Bridon Ropes FC had the luck of the draw on their side in the first round, receiving a bye and going straight through to the second round of the competition.

Ramsgate FC however, had a visit to Cranbrook Town Juniors FC, where they progressed through to the second round of the competition, with a smashing 10-0 win!

For the start of their journey to the final, Bridon Ropes went up against Lordswood FC in the second round of the competition, where thanks to a James Elms screamer, Bridon went on to win the tie 2-1 and progress to the third round.

Similarly, Ramsgate FC went through to the third round of the competition thanks to a 2-1 win against Fleetdown FC.

Bridon Ropes were up against Folkestone Invicta in the 3^rd round of the competition, and with the team’s manager admitting they played their best football of the season in the first hour of that game, going 3-0 up thanks to a goal from James Elms and a brace from Tyler Anderson-Parr. However, Folkestone made the comeback and the final result was 3-2 to Bridon who went through to the Quarter-Final!

Ramsgate went up to Bearsted FC for the 3^rd round match, and they returned back to the coast 1-0 winners and through to the Quarter-Final!

In their Quarter-Final against West Wickham FC, Bridon found themselves 2-0 down in 12 minutes! But the second half gave them the opportunity to rally and after 2 high-pressure penalties from Harry King and third header from Clinton gave them the win!

It was an East Kent derby for Ramsgate in their Quarter-Final, when they went up against Faversham Town FC! Ramsgate were 3-1 winners though, describing it as a good win against a very good, well coached team and the side’s best performance this season!

Bridon Ropes went up against Bromley FC in their Semi-Final. After a hard fought contest, and initially going 1-0 down, Harry King netted a penalty for Bridon bringing them equal, before the team’s Captain Bayley Malone-Adams headed home with 7 minutes left on the clock, putting them into the final 2-1 winners!

Ramsgate’s Semi-Final got off to a tough start after the team were 2-0 down at half time against Sporting Club Thamesmead FC. However, the second half was a complete turnaround in tempo, with a strong performance, and the team’s desire to reach the final clear as they netted 4 goals and on the whistle were 4-2 winners!

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