The Kent Senior Cup first-round draw has delivered a tasty tie. Managerless Ramsgate have been drawn at home against fierce Thanet rivals Margate, both teams now in the same division this season after Gate’s 2023/24 Isthmian Premier relegation.
Danny Kedwell’s Ashford side have been handed an away game with newly-promoted Isthmian Premier outfit Cray Valley. An all-Isthmian Premier game sees Chatham come up against Cray Wanderers.
Last term’s Southern Counties East Premier Division champions Deal will host Sittingbourne, Herne Bay are at home against newly-promoted divisional rivals Erith Town, and ambitious Isthmian Premier team Folkestone will welcome Phoenix Sports to Cheriton Road.
Sheppey have been drawn at home to Hythe while Beckenham’s journey to Sevenoaks rounds off the list of first-round fixtures.