List of Maidstone United F.C. managers

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The following is a list of managers of Maidstone United Football Club and their honours from the reformation of the club in 1992 to the present day.

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History

Maidstone's first managers since reformation were Bill Tucker and Jack Whiteley, who were appointed in a joint role. Maidstone joined the Kent County League Division Four for the 1993–94 season and won the league at the first attempt. Tucker and Whiteley's team also won the West Kent Challenge Shield and the Tunbridge Wells Charity Cup. In their second season they won the Kent County League Division Two title (Maidstone moved from Division Four to Division Two thanks to restructuring) and the Kent Junior Cup, and also reached the final of the West Kent Challenge Shield. However, Tucker and Whiteley could not get Maidstone promoted to the County League Premier Division, and Maidstone went through a succession of managers before finally winning promotion in 1999. Graham Martin was appointed in the wake of Tucker and Whiteley in 1996, but lasted less than a year before being replaced by Mickey Chatwin and Chad Andrews, with Maidstone again opting to employ joint managers. However Chatwin and Andrews did not last the season and were replaced by Nicky Chappell, before Mark Irvine took over for the 1997–98 season. Irvine was not the man to bring success to the Stones either, and he was succeeded by Jason Lillis. Lillis won the Kent County League First Division and got Maidstone promoted to the Premier Division.

In the 1999 close season Lillis was replaced by Matt Toms. Toms led his side to a 3rd-place finish and the team also picked up the Weald of Kent Charity Cup. In the 2000–01 season Toms saw his side finish first and win the Weald of Kent Charity Cup, but more importantly his side gained senior status and were elevated to the Kent League Premier Division. Jim Ward took over from Toms in the 2001 close season and led Maidstone to the Kent League title, his side also picking up the Kent League Premier Division Cup. However, Maidstone could not be promoted due to lease problems at their 'home' ground in Sittingbourne. In the 2002–03 season Maidstone won the Kent League Charity Shield and the Kent Senior Trophy, and finished 2nd in the league. Mal Walkins took over from Ward in December 2003, but a disappointing finish of 4th saw him replaced by Lloyd Hume in 2004. Hume won the Kent League and the Kent League Premier Division Cup in his second season in charge, and his side were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South in April 2006. [1] In the pre season of that year Alan Walker was promoted from Hume's assistant to joint manager, [2] and together they won the 2006–07 Isthmian One South title, gaining promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division. [3] Hume and Alan Walker registered two lower table finishes before resigning in early 2010. [4] Reserve team manager Peter Nott took over [5] and kept Maidstone from relegation, [6] but was sacked in October 2010 after a poor start to the 2010–11 season. [7] Nott was replaced by Andy Ford, [8] who lasted under six months before resigning with Maidstone rooted to the bottom of the Isthmian Premier Division. [9] Club captain Jay Saunders was appointed as caretaker manager [10] and masterminded an astounding upturn in the team's fortunes, winning 5 of his nine games in charge. However, it was not enough to save the club from relegation. Saunders was subsequently appointed the club's permanent manager in May 2011.

Statistics

Information correct as of match played 4 May 2013. Only competitive matches are counted.

1993–2004

Information from 1993–2004 is scarce due a to the obscure nature of the leagues played in.

NameNationalityFromToHonours
Bill Tucker
and
Jack Whiteley		Flag of England.svg  England 19931996 Kent County League Division Four champions (1994)
Tunbridge Wells Charity Cup winners (1994)
West Kent Challenge Shield winners (1994)
Kent County League Division Two champions (1995)
Kent Junior Cup winners (1995)
Graham MartinFlag of England.svg  England 19961996
Mickey Chatwin
and
Chad Andrews		Flag of England.svg  England 19971997
Nicky ChappellFlag of England.svg  England 19971997
Mark IrvineFlag of England.svg  England 19971998
Jason Lillis Flag of England.svg  England 19981999 Kent County League Division One champions (1999)
West Kent Challenge Shield winners (1999)
Matt TomsFlag of England.svg  England 199920012 Weald of Kent Charity Cup winners (1999, 2000)
Jim WardFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 200115 December 2003 Kent League Premier Division champions (2002)
Kent League Premier Division Cup winners (2002)
2 Kent League Charity/Challenge Shield winners (2002, 2003)
Kent Senior Trophy winners (2003)
Mal Watkins(c+)Flag of England.svg  England 15 December 200317 May 2004

2004–present

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%Honours
Lloyd Hume (p)Flag of England.svg  England 17 May 200422 May 2006 Kent League Premier Division champions (2006)
Kent League Premier Division Cup winners (2006)
Lloyd Hume (p+)
and
Alan Walker 		Flag of England.svg  England 22 May 20068 February 2010 Isthmian League Division One South winners (2007)
Peter NottFlag of England.svg  England 8 February 201018 October 2010
Andy Ford Flag of England.svg  England 19 October 201015 March 2011
Jay Saunders (c+)(p+)Flag of England.svg  England 17 March 201128 August 2018 Isthmian League Division One South playoff winners (2013)
Isthmian League Cup winners (2014)
Isthmian League Premier Division champions (2015)
National League South playoff winners (2016)
Steve Watt (c)Flag of England.svg  England 28 August 201811 September 2018
Harry WheelerFlag of England.svg  England 11 September 201828 December 2018
Key
(c) Served as caretaker manager.
(c+) Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.
(p) Served as player manager.
(p+) Served as player manager before becoming regular manager.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Walker promoted to manager". Maidstone United Official Website. 25 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
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  4. ↑ Hoad, Alex (8 February 2010). "Alan Walker and Lloyd Hume quit as Maidstone United's joint-managers". Kent Messenger. KM Group.
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