Kent 4
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{ Infobox rugby league cup
|title = Kent 4
| logo =
|sport = Rugby Union
|founded = {{Start date and age|1987}}
|folded = {{Start date and age|2001}}
|country = {{ENG}}
|teams = 6
|most_champs = Orpington
|count = 3
|website =
}}
Kent 4 was an English Rugby Union league that was the fourth tier for clubs in south-east London and Kent. Promoted teams went up to Kent 3 and there was no relegation. Initially created in 1987 the league ran for ten seasons before being cancelled at the end of the 1996–97 season. Kent 4 was brought back in 2000 but after just one season, the six team division folded for the second time and all teams were automatically promoted to Kent 3.
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Darenth Valley{{efn|Darenth Valley would fold in 1998 and be reformed as Dartford Valley RFC.{{cite web|url=http://findrugbynow.com/2013/08/club-of-the-month-dartford-valley-rfc/|title=Club of the Month: Dartford Valley|publisher=Find Rugby Now|date=14 August 2013}}}}
- East Peckham
- Edenbridge
- Footscray
- Lordswood
- Old Olavians
- Old Williamsonians
- University of Kent
- Whitstable
Kent 4 Honours
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| style="border:0;"|Kent 4 Honours | style="width:20%; border:0;"| |
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! style="background:#efefef; width:70px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:150px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:300px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:125px;"|Relegated Teams
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|1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Williamsonians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Olavians || No relegation
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|1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Citizens || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Darenth Valley || No relegation
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|1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Orpington || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Footscray || No relegation
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|1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bexley || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thames Polytechnic || No relegation
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|1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Orpington || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Whitstable{{efn|Kent league restructuring meant that 3rd and 4th place Kent Police and Footscray were also promoted.}} || No relegation
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|1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Lordswood || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Darenth Valley || No relegation
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|1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Olavians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Greenwich || No relegation
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|1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Orpington || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Footscray || No relegation
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|1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Edenbridge || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Canterbury Exiles || No relegation
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|1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Darenth Valley || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Greenwich{{efn|The cancellation of Kent 4 at the end of the season meant that four clubs would be promoted into Kent 3. Bottom club Westerham would drop out of the leagues.}} || No relegation
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|1997–98 || colspan=5| No competition
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|1998–99 || colspan=5| No competition
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|1999–00 || colspan=5| No competition
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|2000–01{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9642|title=2000-2001 London South-East Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=14 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Vigo || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Shooters Hill{{efn|As Kent 4 was to be cancelled all teams in the division were automatically promoted to Kent 3.}} || No relegation
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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
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Number of league titles
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- Orpington (3)
- Bexley (1)
- Citizens (1)
- Darenth Valley (1)
- Edenbridge (1)
- Lordswood (1)
- Old Olavians (1)
- Old Williamsonians (1)
- Vigo (1)
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Notes
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