Folkestone Invicta F.C.
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| Full name | Folkestone Invicta Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Invicta, The Seasiders, Stripes |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Ground | Fullicks Stadium, Cheriton Road, Folkestone |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Manager | Neil Cugley |
| League | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | Isthmian League Division One South, 1st (promoted) |
Folkestone Invicta Football Club are a football club based in the town of Folkestone, Kent, England. They play their home matches at Cheriton Road, currently known under the terms of a sponsorship deal as the Fullicks Stadium, and currently compete in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
Folkestone Invicta was formed in 1936 and played in the East Kent Amateur League (now the Kent County League). They took over the Cheriton Road ground in early 1991 after the demise of the old Folkestone F.C. who had enjoyed a long history in the Southern League.
Under manager Gary Staniforth, Invicta joined the Kent League and completed the Division Two league and cup double during the 1991–92 season, losing just two league games all season and beating Whitstable Town in the Division One Cup Final.
Invicta achieved senior status and joined Division One of the Kent League, making steady progress in their first two seasons at this level under club stalwart Staniforth. The nearest the club came to another trophy during these two seasons was when they lost the 1994 Plaaya Kent Senior Trophy Final 3–1 against Alma Swanley at Gravesend & Northfleet's Stonebridge Road.
Former Dover Athletic, Hythe Town, Crawley Town and Sittingbourne player Tim Hulme then took over as player-manager for the 1994–95 season. Invicta at one point chased the Kent League double that season, but ended up empty handed, losing the Division One Cup semi final over two legs to holders Ramsgate with the championship eventually being won by Sheppey United.
Invicta entered the FA Cup for the first time during the 1994–95 season, beating Hailsham Town and then Southern League Premier Division side Sittingbourne before going out 2–1 at home to a Worthing side which included former Tottenham Hotspur striker Mark Falco.
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