Maidstone United F.C.
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| Full name | Maidstone United Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Stones, The Old Maiden, Invicta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1897 (Reformed 1992). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Bourne Park, Sittingbourne (groundshare) (Capacity 3,000 (200 Seated)) |
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| Chairman |  Paul Bowden-Brown |
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| Manager | Lloyd Hume and Alan Walker |
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| League | Isthmian League Premier Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08 | Isthmian League Premier Division 17th |
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Maidstone United Football Club are an English football team from Maidstone, Kent. Former members of the Football League between 1989 and 1992, they were forced out of the league by financial ruin but the youth squad formed the nucleus of a new club. The 'Stones' were elected to the Kent County League Fourth Division in 1993 and have since progressed through the non-league pyramid. The club currently plays in the Isthmian Premier Division and groundshare with Sittingbourne FC at their Bourne Park ground. Maidstone have not had a stadium of their own in the county town since 1988, but are putting the final touches to a bid to receive funding from the Football Foundation, which should in turn give Maidstone the money to have their new ground on the outskirts of the town centre by 2010.
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[edit] History
[edit] The original Maidstone United
The original Maidstone United club was formed in 1897 and played in various Amateur leagues such as the Corinthian, Athenian and latterly the Isthmian League before joining the Southern League, the major semi-professional league in southern England, in 1971/1972. At the time the club stated that it was their ambition to be in the Football League within 10 years and considerable improvements to the playing squad and facilities at the Athletic Ground on London Road were carried out.
After many years as a mediocre amateur club, their first season as a professional outfit almost brought instant success as the team finished 3rd in the Southern League Division 1 (South) just failing to win promotion behind Waterlooville and Ramsgate. Attendances were much improved from the amateur days with local derbies against Tonbridge and Gravesend & Northfleet drawing respectable attendances of more than 2000. The following season Maidstone finished top and were promoted to the Southern League Premier Division. They continued to progress and during their 6 year spell in the league they finished in the top 5 on 4 occasions. In 1979 they became founder members of the Alliance Premier League (now the Football Conference), and won the league title twice, in 1984 and 1989.
At the time of their first championship, Maidstone failed to gain promotion to the Football League because they lost out in the re- election system that the Football League employed at the time. By the time Maidstone United won the Conference again in 1989, the promised automatic promotion and relegation had been introduced. Maidstone thus became members of the Football League Fourth Division. Coincidentally, Kent's only existing League club, Gillingham, had been relegated to Division Four in the same season, thereby setting up the League's first ever Kent derby. In 1988 the Stones had left their ground in Maidstone having sold the land on which it stood to MFI; they switched to ground-sharing with Dartford for their home matches.
After a shaky start in their first season in the Fourth Division (1989-90) they reached the promotion play-offs but lost to eventual winners Cambridge United in a dramatic two-leg semi-final which saw their opponents striker Dion Dublin score twice in the second period of extra time to seal victory. Their form in the following season went from very good to very poor in a short space of time, which prompted the controversial sacking of manager Keith Peacock. The next manager was former Blackpool and Northampton Town boss Graham Carr; he'd enjoyed some success at the Cobblers, winning promotion a few seasons before. Carr favoured a direct approach to football,an idea which is usually accepted by football fans so long as it is successful - sadly for Carr, at Maidstone it wasn't, and ugly football combined with some poor results led to a rapid disenchantment on the part of the fans.
By this time, the club were lurching into serious financial problems. They had spend vast amounts getting into the Football League and the spending continued now they were there. Running costs were huge and gates dwindled meaning the club's finances spiralled out of control, with large debts being run up. The club then took a massive gamble and purchased a piece of land east of Maidstone for £400,000. The gamble did not pay off and the planning application to build on the land was turned down by the council.
Things could only get worse for Maidstone. Inevitably, the entire squad of players were put up for sale to raise cash, and the cherry-picking made the first team even worse. By the 1991-92 season, the team had reached rock bottom. The club was put up for sale but with huge debts, no ground and a poor team, nobody who could be taken seriously was interested. A consortium from the North East wanted to buy the club, move it to Tyneside and rename it 'Newcastle Blue Star'; that was about as good as the offers would get.
On the football side, Graham Carr was sacked after a predictable poor run of results at the start of the 91-92 season, and former manager Bill Williams had little more success in turning the club around, eventually standing down just after the turn of the year. His assistant Clive Walker (not the former Chelsea player) took over, and did a remarkable job of keeping the Stones off the foot of the table considering the threadbare and largely talentless squad he had inherited. Walker's managerial skills, combined with the efforts of the few capable players left at the club (notably a young Gary Breen, keeper Iain Hesford, Bradley Sandemann and Liburd Henry) saw them through. There was little actual threat of relegation due to Aldershot's poor form, and they eventually went out of business late in the season, ensuring that short of avoiding the humiliation of finishing bottom (which they did successfully), Maidstone had nothing to worry about on the pitch. The story off-pitch was a different matter altogether.
Due to their fianancial mismanagement and crippling debts, the Stones had their first game of the new Division Three 1992-93 season cancelled. They were given 48 hours to guarantee that they would be able to complete the season's fixtures. Unable to come up with the necessary backing, Maidstone resigned from the Football League on 17 August 1992 and went into Liquidation. Controversially, Dartford also went bankrupt around the same time, with many blaming this on the fact Stones chairman Jim Thompson was also on the Dartford board. It was also alleged that a housing company who purchased the old ground for development had strong links with Thompson. Subsequently, Jim Thompson was banned from involvement with football clubs by an FA disciplinary hearing. He remains a prominent figure in the town, having been Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce for many years. It is rumoured he now has involvement with cricket's 'Harlem Globetrotters' Lashings World XI, also based in Maidstone.
[edit] The New Club and Kent County League Years
A new club, Maidstone Invicta, was formed within days of the Football League side folding, and they joined the Fourth Division of the Kent County League for the 1993-94 season. The clubs home games took place on a playing field behind the Allington Baptist Church, which was ironically a matter of yards from where the clubs former home ground was situated. Initially, Jim Thompson ran the club, but after his ban, Paul Bowden-Brown took over. Bowden-Brown remains in his post to this day.
The newly created Kent County League side was formed with the nucleus of the original clubs youth team - and comfortably won the Fourth Division of the County League under the stewardship of Jack Whitely and Bill Tucker. They also managed to win the West Kent Challenge Shield and the Tunbridge Wells Charity Cup in their inaugural season at the bottom of the footballing pyramid. The club and also managed to get promoted to Division Two of the league after restructuring. The club went onto win Division 2 picking up the Kent Junior Cup on the way. However, the Stones, who had now returned to their original guise of Maidstone United, took 3 years and six managers before finally winning promotion to the Kent County League Premier Division. Led by former Stones player Jason Lillis and captained by former Gillingham and Maidstone player Paul Haylock, they won the Kent County League Division One by a massive 13 points. In their debut season in the Premier Division, the Stones finished 3rd. In the 2000-2001 season the club, were now managed by another former Maidstonian in Matt Toms, successfully applied to become a Senior club. This now left the door open to try and attain elavation to the Kent League (with the County League being a step 7 league, and the Kent League being a step 5 league straight-forward promotion was not possible).
[edit] The Kent League Years
The club's application was accepted and the Stones started the 2001-2002 season in the Kent League. Playing at Sittingbourne's Central Park ground, Maidstone won the Kent League and Cup double under the management of Jim Ward. However, the club could not gain promotion to the Southern League Eastern Division due to problems with the lease on Central Park. In the 2002 close season both Sittingbourne and Maidstone moved out of Central Park to a new ground, named Bourne Park, which was built in the same complex using the old training pitch. The 2002-2003 proved to be a very successful season for United. The club returned to the FA Cup for the first time since reformation and were featured on BBC Sports's 'Road to Wembley' feature. The Stones played out a 1-1 draw with neighbours and Kent League rivals Ramsgate in the Extra Preliminary round of the cup, but managed to overcome the Thanet side in the replay. In the Preliminary Round, Maidstone played local rivals Tonbridge Angels in front of a bumper 1037 crowd and the Stones overcame the Southern League East side by 3 goals to 2. An away win against Newport (IW) was followed with a record home crowd of 937 seeing Maidstone bow out against Boreham Wood in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. In the league, the Stones looked destined to win the league but after a poor run in, coupled with the withdrawal from the league of Faversham Town, meant the club bizarrly lost the title by 0.14 of a point (the League Management Committee decreed that the title would be awarded to the club with the highest earned points per match average, so with Maidstone and Thamesmead Town achieving 63 points from 30 games, the unusual situation arose that the championship was won by a club with 62 points from 29 games). However the Stones did pick up some silverware that season, winning both the Kent Senior Trophy and the Kent Charity Cup. However this paled into insignificance as another attempt to gain promotion to the Southern League was knocked back. After a couple of stagnant seasons with the club remaining in the Kent League, the club, now managed by Lloyd Hume and Alan Walker, managed to win the Kent League in the 2005-2006 season and finally gained promotion to Step 4 of the non league pyramid, joining the Isthmian League Division One South. However more importantly, the clubs bid to return back to Maidstone had a huge boost when a 99-year lease was signed for the land just off of James Whatman Way.
[edit] The Isthmian Years
Maidstone, surprisingly, managed to win the Isthmian League Division One South at the first time of asking, beating Walton Casuals on the last day of the season to ensure the 2006/2007 league championship. However, the overwhelming success in the league was overshadowed by the lack of visible progress on the clubs proposed new ground.
The 2007-08 season proved to be one of the most turbulent seasons in the clubs chequered history. Pre season preparation was thrown into complete disarray at the news that influential manager Alan Walker had broken his neck and severed his spinal cord in a freak training ground accident. Walker made a valiant recovery however, and was back in management by the start of the league season. The club lost their first three league games, conceding 13 goals and scoring none. Nevertheless,the club managed to reach the heady heights of sixth place by November. The good form did not continue however, player coming and goings left the squad extremely unsettled and the team slid towards the foot of the table, flirting with relagation for much of 2008. Maidstone managed to avoid relegation thanks to a last day victory against Folkestone Invicta, and in the process relegated the Seasiders in a winner-takes-all match.
[edit] Colours and Badge
Since the formation of Maidstone United the clubs main colours have been amber and black. Records show that the clubs first home shirt had amber and black stripes, however over time the black was faded out in favour of ambers shirts with black trimmings. From 1970-1973, Maidstone have a brief foray of flirting with all white home shirts, but returned back to their traditional amber outfit after this time and it remains amber to this day. All white is now considered the traditional away shirt for the club. The club has also had purple and blue away shirts over the years.
Unlike some clubs, Maidstone have stayed away from new fangled 'logo' type badges, instead sticking to tradition with the same club badge being displayed for their whole existence. The badge is exactly the same as the towns coat of arms, with the only difference being the towns motto, "Agriculture and Commerce", being replaced with "Maidstone United FC".
[edit] Stadia
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| Full name | Bourne Park |
| Location | Bourne Park Central Park Complex Church Road Eurolink Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 3SB |
| Built | 2002 |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Owner | Sittingbourne FC |
| Operator | Sittingbourne FC |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | Sittingbourne FC,Maidstone United |
| Capacity | 3000 (200 seated) |
For more detail on Maidstone's new ground at James Whatman Way, click here.
Maidstone currently play their home games in Sittingbourne, but in November 2004 were granted planning permission to build a new stadium on Whatman Way, near Fremlin Walk in the Maidstone town centre, on the banks of the River Medway. After numerous delays due to legal wranglings, preliminary work began on 23 January 2007, although little visible activity has happened since. The club is currently putting the final touches to an application for a grant from the Football Foundation, which should give the club the required funds to build the ground. If the application is not successful or the money granted is not adequate, the board claim to have a contingency plan in place to ensure the clubs homecoming.
The Original Maidstone United played at the Athletic Ground on London Road (now MFI). However, London Road did not come up to Football League ground grading requirements so the club relocated to Dartford's Watling Street Stadium in 1987, buying it in the process. In an attempt to return to Maidstone, the clubs board purchased a piece of land east of the Town in Hollingbourne. However the council rejected the clubs planning application to build on the purchased land, claiming the refusal was down to the site being in a conservation area. However, some believe the true reason was the council didn't want the stadium, which would include a cinema and restaurants, was because it would rival their new Lockmeadow complex in the town centre (which also included a cinema and restaurants).
After the club went bust due to financial difficulties the new Maidstone United played their games on a pitch behind a United Reformed Church, ironically a matter of yards from where the clubs now defunct Athletic Ground sood. The club played for a year at Sittingbourne's old Central Park stadium in their first Kent League season before relocating to their current Bourne Park home.
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[edit] Supporters
It is widely thought[citation needed] among the non-league community that Maidstone have a strong and loyal fanbase. The club averaged home crowds of 444 last season at Maidstone's temporary home at Sittingbourne FC's Bourne Park ground, 10 miles from Maidstone town centre. It was the 9th highest average crowd in the Isthmian League Premier Division. It is generally believed[citation needed] that once the club return to Maidstone they will average crowds of around 1000.
Despite the relatively high numbers of spectators, the Maidstone crowd does not generate much atmosphere at home games. There are a few factors for this, the main one being the general depression that surrounds the fairly lacklustre Bourne Park venue and the obvious fact that the ground is not the club's own.
Maidstone's away support however, is in stark contrast to their home support, with a loud and continuous atmosphere usually being created by a large number of supporters. Maidstone are thought of[citation needed] as having one of the best sets of away supporters on the South Eastern non-league scene, taking at least 150 fans to almost every game - and have the second best average league away attendance for the 07-08 season of 587 (only beaten by non-league giants AFC Wimbledon). Sometimes a few less fans will travel for 'smaller' cup games and for very long distance journeys, however the Stones fans will come out in force for the local and big games, sometimes being in the unique situation of taking more fans away than they get at home (it is widely believed there were in excess of 700 Maidstone fans at their relegation deciding match away to Folkestone.
[edit] Rivalries
Maidstone fans still hold a lot of resentment for Gillingham after their short lived time in Division 4 of the Football League together. Along with the Gills, the Stones support generally consider Tonbridge Angels, Dartford and Ramsgate as their main rivals, and Sittingbourne as minor rivals due to the current groundshare arrangement. The club's supporters have an extremely friendly relationship with those of Dover Athletic and Hastings United.
[edit] Current Squads
[edit] First Team
As of 13 June 2008
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[edit] Reserve Team
As of 31 May 2008
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[edit] Personnel
[edit] Football and Medical Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Alan Walker |
| Manager | Lloyd Hume |
| First Team Coach | Clive Walker |
| Physio | Tim Warden |
| Sports Therapist | Frank Brooks |
| Kit Manager | Pete Norris |
| Reserve Team Manager | Peter Nott |
| Youth Development Manager | Adrian Smith |
| Youth Development Advisor | Damian Matthew |
| Youth Team Manager (Under 18s Ryman) | Tony Cornwell |
Last updated: 8 June 2008
Source: Maidstone United Official Website
[edit] Senior Club Officials
| Position | Staff |
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| President | George Gray |
| Chairman | Paul Bowden-Brown |
| Vice-Chairman | Richard Bowden-Brown |
| Director | Oliver Ash |
| Associate Director | Bill Williams |
| Associate Director | Patrick Hole |
| General Manager | Bill Williams |
| Club Secretary | Darren Lovell |
| Kent League / Kent Youth League Secretary | Jim Reed |
| Commercial Manager | Mike Sullivan |
| Communications Manager | Ian Tucker |
Last updated: 11 June 2008
Source: Maidstone United Official Website
[edit] Reserves and Youth
Maidstone United's reserve side currently competing in Division 1 of the Kent League. Maidstone's youth sides are currently members of the Isthmian Youth League and Kent Youth League. The club have also merged with Maidstone Rangers F.C., who are members of the Invicta Primary League, the Maidstone Primary League and the Maidstone Minor League.
Maidstone's youth system has been successful over the last couple of years. Three of Maidstone's youth graduates, Ashley Ulph, Sam Morrison and Chris Smalling, have all played for England Schoolboys' Under 18 side over the last two years. Morrison has made a couple of appearances for the first team in cup games, but has yet to make a league appearance after breaking his leg in a youth game in May 2007. Smalling, who featured regularly for the first team during the 2007–08 season when not on international duty, looks set to join Fulham F.C. after initially looking like he would be joining Middlesbrough.
[edit] Noted players
- Jimmy McMullan - joined Maidstone from the Scottish leagues and went on to sign for Manchester City. He also managed Aston Villa.
- David Sadler - born in Yalding and attended Maidstone Technical School (now Oakwood Grammar), he started his career at Maidstone before going on to win the League title and a European Cup medal with Manchester United in 1968. Capped 4 times for England as a centre half.
- Warren Barton - pacey full-back who in 1990 was sold to top-flight Wimbledon for a club record £300,000. In 1995, following a call up to the England national team, he was sold to Newcastle United for £4,000,000.
- Mark Beeney - goalkeeper who represented Gillingham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United.
- Roy Hodgson - Currently manager of Fulham and formerly of Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers, Malmö FF, Sampdoria, Viking F.K., the Finland and Switzerland national teams.
- Glen Coupland - centre-forward who also represented Charlton Athletic, Dartford and Dover Athletic. In a famous 1975 F.A.Cup 1st round replay, Maidstone United defeated Colchester United 4-1, with two goals from Glen Coupland.
- Peter Taylor - former Southend United, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Oldham Athletic and England winger who has managed several clubs, including Hull City.
- Gary Breen- played for Coventry City, West Ham United & Sunderland, currently plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers. International for the Republic of Ireland, scored in the 2002 World Cup against Saudi Arabia in a 3-0 win.
- Chris Kinnear - Former Margate manager who successfully got them promoted up to Conference level before financial trouble saw them face successive relegation, eventually leading to his suspension.
- Bobby Houghton - Maidstone's player/coach in their first professional season in the Southern League Div 1 South (1971/72). Houghton later managed Malmö FF to the Swedish title and a European Cup final appearance against Nottingham Forest. Houghton (along withRoy Hodgson) is widely regarded as being responsible for the transformation of Swedish football [1].
- Chris Smalling - Defender and former England Youth International with Maidstone as a youngster, making a smattering of first team appearances who has received interest from Gillingham, Charlton and Middlesbrough. However, he looks set to sign for Roy Hodgson's Fulham.
- Ian Cox - Stones centre half who played for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany.
[edit] Managers
| 1985-1986 | Barry Fry |
| 1986-1989 | John Still |
| 1989-1991 | Keith Peacock |
| 1991 | Graham Carr |
| 1991-1992 | Bill Williams |
| 1992 | Clive Walker |
| 1993-1996 | Bill Tucker / Jack Whiteley |
| 1996 | Graham Martin |
| 1997 | Mickey Chatwin / Chad Andrews |
| 1997 | Nicky Chappell |
| 1997-1998 | Mark Irvine |
| 1998-1999 | Jason Lillis |
| 1999-2000 | Matt Toms |
| 2000-2003 |  Jim Ward |
| 2003-2004 | Mal Watkins |
Last updated: 8 June 2008
Source: Maidstone United Official Website
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Original Club
- Football Conference (known as Alliance Premier League before 1986)
- Champions 1983-84, 1988-89
- Runners-Up 1982-83
- Challenge Shield Winners 1989-90
- Southern League
- First Division South Champions 1972-73
- Athenian League
- Runners-Up 1957-58
- Corinthian League
- Champions 1955-56
- Memorial Shield Winners 1955-56
- Kent League
- Champions 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1900-01
- Division One
- Champions 1921-22, 1922-23
- Runners-Up 1897-98, 1919-20, 1920-21
- Kent Amateur League
- Champions 1978-79
- Cup Winners 1978-79, 1979-80
- East Kent League
- Division One Champions 1897-98, 1898-99
- Thames & Medway Combination
- Winners 1905-06, 1906-07, 1912-13, 1920-21, 1921-22
- Runners-Up 1901-02, 1903-04, 1911-12, 1919-20, 1922-23, 1955-56
- Section B Winners 1910-11
- Essex & Herts Border Combination
- Champions 1983-84, 1986-87
- Cup Winners 1983-84
- Sportsmanship Shield Winners 1986-87
- Eastern Floodlight League
- Winners 1976-77
- S. Thames Section Winners 1975-76
- Kent Senior Cup
- Winners 1906-07, 1908-09, 1912-13, 1913-14, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1965-66, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1989-90
- Runners-Up 1898-99, 1900-01, 1920-21, 1963-64, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1987-88
- Kent Senior Shield
- Runners-Up 1919-20, 1921-22
- Kent Intermediate Cup
- Runners-Up 1986-87
- Kent Amateur Cup
- Winners 1955-56, 1960-61, 1961-62
- Runners-Up 1947-48, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1964-65
- Kent Floodlight Cup
- Winners 1972-73
- Runners-Up 1968-69
- Kent Floodlight Trophy
- Winners 1976-77, 1977-78
- Kent Victory Cup
- Runners-Up 1919-20
- Kent Messenger Trophy
- Winners 1973-74
- Runners-Up 1974-75
- B&W Champions Cup
- Winners 1987-88
- Bob Lord Trophy
- Runners-Up 1984-85
- F. Budden Trophy
- Winners 1984-85
- Eastern Pro-Floodlight Cup
- Runners-Up 1979-80
- Stutchbury Fuels Challenge Cup
- Winners 1986-87
- West Kent Challenge Cup
- Winners 1979-80
- Runners-Up 1982-83
- Anglo-Dutch Jubilee Cup
- Winners 1977-78
- Bromley Hospital Cup
- Winners 1961-62
- Chatham Charity Cup
- Runners-Up 1920-21, 1921-22
[edit] New Club
- Isthmian League
- Division One South Champions 2006-07
- Kent League
- Premier Division
- Champions 2001-02, 2005-06
- Runners-Up 2002-03
- Premier Division Cup Winners 2002, 2006
- Charity Shield Winners 2002, 2003
- Premier Division
- Kent County League
- Division One Champions 1998-99
- Division Two Champions 1994-95
- Division Four Champions 1993-94
- Kent Senior Trophy
- Winners 2003
- Kent Junior Cup
- Winners 1995
- Weald of Kent Charity Cup
- Winners 2000, 2001
- West Kent Challenge Shield
- Winners 1994, 1999
- Runners-Up 1995
- Tunbridge Wells Charity Cup
- Winners 1994
[edit] Records
[edit] Original Club
League Positions/Cup Runs
- FA Cup Best Run - 3rd Round (replay) - 1978/79
- FA Trophy Best Run - Quarter Final (replay) - 1986/87
- Best League Position - Football League Fourth Division - 5th - 1989/90
Appearance Record
- Fred Baker 383
[edit] New Club
Home Attendances
- FA Cup - 29/09/2002 - 937 - Boreham Wood
- FA Trophy - 05/11/2006 - 321 - Ashford Town (Middlesex)
- FA Vase - 19/11/2005 - 423 - Andover
- Isthmian League - 05/01/2008 - 1,224 - AFC Wimbledon
- Kent League - 25/03/2006 - 573 - Beckenham Town
- Kent County League - 16/04/2001 - 320 - Snodland
- Friendly - 12/03/2002 - 1,589 - Gillingham
Results
- Victory - 26/03/1994 - 12-1 - Aylesford - Kent County League Div 4
- Defeat - 25/08/2007 - 0-7 - Chelmsford City - Isthmian League Premier Division
League Positions/Cup Runs
- FA Cup Best Run - 3rd Qualifying Round (replay) - 2003/04
- FA Trophy Best Run - 3rd Qualifying Round - 2007/08
- FA Vase Best Run - 3rd Round (replay) - 2005/06
- Best League Position - Isthmian League Premier Division - 17th - 2007/08
Appearance Record
- Aaron Lacy 230 (as of the end of the 2007-2008 season)
[edit] References
- ^ Show Me The Way To Go Home, Issue 76, page 20
- Maidstone United - Historical Football Kits. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- Maidstone United F.C. Crest & Club History. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- Golden Days (from Internet Archive copy of official club website). Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- Football Club History Database - Maidstone United. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
[edit] External links
- Maidstone United Official Website
- Bringing Football Home - official website for the Stones' return to the town
- Show Me The Way To Go Home - an unofficial Maidstone United fanzine
- Maidstone365 - Site with Videos of all the Stones' home games
