Bearsted Football Club was formed in 1895, and later became members of the Maidstone & District League. They won Division Six in 1961–62, before starting a successful spell in the mid-1970s that saw them win Division Three in 1973–74, Division Two the following season and Division One in 1977–78, before claiming consecutive Premier Division titles in 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1980–82. They won the division at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One, which they also won in their first season in the division. Their first season in the Senior Division saw them become league champions. After finishing as runners-up in 1995–96, they won the division in 1996–97, earning promotion to the Premier Division. After finishing eighth in 2010–11, the club became founder members of the
Kent Invicta League in 2011. The
2014–15 season saw them finish as runners-up, and they went on to win the league title and the Challenge Shield in
2015–16, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the Southern Counties East League, which the Kent Invicta League had merged into. ==Ground==