Blues head to Kent for return to League action

Billericay Town and their fans will be making the strip over the QEII Bridge and in to Kent as they play at Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium.

This will be the 15th time Town and United have met, and the seventh meeting in Maidstone. All 15 meetings have taken place since 2007.

The first time the two met was on Saturday 29 September 2007 at New Lodge in the Second Qualifying Round of the F.A. Cup. Joe Flack struck twice for The Blues as they eventually went on to the First Round proper and a home defeat against Swansea City.

They met 10 days later, again at New Lodge, in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Joe Flack scored again, with Tony Boot, Lee Hodges and Bradley Woods-Garness also scoring in a 4-0 win.

The third meeting occurred on 19 January 2008 in Kent. Billy Bricknell scored the only goal of the match. Town finished the season in tenth with Maidstone seven places lower.

The last fixture between The Stones and The Blues was in the Fourth Round of the F.A. Cup on 15 October 2016. Maidstone won the match 3-1, with Ricky Sappleton scoring from the spot. Amongst the Maidstone squad that day was ex-Blue Jay May and current Town player Jack Paxman.

Of the 14 previous meetings Billericay have won 6 with Maidstone winning 5, and 3 draws. Town have scored 19 goals with United scoring 17.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

FORM

Maidstone United
21 Sep | W4-1 v CHESHUNT (F.A. Cup)
28 Sep | W4-0 v ST ALBANS CITY
05 Oct | W2-1 v HITCHIN TOWN (F.A. Cup)
12 Oct | D1-1 v Bath City
19 Oct | W4-1 v KINGS LANGLEY (F.A. Cup)

Billericay Town
28 Sep | D2-2 v DORKING WANDERERS
05 Oct | W4-2 v BATH CITY (F.A. Cup)
12 Oct | L1-3 v Slough Town
19 Oct | D1-1 v Sutton United (F.A. Cup)
22 Oct | W5-2 v SUTTON UNITED (F.A. Cup)

FAMILIAR FACES

Blues midfielder Jack Paxman joined Town from Maidstone United having joined them from Witham Town in 2015.

Jake Robinson left Town to join up with Harry Wheeler last season before re-joining The Blues. Jake’s chances were limited and he managed to score twice.