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Tunbridge Wells in the record

No name appears more often on the League Cup roll: eight recorded wins between 1932–33 and 1987–88, alongside the Division One championship of 1984–85 — and two final defeats as recently as the 2010s.

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What the record shows

Tunbridge Wells win the cup twice before the war — 1932–33 and 1933–34 — and return to the roll in the 1950s with wins in 1952–53 and 1954–55. The post-war run continues through 1974–75, 1977–78, 1985–86 and 1987–88: eight recorded wins in all, the most of any club on the roll.

The league record adds the 1984–85 Division One championship — in the era when Division One was the top flight, making that entry an outright league title in the record’s terms.

The roll then shows the club twice reaching finals in the SCEFL era of the same competition, as recorded runner-up in 2014–15 and 2017–18 — evidence of the same name contesting the same trophy across more than eighty years.

Verified entries, in full

Every record entry naming Tunbridge Wells (including reserve sides), across both sources. Club spellings are the sources’ own.
Season Competition Entry
1984–85 Division One Tunbridge Wells — champions
1932–33 League Cup Tunbridge Wells — winners
1933–34 League Cup Tunbridge Wells — winners
1952–53 League Cup Tunbridge Wells — winners
1954–55 League Cup Tunbridge Wells — winners
1974–75 League Cup Tunbridge Wells — winners (runner-up: Sittingbourne)
1977–78 League Cup Tunbridge Wells — winners (runner-up: Sheppy Utd)
1985–86 League Cup Tunbridge Wells — winners (runner-up: Darenth Heathside)
1987–88 League Cup Tunbridge Wells — winners (runner-up: Hythe Town)
2014–15 League Cup Final: runner-up to Greenwich Borough
2017–18 League Cup Final: runner-up to Whitstable Town

Not yet verified

The club’s ground, non-cup seasons and placements below first are not in the verified record. The historical site’s Tunbridge Wells page under its Premier club listing is the ancestor of this one, and its old address resolves here.

Grounds bridge

The pitches this history was made on need the same care today. The maintenance calendar is where a volunteer at any club starts.

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