Former Maidstone United goalkeeper Lee Worgan getting his football buzz without the downsides of playing in his role as a teacher at Sevenoaks School

Maidstone United legend Lee Worgan has had no problem adjusting to life after football.

Worgan retired in October 2023, less than two months shy of his 40th birthday, after a career to remember.

A product of the Wimbledon youth system, the former Wales under-21 goalkeeper also had Football League spells with Wycombe, Rushden and Cardiff but enjoyed his most successful years at the Gallagher Stadium.

He didn’t miss a league game, chalking up 247 consecutive appearances, as the Stones achieved successive promotions as Isthmian Premier championsand National League South play-off winners.

Worgan continued to show his class as Jay Saunders twice led Maidstone to National League safety before joining Dover after a total of 289 games.

The keeper, who also won the Isthmian Premier play-offs during five years at Tonbridge, went on to play for Chelmsford, Dorking and hometown club Eastbourne before ending a spell as player-coach at Welling without making an appearance.

Worgan, who turns 42 in December, called time on his playing career after moving into teaching.

He’s the head of football at Sevenoaks School, a role that was always going to limit his chances of playing at weekends.

So it made sense to stop when he did, while remaining involved in the game thanks to his new career.

“To be fair, it was an easy adjustment because I came to a natural end,” said Worgan, who made 786 first-team appearances during his long career.

“I wasn’t finished with injury, I wasn’t forced out of the game.

“I finished my playing side at Eastbourne which was nice because it was my hometown club and it meant my dad could easily get to games and family could get to games.

“I followed the manager, Danny Bloor, to Welling for a bit but that was only ever