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| Full name | Maidstone United Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Stones | |
| Founded | 1897 | |
| Dissolved | 1992 (Maidstone Invicta are now also known as Maidstone United) | |
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The original Maidstone United was an English football club from Maidstone, Kent, which existed from 1897 to 1992. The club played in the Football League Fourth Division from 1989 until their demise in 1992. During their time in the Football League Maidstone played their games at Dartford's Watling Street ground. The club also played in various amateur leagues and the Southern League, which was the major semi-professional league in southern England until the formation of the Alliance Premier League (now the National League) in 1979.