Maidstone United are in an exclusive club with Premier League leaders Liverpool.

They’re the only two teams boasting unbeaten away league records in the top six tiers of English football.

Until recently there were four but with Nottingham Forest and Chesham suffering first away defeats, the Reds and the Stones are the last ones standing.

Maidstone put their unbeaten record on the line this Saturday (3pm) when they make the long trip to leaders Truro.

George Elokobi’s side have won four and drawn five of their National League South games on the road.

Overall, they’re unbeaten in 12 league games, since losing to Chelmsford in early September, but it’s the away run that’s really catching the eye.

They hope to keep that going in Cornwall.

“You look at the number of games where we probably should have got three points instead of one and we’d be sat in a much healthier position,” said defender George Fowler.

“But at the same time, you can’t knock the away form and that unbeaten run we’ve got going at the minute.

“If you have a positive stat like that then 100% it’s mentioned because it’s something you want to keep going as a team.

“The longer you keep that going, the more beneficial it’s going to be in the league, so it’s definitely something we’ve looked at and are proud of but we’re not looking to let it go, we want to continue that streak.

“I can’t give an exact reason why we’ve gone unbeaten away.

“When we go away, we haven’t got the noise of the Genco Stand and all our home fans to help us, so it’s one of those where you have to make sure you’re extra resilient and start well because away is always harder.

“We just need to keep pulling out results away from home and get a few more at home, which we have been doing, and we’ll be all the better for it.”

Maidstone, who didn’t play last weekend, are up to 10th on the back of their unbeaten run, five points outside the play-offs with a game in hand.

Truro, who won 2-1 at the Gallagher Stadium in August, are top of the table on goal difference.

The Stones are travelling to Cornwall tomorrow (Friday), breaking up the 600-mile round trip with an overnight stay.

“It’s not exactly the closest Conference South fixture I’ve ever seen,” said Fowler.

“We’re going overnight so we’ll be well prepped for it.

“We were in on Tuesday doing a good amount of specific work on Truro, and Thursday and Friday we’ll be looking more at ourselves and ways we can get at their limitations.

“They’re a good team, they’re up there for a reason, they’re effective, but we’ll be looking to nullify their strengths and capitalise on their limitations and get three points.

“We lost 2-1 right at the end at home, a slightly controversial goal, so we’ll be using that as fuel to try and get three points and reverse that result.”

Maidstone have had mixed results when staying overnight in recent years.

There were heavy defeats at Wrexham and Gateshead in the National League days but it worked a treat at Ipswich in the FA Cup last season as United pulled off the biggest result in their history.

“I personally quite like overnighters,” said Fowler.

“For a game like Truro, going on the day, it’s quite tough on the legs when you’ve been sat on the coach for so long, to then get off and run around, but at the same time that’s part of our job.

“But an overnight definitely helps, you get a good night’s sleep, you go for a walk as a team, which is one of those things where you’re all together, which I think is a big thing, so it’s definitely beneficial.

“If you don’t get the result you might say it’s not the best idea but I think it’s just one of those things.

“It doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with staying overnight. I’m sure it will aid us this weekend.”

Fowler, in his fourth season with Maidstone, has once again impressed at both centre-half and right-back.

He’s continued to excel under the management of Elokobi and assistant boss Craig Fagan.

“I’ve said previously I knew when I was to settle somewhere and feel comfortable that I had a lot to give as a player,” said Fowler.

“I do a fair bit of coaching round the area, which I really enjoy, and again this season I’m really enjoying myself.

“That’s down to the environment the gaffer and Craig create.

“It’s a really enjoyable one for the lads and a very professional one, with it being full-time and the gym sessions we do throughout the week.

“I’m enjoying myself just as much this year as I have in previous years.

“Hopefully we can get ourselves into those play-off positions and see how high we can finish.”

Maidstone visit Salisbury in a rearranged league match on Tuesday night (7.45pm).

The fixture was postponed at the end of last month following a 1.45pm pitch inspection, with Stones players and fans already at the ground.