Kennington F.C.

Kennington
Full name Kennington Football Club
Founded 1880s
Ground The Homelands, Kingsnorth
Chairman Jon Lancaster
Manager Dan Scorer
League Southern Counties East League Division One
2017–18 Kent County League Premier Division, 1st of 15 (promoted)

Kennington Football Club is a football club based in the Kennington suburb of Ashford in Kent, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Division One and play at Ashford United's Homelands ground in nearby Kingsnorth.

History

The club was established in the 1880s.[1] 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.[1][2] The club won the Eastern Section Premier Cup and the Premier Division at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Senior Division.[3][2] When the league was restructured in 1992, the club were placed in Division One (East).[4]

In 1997–98, Kennington were Division One (East) runners-up.[4] They went on to win the division the following season, but were not promoted to the Premier Division.[5] 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.[5] However, in 2003–04 they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated back to Division One (East).[6]

League restructuring saw Kennington placed in Division One in 2011. They won the Bill Manklow Inter Regional Challenge Cup in 2012–13,[7] before being moved back into Division One (East) when it was reintroduced at the end of the season.[6] 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

Ground

In 2012 Kennington moved to the Julie Rose Stadium.[8] They relocated to the Homelands in 2018.[9]

Honours

  • Kent County League
    • Premier Division champions 2017–18
    • Division One (East) champions 1998–99, 2001–02
    • Eastern Section Premier Division champions 1989–90
    • Eastern Section Premier Cup winners 1989–90
    • Bill Manklow Inter Regional Challenge Cup winners 2012–13

References

  1. 1 2 Club history Kennington F.C.
  2. 1 2 Kent County League 1984–1991 Non-League Matters
  3. ↑ Eastern Section Cups Kent County League
  4. 1 2 Kent County League 1991–1998 Non-League Matters
  5. 1 2 Kent County League 1998–2004 Non-League Matters
  6. 1 2 Kennington at the Football Club History Database
  7. ↑ League Cups Kent County League
  8. ↑ It's good of Gillingham to send a side to their local club, says Hollands & Blair boss Paul Piggott Kentish Football, 17 July 2012
  9. ↑ 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

Coordinates: 51°6′18″N 0°51′21.51″E / 51.10500°N 0.8559750°E / 51.10500; 0.8559750

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