# 1990–91 Kent Football League

The 1990–91 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the twenty-fifth 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 twenty-one clubs, twenty of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club:
* Sheppey United, relegated from the Southern League
The league was won by Sittingbourne, the only Kent League winning club (as of 2024) to be unbeaten over the season; it was their third Kent League title and they were subsequently promoted to the Southern Football League.
At the end of the season both bottom clubs, Metropolitan Police (Hayes) and Sheppey United, were re-elected to continue their membership of the division.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
| 1 | Sittingbourne | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 87 | 19 | +68 | 104 | Promoted to the Southern League Southern Division |
| 2 | Cray Wanderers | 40 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 91 | 33 | +58 | 92 | |
| 3 | Herne Bay | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 83 | 28 | +55 | 83 | |
| 4 | Tonbridge | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 79 | |
| 5 | Deal Town | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 77 | |
| 6 | Faversham Town | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 70 | |
| 7 | Whitstable Town | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 68 | |
| 8 | Alma Swanley | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 63 | |
| 9 | Slade Green | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 58 | |
| 10 | Ramsgate | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 57 | |
| 11 | Tunbridge Wells | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 71 | 79 | −8 | 54 | |
| 12 | Chatham Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 48 | |
| 13 | Darenth Heathside | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 45 | |
| 14 | Beckenham Town | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 43 | |
| 15 | Crockenhill | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 89 | −41 | 40 | |
| 16 | Thames Polytechnic | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 76 | −27 | 37 | |
| 17 | Greenwich Borough | 40 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 35 | |
| 18 | Danson | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 80 | −39 | 34 | |
| 19 | Kent Police | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 33 | |
| 20 | Metropolitan Police (Hayes) | 40 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 89 | −52 | 25 | Re-elected |
| 21 | Sheppey United | 40 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 39 | 105 | −66 | 22 | Re-elected |
* ↑ Tonbridge were deducted one point and one goal - the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
* ↑ Tonbridge were deducted one point.
* ↑ Darenth Heathside were deducted one goal - the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
* ↑ Crockenhill were deducted one point and one goal - the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
* ↑ Crockenhill were deducted one point.

### Challenge Cup

The 1990–91 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Faversham Town for the second occasion, their first being twenty seasons previously.
The competition, contested by all twenty-one clubs in Division One, comprised five single match tie rounds (with the first round featuring five ties) culminating in the final which was played on a neutral ground (at Whitstable Town F.C. this season).

#### Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ramsgate | Ramsgate | Ramsgate | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Darenth Heathside | Darenth Heathside | Darenth Heathside | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Darenth Heathside | Darenth Heathside | Darenth Heathside | 2 | Darenth Heathside | Darenth Heathside | Darenth Heathside | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Alma Swanley | Alma Swanley | Alma Swanley | 1 | | | | |
| Alma Swanley | Alma Swanley | Alma Swanley | 1 | Alma Swanley | Alma Swanley | Alma Swanley | 1 | | | | |
| Slade Green | Slade Green | Slade Green | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Slade Green | Slade Green | Slade Green | 0 | | | | | Alma Swanley | Alma Swanley | Alma Swanley | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | 1 |
| Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | 1 |
| Chatham Town | Chatham Town | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Chatham Town | Chatham Town | 2 | 4 | Chatham Town | Chatham Town | Chatham Town | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | 2 | | | | |
| Faversham Town | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | 7 | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | Faversham Town | 2 | | | | |
| Danson | Danson | Danson | 1 | | | | | | | | |
* 1 2 After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 0–0
* 1 2 After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 1–1
* 1 2 Replay: after extra time, score at 90 minutes: 2–2

#### Second Round

* Ramsgate 2 – 1 Deal Town
* Darenth Heathside 3 – 2 Sittingbourne
* Alma Swanley 4 – 2 Whitstable Town
* Slade Green 2 – 1 Tonbridge
* Tunbridge Wells 6 – 0 Beckenham Town
* Metropolitan Police (Hayes) 1 – 3 Chatham Town
* Faversham Town 6– 0 Thames Polytechnic
* Herne Bay 0 – 1 Danson

#### First Round

* Ramsgate 4 – 0 Crockenhill
* Darenth Heathside 3 – 0 Cray Wanderers
* Alma Swanley 1 – 0 Kent Police
* Replay: Alma Swanley 3 – 1 Kent Police
* Herne Bay 3 – 0 Sheppey United
* Greenwich Borough 1 – 4 Danson
* Byes for the other eleven clubs
Sources:
* Final: "Results, Fixtures, Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League Division 1 Cup final". Kentish Gazette. 3 May 1991. p. 71. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
* Semi-finals: "Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup, semi-finals". Kent Messenger. 15 March 1991. p. 70. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
* Quarter-finals: "Senior soccer details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division One Cup, third round". Kent Messenger. 8 February 1991. p. 71. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Senior soccer details: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup, third round replay". Kent Messenger. 8 March 1991. p. 70. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
* Second Round: "Results, Fixtures, Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, second round". Kentish Gazette. 16 November 1990. p. 78. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results, Fixtures, Tables: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League Cup, second round". Kentish Gazette. 23 November 1990. p. 78. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
* First Round: "Results, Fixtures, Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, first round". Kentish Gazette. 28 September 1990. p. 79. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results, Fixtures, Tables: Results: Monday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 1 Cup, first round replay". Kentish Gazette. 9 November 1990. p. 70. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

## Reserves Section

The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.
Division Two featured 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 sixteen reserves teams, fifteen of which had competed in the division the previous season together with one additional club:
* Deal Town R, returning after a one season absence.
The division was won by Canterbury City R.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Canterbury City R | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 65 |
| 2 | Ashford Town R | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 58 |
| 3 | Hastings Town R | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 58 |
| 4 | Dover Athletic R | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 56 |
| 5 | Fisher Athletic R | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 54 |
| 6 | Cray Wanderers R | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 52 |
| 7 | Sittingbourne R | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 43 |
| 8 | Thames Polytechnic R | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 43 |
| 9 | Herne Bay R | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 41 |
| 10 | Whitstable Town R | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 36 |
| 11 | Beckenham Town R | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 34 |
| 12 | Margate R | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 31 |
| 13 | Deal Town R | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 29 |
| 14 | Faversham Town R | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 100 | −54 | 27 |
| 15 | Ramsgate R | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 25 |
| 16 | Sheppey United R | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 122 | −95 | 12 |
* ↑ Dover Athletic R were deducted three points and three goals – the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table
* ↑ Dover Athletic R were deducted three points
* ↑ Sittingbourne R were deducted three points and two goals – the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table
* ↑ Sittingbourne R were deducted three points
* ↑ Faversham Town R were deducted one point and one goal – the deducted goal has been reinstated in the table
* ↑ Faversham Town R were deducted one point
* ↑ Sheppey United R were deducted two goals – the deducted goals have been reinstated in the table

### Division Two Cup

The 1990–91 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Fisher Athletic R, the only Division 2 Cup win for the club that had won four divisional titles in the 1980s.
The competition, contested by all sixteen clubs in the division, comprised four single match tie rounds culminating in the final

#### Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Whitstable Town R | Whitstable Town R | Whitstable Town R | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Hastings Town R | Hastings Town R | Hastings Town R | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Hastings Town R | Hastings Town R | Hastings Town R | 1 | Whitstable Town R | Whitstable Town R | Whitstable Town R | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | 5 | | | | |
| Ramsgate R | Ramsgate R | Ramsgate R | 2 | Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | 5 | | | | |
| Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | 3 | | | | | Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | Beckenham Town R | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Fisher Athletic R | Fisher Athletic R | Fisher Athletic R | 2 |
| Sittingbourne R | Sittingbourne R | Sittingbourne R | 0 | | | | | | | | | Fisher Athletic R | Fisher Athletic R | Fisher Athletic R | 2 |
| Herne Bay R | Herne Bay R | Herne Bay R | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Herne Bay R | Herne Bay R | Herne Bay R | 1 | Herne Bay R | 0 | 1 | 3p | | | | |
| | | | | Fisher Athletic R | 0 | 1 | 4p | | | | |
| Fisher Athletic R | Fisher Athletic R | Fisher Athletic R | 4 | Fisher Athletic R | 0 | 1 | 4p | | | | |
| Canterbury City R | Canterbury City R | Canterbury City R | 1 | | | | | | | | |
* 1 2 After extra time
* 1 2 Replay: after extra time
* 1 2 Penalty shots

#### First Round

* Sheppey United R 2 – 8 Whitstable Town R
* Deal Town R 1 – 2 Hastings Town R
* Ramsgate R 2 – 1 Cray Wanderers R
* Dover Athletic R 1 – 3 Beckenham Town R
* Sittingbourne R 1 – 0 (Thames Polytechnic R
* Herne Bay R v Margate R
* Faversham Town R 0 – 4 Fisher Athletic R
* Ashford Town R 0 – 2 Canterbury City R
Sources:
* Final: "Soccer Details: Results: Monday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup final". Kentish Express. 9 May 1991. p. 33. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
* Semi-finals: "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, Semi-finals". Kent Evening Post. 8 April 1991. p. 31. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, Semi-final replay". Kent Evening Post. 15 April 1991. p. 31. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
* Quarter-finals: "Reserves book place in semis". Whitstable Times. 14 March 1991. p. 28. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "All The Weekend Details: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup". Kent Evening Post. 18 March 1991. p. 35. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Soccer Details: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League Division 2 Cup, third round(sic)". Kentish Express. 21 March 1991. p. 45. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Soccer Details: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, third round(sic)". Kentish Express. 28 March 1991. p. 45. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
* First Round: "Results, Fixtures, Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round(sic)". Kentish Gazette. 16 November 1990. p. 78. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results, Fixtures, Tables: Results: Tuesday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round(sic)". Kentish Gazette. 16 November 1990. p. 78. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.; "Results, Fixtures, Tables: Results: Saturday: Winstonlead Kent League: Division 2 Cup, second round(sic)". Kentish Gazette. 23 November 1990. p. 78. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.