Kent County League

The Kent County League, currently known as the haart of Kent County League for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition based in Kent

Kent

Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The league has four senior divisions - a Premier Division, Division One Division Two East and West, plus reserve divisions. It sits below the Kent Invicta Football League

Kent Invicta Football League

The Kent Invicta Football League is a football league in England, formed in 2011 to commence operations for the 2011–12 season.-Formation:Negotiations to form a new Step 6 division began in 2009 to make promotion and relegation between the Kent League and Kent County League easier, as there had...

 (step 6 of the National League System

National League System

The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...

) after the Invicta league's formation in 2011.

In the 2010–11 season, there are 14 clubs in the Premier Division. The bottom two clubs face relegation to the regional lower divisions. Clubs from a number of smaller district leagues may be eligible to gain promotion to the County League. In 2008 clubs from the Bromley & District League, Canterbury & District League, Maidstone & District League, Rochester & District League and the South London Alliance joined the County League.

Member clubs 2011–12

Premier Division

• Aylesford Paper Mills Constant
• Bredhurst Juniors
• Bromley Green
• Charlton Athletic Community
• Eltham Palace
• Farnborough Old Boys Guild
• Fleet Leisure
• Greenways
• Sheerness East
• Snodland
• Stansfeld Oxford & Bermondsey Club
• Staplehurst Monarchs United
• Tonbridge Invicta
• Tudor Sports

Division One

• AFC Sevenoaks
• Belvedere
• Chipstead
• Coney Hall
• Fleetdown United
• Forest Hill Park
• Hildenborough Athletic
• Kennington
• Metrogas
• Milton & Fulston United
• New Romney
• Otford United
• Saga Sports & Social
• Sheppey United
  Sheppey United F.C.
  Sheppey United F.C. is an English football club based on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The club are currently members of Division One of the Kent County League and play at the Sheppey Sports Ground.-History:...
  
  
• University of Kent

Division Two East

• Borden Village
• Broadstairs
• Deal Town Rangers
• Greenhill
• Guru Nanak
• Hadlow Evolution
• Hawkenbury
• Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers
• Maidstone Association Local Government Officers
• North Kent Aces
• Platt United
• Sevenoaks
• Swale United
• Tenterden Town

Division Two West

• AFC Mottingham
• Bexley
• Bexley Borough
• Bexlians
• Blackheath United
• Crofton Albion
• Dulwich Magic
• Erith Sports
• Halls
• Halstead
• Hollands Sports
• Lanes End
• Parkwood Rangers
• Phoenix Academy

Recent champions

Recent divisional champions have been as follows:

Season	Winners	Runners Up	D1 East winners	D1 West winners	D2 East winners	D2 West winners	D3 West winners
1992-93	Sevenoaks Town Sevenoaks Town F.C. Sevenoaks Town F.C. is a football club based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They were established in 1883 and joined the Kent League in 2003. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Kent League Premier Division.-History:...	A.P.M. Mears	Lydd Town	Ex Blues	New Romney Reserves	Strood County	Empire
1993-94	Teynham & Lynstead	Greenways	Lydd Town	Ten Em Bee	Lydd Town Reserves	Sutton Athletic	Tonbridge Rangers
1994-95	Stansfeld Oxford & Bermondsey Club	Lordswood Lordswood F.C. Lordswood F.C. is a football club based in Lordswood, which is a suburb of Chatham, England. They joined the Kent League in 1996 and are members of the Kent League Premier Division for the 2011-12 season.-History:...	Milton Athletic	AFC Egerton	Royal George	Maidstone Invicta Maidstone United F.C. Maidstone United Football Club is an English football team from Maidstone, Kent.The current club is a continuation of the old Maidstone United, which was a member of the Football League between 1989 and 1992. The club was forced out of the league by financial ruin but the youth squad formed the...	Halstead
1995-96	Sevenoaks Town Sevenoaks Town F.C. Sevenoaks Town F.C. is a football club based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They were established in 1883 and joined the Kent League in 2003. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Kent League Premier Division.-History:...	Lydd Town	Tenterden St. Michaels	Ex Blues	Broomfield United Reserves	Snodland	Hawkenbury
1996-97	VCD Athletic VCD Athletic F.C. VCD Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Crayford, London, England. They joined the Kent League in 1997...	Milton Athletic	Rye United Rye United F.C. Rye United F.C. is a football club based in Rye, East Sussex, England. They were the founding members of the Sussex County League Division Two in 1952...	Bearsted	Broomfield United Reserves	Otford United	Wickham Park
1997-98	Milton Athletic	Rye United Rye United F.C. Rye United F.C. is a football club based in Rye, East Sussex, England. They were the founding members of the Sussex County League Division Two in 1952...	New Romney	Snodland	Rye United Rye United F.C. Rye United F.C. is a football club based in Rye, East Sussex, England. They were the founding members of the Sussex County League Division Two in 1952...  Reserves	Wickham Park	St. George's (Wrotham)
1998-99	Knatchbull	Rye United Rye United F.C. Rye United F.C. is a football club based in Rye, East Sussex, England. They were the founding members of the Sussex County League Division Two in 1952...	Kennington	Maidstone United Maidstone United F.C. Maidstone United Football Club is an English football team from Maidstone, Kent.The current club is a continuation of the old Maidstone United, which was a member of the Football League between 1989 and 1992. The club was forced out of the league by financial ruin but the youth squad formed the...	Wittersham	St. George's (Wrotham)	Pembury
1999-00	Snodland	Bearsted	Norton Sports Norton Sports F.C. Woodstock Sports F.C. is a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.Established in 1927. They are members of the Kent League Premier Division after being promoted in 2008...	Phoenix Sports	Smarden	AFC Blackheath	Belvedere
2000-01	Bearsted	Snodland	New Romney	Crockenhill Crockenhill F.C. Crockenhill F.C. is an English football club based in the village of Crockenhill near Swanley in Kent. Previously they were members of the Kent County League Division One West after being relegated from the Premier Division in the 2007–08 season, a poor season in which the club was plagued by...	New Romney Reserves	Oakwood	Danson Athletic
2001-02	Bearsted	Sevenoaks Town Sevenoaks Town F.C. Sevenoaks Town F.C. is a football club based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They were established in 1883 and joined the Kent League in 2003. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Kent League Premier Division.-History:...	Kennington	Old Roan	Dover Gate	Belvedere	Farnborough Old Boys Guild
2002-03	Sevenoaks Town Sevenoaks Town F.C. Sevenoaks Town F.C. is a football club based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They were established in 1883 and joined the Kent League in 2003. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Kent League Premier Division.-History:...	Stansfeld Oxford & Bermondsey Club	Tenterden Tigers	Cray Valley Paper Mills	Tyler Hill	Bromleians Sports	Lanes End
2003-04	Crockenhill Crockenhill F.C. Crockenhill F.C. is an English football club based in the village of Crockenhill near Swanley in Kent. Previously they were members of the Kent County League Division One West after being relegated from the Premier Division in the 2007–08 season, a poor season in which the club was plagued by...	Old Roan	Bromley Green	Lewisham Borough	Borden Village	Orpington Orpington F.C. Orpington Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Orpington, Greater London. Although they club is based in Goddington Park in Orpington, the first team plays at Green Court Sports Club in Crockenhill...	Guru Nanak
2004-05	Cray Valley PM Cray Valley PM F.C. Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. is a football club currently based in Eltham, in the London Borough of Greenwich, England. They were established in 1981. For the 2011–12 season, they are members of the Kent League after originally gaining entry to the new Kent Invicta Football League after a 3rd...	Old Roan	Norton Sports Norton Sports F.C. Woodstock Sports F.C. is a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.Established in 1927. They are members of the Kent League Premier Division after being promoted in 2008...	Rusthall	Hollands & Blair	Phoenix Sports	disbanded
	Lewisham Borough	Faversham Town Faversham Town F.C. Faversham Town F.C. are a football club based in Faversham, England. They joined the Kent League in 1949 and won the title in 1970, 1971 and 1990...	Hollands & Blair	Holmesdale Holmesdale F.C. Holmesdale F.C. is an English football club founded in South Norwood, London, but are currently based in Bromley.-History:The club was established in 1956 as Holmesdale Baptist by the 3rd East Surrey Boys Brigade Company. The word Baptist was dropped from the club's name the following year...	Staplehurst	Westerham
2006-07	Holmesdale Holmesdale F.C. Holmesdale F.C. is an English football club founded in South Norwood, London, but are currently based in Bromley.-History:The club was established in 1956 as Holmesdale Baptist by the 3rd East Surrey Boys Brigade Company. The word Baptist was dropped from the club's name the following year...	Bromley Green	Tyler Hill	Orpington Orpington F.C. Orpington Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Orpington, Greater London. Although they club is based in Goddington Park in Orpington, the first team plays at Green Court Sports Club in Crockenhill...	Guru Nanak	Tudor Sports
2007-08	Norton Sports Norton Sports F.C. Woodstock Sports F.C. is a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.Established in 1927. They are members of the Kent League Premier Division after being promoted in 2008...	Orpington Orpington F.C. Orpington Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Orpington, Greater London. Although they club is based in Goddington Park in Orpington, the first team plays at Green Court Sports Club in Crockenhill...	Bly Spartans	Phoenix Sports	Canterbury City Canterbury City F.C. Canterbury City F.C. are a football club currently based in Herne Bay near Canterbury, England. Reformed in 2007, they are the first football club formed as a Community interest company. For the 2011–12 season they will compete in the Kent League Premier Division...	Farnborough Old Boys Guild
2008-09	Hollands & Blair	Fleet Leisure	Canterbury City Canterbury City F.C. Canterbury City F.C. are a football club currently based in Herne Bay near Canterbury, England. Reformed in 2007, they are the first football club formed as a Community interest company. For the 2011–12 season they will compete in the Kent League Premier Division...	Tonbridge Invicta	Premier	Old Bexleians
2009-10	Stansfeld Oxford & Bermondsey Club	Hollands & Blair	Woodstock Park	Charlton Athletic Community	Bredhurst Juniors	Forest Hill Park
2010-11	Hollands & Blair	Canterbury City Canterbury City F.C. Canterbury City F.C. are a football club currently based in Herne Bay near Canterbury, England. Reformed in 2007, they are the first football club formed as a Community interest company. For the 2011–12 season they will compete in the Kent League Premier Division...	Bromley Green	Farnborough Old Boys Guild	Saga Sports & Social	Hildenborough Athletic

External links

• Kent County Football League Official Website