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ANDY WALKER (ON-LOAN)
GOALKEEPER
AGE: 27
PREVIOUS CLUBS:
Colchester United, Exeter City, Doncaster Rovers, Tonbridge
Angels, Wingate And Finchley, Bromley, Billericay Town
OCCUPATION:
-
Andy joined The Stones on-loan at the end of February
2010.
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JERMAINE DARLINGTON
DEFENDER
AGE: 35
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Charlton Athletic, Dover Athletic,
Hendon, Aylesbury United, Queens Park Rangers, Wimbledon,Watford,
Cardiff City, AFC Wimbledon
OCCUPATION:
Jermaine joined The Stones in October 2009. With more
than 200 league appearances to his name, he brings energy
and experience to the team's defence.
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ROLAND EDGE
DEFENDER
AGE: 30
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Gillingham, Hibernian, Hull City,
Folkestone Invicta
OCCUPATION: PE Teacher
Roland joined Gillingham as a 16 year old and went on
to play 126 times for the Football League club before
transferring to Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League
where he played on 24 occasions. Hull City was his next
port of call playing 25 games before moving back to
Kent and eventually signing for Folkestone, where he
was club captain. He signed for Maidstone a year ago
and has brought significant professionalism to the club
both on and off the field.
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PETER HAWKINS
DEFENDER
AGE: 30
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Wimbledon, MK Dons, Rushden &
Diamonds, York City (Loan), Ebbsfleet United
OCCUPATION: Carpet Fitter
Peter initially joined The Stones on loan from Conference
side Ebbsfleet United in January 2009. Born and raised
in West Malling, Peter joined Wimbledon as a teenager
and stayed with The Dons until after the club moved
to Milton Keynes. Following a stint with Rushden &
Diamonds he moved to Ebssfleet and played in the FA
Trophy Final success against Torquay United at Wembley
in 2007/8. He put pen to paper on a permanent deal with
Maidstone United this summer.
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SHANNON O'DONOVAN
DEFENDER
AGE: 21
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Gravesend & Northfleet,
Whitstable Town
OCCUPATION:
Shannon is the club's FA Trophy hero this season. Gutsy
performances and timely goals in games against Bognor
Regis Town and Bromley have made him a favourite among
Stones fans.
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TOM PARKINSON
DEFENDER
AGE: 18
PREVIOUS CLUBS: None
OCCUPATION: Student
Tom made rapid progress from the Ryman youth side to
the reserves last season and made his full debut for
the first team in the Kent Senior Cup against Margate.
Tom made his league debut away to Tooting in March and
now offers the management a serious alternative in the
battle for places in The Stones defence.
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NATHAN PAUL
DEFENDER
AGE: 24
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Beckenham Town
OCCUPATION: Football Coach
Nathan joined The Stones from Beckenham Town. He overcame
a career threatening arm injury at the start of season
2006/7 and amazingly was ever present in our league
and cup games. Such consistency and high quality in
his performances saw Nathan voted as Supporters' Player
of the year for 2006/7 and 2007/8. He is one of the
fastest players at the club and is blessed with great
upper body strength. Of the current squad Nathan is
the longest serving player at the club.
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JAMES PEACOCK
DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER
AGE: 20
PREVIOUS CLUBS: NONE
OCCUPATION: Builder
PK is another product of The Stones' youth and reserve
team set up. He is a midfielder or central defender
who plays the ball short, simple and on the ground.
He made his first team debut in season 2006/7 versus
Welling United in the Kent Senior Cup.
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CHRIS SAUNDERS
DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER
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ASHLEY ULPH
DEFENDER
AGE: 19
PREVIOUS CLUBS: None
OCCUPATION: Student
Butch capitalised on his success with England Schoolboys
in 2007/8 by making a regular first team berth his own
last season with Maidstone United. His career highlight
remains beating Scotland 2-0 at Wembley for England
Schools.
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ANT BODLE
MIDFIELDER
AGE: 20
PREVIOUS CLUBS: None
OCCUPATION: Student
Ant is a product of the Maidstone United youth system
having come through the age groups to the first team.
He is a tall, strong and athletic player who is strong
in the tackle and not afraid to go forward. Scored his
first senior goal vs Margate in last season's Kent Senior
Cup.
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ANTONIO GONNELLA
MIDFIELDER
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DEAN HERNANDEZ-BRADSHAW
MIDFIELDER
AGE: 21
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Grays Athletic, Heybridge Swifts,
Maidenhead United, Braintree Town, Histon, Billericay
Town, Boreham Wood, Levante, Enfield Town.
OCCUPATION: Model
Dean started his career at Grays Athletic as a teenager
and following his time there he then spent short spells
with various clubs before signing a contract at Histon.
He spent a brief spell in Spain at Levante before returning
home and signing for Maidstone United this summer. Dean
was a regular squad member of Harchester United in the
Sky TV series Dream Team.
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KEELAN MOONEY
MIDFIELDER
AGE: 20
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Gravesend & Northfleet
OCCUPATION: Bricklayer
Keelan has progressed through the ranks of the club's
youth section under the tutelage of Peter Nott and Tony
Cornwell since coming to Maidstone from Gravesend a
couple of years ago. He impressed the club's management
last season doing enough to be promoted to the first
team squad.
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SAM MORRISON
MIDFIELDER
AGE: 19
PREVIOUS CLUBS: None
OCCUPATION: Student
Billy, as he is known, recovered from an horrific injury
sustained at the end of season 2006/7 where he broke
his leg in a youth team fixture versus Sevenoaks Town.
At that time he had just won his first two caps for
England Schoolboys and had made his debut for The Stones.
A mark of his fighting characteristics is that he has
overcome his personal disappointments to find himself
looking for a place in the first team again.
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CRAIG STONE
MIDFIELDER
AGE: 20
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ASHLEY DANN
STRIKER
AGE: 19
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Tonbridge Angels
OCCUPATION:
Ashley joined the club from Tonbridge Angels in March
2009 and initially played in Peter Nott's reserve side.
Several goals and good performances later and he was
rewarded with his first team debut with a substitute
appearance against Harrow Borough in the final week
of season 2008/2009.
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STEVE ELLIOTT
STRIKER
AGE: 20
PREVIOUS CLUBS: None
OCCUPATION: -
Steve has been a key member of our reserves for two
seasons now and was rewarded with a first team debut
against Bromley in the Kent Senior Cup, even though
he filled in as an emergency full back instead of his
preferred position of striker! He made his league debut
in the 3-0 away win against Carshalton Athletic.
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DANNY HOCKTON
FORWARD
AGE: 30
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Millwall, Leyton Orient, Stevenage
Borough, Dover Athletic, Chelmsford City, Crawley Town,
Billericay Town, Margate, Bromley, Braintree Town, Chelmsford
City
OCCUPATION:
Danny joined The Stones in November 2009.
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ALEX TIESSE
FORWARD
AGE: 24
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Millwall, Dulwich Hamlet, Beckenham
Town, Woking, Bromley, Bury, Lewes
OCCUPATION:
Born in Ivory Coast, Alex started his career as a junior
at Millwall but was released and eventually signed a
contract for Conference side Woking. He is a very fast
and skillful player who returned to The Stones in March
2010 for a second stint with the club.
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