Full name | Kent Football United Football Club | ||
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Founded | 2010 | ||
Dissolved | 2022 | ||
Ground | Glentworth Sports Club, Dartford | ||
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Kent Football United Football Club was a semi-professional football club based in Dartford, Kent, England. They play at the Glentworth Sports Club.
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]
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]