Kent 4

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{ Infobox rugby league cup |title = Kent 4 | logo = |sport = Rugby Union |founded = {{Start date and age|1987}} |folded = {{Start date and age|2001}} |country = {{ENG}} |teams = 6 |most_champs = Orpington |count = 3 |website = }}

'''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{{efn|Darenth Valley would fold in 1998 and be reformed as Dartford Valley RFC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findrugbynow.com/2013/08/club-of-the-month-dartford-valley-rfc/|title=Club of the Month: Dartford Valley|publisher=Find Rugby Now|date=14 August 2013}}</ref>}} *East Peckham *Edenbridge *Footscray *Lordswood *Old Olavians *Old Williamsonians *University of Kent *Whitstable

==Kent 4 Honours== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" |- |colspan="11" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"| {| border="0" style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" |- | style="width:20%; border:0;"| | style="border:0;"|'''Kent 4 Honours''' | style="width:20%; border:0;"| |} |- ! style="width:70px;"|Season ! style="width:50px;"|No of Teams ! style="width:150px;"|Champions ! style="width:300px;"|Runners–up ! style="width:125px;"|Relegated Teams |- align=left |1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Old Williamsonians''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Olavians || No relegation |- |1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Citizens''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Darenth Valley || No relegation |- |1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Orpington''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Footscray || No relegation |- |1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Bexley''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thames Polytechnic || No relegation |- |1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Orpington''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Whitstable{{efn|Kent league restructuring meant that 3rd and 4th place Kent Police and Footscray were also promoted.}} || No relegation |- |1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Lordswood''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Darenth Valley || No relegation |- |1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Old Olavians''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Greenwich || No relegation |- |1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Orpington''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Footscray || No relegation |- |1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Edenbridge''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Canterbury Exiles || No relegation |- |1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Darenth Valley''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Greenwich{{efn|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.}} || No relegation |- |1997–98 || colspan=5| ''No competition'' |- |1998–99 || colspan=5| ''No competition'' |- |1999–00 || colspan=5| ''No competition'' |- |2000–01<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9642|title=2000-2001 London South-East Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=14 February 2015|archive-date=19 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519222535/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9642|url-status=dead}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Vigo''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Shooters Hill{{efn|As Kent 4 was to be cancelled all teams in the division were automatically promoted to Kent 3.}} || No relegation |- | colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| 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== {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

Category:Defunct rugby union leagues in England Category:Rugby union in Kent