Kent Senior Cup

The Kent Senior Cup is an English football competition played between senior clubs in the county of Kent. It is administered by the Kent County Football Association.

Kent Senior Cup

Founded	1889
Region	Kent, England
Number of teams	23 (2019–20)
Current champions	Maidstone United
Most successful club(s)	Maidstone United (18 times)
Website	Kent Senior Cup

History

The Kent Badge preceded the Kent Senior Cup, and was won in its three-year history by Chatham. This competition was replaced by the Kent Senior Cup in 1889. Between 1894 and 1897 the cup was awarded to the Kent League champions.

Past winners of the Kent Senior Cup include Royal Arsenal (now Arsenal) in 1889–90, and Gillingham in 1945–46 and 1947–48; the two sides are now members of the Premier League and Football League respectively. The 2013-14 Kent Senior Cup marked the 125th anniversary year of the competition, with the first match having been played in 1889. The final was played at Priestfield Stadium, home of Gillingham, on 5 May 2014 and was won by Ebbsfleet United, beating Dover Athletic 4-0.[1] Just days later, Dover Athletic would beat Ebbsfleet United 1-0 in the Conference South playoff final to win promotion to the Conference Premier.[2]

Charlton Athletic beat Gillingham 1-0 at Priestfield Stadium on 30 April 2015 in the 2014-15 final.

Dartford beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 at Princes Park on 26 April 2016 in the 2015-16 final.

Dover Athletic beat Welling United 2-0 at Gallagher Stadium on 1 May 2017 in the 2016-17 final.

Maidstone United beat Folkestone Invicta 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Gallagher Stadium on 24 April 2018 in the 2017-18 final.

Maidstone United beat Bromley 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Hayes Lane on 16 April 2019 in the 2018-19 final to retain the Cup.[3]

Dartford will face either Whitstable Town or Gillingham in the 2019–20 final, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kent FA intends that the postponed decider take place in lieu of the 2020–21 competition by the end of the current season.[4]

Winners

Season Winner 1889–90 Royal Arsenal 1890–91 Lincoln Regiment 1891–92 Highland Light Infantry 1892–93 Ashford United 1893–94 Royal Ordnance Factories 1894–97 Awarded to the Kent League champions 1897–98 Gravesend United 1898–99 Maidstone United 1899–1900 Gravesend United 1900–01 Maidstone United 1901–02 Sittingbourne 1902–03 Maidstone United 1903–04 Eltham 1904–05 Chatham 1905–06 Eltham 1906–07 Maidstone United 1907–08 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 1908–09 Maidstone United 1909–10 Northfleet United 1910–11 Chatham 1911–12 Catford Southend 1912–13 Northfleet United 1913–14 Maidstone United 1914–18 No competition 1918–19 Chatham 1919–20 Maidstone United 1920–21 Northfleet United 1921–22 Maidstone United 1922–23 Maidstone United 1923–24 Northfleet United 1924–25 Northfleet United 1925–26 Northfleet United 1926–27 Northfleet United 1927–28 Northfleet United 1928–29 Sittingbourne 1929–30 Sittingbourne 1930–31 Dartford 1931–32 Dartford 1932–33 Dartford 1933–34 Folkestone 1934–35 Dartford 1935–36 Margate 1936–37 Margate 1937–38 Northfleet United

Season Winner 1938–39 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 1939–40 Shorts Sports 1940–41 No competition 1941–42 Erith & Belvedere 1942–43 Royal Artillery Depot Woolwich 1943–44 Royal Artillery Depot Woolwich 1944–45 Royal Artillery Depot Woolwich 1945–46 Gillingham 1946–47 Dartford 1947–48 Gillingham 1948–49 Gravesend & Northfleet 1949–50 Bromley 1950–51 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1951–52 Dover 1952–53 Gravesend & Northfleet 1953–54 Canterbury City 1954–55 Tunbridge Wells United 1955–56 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1956–57 Folkestone Town 1957–58 Sittingbourne 1958–59 Ashford Town 1959–60 Dover 1960–61 Bexleyheath & Welling 1961–62 Dover 1962–63 Ashford Town 1963–64 Ramsgate Athletic 1964–65 Tonbridge 1965–66 Maidstone United 1966–67 Dover 1967–68 Dover 1968–69 Folkestone Town 1969–70 Dartford 1970–71 Dover 1971–72 Dover 1972–73 Dartford 1973–74 Margate 1974–75 Tonbridge 1975–76 Maidstone United 1976–77 Bromley 1977–78 Folkestone and Shepway 1978–79 Maidstone United

Season Winner 1979–80 Maidstone United 1980–81 Gravesend & Northfleet 1981–82 Maidstone United 1982–83 Folkestone 1983–84 Fisher Athletic 1984–85 Folkestone 1985–86 Welling United 1986–87 Dartford 1987–88 Dartford 1988–89 Maidstone United 1989–90 Maidstone United 1990–91 Dover Athletic 1991–92 Bromley 1992–93 Ashford Town 1993–94 Margate 1994–95 Charlton Athletic 1995–96 Ashford Town 1996–97 Bromley 1997–98 Margate 1998–99 Welling United 1999–2000 Gravesend & Northfleet 2000–01 Gravesend & Northfleet 2001–02 Gravesend & Northfleet 2002–03 Margate 2003–04 Margate 2004–05 Margate 2005–06 Bromley 2006–07 Bromley 2007–08 Ebbsfleet United 2008–09 Welling United 2009–10 Sittingbourne 2010–11 Dartford 2011–12 Hythe Town 2012–13 Charlton Athletic 2013–14 Ebbsfleet United 2014–15 Charlton Athletic 2015–16 Dartford 2016–17 Dover Athletic 2017–18 Maidstone United 2018–19 Maidstone United 2019–20 TBC[4] 2020–21 No competition due to COVID-19

Wins by Club

Rank	Club	Winner	Last win
1	Maidstone United	18	2018–19
2	Dartford	11	2015–16
3	Northfleet United	9	1937–38
4	Ebbsfleet United/Gravesend & Northfleet	8	2013–14
	Margate		2004–05
6	Dover	7	1971–72
7	Bromley	6	2006–07
	Folkestone Town/Folkestone and Shepway/Folkestone		1984–85
9	Sittingbourne	5	2009–10
10	Ashford Town	4	1995–96
11	Chatham	3	1918–19
	Royal Artillery Depot Woolwich		1944–45
	Tunbridge Wells Rangers/Tunbridge Wells United		1954–55
	Welling United		2008–09
	Charlton Athletic		2014–15
16	Eltham	2	1905–06
	Gillingham		1947–48
	Gravesend United		1899–1900
	Snowdown Colliery Welfare		1955–56
	Tonbridge		1974–75
	Dover Athletic		2016–17
22	Ashford United	1	1892–93
	Bexleyheath & Welling		1960–61
	Canterbury City		1953–54
	Catford Southend		1911–12
	Erith & Belvedere		1941–42
	Fisher Athletic		1983–84
	Highland Light Infantry		1891–92
	Hythe Town		2011–12
	Lincoln Regiment		1890–91
	Ramsgate Athletic		1963–64
	Royal Arsenal		1889–90
	Royal Ordnance Factory		1893–94
	Shorts Sports		1939–40

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Kent FA - News". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
2. "BBC Sport". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
3. "Maidstone United F.C." Retrieved 16 April 2019.
4. "Kentish Football". Retrieved 20 August 2020.