Maidstone United
Reaching the last eight of the F.A Trophy was Maidstone United’s highlight last season after finishing bottom of the National League. Relegation after one season back in non-league’s top flight, the Stones claimed just five victories, conceded over one hundred goals and finished twenty five points from safety. Maidstone United last tasted league victory on 26 November, by January Hakan Heyrettin was sacked and at close of play they had gone twenty-five matches without a win. It got even worse for their former manager, going down with Dulwich Hamlet. Ex-Dartford striker, Jack Barham top scored for the Kent club in a season Stones fans will quickly want to forget. Instead, they can reminisce over their last campaign in the National South when they went up as champions.
2022/2023 Season
National League: 24th
F.A Cup: 4th Qualifying Round
F.A Trophy: Quarter-Final
County Cup: 2nd Round
Top League Scorer: Jack Barham (9 goals)
Manager – George Elokobi
It’s been just over a year since Elokobi retired from playing football, which included a career that took him from Dulwich Hamlet to the Premier League. The former defender was spotted at Hamlet at an early age by Colchester United and four years later he was playing at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship. Wolves won the league to gain promotion to the Premier League, where they stayed for three seasons. Elokobi moved on with spells at Oldham Athletic, a return to Colchester United, Leyton Orient and Aldershot Town before becoming a fans favourite at Maidstone United.
Summer Transfers
Following relegation there has been a bit of a clear out as George Elokobi sets to shape a new look squad. Devonte Aransiba and Chi Ezennolim come in from Kent sides Tonbridge Angels and Welling United, Lamar Reynolds joins from Braintree Town, Levi Amantchi from Brackley Town and Razzaq Coleman De-Graft from Lewes. After impressing on trial Conor Kelly and Ogo Obi join the Stones.
| Transfers In | Transfers Out |
| Devonte Aransibia (Tonbridge Angels) | Jerome Binnom-Williams (Dulwich Hamlet) |
| Razzaq Coleman De-Graft (Lewes) | Regan Booty (Gateshead) |
| Lamar Reynolds (Braintree Town) | Dominic Odusanya (Welling United) |
| Chi Ezennolim (Welling United) | Joan Luque (Worthing) |
| Levi Amantchi (Brackley Town) | Tom Hadler (Ramsgate) |
| Ogo Obi (Slough Town) | Tushaun Walters (Hastings United) |
| Conor Kelly | Roarie Deacon (Havant and Waterlooville) |
| Jack Cawley (Wellington Olympic) | |
| Mark Marshall | |
| James Alabi | |
| Yusuf Mersin | |
| Henry Woods |
Head to Head
Dartford wins: 46 / Maidstone United wins: 47 / Draws: 19
Previous Matches
Dartford 0 – 1 Maidstone United (18/04/2022 – National South)
Maidstone United 4 – 0 Dartford (11/12/2021 – National South)
Maidstone United 0 – 3 Dartford (02/10/2021 – F.A Cup)
Maidstone United 0 – 2 Dartford (14/11/2020 – National South)
Maidstone United 0 – 1 Dartford (21/01/2020 – Kent Senior Cup)
Dartford 0 – 1 Maidstone United (26/11/2019 – F.A Trophy)
Next Meetings
Maidstone United v Dartford – Saturday 2nd December 2023
Dartford v Maidstone United – Saturday 16th March 2024
Statistics
- Dartford have lost their last two league games against Maidstone United. Prior those defeats the Darts were unbeaten in eight league matches versus the Stones (W6, D2)
- Dartford’s current streak of three without a league win at home against the Stones (D2, L1) is their longest since 1922 to 1923 (D2, L1)
- The Darts had won four league games in a row at Maidstone United before the 4-0 reverse in December 2021
Match Highlights – 2021/2022
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