title: 1982–83 Kent Football League
text: # 1982–83 Kent Football League
  
  The 1982–83 Kent Football League season was the 17th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England. This season was the last with two points for a win system.
  
  The league was won by Crockenhill, while Chatham Town was promoted to the Southern Football League.
  
  ## League table
  
  The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, transferred from the London Spartan League:
  
  * Alma Swanley
  * Beckenham Town
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Crockenhill | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 44 | |
  | 2 | Hythe Town | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 43 | |
  | 3 | Deal Town | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 41 | |
  | 4 | Sittingbourne | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 40 | |
  | 5 | Tunbridge Wells | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 37 | |
  | 6 | Herne Bay | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 36 | |
  | 7 | Chatham Town | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 35 | Promoted to the Southern League Southern Division |
  | 8 | Cray Wanderers | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 34 | |
  | 9 | Beckenham Town | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 33 | |
  | 10 | Sheppey United | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 32 | |
  | 11 | Alma Swanley | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 32 | |
  | 12 | Slade Green Athletic | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 31 | |
  | 13 | Faversham Town | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 27 | |
  | 14 | Darenth Heathside | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 22 | |
  | 15 | Whitstable Town | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 21 | |
  | 16 | Kent Police | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 80 | −46 | 19 | |
  | 17 | Ramsgate | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 82 | −60 | 17 | |
  