Nuts and Bolts Archive

History of Ashford Town and United

Season 1987/88

Complete match history and statistics

Season Navigation
1986/87 1988/89
Season Stats
22
Wins
19
Draws
19
Losses
73-73
Goals F-A
60
Matches
August 1987
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Wed 5th Hythe Town (A) Friendly 5-0 --- -
Sat 15th Canterbury City (A) Frank Norris Trophy (Final) 2-1 --- Programme
Sat 22nd Burton Albion (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-1 858 Programme
Sun 23rd Hastings Town (A) Southern League Cup (Group Stage) 0-0 130 Programme
Sat 29th Aylesbury United (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-4 215 Programme
Mon 31st Chelmsford City (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-1 525 Programme
September 1987
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 5th Bromsgrove Rovers (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-2 175 Programme
Tue 8th Witney Town (A) Premier Inter League Cup 2-1 176 Programme
After Extra Time.
Sat 12th Bromley (A) FA Cup (1st Qualifying Round) 2-5 359 Programme
Sat 19th VS Rugby (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-0 177 Programme
Tue 22nd Folkestone (H) Southern League Cup (Group Stage) 1-1 397 Programme
Sat 26th Corby Town (A) Southern League Premier Division 4-2 128 Programme
Tue 29th Thanet United (A) Southern League Cup (Group Stage) 0-0 177 Programme
October 1987
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 3rd Erith and Belvedere (A) FA Trophy (1st Qualifying Round) 1-0 154 Programme
Tue 6th Enfield (A) Premier Inter League Cup (1st Round) 1-4 415 Programme
Sat 10th Nuneaton Borough (H) Southern League Premier Division 4-2 186 Programme
Tue 13th Hastings Town (H) Southern League Cup (Group Stage) 2-0 159 Programme
Sat 17th Shepshed Charterhouse (A) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 212 Programme
Tue 20th Folkestone (A) Southern League Cup (Group Stage) 2-0 388 Programme
Sat 24th Redditch United (H) Southern League Premier Division 2-4 197 Programme
Tue 27th Thanet United (H) Southern League Cup (Group Stage) 1-0 214 Programme
Sat 31st Leatherhead (A) FA Trophy (2nd Qualifying Round) 1-0 182 Programme
November 1987
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 7th Alvechurch (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 188 Programme
Sat 14th Witney Town (A) Southern League Premier Division 3-2 130 Programme
Tue 17th Folkestone (H) Kent Senior Cup (1st Round) 4-2 352 Programme
After Extra Time
Sat 21st Aylesbury United (H) FA Trophy (3rd Qualifying Round) 1-2 284 Programme
December 1987
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 5th Shepshed Charterhouse (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-0 188 Programme
Tue 8th Chelmsford City (H) Southern League Premier Division 4-3 187 Programme
Sat 12th Aylesbury United (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-2 687 Programme
Tue 15th Chatham Town (H) Southern League Cup (2nd Round) 3-0 151 Programme
Sat 19th Willenhall Town (H) Southern League Premier Division 0-0 190 Programme
Sat 26th Dartford (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-3 520 Programme
Mon 28th Gosport Borough (H) Southern League Premier Division 0-0 310 Programme
January 1988
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Fri 1st Crawley Town (H) Southern League Premier Division 2-3 223 Programme
Sat 2nd Cambridge City (A) Southern League Premier Division P-P --- -
Match Postponed.
Sat 9th Worcester City (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-3 210 Programme
Tue 12th Bromley (A) Kent Senior Cup (2nd Round) 0-2 --- Programme
Sat 30th Nuneaton Borough (A) Southern League Premier Division 1-3 383 Programme
February 1988
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 6th VS Rugby (A) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 396 Programme
Wed 10th Fareham Town (A) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 108 Programme
Tue 16th Dorchester Town (H) Southern League Cup (3rd Round) 0-1 192 Programme
Sat 20th Alvechurch (A) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 --- Programme
Sat 27th Corby Town (H) Southern League Premier Division 0-0 177 Programme
March 1988
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 5th Cambridge City (H) Southern League Premier Division 0-1 159 Programme
Tue 8th Dorchester Town (A) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 --- Programme
Sat 12th Leicester United (A) Southern League Premier Division 2-1 --- Programme
Sat 19th Witney Town (H) Southern League Premier Division 0-0 167 Programme
Tue 22nd Bromsgrove Rovers (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-3 --- Programme
Sat 26th Worcester City (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-0 661 Programme
April 1988
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Sat 2nd Crawley Town (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-0 324 Programme
Mon 4th Dartford (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 359 Programme
Sat 9th Dorchester Town (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-0 156 Programme
Tue 12th Bedworth United (A) Southern League Premier Division 1-0 --- Programme
Sat 16th Willenhall Town (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-2 --- Programme
Tue 19th Fareham Town (H) Southern League Premier Division P-P --- -
Match Postponed.
Sat 23rd Bedworth United (H) Southern League Premier Division 0-0 139 Programme
Sun 24th Burton Albion (H) Southern League Premier Division 3-2 132 Programme
Thu 28th Cambridge City (A) Southern League Premier Division 3-0 297 Programme
Sat 30th Redditch United (A) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 --- Programme
May 1988
Date Opponents Competition Result Att. Prog.
Mon 2nd Gosport Borough (A) Southern League Premier Division 0-1 --- Programme
Thu 5th Leicester United (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-1 127 Programme
Fri 6th Fareham Town (H) Southern League Premier Division 1-0 158 Programme
Southern League Premier Division - 1987/88
# Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Aylesbury United 42 27 8 7 79 35 +44 89
2 Dartford 42 27 8 7 79 39 +40 89
3 Cambridge City 42 24 8 10 84 43 +41 80
4 Bromsgrove Rovers 42 22 11 9 65 39 +26 77
5 Worcester City 42 22 6 14 55 47 +8 72
6 Crawley Town 42 17 14 11 73 63 +10 65
7 Alvechurch 42 17 13 12 54 52 +2 64
8 Leicester United 42 15 14 13 68 59 +9 59
9 Fareham Town 42 16 11 15 50 59 -9 59
10 Corby Town 42 16 8 18 61 64 -3 56
11 Dorchester Town 42 14 14 14 51 57 -6 56
12 Ashford Town 42 12 16 14 45 54 -9 52
13 Shepshed Charterhouse 42 13 11 18 52 59 -7 50
14 Bedworth United 42 12 14 16 49 64 -15 50
15 Gosport Borough 42 10 17 15 39 49 -10 47
16 Burton Albion 42 11 14 17 62 73 -11 47
17 VS Rugby 42 10 16 16 52 57 -5 46
18 Redditch United 42 10 13 19 55 63 -8 43
19 Chelmsford City 42 11 10 21 60 75 -15 43
20 Willenhall Town 42 9 12 21 39 76 -37 39
21 Nuneaton Borough 42 8 13 21 58 77 -19 37
22 Witney Town 42 8 11 23 45 71 -26 35
Southern League Cup, Round One - Group 3 - 1987/88
# Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Ashford Town 6 3 3 0 6 1 +5 12
2 Hastings Town 6 2 2 2 14 9 +5 8
3 Thanet United 6 1 3 2 6 9 -3 6
4 Folkestone 6 1 2 3 7 14 -7 5
Season Summary: 1987/88
Competition Summary
FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round
FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round
Kent Senior Cup 2nd Round
Premier Inter League Cup 1st Round
Southern League Cup 3rd Round
Southern League Premier Division 12th (22) - Highest Ever League finish!!
League Position
12th
League Record
12-16-14
Goals For-Against
45-54
Player Stats 1987/88
Player League Apps League Goals Cup Apps Cup Goals Total Apps Yellow Card - Red Card Total Goals
Peter Carman 40 (0) 0 14 (0) 0 54 (0) 0 - 0 0
John Barrow 37 (0) 1 15 (0) 0 52 (0) 0 - 0 1
Carlton Wynter 34 (1) 2 15 (0) 1 49 (1) 0 - 0 3
Paul Giles 32 (3) 2 15 (0) 2 47 (3) 0 - 0 4
Jon Sillett 37 (1) 1 10 (1) 0 47 (2) 0 - 0 1
Steve Luckett 34 (1) 2 12 (0) 0 46 (1) 0 - 0 2
Darren Hare 34 (1) 14 10 (1) 4 44 (2) 0 - 0 18
Tony MacDonald 26 (1) 1 15 (0) 2 41 (1) 0 - 0 3
Paul Brenchley 26 (1) 0 10 (0) 0 36 (1) 0 - 0 0
John Barton 16 (8) 0 12 (2) 2 28 (10) 0 - 0 2
David Lee 24 (0) 4 2 (1) 0 26 (1) 0 - 0 4
Chris Hamshare 12 (1) 3 9 (2) 4 21 (3) 0 - 0 7
Matt Stock 20 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 21 (0) 0 - 0 1
Steve Brignall 11 (3) 3 8 (1) 0 19 (4) 0 - 0 3
Tony Rudd 11 (13) 6 7 (0) 2 18 (13) 0 - 0 8
Peter McRobert 14 (2) 0 3 (0) 1 17 (2) 0 - 0 1
Paul Hobbs 9 (0) 2 8 (0) 2 17 (0) 0 - 0 4
Andy Allon 13 (1) 0 2 (2) 0 15 (3) 0 - 0 0
Ernie Batten 12 (0) 2 0 (0) 0 12 (0) 0 - 0 2
Alfie Barrett 6 (2) 0 4 (4) 1 10 (6) 0 - 0 1
Tom Sloan 5 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 0 - 0 0
Neil Scott 3 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 3 (1) 0 - 0 0
Brendan O Hanlon 2 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 - 0 1
Warren Scott 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 - 0 0
? Wright 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 - 0 0
Dave Ball 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0
Paul Haverson 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0
? Silbert 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0
Ray Walker 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 - 0 0