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Maidstone United's wild ride from the abyss to FA Cup fourth round

Bill Williams, 81, has seen it all at Maidstone United across his 50-year association with the club. "I was first a player here back in 1972," he tells ESPN. "I've been here a long time, but I've been a player and a manager since we made it to the Football League in 1989. I've been general manager, chairman, the chief executive and now I'm director of football."

Back during his playing days as a combative centre half, Williams played for Portsmouth, QPR, West Brom, and eventually Maidstone as he remembers facing George Best and Jimmy Greaves.