Kennington Football Club is a football club based in the Kennington suburb of Ashford in Kent, England. They are currently members of the and play at Ashford United's Homelands ground in nearby Kingsnorth.
History The club was established in the 1880s.Club History Kennington F.C. They became members of the Ashford & District league, in which they played until moving up to the Premier Division of the Eastern Section of the Kent County League in 1989.Kent County League 1984–1991 Non-League Matters The club won the Eastern Section Premier Cup and the Premier Division at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Senior Division.Eastern Section Cups Kent County League When the league was restructured in 1992, the club were placed in Division One (East).Kent County League 1991–1998 Non-League Matters
In 1997–98, Kennington were Division One (East) runners-up. They went on to win the division the following season, but were not promoted to the Premier Division.Kent County League 1998–2004 Non-League Matters After finishing as runners-up in the division again in 1999–2000 and 2000–01, the club won the division for a second time in 2001–02 and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, in 2003–04 they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated back to Division One (East). In 2008–09 the club won the Weald of Kent Trophy.Honours Kennington F.C.
League restructuring saw Kennington placed in Division One in 2011. They won the Bill Manklow Inter Regional Challenge Cup in 2012–13,League Cups Kent County League before being moved back into Division One (East) when it was reintroduced at the end of the season. The club were runners-up in the division in 2014–15, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2017–18 they were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to Division One of the Southern Counties East League. In 2019–20 the club were top of Division One when the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.
Season-by-season Season LeaguePWDLGFGAPtsPosNotes2002–03Kent County League Premier Division2687113847318/142003–04Kent County League Premier Division2615202980814/14Relegated2004–05Kent County League Division One East2266103347248/122005–06Kent County League Division One East2411495050376/132006–07Kent County League Division One East24611736461912/132007–08Kent County League Division One East1833121942129/102008–09Kent County League Division One East207584148266/112009–10Kent County League Division One East24421832711412/132010–11Kent County League Division One East24651335722310/132011–12Kent County League Division One28831751782711/152012–13Kent County League Division One2412395853394/132013–14Kent County League Division One East20100103948304/112014–15Kent County League Division One East1812334725392/10Promoted2015–16Kent County League Premier Division2817566031562/152016–17Kent County League Premier Division2918568143584/162017–18Kent County League Premier Division2825038826751/15Promoted2018–19Southern Counties East League Division One3422848741743/182019–20Southern Counties East League Division One261745733555–Season abandoned2020–21Southern Counties East League Division One660027318–Season curtailed, promoted
Ground In 2012 Kennington moved to the Julie Rose Stadium.It's good of Gillingham to send a side to their local club, says Hollands & Blair boss Paul Piggott Kentish Football, 17 July 2012 After briefly returning to their Sandyacres ground in 2018,Kennington chairman Jon Lancaster: I would love to be able to give everybody SCEFL football but unfortunately at this present time we can’t! Kentish Football, 28 February 2018 later in the year they relocated to Ashford United's Homelands ground.I’ve felt we’ve been ready for the step up for a couple of seasons now but nothing ever seemed to fall in place for us, says Kennington manager Dan Scorer Kentish Football, 25 May 2018
Honours Kent County League Premier Division champions 2017–18 Division One (East) champions 1998–99, 2001–02 Eastern Section Premier Division champions 1989–90 Weald of Kent Trophy winners 2008–09 Eastern Section Premier Cup winners 1989–90 Bill Manklow Inter Regional Challenge Cup winners 2012–13
Records Highest league position: 3rd in the Southern Counties East League Division One, 2018–19 Best FA Cup performance: Extra preliminary round, 2020–21 Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2020–21
References
External links Official website