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


History

The club was established as Dartford Town in 1999 by Roy MacNeil.Erith Town's incoming chairman reveals name change
Kentish Football, 23 March 2010
They later joined the South London Alliance, winning Division Four in 2009–10. 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.Merger wasn't going to work, admits Erith Town chief
Kentish Football, 11 July 2010
They were founder members of the
Kent Invicta League The Kent Invicta Football League was a football league in England, formed in 2011 to commence operations for the 2011–12 season. It covered the traditional English county of Kent, some of which is now in Greater London. It merged with the Southe ...
in 2011, finishing thirteenth out of sixteen clubs in its first season. 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.I am determined to make Kent Football United a success despite the doubters, says Sam MacNeil
Kentish Football, 24 June 2012
In 2016 the Kent Invicta League merged into the
Southern Counties East League The Southern Counties East Football League is an English football league established in 1966, which has teams based in Kent and Southeast London. Its two divisions are allocated at Step 5 and Step 6 of the National League System (which equates ...
, becoming its Division One. In August 2022 they withdrew from the league.


Ground

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


Records

*Best
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performance: Second qualifying round, 2011–12 *Record attendance: 208 vs
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, Southern Counties East League Division One, 8 October 2016KFU 0 v 2 Glebe - record crowd of 208 cant prevent defeat
Kent Football United F.C.


Honours

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


See also

* Kent Football United F.C. players


References


External links

* {{Coord, 51.439721, N, 0.21792680, E, display=title Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in Kent Association football clubs established in 2010 2010 establishments in England Association football clubs disestablished in 2022 2022 disestablishments in England South London Football Alliance Kent Invicta Football League Southern Counties East Football League