Larkfield & New Hythe

Address
The Taray Group Community Stadium, 251a New Hythe Lane, Larkfield, Maidstone, Kent, ME20 6PU
Website
Founded
1961
Stadium
Affiliation:
Kent FA
Social

Co-Chairmen: Lawrence Coppen / John Michel
lawrence.coppen@taraygroup.com
John.michel@sky.com
Secretary: Adam Handy
07920 051833
adam.handy@albatrossgroup.com
Fixtures Secretary: Adam Handy
07920 051833
adam.handy@albatrossgroup.com
Correspondence address: 41 Holt Wood Avenue, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7QH
Program Editor: John Michel
07709 662349
John.michel@sky.com
Colours: Shirts: Yellow; Shorts: Black; Socks: Black;
Keeper Shirt: Silver or Green
Change strip: Shirts: Light Blue Shorts: Light Blue Socks: Light Blue
Keeper Shirt: Dark Blue or Yellow
Manager: Kris Browning
kris.vanman@blueyonder.co.uk
Midweek home games Wednesday
Matchday pass numbers: Away = 401-406 All = 407-408
Brief Directions: Just off the M20

Sat Nav post code: ME20 6PU

Larkfield & New Hythe History

 

Larkfield & New Hythe Football Club was formed back in 1961 and has been established for over 60 years. The club purchased its own ground in 1967 and still plays on the same site today. Originally the club only had men’s teams playing in the Maidstone and District Saturday and Sunday leagues until in 2012 the club merged with Larkfield FC who had been established since 1976 and had focused on Youth and Ladies. John Michel the Chairman of the men and Adam Handy the then Youth Chairman were instrumental in pulling the two clubs together for the mutual benefit of all the teams. The youth section had over 30 teams consisting of youth teams of both boys and girls between the age of 5 and 18, and also a Ladies team. There was now a pathway for the youth players to play adult football.

The club was awarded the FA Charter Community standard status in 2015 and has an ethos to grow and support the club in the local Community and promote the success of all the teams.

The club originally played in the Maidstone & District Saturday league for many seasons with mixed success until in 1997 they gained acceptance into the Kent County League. The club was in Division 2 East for many seasons and a very strong team in 2016 just missed out on promotion but was successful in winning their first silverware in the Les Leckie Cup beating Rolvenden FC 3-2.

In 2020 the club was promoted to Division 1 of the Kent County League, and a new Sponsor, Committee and management team was put in place to push the Club for further promotion and ultimately into SCEFL. The plan was going very well with the team 7 points clear at the top of the league when unfortunately, Covid19 brought the season to an end. However, the club was undeterred and continued to enhance the whole stadium and make our aspirations known to enter the SCEFL Division 1.

With the generous investment of the Taray Group, the stadium was re-branded as the ‘TARAY GROUP COMMUNITY STADIUM’ and the ground was significantly improved with new Floodlights, seated stands, covered standing, new dugouts, pitch barrier surrounding as well as renovated clubhouse and changing rooms. Very importantly, funding was also received from the Football Foundation for pitch maintenance, fencing surrounds and pitch irrigation.

In 2021, the club’s hard work paid off with the announcement of its acceptance into the Southern Counties East Football League Division 1 at Step 6 of the non-league pyramid. In its first season the club had a tremendous effort finishing third in the league and reaching the playoff final, after beating Snodland in the first play-off game 1-0 in front of a record crowd of 501. Unfortunately the final was lost 2-1 aet to Sutton Athletic who had finished second. This was outstanding achievement in the first year and sets a solid foundation for this season.

The improvements to the club continue with planning permission granted for an extension to the clubhouse in 2022, and further improvements to the carparking and training area.

History​

1961 – Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers formed and play in the Maidstone and District Saturday league.
1967 - Purchased land in Larkfield, remains current stadium location
1976 – Larkfield FC Youth formed
1976 – First clubhouse built
1996 - Clubhouse extended with Lottery Grant
1996 – First floodlights installed
1997 – Joined Kent County League
2004 – Awarded Charter Standard
2012 – Larkfield & New Hythe FC and Larkfield FC Youth are merged
2014 - Ladies section formed
2015 – Winners of Maidstone District Cup
2015 – Awarded Charter Community Standard
2016 – Winners of Les Leckie Cup
2020 – Promoted to Kent County League Division 1
2020 – TARAY GROUP COMMUNITY STADIUM renamed
2021 – New Floodlights installed
2021 – Promoted to SCEFL Division 1
2022 – Finished Third in SCEFL Division 1

Up the Larks!

Club Stats
Home Away All
Played 14 14 28
Wins 8 7 15
Draws 1 4 5
Losses 5 3 8
Home Away All
Per Match Total Per Match Total Per Match Total
Goals 1.9 26 1.8 25 1.8 51
Goals Conceded 1.2 17 1.3 18 1.3 35
Yellow Cards 0.4 6 0.9 12 0.6 18
Red Cards 0 0.1 1 0 1
Clean Sheets 0.4 6 0.2 3 0.3 9
Corners 0 0 0
Fouls 0 0 0
Offsides 0 0 0
Shots 0 0 0
Shots on Goal 0 0 0
Fixtures
First Division 2022/23
29 Mar 2023
- 7:45 pm
Staplehurst Monarchs
- -
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
1 Apr 2023
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
- -
Lydd Town
First Division 2022/23
8 Apr 2023
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
- -
Tooting Bec
First Division 2022/23
10 Apr 2023
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
- -
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
15 Apr 2023
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
- -
Forest Hill Park
Latest Matches
First Division 2022/23
25 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Bermondsey Town
1 3
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
18 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Bridon Ropes
2 3
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
15 Mar 2023
- 7:45 pm
Lewisham Borough
2 0
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
11 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
2 3
AFC Whyteleafe
First Division 2022/23
4 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
1 3
Lewisham Borough
First Division 2022/23
18 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
FC Elmstead
2 2
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
15 Feb 2023
- 7:45 pm
Faversham Strike Force
1 1
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
11 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
0 0
Snodland Town
First Division 2022/23
4 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
Meridian VP
0 2
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
28 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
Greenways
0 2
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
14 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
SC Thamesmead
2 0
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
7 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
Croydon
1 2
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
10 Dec 2022
- 2:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
1 0
Bridon Ropes
SCEFL Challenge Cup
7 Dec 2022
- 7:45 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
1 2
Hollands & Blair
First Division 2022/23
19 Nov 2022
- 3:00 pm
AFC Whyteleafe
1 2
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
5 Nov 2022
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
2 0
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
29 Oct 2022
- 3:00 pm
Forest Hill Park
0 3
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
8 Oct 2022
- 5:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
2 1
Greenways
First Division 2022/23
1 Oct 2022
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
5 2
Croydon
First Division 2022/23
17 Sep 2022
- 3:00 pm
Lydd Town
2 1
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
7 Sep 2022
- 7:45 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
3 1
Staplehurst Monarchs
First Division 2022/23
3 Sep 2022
- 3:00 pm
Tooting Bec
2 2
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
29 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
1 2
Faversham Strike Force
First Division 2022/23
27 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
5 0
Bermondsey Town
First Division 2022/23
20 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
0 3
FC Elmstead
First Division 2022/23
17 Aug 2022
- 7:45 pm
Snodland Town
2 2
Larkfield & New Hythe
First Division 2022/23
13 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
2 0
SC Thamesmead
First Division 2022/23
6 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
1 0
Meridian VP
Goalkeepers
Age
Nationality
Scott Andrews
-
Frankie Leonard
-
Aaron Lee-Wharton
-
Defenders
Age
Nationality
Jack Bray
JackBray
Age:
-
-
Jack Clark
-
Lewis Mingle
-
Jack West
JackWest
Age:
-
-
Tom Willoughby
-
Lennie Laker
-
George Benner
-
Charlie Sharp
-
Midfielders
Age
Nationality
Hicham Akhazzan
-
Brett Ince
-
Daniel Lott
-
Stuart West
-
Kane Butler
-
Sam Flisher
-
Antonio Gonnella
-
Forwards
Age
Nationality
Charlie Smith
-
Tarik Ibrahim
-
Robbie Smith
-
Luke Leppard
-
Clark Woodcock
-
Frankie Sawyer
-
Arron Hopkinson
-
Matt Day
MattDay
Age:
-
-
First Team Manager
Age
Nationality
Kris Browning
-
Player Stats
Player Position
Aaron Lee-Wharton Goalkeeper 11 11 990 1 0 0 9 5
Frankie Leonard Goalkeeper 7 7 630 2 0 0 8 3
 
Player Position
Alfie Glendinning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antonio Gonnella 2 2 173 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arron Hopkinson 2 2 180 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brett Ince 12 11 905 3 0 0 4 0 0 0
Charlie Sharp Defender 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Smith 14 13 1093 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Clark Woodcock Forward 9 9 776 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Connor Cheek 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dane Luchford 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Lewis 3 2 185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Lott 12 7 674 1 0 0 4 0 0 0
Darren Cooper 6 5 451 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dean James Forward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethan Stewart 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finlay O'Shea 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flavius Petrisor 9 4 436 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Frankie Sawyer Forward 3 3 270 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
George Benner 5 2 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Sibley 6 6 540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harvey Killick 4 3 195 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Herve Mbongue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hicham Akhazzan 3 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Bray 17 16 1431 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jack Clark 7 7 623 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Marsh 8 3 353 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jack West 14 11 998 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jacob Feasey 1 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Haylock-Ashdown 7 7 577 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Thomas 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Jackson 4 4 276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kane Butler 7 5 496 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kyron Lightfoot 4 3 298 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lennie Laker 6 6 495 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lewis Mingle 16 16 1440 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Burdon Forward 12 12 1050 0 0 0 9 1 0 0
Luke Leppard Midfielder 8 8 720 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mackenzie Gardiner 5 1 128 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matt Day Forward 4 3 286 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Owen Raymen 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Richard Butler 1 1 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robbie Smith Forward 2 2 157 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Flisher 21 20 1840 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Scott Andrews 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stuart West 9 9 765 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Tarik Ibrahim Forward 8 8 716 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Unknown Player 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victor Aiyelabola 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Transfers
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