[4] The club were subsequently runners-up in the Kent Intermediate Shield in both the 1985–86 and 1989–90 seasons, losing 2–1 to Sevenoaks and 6–3 to Sangley Sports respectively.

Folkestone folded in 1990, with Invicta, now the highest-ranked club in the town, taking over their Cheriton Road the following year.

[8] Their first spell in Division One saw them reach the final of the Kent Senior Trophy twice; in 1993–94 they lost 3–1 to Alma Swanley and in 1993–94 were beaten in a penalty shoot-out 5–4 by Deal Town.

After losing 1–0 to Welling United in the final of the Kent Senior Cup in 1998–99, the club were transferred to the Eastern Division for the 1999–2000 season.

However, a second successive Kent Senior Cup final appearance that season ended in a 3–0 defeat by Gravesend & Northfleet.

A fifth-place finish the following season was enough for an immediate promotion due to the creation of the Conference North and South creating several spaces in the divisions above.

The following season striker Paul Sykes collapsed and died during a Senior Cup semi-final match against the same opponents, with the club withdrawing from the competition.

In 2009–10 they were runners-up in Division One South, having missed out on the title due to having ten points deducted for going into administration.