The 1992–93 Kent Football League season (known as the Winstonlead Kent League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition 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 21 clubs, 20 of which competed in the previous season together with one additional club: Folkestone Invicta, joined from Division Two
The league was won by Tonbridge AFC who were promoted back to the Southern Football League after four seasons in the Kent League.
League table
Challenge Cup The 1992–93 Kent Football League Challenge Cup was won by Ramsgate.
The competition was contested by the 21 teams from Division One over four single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Whitstable Town F.C. this season).
Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
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Second Round Beckenham Town 2 – 1 Crockenhill Folkestone Invicta 0 – 4 Faversham Town Deal Town 8 – 0 Corinthian Thamesmead Town 3 – 1 Tonbridge AFC Alma Swanley 2 – 1 Cray Wanderers Herne Bay 3 – 2 Tunbridge Wells Danson Furness United 0 – 1 Ramsgate Sheppey United 0 – 1 Greenwich Borough
First Round Folkestone Invicta 2 – 1 (aet) Whitstable Town (Score at 90 minutes: 1–1) Slade Green 2 –3 Corinthian Alma Swanley 1 – 0 Chatham Town Kent Police 3 – 3 (aet) Ramsgate (Score at 90 minutes: 3–3) REPLAY: Ramsgate 3 – 2 Kent Police Darenth Heathside 0 – 1 Sheppey United Byes for the other 11 teams
Reserves Section The letter "R" following team names indicates a club’s reserves team.
The 1992–93 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 division featured 14 clubs, 12 who had competed in the previous season together with two additional clubs: Folkestone Invicta R, joining from the Kent County League and replacing their first team. Tonbridge AFC R
Dover Athletic R were the division winners.
At the end of the season Cray Wanderers R did not seek re-election and left the division.
League table
Division Two Cup The 1992–93 Kent Football League Division Two Cup was won by Tonbridge AFC R.
The competition was contested by the 14 teams from Division Two over three single match knock-out rounds followed by the final played on a neutral ground (at Herne Bay F.C. this season).
Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final
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First Round Thamesmead Town R 1 –2 Canterbury City R Chatham Town R 3 – 1 Ramsgate R Hastings Town R 5 – 3 Deal Town R Folkestone Invicta R 2 –0 Cray Wanderers R Tonbridge AFC R 4 –2 (aet) Dover Athletic R Darenth Heathside R 2 – 2 (aet) Beckenham Town R REPLAY: Beckenham Town R 3 – 0 Darenth Heathside R Byes for Herne Bay R and Whitstable Town R
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