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STAPLEHURST MONARCHS

Football began in Staplehurst in
1893 when Iden Rovers became
founder members of the Maid-
stone and District Saturday League
in which the Club competed with
varying degrees of success for 108
years. www.chufc.co.uk
The most successful being in 1993, their
centenary, when both the First and Re-
serve teams completed their respective View the Chessington & Hook United website for
League and Cup doubles, a feat unprece- updates on News, Teams, Information and Contacts
dented in the League’s history. sion title but, despite an appeal they fail
Ambition saw them join the Kent in their bid for Step 6 status in SCEFL.
County League in Division Three West The following season they were 9 points
in 2001 but having to play their home clear in the defence of their crown when
games on King Georges Field in Loose the season was declared null and void
to meet ground criteria. Reorganisation due to Covid. As the FA deemed there
took them into Division Two East which would be no promotion or relegation
they duly won in 2006, forcing them
to move yet again to the Old County
Ground, West Malling to compete in Di-
vision One. They also achieved Charter
Standard and Intermediate status at this
time.
After 7 seasons on the road the Club
finally returned to Staplehurst in 2009
with the completion of the funded Ju- they were stuck yet again. Last season
bilee Field Pavilion which conforms to Covid contrived to halt football early
Step 4 criteria. The following year they on and the League eventually declared it
are promoted to the Premier Division would be null and void again. However,
courtesy of restructuring. They also this time the FA allowed restructuring
merge with the successful Junior section down the pyramid and finally Staple- ALL THE ACTION LIVE!
and become Staplehurst Monarchs Unit- hurst were accepted into Step 6 SCEFL FOLLOW MATCH UPDATES ON TWITTER
ed. with a Football Foundation grant award-
In the 2018/19 season they finally win ed for necessary ground improvements. @CHUFC - Twitter
the Kent County League Premier Divi-