New Folkestone Invicta goalkeeper Jonny Henly on joining the club after leaving Tonbridge Angels and thriving in a competitive Isthmian Premier division

New Folkestone goalkeeper Jonny Henly hopes being part of a highly-competitive division will help bring out the best in the team.

Henly has moved across Kent this summer to become Isthmian Premier Invicta’s No.1 after making more than 300 appearances for National League South side Tonbridge.

Manager Andy Drury has lofty ambitions after helping the club avoid relegation in 2023/24.

But Folkestone’s rivals - Dover, Dartford, Cray Wanderers and Isthmian South East champions Cray Valley - will also want to be competing at the right-end of the table.

“All those teams that you have mentioned in and around Kent, I think they would all want to be up there, competing and challenging for promotion,” said Henly. “Hopefully, there will be some good games.

“Kent derbies are always good games to play in, I’ve played in a lot over the years.

“There’s a lot of teams in that league - not just the ones in Kent - that have got a bit of ambition. It will be really competitive and it brings out the best in you.”

Drury previously revealed Invicta had beaten off higher-division competition in order to sign Henly.

“He seems like a really good guy,” 30-year-old Henly said of Drury.

“As well as the club, it’s important to have a team that you feel you will enjoy playing in and a manager you want to play under.

“It’s no good being at a side if you don’t have that relationship with the manager.

“He didn’t have to do much selling to me. But he said about what they plan to do in the next three, four or five years as a club.

“For me, a good fan-base is always important as well.

“Speaking to the gaffer, we’re going to go out to win every game and just take it game-by-game.

“We have made some good signings and, barring injuries, we have a good squad.

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