The 1991–92 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England, featuring clubs from Kent and the adjacent area.
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 season commenced with 22 clubs, of which 20 competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs: Corinthian, relegated from the Southern League Thamesmead Town, transferred from the Spartan League
Also, Danson, following a merger with Furness F.C., were renamed Danson Furness United.
The Metropolitan Police (Hayes) club, in their eight season in the league, withdrew during the season after playing 16 matches and their record was expunged.
The league was won by Herne Bay.
After the end of the season Thames Polytechnic, who had been league members for seven seasons, were unable to meet enhanced ground grading requirements and resigned from the league and joined the Kent County League.
League table
Challenge Cup The 1991–92 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Tonbridge AFC.
The competition was contested by the 22 teams active in Division One in the early part of the season. There were four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Dover Athletic F.C. this season).
Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
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Second Round Cray Wanderers 1 – 2 (aet) Thamesmead Town (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1) Beckenham Town 0 – 2 Tonbridge AFC Ramsgate 3 – 2 (aet) Darenth Heathside (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1) Metropolitan Police (Hayes) 0 – 3 Faversham Town Tunbridge Wells 1 – 0 Herne Bay Whitstable Town 4 – 1 Corinthian Deal Town 1 – 2 (aet) Alma Swanley (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1) Crockenhill 3 – 0 (aet) Thames Polytechnic (Score at 90 minutes: 0–0) First Round Greenwich Borough 0 – 2 Thamesmead Town Beckenham Town 1 – 0 Danson Furness United Kent Police 1 –2 Darenth Heathside Sheppey United 0 – 0 (aet) Whitstable Town REPLAY: Whitstable Town 2 – 2 (aet), (P: 6–5) Sheppey United (Score at 90 minutes: 2–2, Whitstable Town won 6–5 on penalties) Slade Green 2 – 3 Corinthian Crockenhill 3 – 3 (aet) Chatham Town (Score at 90 minutes: 3–3) REPLAY: Chatham Town 0 – 4 Crockenhill Byes for the other 10 teams
Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team.
The 1991–92 Division Two featured one first team (Folkestone Invicta) and 18 reserves teams (which were not permitted in Division One) from clubs 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 division featured 19 clubs, 14 who had competed in the previous season together with five additional clubs: Folkestone Invicta, joining from the Kent County League. Thamesmead Town R Chatham Town R Darenth Heathside R Hythe Town R
Folkestone Invicta, the only first team in the division, were the division winners and completed the League and Cup double.
At the end of the season seven teams left the division: Ashford Town R, Faversham Town R, Hythe Town R, Sheppey United R, Sittingbourne R and Thames Polytechnic R resigned from the division; and Folkestone Invicta moved to Division One and were replaced by their reserves team. League table
Division Two Cup The 1991–92 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Folkestone Invicta who completed the League and Cup double.
The competition was contested by the 19 teams from Division Two over four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Faversham Town F.C. this season).
Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
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Second Round Dover Athletic R 2 – 0 Herne Bay R Chatham Town R 3 – 5 (aet) Sheppey United R (Score at 90 minutes: 3–3) Canterbury City R 3 –2 Hastings Town R Folkestone Invicta 12 – 0 Beckenham Town R Thamesmead Town R 4 –4 (aet) Cray Wanderers R REPLAY: Cray Wanderers R 4 – 5 Thamesmead Town R Darenth Heathside R 0 –1 Ashford Town R Whitstable Town R 1 – 0 (aet) Hythe Town R Thames Polytechnic R 3 – 4 Ramsgate R First Round Faversham Town R 1 – 2 Dover Athletic R Deal Town R 0 –5 Hastings Town R Sittingbourne R 3 – 4 (aet) Folkestone Invicta (Score at 90 minutes: 3–3) Byes for the other 13 teams
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