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KENT FOOTBALL UTD  2012 as the club achieved its FA Charter   penalties to Lingfield with former Premier
                                            League strike Jamie Lawrence bagging
      Standard Award presented by the Kent
      County Football Association, recognising   Lingfields winner. We also won our first
 Kent Elite Football Club (K.E.F.C) was   the club's hard work in grass roots football   ever County Cup with the Under 15s girls
 formed in 2010 and incorporated the   in the community. United began the season   defeating Tunbridge Wells 3-1 in the final
 Kent Elite Football Academy, Kent Elite   with the senior team incorporated into the   at Sittingbourne FC.The 2014/15 season
 Goalkeeper School & Kent Elite Soccer   Kent Invicta League Step 6 and representing  marked the biggest part in the clubs history
 Schools to its organisation. The club   in the FA Vase being eliminated 3-2 AWAY   finding our own home at
 was setup with the aim of improving the   to Surrey based Farnham Town. The U8s,   Impressive 4th place
 knowledge, technicality and application   U10s & U11s were competing in the South   The Glentworth Sports Club after complet-
 of its players by providing a high class of   East London & Kent League (SELKENT)  ing our groundshare with VCD Athletic.
 FA to UEFA Academy standard coaching.  and our first ever girls side at U14s in the   We had a record 10 youth teams along
 Finger Tips Goalkeeper Academy  Kent Girls & Ladies Football League.   with our Seniors side and newly formed
 The name was subsequently changed to   Groundshare with VCD Athletic  U21s. Numerous new sponsors and started
 Kent Football United on reflection with   The girls team made history by making the   partnerships with McDonalds and vari-
 contradictions with another company. As   into the Medway, completing a course   Kent County Cup Final for the first time in   ous other sponsors.In 2016-17 Season the
 part of our community links the Kent Soccer  at Princess Park in Chatham. The 2011   the clubs history after defeating Hawkinge   newly named SCEFL First Division the club
 Schools continued to flourish running ad-  campaign finished and we successful begun   Youth from Folkestone 7-2 in the semi-final   finished in an impressive 4th place.It would
 ditional coaching courses throughout every   a new Under 9s team leaving us with four   managed by Maria Tomkins, Sam MacNeil   have been a repeat of 4th place in 2017-18
 half term and school holiday. The Advanced   competitive teams in the SELKENT League   & Lee Cockeril.The end of the 2012/13   but point deductions saw Kent Football
 Skills Academy providing excellent addi-  for the 2012 Spring season.  season saw the Senior side finished in a   United finish in 9th place. Within the squad
 tional technical work and the newly named   Future ground development  respectable 11th place in the Kent Invicta   was the Top Scorer for the Division, Tunde
 Finger Tips Goalkeeper Academy also   After the Christmas break started the rapid   League and the club established the Excel   Aderonmu, who hit the net an impressive 40
 continued to grow and become ever popular   expansion of Kent Football United. Spon-  Soccer Academy aimed at bringing  times during the campaign.Under the threat
 within the area. In August 2011 we were   sorship deals with Toga Sports & Orbit   through youth players aged 4-6. The Under   of relegation for not complying with ground
 accepted into the South East London &   South were secured for next seasons kit   11s became the clubs first ever SELKENT   grading regulations a period of intense hard
 Kent League (SELKENT) for our inaugural   and equipment. Furthermore, team devel-  League winning side finishing with a   work went on at Glentworth at the end of
 season as a competitive mini-soccer and   opment grew with 5 teams coming across   100% record. 2013/14 saw us continue our   this Season and now the home ground can
 youth club, fielding on team at U8s and two   to join Kent Football United at Under 11s,   groundshare with VCD Athletic FC as they   boast a full set of floodlights and a standing
 teams at U10s level.   Under 12s, Under 17s & Seniors. Gary   entered the Ryman League North Division.   covered terrace.
 Official club kit was launched  Jeffrey was announced as Marketing &   The management team of Sam MacNeil and   Another strong performance
 Our new official club kit was launched in   Communications Director for the club,   James Cole guided the team to an excellent   A place was confirmed again in the SCE-
 September 2010 in the colour Royal/White   initial negotiations began regarding the   start to the season securing a top four finish   FL First Division for Season 2018-19 and
 hoops and after a successful beginning as a   lease proposals for a large area of land in   up till December and Quarter Final places in  hopes are high around the place that another
 club we opened the Soccer Tots providing   Southfleet focussing on future ground de-  the League Cup, London Senior Trophy and   strong performance will be made by Ennio
 coaching for 4-6 year olds. The first Kent   velopment and the opening of our Under 7s   Hospital Cup. The club however continued   Gonnella's side.
 Soccer Schools course was in the October   & Under 8s Academy at Malt House Farm,   their bad form in the FA Vase going out
 half term and we expanded by not only   Green Street Green Road, Darenth, Kent.  in the first round again, this time 5-4 on
 doing our Erith course but also venturing   The club was celebrating at the end of April
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