Maidstone Utd Squad, Coaches and Club History

Maidstone Utd

Maidstone Utd is the 1992-founded Kent club known as The Stones, with a modern home at Gallagher Stadium near Maidstone town centre. Its amber and black identity connects the present side with the town and the heritage of the earlier Maidstone club. This team page brings together the latest recorded playing group, coaching chronology, movement history and competition footprint available, alongside a concise profile of the club’s return home and place in English non-league football.

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Xtra rating
1690
Conservative: 1086
Rank club
416
Updated: 12 September 2026

Maidstone Utd Upcoming matches by league

National League - South

  • - National League South - 10
    Maidstone Utd
    Truro City
  • - National League South - 11
    Horsham
    No H2H
    Maidstone Utd
  • - National League South - 12
    Maidstone Utd
    No H2H
    Maidenhead
  • - National League South - 13
    Torquay
    No H2H
    Maidstone Utd

FA Cup

  • - 2nd Round Qualifying
    Cray Wanderers
    No H2H
    Maidstone Utd

Maidstone Utd Last matches by league

National League - South

  • - National League South - 9
    Braintree
    Maidstone Utd
  • - National League South - 8
    Tonbridge Angels
    Maidstone Utd
  • - National League South - 7
    Maidstone Utd
    Weston-super-Mare
  • - National League South - 6
    Hampton & Richmond
    Maidstone Utd

FA Cup

  • - 2nd Round Qualifying
    Folkestone Invicta
    Maidstone Utd
    Bauvill Stadium
  • - 1st Round
    Solihull Moors
    Maidstone Utd
    ARMCO Arena
  • - 4th Round Qualifying
    Maidstone Utd
    Ebbsfleet United
    Gallagher Stadium
  • - 3rd Round Qualifying
    Herne Bay
    Maidstone Utd
    Winch's Field

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Chatham Town
    Maidstone Utd
  • - Club Friendlies
    Maidstone Utd
    Brentwood Town
  • - Club Friendlies
    Maidstone Utd
    Welling United
  • - Club Friendlies 5
    Cray Wanderers
    Maidstone Utd

FA Trophy

  • - Round of 64
    Yeovil Town
    Maidstone Utd
  • - 2nd Round
    Horsham
    Maidstone Utd
    The Camping World Community Stadium
  • - 3rd Round
    Barnet
    Maidstone Utd
    The Hive Stadium
  • - 2nd Round
    Dartford
    Maidstone Utd
    Princes Park

Maidstone Utd Team Roster

The recorded Maidstone Utd squad contains 30 players: 13 attackers, 10 midfielders, six defenders and one goalkeeper. The forward group includes Bruno Andrade, Baylin Johnson, Ruben Okemute Shakpoke and S. Coulthirst, while the midfield offers R. Court, S. Corne and T. Eweka among its named options. Defensive listings include G. Fowler, R. Brown and R. Greenidge. Lenny Holden is the sole goalkeeper in the current roster record. Shirt numbers are present for most players, with some entries unnumbered, and repeated initials mean names such as S. Smith require positional context.

position Goalkeeper

13 Lenny Holden
Lenny Holden
GK England

position Defender

Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
DEF England
4 Reiss James Greenidge
5 George Ryan Fowler
George Ryan Fowler
DEF England
6 Raphe Brown
Raphe Brown
DEF England
6 Samuel George Smith
11 Charlie Seaman
Charlie Seaman
DEF England

position Midfielder

Jordan Higgs
Jordan Higgs
MID England
Jon Benton
Jon Benton
MID England
2 Temitope Eweka
Temitope Eweka
MID England
8 Samuel Louie Corne
Samuel Louie Corne
MID England
12 Arjanit Krasniqi
Arjanit Krasniqi
MID England
14 Harry Kyprianou
Harry Kyprianou
MID England
14 Tayt Trusty
Tayt Trusty
MID Cyprus
17 Riley Court
Riley Court
MID England
18 Bivesh Gurung
Bivesh Gurung
MID England
25 Antony Papadopoulos

position Attacker

9 Solomon Wanjau-Smith
9 Aaron Blair
Aaron Blair
FWD England
10 Matthew Thomas Rush
10 Matthew Bentley
Matthew Bentley
FWD England
14 Baylin Johnson
Baylin Johnson
FWD England
15 Gregory Vincent Cundle
15 Harry Lodovica
Harry Lodovica
FWD England
19 Pierre Xavier Fonkeu
Pierre Xavier Fonkeu
FWD Cameroon
21 Elliot Wenham
Elliot Wenham
FWD England
24 Ruben Okemute Shakpoke

Last Maidstone Utd Coachs

The coaching timeline most recently records George Nganyuo Elokobi beginning a spell in January 2023, but the available entry does not confirm that he remains in the role. Earlier dated appointments include Hakan Ramis-Hayrettin from October 2020 to January 2023 and John Leonard Still from January 2019 to June 2020. Tristan Lewis is listed for December 2018 to January 2019, while S. Walton appears in a separate September 2018 entry without a recorded end date. The chronology is therefore presented neutrally rather than as a confirmed current appointment.

George Nganyuo Elokobi

George Nganyuo Elokobi

Cameroon
Coach since 1 January 2023
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
George Nganyuo Elokobi Cameroon 1 January 2023
Hakan Ramis-Hayrettin England 1 October 2020 1 January 2023
John Leonard Still England 1 January 2019 1 June 2020
Tristan Lewis England 1 December 2018 1 January 2019
Steven Watt Scotland 1 September 2018 1 September 2018
Harry Wheeler England 1 September 2018 1 December 2018
1 September 2018
Jay Saunders England 1 July 2012 1 August 2018

Maidstone Utd Transfers

Recorded arrivals include K. Charles from The New Saints and M. Faal from Waterford as free agents, plus C. Pattisson from Glentoran. T. Foran appears in entries involving both a loan from Bromley in October 2025 and a later transfer record from the same club. A. Papadopoulos joined on loan from Crawley Town in September 2025. The 2025 summer movement also lists free-transfer arrivals from Chelmsford City, Elgin City, Bath City, Milton Keynes Dons, Boreham Wood, Welling United, Maidenhead, Slough Town, Eastbourne Borough, Farnborough and Weymouth. These are recorded arrivals, not a complete recruitment total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
A. Stepien-Iwumene
Bromley
Loan 14 August 2026
N. Boateng
Sutton Utd
Free agent 26 July 2026
L. Gravata
York
Free agent 29 June 2026
Frankie Hvid
Kustosija
Free agent 29 June 2026
York
Free agent 29 June 2026
F. Hvid
Kustosija
Free agent 29 June 2026
K. Charles
The New Saints
Free agent 29 June 2026
C. Pattisson
Glentoran
- 27 January 2026
M. Faal
Waterford
Free agent 5 January 2026
T. Foran
Bromley
Transfer 4 November 2025
T. Foran
Bromley
Loan 3 October 2025
A. Papadopoulos
Crawley Town
Loan 18 September 2025
Jesse Chizoba Nwabueze
Bath City
Free Transfer 1 August 2025
D. Golding
Elgin City
Free Transfer 1 August 2025
S. Oguntayo
Chelmsford City
Free Transfer 1 August 2025

Recorded departures include Hamzad Sayeed Kargbo to Inverness CT and D. Moore to Torquay as free agents. A. Papadopoulos returned to Crawley Town after his loan, while T. Foran returned to Bromley in January 2026. The 2025 summer list includes free-transfer moves for H. Lodovica, S. Coulthirst, A. Blair, T. Eweka, J. Higgs, C. Seaman, B. Brookes, T. Trusty, R. Greenidge and Raphe Brown, alongside loan returns involving S. Smith, J. Berkeley-Agyepong and Baylin Johnson. The list records movement examples rather than a complete departures total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
Hamzad Sayeed Kargbo
Inverness CT
Free agent 3 July 2026
T. Bramble
Tamworth
Free agent 30 June 2026
T. Trusty
FC Halifax Town
Free agent 30 June 2026
J. Gilbert
Aldershot Town
Free agent 30 June 2026
D. Moore
Torquay
Free agent 19 March 2026
A. Papadopoulos
Crawley Town
Return from loan 31 January 2026
T. Foran
Bromley
Return from loan 2 January 2026
T. Kurtaran
Tamworth
Free agent 16 December 2025
T. Foran
Bromley
Return from loan 4 November 2025
H. Lodovica
Enfield Town
Free Transfer 24 July 2025
S. Coulthirst
Peterborough Sports
Free Transfer 11 July 2025
R. Greenidge
Slough Town
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
T. Trusty
Eastbourne Borough
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
Baylin Johnson
Cardiff City U21
Back from Loan 1 July 2025
A. André
Liège
Free Transfer 1 July 2025

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the recorded movement shows Maidstone Utd operating across free-agent, free-transfer, loan and return-from-loan categories. The 2025 summer arrivals are weighted toward free transfers from clubs in the English and nearby domestic football network, while the departure list for the same period also features numerous free transfers. Loan movement is visible in the exchanges involving T. Foran and A. Papadopoulos, with both players also appearing in later return or transfer entries. The 2026 entries add free-agent arrivals K. Charles and M. Faal, alongside the departure of Hamzad Sayeed Kargbo as a free agent. The movement record is not a complete register, so it supports a description of transaction types and timing rather than a definitive count of arrivals, departures or overall squad turnover. No recorded fee is provided.

Leagues Maidstone Utd has participated in

Recorded competition participation places Maidstone Utd in the FA Cup and FA Trophy from 2011 through 2025, with both competitions marked as recently active in the latest records. National League South is recorded from 2019 through 2025 and is likewise a recent competition, while the club’s National League participation runs from 2016 to 2022 and is historical in this context. The National League South play-offs appear for 2023 and 2024, making that entry historical. Club friendlies are recorded from 2020 through 2025. The available competition footprint is domestic and includes league, play-off and cup football.

More about Maidstone Utd

Maidstone Utd is the modern Maidstone United Football Club, founded in 1992 in Maidstone, Kent, England. The club emerged as Maidstone Invicta from the youth structure of the earlier Maidstone United, whose 1897 foundation and later Football League history remain part of the area’s football heritage. The original entity was liquidated in 1992, and the successor reclaimed the Stones identity, creating a direct emotional link between the phoenix club and its predecessor without erasing the distinction between them. The club’s home is Gallagher Stadium on James Whatman Way, close to Maidstone town centre. Opened in 2012, the artificial-turf ground represented a physical and emotional return after roughly two decades of exile and groundsharing. Its location gives the club a visible place within the town, while the amber and black palette maintains a strong civic connection. The traditional colours echo Maidstone’s heraldic associations, and the crest draws on local symbolism including a golden lion passant and red field elements linked with the town and the River Medway. Maidstone operates in the regional English non-league ecosystem. Its recent recorded competitions include National League South, the FA Cup and the FA Trophy, with earlier participation in the National League and National League South play-offs. The club has no recorded history in official UEFA club competitions, underlining its primarily domestic identity. The wider football structure is described as combining a lean senior squad with local development pathways and youth provision, a model characteristic of community-rooted non-league organisations. Governance is associated with Maidstone United Football Club Ltd and related holding structures, supported historically by local co-ownership and directorships alongside community-trust involvement. That framework reflects the club’s local character: a privately stewarded organisation whose identity is sustained through civic colours, a central home, heritage continuity and regular participation in England’s national cup and regional league pathways. The recorded identity remains that of a Maidstone-based English club founded in 1992.

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FA Cup 2024 - 1312074
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FA Cup 2023 - 1171747
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FA Cup 2023 - 1156205
Maidstone Utd vs Stevenage
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Maidstone Utd vs Barrow
FA Cup 2023 - Gallagher Stadium
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FA Cup 2023 - The Meadow