round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19800215/539/0034 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kent Messenger}}; {{cite news |date=3 March 1980 |page=22 |title=Results Round-Up: Kent League: League Cup, 3rd rd |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005096/19800303/277/0022 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Evening Post}}
  • Second Round: {{cite news |date=9 December 1979 |page=44 |title=Scottish And Other Results: Kent League Cup |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19791209/378/0044 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Sunday Mirror}}; {{cite news |date=12 December 1979 |page=31 |title=Sports Summary: League Cup: Kent League Cup.–Second round replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19791212/215/0031 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Daily Mirror}}; {{cite news |date=18 December 1979 |page=30 |title=Results: Kent League Cup |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002514/19791218/317/0030 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Thanet Times}}; {{cite news |date=28 December 1979 |page=34 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, League Cup, 2nd round replay |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19791228/243/0034 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kent Messenger}}
  • First Round: {{cite news |date=23 November 1979 |page=38 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, League Cup, 1st round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19791123/442/0038 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kent Messenger}}

Reserves Section

The 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=

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Kent Football League Division Two

|season= 1979–80

|winners=Chatham Town R

|promoted=

|relegated=

|matches=

|total goals=

|prevseason= 1978–79

|nextseason= 1980–81

}}

The league featured sixteen clubs including one non-reserve team (Snowdown Colliery Welfare). Ten of the teams had competed in the previous season and they were joined by six additional clubs:

Chatham Town R were the division winners for the second successive season{{cite web|url=http://kentleague.com/Archives/Reserves%20First%20Div%20winners.php |title=Reserves First Division winners / runners-up |website=kentleague.com |date=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418065959/http://kentleague.com/Archives/Reserves%20First%20Div%20winners.php |archive-date=18 April 2013 |access-date=26 April 2024}} and completed a Division Two league and cup double (additionally the club's first team were winners of Division One).

At the end of the season Cray Wanderers R and Ramsgate R resigned from the league and both bottom clubs, Faversham Town R and Snowdown Colliery Welfare, were re-elected to continue their membership of Division Two.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Season End Notes

|winpoints=2

|team1=CHA|name_CHA=Chatham Town R

|team2=SHE|name_SHE=Sheppey United R

|team3=SIT|name_SIT=Sittingbourne R

|team4=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings United R

|team5=HER|name_HER=Herne Bay R

|team6=DHE|name_DHE=Darenth Heathside R

|team7=EAB|name_EAB=Erith & Belvedere R

|team8=CRA|name_CRA=Cray Wanderers R

|team9=DOV|name_DOV=Dover R

|team10=HYT|name_HYT=Hythe Town R

|team11=DEA|name_DEA=Deal Town R

|team12=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town R

|team13=WHI|name_WHI=Whitstable Town R

|team14=RAM|name_RAM=Ramsgate R

|team15=FAV|name_FAV=Faversham Town R

|team16=SCW|name_SCW=Snowdown Colliery Welfare

|win_ASH=7|draw_ASH=8|loss_ASH=15|gf_ASH=40|ga_ASH=58

|win_CHA=26|draw_CHA=3|loss_CHA=1|gf_CHA=90|ga_CHA=9

|win_CRA=13|draw_CRA=4|loss_CRA=11|gf_CRA=48|ga_CRA=47

|win_DEA=9|draw_DEA=7|loss_DEA=14|gf_DEA=47|ga_DEA=60

|win_DHE=14|draw_DHE=7|loss_DHE=9|gf_DHE=59|ga_DHE=39

|win_DOV=11|draw_DOV=5|loss_DOV=14|gf_DOV=48|ga_DOV=57

|win_EAB=13|draw_EAB=7|loss_EAB=9|gf_EAB=48|ga_EAB=36

|win_FAV=6|draw_FAV=2|loss_FAV=21|gf_FAV=38|ga_FAV=74

|win_HAS=17|draw_HAS=6|loss_HAS=6|gf_HAS =63|ga_HAS=35

|win_HER=15|draw_HER=8|loss_HER=7|gf_HER=62|ga_HER=38

|win_HYT=10|draw_HYT=6|loss_HYT=13|gf_HYT=69|ga_HYT=64

|win_RAM=4|draw_RAM=8|loss_RAM=16|gf_RAM=29|ga_RAM=58

|win_SCW=3|draw_SCW=3|loss_SCW=24|gf_SCW=28|ga_SCW=122

|win_SHE=20|draw_SHE=5|loss_SHE=5|gf_SHE=73|ga_SHE=34

|win_SIT=18|draw_SIT=4|loss_SIT=8|gf_SIT=63|ga_SIT=34

|win_WHI=6|draw_WHI=5|loss_WHI=19|gf_WHI=32|ga_WHI=72

|col_RES=red2|text_RES=Resigned

|result8=RES

|result14=RES

|col_REE=orange1|text_REE=Re-elected

|result15=REE

|result16=REE

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=7 May 1980

|source={{cite news |date=9 May 1980 |page=33 |title=County Soccer Details: Kent League: Division 2 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19800509/440/0033 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kent Messenger}}

}}

=Division Two Cup=

The 1979–7980 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was contested by all sixteen clubs in the division and comprised four single match tie rounds culminating in the final. Chatham Town R were the winners (part of a Division Two league and cup double) with Deal Town R runners-up.{{cite web|url= http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php |title=Reserves Division(s) League Cup |website=kentleague.com |date=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418091817/http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php |archive-date=18 April 2013 |access-date=29 March 2024}}

==Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final==

{{8TeamBracket

| seeds = n

| Rounds=3

| boldwinner=y

| legs=2

| hideomittedscores=1

| RD1=Quarter-finals

| RD1-team1=Sheppey United R

| RD1-score1-1= 2

| RD1-score1-2=2{{efn|name=RD11|Replay, after extra time (score after 90 minutes 0–0)}}

| RD1-team2=Hastings United R

| RD1-score2-1= 2

| RD1-score2-2=1{{efn|name=RD11}}

| RD1-team3=Erith & Belvedere R

| RD1-score3-1= 0

| RD1-team4=Chatham Town R

| RD1-score4-1=1

| RD1-team5=Deal Town R

| RD1-score5-1= 3

| RD1-team6=Herne Bay R

| RD1-score6-1= 1

| RD1-team7=Dover R

| RD1-score7-1=0

| RD1-score7-2=2{{efn|name=RD17|Replay}}

| RD1-team8=Cray Wanderers R

| RD1-score8-1=0

| RD1-score8-2=0{{efn|name=RD17}}

| RD2=Semi-finals

| RD2-team1=Sheppey United R

| RD2-score1-1= 0

| RD2-team2=Chatham Town R

| RD2-score2-1= 1

| RD2-team3=Deal Town R

| RD2-score3-1= 3

| RD2-team4=Dover R

| RD2-score4-1= 2

| RD3=Final

| RD3-team1=Chatham Town R

| RD3-score1-1=

| RD3-team2=Deal Town R

| RD3-score2-1=

}}{{notelist}}

==First Round==

Sources:

  • Final: {{cite web|url= http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php |title=Reserves Division(s) League Cup |website=kentleague.com |date=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418091817/http://kentleague.com/Archives/League%20cups/Reserves%20Cup%20ex%20winners.php |archive-date=18 April 2013 |access-date=29 March 2024}}
  • Semi-finals: {{cite news |date=8 April 1980 |page=20 |title=Easter Results Round-Up: Saturday:Division 2, Cup, semi-finals |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005096/19800408/302/0020

|url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Evening Post}}

  • Quarter-finals: {{cite news |date=29 February 1980 |page=31 |title=County soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, Division 2 League Cup, 2nd round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003535/19800229/264/0031 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kentish Express}}; {{cite news |date=3 March 1980 |page=22 |title=Results Round-Up: Division 2: League Cup, 2nd rd

|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005096/19800303/277/0022 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Evening Post}}; {{cite news |date=28 March 1980 |page=27 |title=County soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, Division 2 League Cup, 2nd round |url= https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19800328/232/0027 |url-access=subscription |access-date= 14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kentish Express}}; {{cite news |date=28 March 1980 |page=27 |title=County soccer details: Results: Wednesday: Kent League, Division 2 League Cup, 2nd round replay |url= https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19800328/232/0027 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kentish Express}}

  • First Round: {{cite news |date=5 October 1979 |page=35 |title=County soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, Division 2 League Cup |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19791005/310/0035 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kentish Express}}; {{cite news |date=2 November 1979 |page=35 |title=County soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, Division 2 League Cup, 1st round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19791102/286/0035 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kentish Express}}; {{cite news |date=23 November 1979 |page=38 |title=Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, Division 2 League Cup, 1st round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005423/19791123/442/0038 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kent Messenger}}; {{cite news |date=21 December 1979 |page=31 |title=County Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Kent League, Division 2 League Cup 1st round |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19791221/297/0037 |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |newspaper=Kentish Express}}

References

{{Reflist}}

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