{"id":17443,"date":"2026-06-01T11:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sittingbournefc.org\/?page_id=17443"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:36:19","slug":"17443-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sittingbournefc.org\/?page_id=17443","title":{"rendered":"Former Players J, K and L"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Compiled by Tony Rickson<\/em><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Alan Jerram<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Played for Sittingbourne in the 1980s<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Played his last game for Sittingbourne in 1988 when he was in the team who won the Kent League Cup for reserve teams. Also played for the first team, as well as his several seasons in the reserves, and was captain of the club\u2019s youth team. It was 36 years after that final game when Jerram saw Sittingbourne play again, going along as a spectator to see the FA Trophy match at Winchester in 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Donvieve Jones<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

League appearances: 92+12. Goals: 24. Sittingbourne debut: Aug 2022; Final game: Apr 2025.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Faversham, Ramsgate<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Three successful seasons with Sittingbourne, including winning the Golden Boot at the end of his first season, 2022-23, despite playing right-back! One of the very few players brought in originally by Nick Davis who survived \u2013 and then flourished \u2013 under Ryan Maxwell. The popular, speedy and hard-working player moved on to Ramsgate at the end of the 2024-25 season and tweeted: \u2018My time here has been full of unforgettable memories, growth, and special moments. Thank you all for welcoming me, it\u2019s been more than just a team, I\u2019ve felt part of a family. I\u2019m gutted we couldn\u2019t quite get over the line, but I\u2019m incredibly grateful for the journey, the people I\u2019ve met, and the memories we\u2019ve shared.\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Murray Jones<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

League appearances: 25+9. Goals: 5. Sittingbourne debut: Aug 1993; Final game: May 1994.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Doncaster, Exeter, Grimsby, Brentford, Guangdong Hongyuan<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Probably the only Sittingbourne player ever to leave the club and go and play in China. Centre-forward Jones played one season for Sittingbourne in the Beazer Homes League Premier Division in 1993-94 and was also used as a defender at times because of his aerial ability. Following a long career in football, including that one season in China when he scored three goals in 12 games and was featured in a Channel 4 documentary about British footballers playing out there, Jones established himself as an academy coach at various clubs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Gary Julians<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Played for Sittingbourne in 1989-92.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Dartford, Crawley<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Prolific goalscorer who scored 16 goals when Sittingbourne won the Kent League in 1990-91. They went through the whole season unbeaten under manager Hughie Stinson, getting a fantastic 104 points from 40 games. It was the club\u2019s first time playing at Central Park and they were the only senior club in Europe to remain unbeaten throughout the season. Julians\u2019 dad Len played for Millwall, and Gary went on to manage Dartford after his playing career finished.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Elie Kayembe<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

League appearances: 54+78. Goals: 16. Sittingbourne debut: Aug 2008; Final game: Dec 2014.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Ilford, Ashford Town (Middlesex), Barking, Leatherhead<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Scored Sittingbourne\u2019s first goal of the 2008-09 season in his full debut, helping them to a 2-1 win away to Merstham. An old-fashioned No 9, the Congolese-born Kayembe spent a large part of his Sittingbourne career on the bench, being called up as a substitute far more than he started games. Also played for Leatherhead, alongside a group of former Sittingbourne players who made the move there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Garry Kimble<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

League appearances: 68+9. Goals: 15. Sittingbourne debut: Feb 1995; Final game: Feb 1997.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Charlton, Cambridge United, Doncaster, Gillingham, Maidstone, Peterborough, Dagenham & Redbridge, Ashford<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Spent two years at Sittingbourne after a Football League career which included scoring the only goal of the game for Peterborough in a 1991 Football League Cup win over Liverpool. Moved into management of several non-league Essex clubs and even went head-to-head with a team managed by his twin brother Alan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Tyrone King<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

League appearances: 97+83. Goals: 21 Sittingbourne debut: Nov 1994; Final game: May 2003.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Welling, Deal Town, Dartford, Sheppey United, Sheerness East<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Loyal and patient servant of Sittingbourne, who was picked as a substitute almost as many times as he started games. In fact, it was almost two years after he was first called up as a sub that he made his full debut, and that was in Alan Walker\u2019s first game as manager, in September 1996. And the likeable King, a striker or left-winger, celebrated by scoring in a 3-0 win over Newport. He finished the 1999-2000 season as joint second top scorer, one behind Marvin Neufville, though all his eight goals that season were scored before Christmas. \u2018One of our favourites, to be honest\u2019, the Sittingbourne programme profile said of King at the time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ryan Kingsford<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

League appearances: 32+8. Goals: 17. Sittingbourne debut: Aug 2024; Final game: Apr 2025.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Super-fit and super-fast, Kingsford ran himself into the ground for Sittingbourne in his one season with the club. Snapped up after returning from the USA and impressing Ryan Maxwell in a pre-season friendly when playing against Sittingbourne, he scored 17 goals in the hugely successful 2024-25 season. The pick of them was probably at home to Sevenoaks, when he played the ball wide to Troy Howard, controlled the return pass while running at full speed, and first-timed it into the corner of the goal. Kingsford, who was the club committee\u2019s choice as player-of-the-season, said when he left: \u2018It has been an honour to play for Sittingbourne. From making many special memories to creating history this season, these unforgettable moments I\u2019ll carry throughout my career. UTB.\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Alfred Kingsley<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

League appearances: 1928-31.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Charlton, Fulham, Sheppey United, Hendon<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Known as Scotty, he retired from League football because of injury in 1925 but extended his career at Sittingbourne. Charlton born and bred, he\u2019d previously reluctantly agreed to be sold by them to Fulham for \u00a31,000, which paid off a debt to the firm who would otherwise have stopped work on building The Valley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Carl Laraman<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Played for Sittingbourne: 1978-1988<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Crystal Palace, Dartford, Bromley, Sheppey, Chatham, Whitstable, Faversham, Tonbridge<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Played as a forward for Sittingbourne while his dad Peter managed the club when they won the Kent League in 1983-84. After his playing days, he had a long and successful career in coaching and management. He was assistant manager to John Ryan at Sittingbourne in the high-flying early 1990s and later went on to Arsenal and Charlton, working with academy youngsters, and then to Swindon, Crawley and MK Dons alongside former Sittingbourne player Scott Lindsey. Dad Peter was an England Youth international who played in the Football League for Charlton and Torquay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Conrad Lee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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League appearances: 82+9. Goals: 2. Sittingbourne debut: Feb 2015; Final game: Oct 2020.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Erith Town, Corinthians, Faversham, Dulwich Hamlet, Sevenoaks, Sheppey, Cray Valley, Phoenix Sports, Bearsted<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Solid defender who loved to get forward from left-back, Lee was the manager\u2019s player-of-the-year in 2015-16. He didn\u2019t score many goals for Sittingbourne but the club website happily recorded his first one, against\u00a0league leaders Folkestone in October 2015: \u2018As the rain swept in, Sittingbourne took a deserved lead when Lee beat the offside trap and shot superbly into the far corner.\u2019 Lee said of his plans for a game: \u2018Do the basics of defending well, don\u2019t get beaten in one-on-ones, and get forward regularly to deliver crosses. And just be a handful.\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Jason Lillis<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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League appearances: 34+8. Goals 23. Sittingbourne debut: Aug 1992; Final game: May 1995.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Gillingham, Maidstone, Walsall, Cambridge United, Ashford, Chatham, Lordswood<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Class act, he dropped out of the Football League to play a full season in the championship-winning Sittingbourne team of 1992-93 and then went back again afterwards to the higher level with Walsall. A striker with great ball skills and an eye for goal, he scored at an impressive goal-every-other-game rate for Sittingbourne in three spells with the club. They included four against Fisher Athletic in a 6-0 win on their way to the 92-93 Beazer Homes League Southern Division title. Lillis continued his career in football with jobs in coaching and management, including at two of his former clubs, Maidstone and Gillingham.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Scott Lindsey<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

League appearances: 22+9. Sittingbourne debut: Aug 1997; Final game: Apr 08.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Gillingham, Dover Athletic, Canvey Island, Folkestone Invicta<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

No-nonsense midfielder who had two separate spells at Sittingbourne. He introduced himself with four yellow cards in his first five games for the club and went on to have a playing career that lasted more than 20 years. Lindsey went into coaching and management after that with a highlight being leading Crawley to victory in the 2023-24 League Two play-off final at Wembley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Jack Little<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Played for Sittingbourne in the 1920s<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other club: Crystal Palace<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Full-back who became Crystal Palace\u2019s oldest ever player in competitive football when he played for them at the age of 41, but he still found time to extend his career after that by joining Sittingbourne.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Steve Lovell<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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League appearances: 99+11. Goals: 47. Sittingbourne debut: Dec 1992; Final game: Feb 2006.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Crystal Palace, Millwall, Gillingham<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Welsh international Lovell joined Sittingbourne four times after giving up his Football League career in 1992 at the age of 32. First he was a player, then he came back as player-manager, returning for a third time just to play, and a fourth time just to manage. The club won the Beazer Homes League Southern Division when Lovell first joined as a player, then won it again three years later under him as the player-manager. He, goalkeeper Andy Hough and midfield dynamo Dave Bourne were the only three players who figured in both title-winning teams. Lovell took a month to adjust to non-league football after signing from Gillingham in December 1992 but nine goals in the last ten games of that championship season proves he got the hang of it. He said after the second title win, in 1996: \u2018People said you can\u2019t get out of this division by playing football but we\u2019ve proved them wrong. And we had a fantastic team spirit.\u2019 Lovell was a fans\u2019 favourite, said long-standing supporter Paul Gambell. \u2018He even came and stood on the terraces with us in the rain at Tonbridge Angels after being substituted until he was told to go to the dug-out.\u2019\u00a0Another fan with a long tradition of supporting Sittingbourne, Rob Miles-Barnard, said: \u2018Steve took the time to meet with a group of supporters when the council locked us out of Central Park. Many managers would have been away at the first opportunity given the precarious position the club was in. He did eventually leave but his willingness to meet with the concerned fans meant a lot. And what a player he was!\u2019\u00a0A striker with hundreds of goals to his credit, Lovell also played at Wembley in 2000 for Deal Town when they won the FA Vase. After retiring from playing, he was in constant demand as a manager, back at his old club Gillingham, as well as many non-league clubs including Hastings, Ashford, Gravesend, Ramsgate and Herne Bay. His son Mark also played for Sittingbourne in a couple of spells, totalling 57 league appearances (plus 7 as a sub), and scoring 22 goals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Tom Loynes<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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League appearances 103+43. Goals 20. Sittingbourne debut Aug 2012; Final game: Nov 2021.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Other clubs: Ramsgate, Whitstable, Sheppey United, Rochester United<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hugely popular with the fans and seemed to make friends with every one of them. Mainly a winger, he had three separate spells with the club, scored some cracking goals and even proved a competent and brave stand-in goalkeeper in an emergency. When he left the club, Loynes said: \u2018I would like to take this opportunity to thank every single Sittingbourne FC fan for the amazing support. You have all been incredible.\u2019 Loynes was signed by Ashford United on dual registration in 2024-25 and was on the bench when they played Sittingbourne on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Dick Lusted<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Played for Sittingbourne: 1956-66<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Lusted came home from work at Sittingbourne paper mill Bowaters one day to find Manchester City manager Joe Mercer waiting for him. Mercer, who later became manager of England, wanted to sign the player who\u2019d been described as \u2018the greatest left-back Sittingbourne ever had.\u2019 But Lusted turned down the opportunity: \u2018I would have been worse off financially and I\u2019d have missed my mum\u2019s cooking if I\u2019d gone,\u2019 he said. Sittingbourne chairman Maurice Dunk said Lusted \u2018was one of the best players the town has ever produced.\u2019 Lusted died in 2016, aged 81.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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