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Dartford play Charlton Athletic in the Kent Senior Cup final at Princes Park

Princes Park is the setting for this season's Kent Senior Cup final on Tuesday night.

Host club Dartford are up against Charlton Athletic, whose development side won the competition last season - beating Gillingham in the final at Priestfield.

Darts have lifted the cup 10 times, most recently in 2010/11.

Jack Simmons on the ball during Dartford's semi-final win over Greenwich Picture: Steve Crispe
Jack Simmons on the ball during Dartford's semi-final win over Greenwich Picture: Steve Crispe

Their run this season began in October with a 3-1 home win over Welling, thanks to goals from George Sykes, Callum McNaughton and Dajon Golding.

Another home tie in round two saw Dartford take on Gillingham and Tony Burman's side ran out 2-1 winners with Tom Wynter and Jack Simmons on the scoresheet.

Herne Bay stood in their way in the quarter-finals but goals from Kaka Dembele, Tom Bradbrook and Ben Francis brushed the Ryman League Division 1 South outfit aside as Darts won 3-0.

Dartford were back at Princes Park for the last-four clash with Greenwich Borough, although they were nominally the visitors for the tie against their tenants.

Ronnie Vint and Sykes put them 2-0 up before Greenwich, who have since won the Southern Counties East League, pulled a goal back late on.

Charlton beat Hythe, Cray, Bromley and Ebbsfleet en route to the final.

Charlton (in purple) won 2-1 at Ebbsfleet in the semi-finals Picture: Steve Crispe
Charlton (in purple) won 2-1 at Ebbsfleet in the semi-finals Picture: Steve Crispe

Burman has named a strong side in each round although he's likely to rest some key players given that Dartford can still qualify for the National League South play-offs.

They go to St Albans on the final day of the season - although a win for Whitehawk at Truro elsewhere on Tuesday would end their promotion hopes before the weekend.

Burman said: "We’ve rotated the squad in every round and thoroughly deserve to be in that final. Hopefully we may get some just rewards.

"At the same time, I’ve got to look at who we play and who we don’t play because of Saturday’s game."

Jason Euell is in charge of the Charlton youngsters.

"I’m really excited about it," he said. "They’re a team that have been doing well in their league and they’re the last team to have beaten us in the Kent Senior Cup when they knocked us out with a last-minute free-kick two years ago.

"So there’s that little feeling of revenge, too, but I’m sure it will be a good game."

Kick-off is at 7.45pm, with admission £10 for adults, £5 children and free for under-5s.

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