Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers F.C.
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| Full name | Larkfield & New Hythe Football Club | |
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| Nickname | The Larks | |
| Founded | 1961 | |
| Ground | Larkfield & New Hythe Sports Club, New Hythe | |
| Capacity | 3,000 | |
| Chairman | John Michel | |
| Manager | Fraser Walker | |
| League | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | |
| 2024–25 | Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 10th of 20 | |
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Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers Football Club is a football club based in New Hythe, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Larkfield & New Hythe Sports Club.
Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers were founded in 1961 and Larkfield Boys were formed in 1976 as a youth football club. In 1998 the senior team entered the Kent County League.[1] During the club's tenure in the Kent County League, the club won promotion to the Division One West and East on two occasions, in 2007 and 2009 respectively.[2]
In 2021, the club was admitted into the Southern Counties East League Division One.[3] Larkfield & New Hythe entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2021–22.[4] Having been defeated in the 2022–23 Division One play-off final, the club were promoted through the play-offs the following season defeating Staplehurst Monarchs 1-0.[5]
Larkfield & New Hythe entered the FA Cup for the first time in 2024-25 and won their first match 2–1 against Kennington.[6] That same season also saw the club reach their first senior cup final, when they faced Whitstable Town in the final of the Kent Senior Trophy. Larkfield overcame Whitstable 3-2 at Maidstone United's Gallagher Stadium to claim their first senior cup honour.[7]