Maidstone United F.C.

Maidstone United F.C. are an English football team from Maidstone, Kent. They currently play in the Kent League.

The original Maidstone United club was formed in 1897 and played in various local leagues before joining the Southern League, the major semi-professional league in southern England, in 1970. They were founder members of the Alliance Premier League (now the Football Conference) in 1979, and won the league title twice, in 1984 and 1989. This second title won them promotion to The Football League, but they lasted only three seasons before going bankrupt at the start of the 1992-93 season.

A new club, Maidstone Invicta, was formed, and started at the bottom of the Kent County League. In 1996, they reclaimed the name Maidstone United, and won promotion to the Kent League in 2001. They have finished 1st, 2nd and 4th in the last three seasons, and harbour strong hopes of a return to the Southern League.