[2] In 1988 Maidstone United moved to Watling Street after selling their Athletic Ground to MFI.

The first Football League match played at Watling Street on 26 August 1989 saw Maidstone beat Scarborough 4–1 in front of 3,372 spectators.

The last Football League match had been played at the ground on 25 April 1992, with just 1,602 watching a 0–0 draw with Mansfield Town.

The ground improvements made by Maidstone were sold to Dartford for around £500,000, which pushed the club's debt too far.

[1] Watling Street was sold to pay off creditors,[1] and immediately demolished, with the site used for housing.