Kent 4
SportRugby Union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased2001 (2001)
Number of teams6
Country England
Most titlesOrpington (3 titles)

Kent 4 was an English Rugby Union league that was the fourth tier for clubs in south-east London and Kent. Promoted teams went up to Kent 3 and there was no relegation. Initially created in 1987 the league ran for ten seasons before being cancelled at the end of the 1996–97 season. Kent 4 was brought back in 2000 but after just one season, the six team division folded for the second time and all teams were automatically promoted to Kent 3.

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

  • Darenth Valley[lower-alpha 1]
  • East Peckham
  • Edenbridge
  • Footscray
  • Lordswood
  • Old Olavians
  • Old Williamsonians
  • University of Kent
  • Whitstable

Kent 4 Honours

Kent 4 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–889Old WilliamsoniansOld OlaviansNo relegation
1988–899CitizensDarenth ValleyNo relegation
1989–9011OrpingtonFootscrayNo relegation
1990–9111BexleyThames PolytechnicNo relegation
1991–9212OrpingtonWhitstable[lower-alpha 2]No relegation
1992–936LordswoodDarenth ValleyNo relegation
1993–946Old OlaviansGreenwichNo relegation
1994–955OrpingtonFootscrayNo relegation
1995–966EdenbridgeCanterbury ExilesNo relegation
1996–975Darenth ValleyGreenwich[lower-alpha 3]No relegation
1997–98No competition
1998–99No competition
1999–00No competition
2000–01[2]6VigoShooters Hill[lower-alpha 4]No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

  • Orpington (3)
  • Bexley (1)
  • Citizens (1)
  • Darenth Valley (1)
  • Edenbridge (1)
  • Lordswood (1)
  • Old Olavians (1)
  • Old Williamsonians (1)
  • Vigo (1)

Notes

  1. Darenth Valley would fold in 1998 and be reformed as Dartford Valley RFC.[1]
  2. Kent league restructuring meant that 3rd and 4th place Kent Police and Footscray were also promoted.
  3. The cancellation of Kent 4 at the end of the season meant that four clubs would be promoted into Kent 3. Bottom club Westerham would drop out of the leagues.
  4. As Kent 4 was to be cancelled all teams in the division were automatically promoted to Kent 3.

See also

References

  1. "Club of the Month: Dartford Valley". Find Rugby Now. 14 August 2013.
  2. "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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