Kent Football United F.C.

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Kent Football United
Full nameKent Football United Football Club
Founded2010
Dissolved2022
GroundGlentworth Sports Club, Dartford
The old Erith & Dartford Town club badge.

Kent Football United Football Club was a semi-professional football club based in Dartford, Kent, England. They play at the Glentworth Sports Club.

History[edit]

The club was established as Dartford Town in 1999 by Roy MacNeil.[1] They later joined the South London Alliance, winning Division Four in 2009–10.[2] In 2010 the club merged with Erith Town to form Erith & Dartford Town. Although Erith Town pulled out of the merger shortly afterwards, Dartford continued under the new name.[2] They were founder members of the Kent Invicta League in 2011, finishing thirteenth out of sixteen clubs in its first season.[3] At the end of the season they merged with the Kent Football United youth football club formed by Roy MacNeil's son Sam in 2010, adopting the youth club's name.[4][5] In 2016 the Kent Invicta League merged into the Southern Counties East League, becoming its Division One.[6] In August 2022 they withdrew from the league.[7]

Ground[edit]

The club initially played at the Glentworth Sports Club in Central Park.[1] After joining the Kent Invicta League, they groundshared at VCD Athletic's Oakwood ground,[4] before returning to the Glentworth Sports Club in 2014.[8] Floodlights and a seated stand were installed in 2018, with the seats coming from the London Aquatics Centre.[9]

Records[edit]

  • Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2011–12[3]
  • Record attendance: 208 vs Glebe, Southern Counties East League Division One, 8 October 2016[10]

Honours[edit]

  • South London Football Alliance
    • Division Four champions 2009–10

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Erith Town's incoming chairman reveals name change Kentish Football, 23 March 2010
  2. ^ a b Merger wasn't going to work, admits Erith Town chief Kentish Football, 11 July 2010
  3. ^ a b Erith & Dartford Town at the Football Club History Database
  4. ^ a b I am determined to make Kent Football United a success despite the doubters, says Sam MacNeil Kentish Football, 24 June 2012
  5. ^ Erith & Dartford Town change name again to Kent Football United Kentish Football, 23 June 2012
  6. ^ Kent Football United at the Football Club History Database
  7. ^ "End of the road for Kent Football United". Southern Counties East League. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  8. ^ History Kent Football United F.C.
  9. ^ "Kent Football United", Groundtastic, Autumn 2018, p17
  10. ^ KFU 0 v 2 Glebe - record crowd of 208 cant prevent defeat Kent Football United F.C.

External links[edit]

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