# 1999–2000 Kent Football League

The 1999–2000 Kent Football League season (newly known as the Bass Brewers Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.
The League structure comprised three divisions: a Premier Division together with a Reserves Section comprising two newly formed equal status geographically based divisions: Division One North and Division One South. Reserves teams 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 Reserves Section.

## Premier Division

The league featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
The league was won by Deal Town, the first occasion they were champions of the reformed Kent Football League.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Deal Town | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 28 | +59 | 83 |
| 2 | Thamesmead Town | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 29 | +46 | 72 |
| 3 | Chatham Town | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 72 |
| 4 | VCD Athletic | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 64 |
| 5 | Ramsgate | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 63 |
| 6 | Greenwich Borough | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 56 |
| 7 | Erith Town | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 56 |
| 8 | Hythe United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 48 |
| 9 | Sheppey United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 45 |
| 10 | Beckenham Town | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 44 |
| 11 | Lordswood | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 42 |
| 12 | Herne Bay | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 41 |
| 13 | Cray Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 36 |
| 14 | Tunbridge Wells | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 33 |
| 15 | Slade Green | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 30 |
| 16 | Whitstable Town | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 27 |
| 17 | Faversham Town | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 24 |
| 18 | Canterbury City | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 35 | 92 | −57 | 24 |
* ↑ Thamesmead Town were deducted three points.
* ↑ Sheppey United were awarded three points.
* ↑ Herne Bay were deducted three points.
* ↑ Cray Wanderers were awarded three points.

### Challenge Cup

The 1999–2000 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won for the first time in their history by VCD Athletic.
Deal Town reached the final but owing to fixture congestion from their extended run to the FA Vase Final they withdrew (with Faversham Town, who they had defeated in their semi-final tie, taking their place).
The competition was contested by the 18 teams from the Premier Division over five rounds: the first three were 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.

#### Final

* Faversham Town 0 – 4 VCD Athletic

#### Semi-finals

* Faversham Town v Deal Town
* VCD Athletic v Ramsgate

#### Quarter-finals

Quarter-final draw:
* Chatham Town v VCD Athletic
* Erith Town v Ramsgate
* Slade Green v Faversham Town
* Whitstable Town v Deal Town

#### Second Round

* Cray Wanderers 0 – 3 Deal Town
* Canterbury City x – W Slade Green (tie awarded to Slade Green as Canterbury City failed to fulfill fixture)
* Faversham Town 2 – 0 Herne Bay
* Thamesmead Town 1 – 2 Whitstable Town R
* Sheppey United 1 – 2 Chatham Town
* Lordswood 1 – 1 (aet) VCD Athletic (score at 90 minutes 1–1)
* REPLAY: VCD Athletic v Lordswood
* Beckenham Town 0 – 1 Erith Town
* Ramsgate 5 – 0 Tunbridge Wells

#### First Round

* Whitstable Town 4 – 1 Greenwich Borough
* Hythe United 0 – 1 Cray Wanderers
* Byes for the other 14 teams

## Reserves Section

The letter "R" following team names indicates a club's reserves team.
The 1999–2000 Reserves Section comprised two equal ranked geographically based divisions, Division One North and Division One South which had been formed from the single division of the previous season. The top club in each division played a single match to decide the Division One Champion. The promotion of reserves teams into the Premier Division was not permitted. There was a single League Cup competition for the teams in the section.

### Division One Champion Play-off

Thamesmead Town R were the Division One champions, winning the single play-off match between the top team from each of the Division One North and Division One South:
* Thamesmead Town R defeated Deal Town R

### Division One North

The division featured eleven clubs, of which seven were from the previous seasons Division One:
* Beckenham Town R
* Chatham Town R
* Cray Wanderers R
* Dartford R
* Hastings Town R
* Swanley Furness
* Thamesmead Town R
and four were additional clubs:
* Ashford Town R
* Erith Town R
* Greenwich Borough R
* VCD Athletic R
At the end of the season all the clubs from Division One North were combined with clubs from Division One South in the formation of a single Division One for the following season.

### Division One South

The division began with eleven clubs who had all been part of the previous seasons Division One.
During the season Canterbury City R resigned and their record was expunged.
At the end of the season champions Deal Town R resigned from the league and the remaining clubs from the division were combined with clubs from Division One North in the formation of a single Division One for the following season.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
| 1 | Deal Town R | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 45 | Resigned |
| 2 | Dover Athletic R | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 39 | Moved to Division One |
| 3 | Margate R | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 34 | Moved to Division One |
| 4 | Ramsgate R | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 32 | Moved to Division One |
| 5 | Sittingbourne R | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 24 | Moved to Division One |
| 6 | Whitstable Town R | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 22 | Moved to Division One |
| 7 | Lordswood R | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 22 | Moved to Division One |
| 8 | Folkestone Invicta R | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 19 | Moved to Division One |
| 9 | Herne Bay R | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | −30 | 9 | Moved to Division One |
| 10 | Hythe United R | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 7 | Moved to Division One |
| 11 | Canterbury City R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned, record expunged |

### Division One Cup

The 1999–2000 Kent Football League Division One Cup was won by Thamesmead Town R to complete a League and Cup double.
The competition for the 22 teams from the Reserves Section comprised a group phase (with four sections) with the group winners progressing to home and away aggregate semi-finals to produce the two finalists.

#### Final

Thamesmead Town R defeated Deal Town R

#### Group Phase

Group A
* Swanley Furness
* Greenwich Borough R
* Hastings Town R
* Lordswood R
* Ramsgate R
* Dartford R
Group B
* Canterbury City R
* Chatham Town R
* Erith Town R
* Herne Bay R
* Margate R
* VCD Athletic R
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group Notes |
| 1 | Thamesmead Town R | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 17 | Qualified for semi-final |
| 2 | Sittingbourne R | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | |
| 3 | Dover Athletic R | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | |
| 4 | Cray Wanderers R | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | Whitstable Town R | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 | |
Group D
* Deal Town R
* Ashford Town (Kent) R
* Beckenham Town R
* Folkestone Invicta R
* Hythe United R