Nuts and Bolts Archive

History of Ashford Town and United

Season 1968/69

Complete match history and statistics

Season Navigation
1967/68 1969/70
Season Stats
31
Wins
14
Draws
26
Losses
127-120
Goals F-A
71
Matches
August 1968
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Tue 6th West Ham United (H) Friendly 0-4 1,000 Programme
Sat 10th Trowbridge Town (A) Southern League Division One 1-2 890 Programme
Wed 14th Bexley United (A) Southern League Division One 1-1 1,045 Programme
Sat 17th Cambridge City (H) Southern League Division One 0-2 829 Programme
Tue 20th Gravesend and Northfleet (A) Southern League Cup (1st Round 1st Leg) 0-1 660 Programme
Sat 24th Wisbech Town (H) Southern League Division One 2-1 445 Programme
Wed 28th Gravesend and Northfleet (H) Southern League Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg) 1-0 580 Programme
Aggregate 1-1.
Sat 31st Barry Town (A) Southern League Division One 2-0 300 Programme
September 1968
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Mon 2nd Bexley United (H) Southern League Division One 4-1 782 Programme
Sat 7th Bath City (A) Southern League Division One 1-4 2,281 Programme
Wed 11th Gravesend and Northfleet (H) Southern League Cup (1st Round replay) 3-0 777 Programme
Sat 14th Brentwood Town (H) Southern League Division One 5-2 670 Programme
Sat 21st Maidstone United (A) FA Cup (1st Qualifying Round) 2-1 1,028 Programme
Sat 28th Merthyr Tydfil (A) Southern League Division One 4-2 633 -
Mon 30th Margate (A) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 0-4 1,174 Programme
October 1968
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 5th Dover (A) FA Cup (2nd Qualifying Round) 3-2 2,440 Programme
Wed 9th Folkestone (H) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 2-2 880 Programme
Sat 12th Wisbech Town (A) Southern League Division One 1-1 673 Programme
Wed 16th Ramsgate Athletic (H) Southern League Cup (2nd Round) 2-1 1,015 Programme
Sat 19th Canterbury City (H) FA Cup (3rd Qualifying Round) 3-4 1,653 Programme
Wed 23rd Margate (H) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 2-1 707 Programme
Sat 26th Ramsgate Athletic (A) Southern League Division One 1-5 930 Programme
Tue 29th Sheppey United (A) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 0-1 600 -
November 1968
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 2nd Tonbridge (H) Southern League Division One 1-0 869 Programme
Tue 5th Ramsgate Athletic (A) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 2-5 359 Programme
Sat 9th Cambridge City (A) Southern League Division One 0-4 1,940 Programme
Wed 13th Deal Town (H) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 1-0 338 Programme
Sat 16th Corby Town (A) Southern League Division One 4-4 602 Programme
Tue 19th Deal Town (A) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 4-0 --- -
Sat 23rd Banbury United (H) Southern League Division One 0-1 684 Programme
Mon 25th Bexley United (A) Kent Senior Shield (1st Round) 3-2 280 Programme
Sat 30th Trowbridge Town (H) Southern League Division One 1-0 583 Programme
December 1968
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Wed 4th Ramsgate Athletic (H) Kent Senior Shield (Semi Final) 3-3c 827 Programme
After Extra Time. Lost on Corners.
Sat 7th Hastings United (H) Southern League Division One 2-1 652 Programme
Wed 11th Dartford (H) Southern League Division One 2-0 540 Programme
Sat 21st Dartford (A) Southern League Division One 1-3 807 Programme
Mon 23rd Margate (A) Southern League Cup (3rd Round) 1-0 1,057 Programme
Thu 26th Folkestone (H) Southern League Division One 0-1 1,229 Programme
Sat 28th Folkestone (A) Southern League Division One 0-1 684 Programme
January 1969
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 4th Gravesend and Northfleet (H) Southern League Division One 3-4 530 Programme
Sat 11th Salisbury (A) Southern League Division One 1-6 656 Programme
Wed 15th Ramsgate Athletic (H) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 2-2 381 Programme
Wed 22nd Folkestone (A) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 2-1 304 Programme
Sat 25th Bath City (H) Southern League Division One 1-5 805 Programme
Wed 29th Ramsgate Athletic (H) Kent Senior Cup (2nd Round) 2-2 677 Programme
February 1969
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 1st Tonbridge (A) Southern League Division One 4-0 456 Programme
Tue 4th Ramsgate Athletic (A) Kent Senior Cup (2nd Round Replay) 0-1 688 Programme
Fri 7th Barry Town (H) Southern League Division One 2-0 441 Programme
Sat 15th Hastings United (A) Southern League Division One 0-2 917 -
Sat 22nd Crawley Town (A) Southern League Division One 0-1 731 Programme
Mon 24th Canterbury City (H) Southern League Cup (Quarter Final) 2-1 763 Programme
March 1969
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 1st Corby Town (H) Southern League Division One 2-3 562 Programme
Mon 3rd Brentwood Town (A) Southern League Division One 1-1 1,150 Programme
Sat 8th Dunstable Town (A) Southern League Division One 2-2 633 Programme
Wed 12th Cambridge United (A) Southern League Cup (Semi Final) 2-3 1,768 Programme
Sat 15th Salisbury (H) Southern League Division One 3-1 605 Programme
Wed 19th Sheppey United (H) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 2-2 395 Programme
Sat 22nd Gravesend and Northfleet (A) Southern League Division One 1-1 588 Programme
Tue 25th Dover (A) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 3-2 252 -
Fri 28th Merthyr Tydfil (H) Southern League Division One 2-3 443 Programme
Sat 29th Dunstable Town (H) Southern League Division One 1-1 358 Programme
April 1969
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Fri 4th Canterbury City (H) Southern League Division One 5-0 680 Programme
Sat 5th Ramsgate Athletic (H) Southern League Division One 5-1 599 Programme
Mon 7th Canterbury City (A) Southern League Division One 2-0 509 Programme
Wed 9th Canterbury City (A) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 1-0 129 Programme
Sat 12th Gloucester City (H) Southern League Division One 2-2 554 Programme
Wed 16th Dover (H) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 2-2 305 Programme
Sat 19th Gloucester City (A) Southern League Division One 0-2 1,810 Programme
Mon 21st Canterbury City (H) Kent Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) 5-0 280 Programme
Fri 25th Banbury United (A) Southern League Division One 0-1 526 Programme
May 1969
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 3rd Crawley Town (H) Southern League Division One 2-1 463 Programme
Mon 5th Ashford and District Reps (H) Friendly --- --- Programme
Southern League Division One - 1968/69
# Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Brentwood Town 42 26 12 4 94 37 +57 64
2 Bath City 42 26 10 6 96 40 +56 62
3 Gloucester City 42 25 9 8 100 53 +47 59
4 Crawley Town 42 21 13 8 65 32 +33 55
5 Corby Town 42 22 6 14 81 65 +16 50
6 Dartford 42 20 8 14 79 51 +28 48
7 Ramsgate Athletic 42 19 9 14 72 57 +15 47
8 Salisbury 42 20 6 16 69 52 +17 46
9 Cambridge City 42 18 10 14 73 63 +10 46
10 Trowbridge Town 42 15 14 13 70 60 +10 44
11 Banbury United 42 16 12 14 67 72 -5 44
12 Folkestone 42 19 5 18 53 59 -6 43
13 Canterbury City 42 17 7 18 67 63 +4 41
14 Ashford Town 42 16 8 18 72 73 -1 40
15 Hastings United 42 15 9 18 58 69 -11 39
16 Bexley United 42 15 9 18 64 75 -11 39
17 Wisbech Town 42 11 13 18 57 70 -13 35
18 Dunstable Town 42 14 6 22 73 99 -26 34
19 Merthyr Tydfil 42 10 7 25 49 101 -52 27
20 Barry Town 42 8 10 24 39 78 -39 26
21 Gravesend and Northfleet 42 8 9 25 51 79 -28 25
22 Tonbridge 42 2 6 34 36 137 -101 10
Kent Floodlight Competition - Eastern Section - 1968/69
# Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Margate 14 9 3 2 38 13 +25 21
2 Ramsgate Athletic 14 8 4 2 36 16 +20 20
3 Ashford Town 14 7 4 3 29 22 +7 18
4 Dover 14 6 3 5 20 18 +2 15
5 Sheppey United 14 6 2 7 24 25 -1 13
6 Deal Town 14 4 3 7 17 24 -7 11
7 Canterbury City 14 4 1 9 18 35 -17 9
8 Folkestone 14 2 1 11 13 42 -29 5
Season Summary: 1968/69
Competition Summary
FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round
Kent Floodlight Cup Group Stage
Kent Senior Cup 2nd Round
Southern League Cup Semi Final
Southern League Division One 14th (22)
League Position
14th
League Record
16-8-18
Goals For-Against
72-73
Player Stats 1968/69
Player League Apps League Goals Cup Apps Cup Goals Total Apps Yellow Card - Red Card Total Goals
Bill Dodge 42 (0) 1 26 (0) 0 68 (0) 0 - 0 1
Hugh Cochrane 41 (0) 6 26 (0) 9 67 (0) 0 - 0 15
Bobby Laverick 40 (0) 18 27 (0) 13 67 (0) 0 - 0 31
Dave Bielkus 39 (0) 2 27 (0) 9 66 (0) 0 - 0 11
Dave Crush 39 (0) 14 24 (0) 7 63 (0) 0 - 0 21
Dave Hills 39 (0) 0 23 (0) 0 62 (0) 0 - 0 0
Dave Hunt 42 (0) 0 16 (0) 0 58 (0) 0 - 0 0
Dave Gillingwater 37 (1) 7 14 (1) 2 51 (2) 0 - 0 9
Ian Plant 23 (0) 1 19 (0) 1 42 (0) 0 - 0 2
Bob French 29 (0) 5 12 (0) 0 41 (0) 0 - 0 5
Keith Eatwell 23 (0) 4 14 (0) 1 37 (0) 0 - 0 5
Ray Kemp 19 (0) 5 16 (1) 9 35 (1) 0 - 0 14
John Hamblin 14 (0) 0 14 (0) 0 28 (0) 0 - 0 0
Peter Sillett 16 (0) 1 12 (0) 1 28 (0) 0 - 0 2
Terry Street 10 (0) 1 6 (0) 0 16 (0) 0 - 0 1
Peter Eliadis 3 (1) 3 8 (0) 3 11 (1) 0 - 0 6
Roy Laker 1 (3) 0 9 (0) 1 10 (3) 0 - 0 1
Bill Parlam 3 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 6 (0) 0 - 0 0
Stan Sage 0 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 - 0 0
John Smith 0 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 - 0 0
Barry Beaney 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 - 0 0
Reg Gorham 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 - 0 0
Tony Beale 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0
? Harding 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0
Billy Stack 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0
Roy Summers 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0
missing player details 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 - 0 0
Own Goal --- 4 --- 2 --- --- 6