Dartford F.C.
Dartford Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Dartford, Kent, England. As of the 2023–24 season, the club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.
| Full name | Dartford Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Darts | ||
| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Ground | Princes Park, Dartford, Kent | ||
| Capacity | 4,100 (642 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Steve Irving | ||
| Manager | Adrian Pennock | ||
| League | National League South | ||
| 2023–24 | National League South, 21st of 24 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club was formed in 1888 by members of the Dartford Working Men's Club. After winning the Isthmian League Division One North in the 2007–08 season and the Isthmian League Premier Division in the 2009–10 season, Dartford were promoted to the Conference Premier in 2012, in which they spent three seasons. The club's best performances in the FA Cup came in 1936 and 1937, when they reached the third round of the competition; they have also reached the final of the FA Trophy once, in 1974.
Home matches are played at the club's environmentally friendly stadium, Princes Park, opened in November 2006. As of the 23/24 season, Dartford have been relegated from the National League South.