Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: David Nelson
Born: 1918-02-03
Debut: 1952/53: April 3rd, 1953 - Whitstable Town (H) - Kent League Division 1
Last Game: 1954/55: April 8th, 1955 - Whitstable Town (H) - Kent League Division 1
First Manager: David Nelson

First Team Career Summary

56

Total Appearances

56 starts, 0 sub

3

Goals

2 league, 1 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

St. Barnards, Arsenal, Fulham, Brentford, QPR, Crystal Palace.

Reserve Team Career Summary

3

Total Appearances

3 starts, 0 sub

0

Goals

0 league, 0 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

First Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Cup Goals	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1952/53	4 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	4 (0)	0 - 0	0
1953/54	25 (0)	2	7 (0)	1	32 (0)	0 - 0	3
1954/55	16 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	20 (0)	0 - 0	0
CAREER TOTALS	45 (0)	2	11 (0)	1	56 (0)	0 - 0	3

Reserve Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	Cup Apps	Total Apps	Cards
1953/54	1 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)	0 - 0
1954/55	2 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0)	0 - 0
RESERVE TOTALS	3 (0)	0 (0)	3 (0)	0 - 0

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1952/53	Whitstable Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Fri 03rd Apr	W 4-2	-
1952/53	Deal Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Mon 06th Apr	L 0-1	-
1952/53	Dover (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 11th Apr	L 2-3	-
1952/53	Faversham Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 18th Apr	D 0-0	-
1953/54	Sheppey United (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 22nd Aug	L 0-2	-
1953/54	Margate (H)	Kent League Division 1	Wed 26th Aug	L 1-4	-
1953/54	Sittingbourne (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 29th Aug	L 2-3	-
1953/54	Deal Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Wed 02nd Sep	W 3-2	-
1953/54	Tunbridge Wells United (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 05th Sep	L 0-2	-
1953/54	Folkestone (H)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 16th Sep	D 0-0	-
1953/54	Dover (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 19th Sep	L 1-3	-
1953/54	East Grinstead Town (H)	FA Cup	Sat 26th Sep	W 4-0	-
1953/54	Bexleyheath and Welling (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 03rd Oct	W 2-0	-
1953/54	Lancing (A)	FA Cup	Sat 10th Oct	W 3-1	-
1953/54	Betteshanger (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 17th Oct	W 3-0	-
1953/54	Hastings United (A)	FA Cup	Sat 24th Oct	L 1-2	-
1953/54	Chatham Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 31st Oct	W 4-0	-
1953/54	Chatham Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 07th Nov	D 0-0	-
1953/54	Whitstable Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 14th Nov	D 1-1
1953/54	Faversham Town (H)	Kent League Cup	Sat 05th Dec	W 2-0
1953/54	Faversham Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 12th Dec	L 1-2
1953/54	Snowdown (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 19th Dec	D 0-0	-
1953/54	Folkestone (A)	Kent League Division 1	Fri 25th Dec	L 0-1	-
1953/54	Folkestone (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 26th Dec	L 0-1	-
1953/54	Margate (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 02nd Jan	L 2-3	-
1953/54	Sittingbourne (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 09th Jan	L 1-2	-
1953/54	Deal Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 16th Jan	L 0-1	-
1953/54	Margate (A)	Kent League Cup	Sat 23rd Jan	L 0-3	-
1953/54	Tunbridge Wells United (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 30th Jan	W 2-0	-
1953/54	Canterbury City (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 06th Feb	L 1-3	-
1953/54	Canterbury City (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 27th Feb	D 1-1	-
1953/54	Bexleyheath and Welling (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 06th Mar	L 0-3	-
1953/54	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 20th Mar	D 2-2	-
1953/54	Betteshanger (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 27th Mar	L 1-2	-
1953/54	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 03rd Apr	L 2-3	-
1953/54	Sittingbourne (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Sat 17th Apr	L 0-1	-
1954/55	Deal Town (A)	FA Cup	Sat 11th Sep	W 2-0	-
1954/55	Sheppey United (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 02nd Oct	W 1-0	-
1954/55	Betteshanger (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 30th Oct	W 2-1	-
1954/55	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 06th Nov	W 1-0	-
1954/55	Dover (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 20th Nov	D 0-0	-
1954/55	Deal Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 04th Dec	W 4-1	-
1954/55	Sittingbourne (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 11th Dec	W 2-1	-
1954/55	Folkestone (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 25th Dec	L 1-2	-
1954/55	Folkestone (H)	Kent League Division 1	Mon 27th Dec	D 1-1	-
1954/55	Whitstable Town (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Wed 12th Jan	D 1-1	-
1954/55	Whitstable Town (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Wed 19th Jan	W 5-0	-
1954/55	Canterbury City (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 22nd Jan	L 1-3	-
1954/55	Tonbridge (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Sat 29th Jan	L 0-2	-
1954/55	Bexleyheath and Welling (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 05th Feb	L 1-4	-

Reserve Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1953/54	Herne Bay (H)	Kent League Division 2	Wed 14th Apr	W 6-2	-
1954/55	RM Deal (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 16th Oct	W 9-1	-
1954/55	Sittingbourne Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 08th Jan	W 1-0	-

Statistics Key

Appearance Format: Starts (Substitute)
First Team App Icons:
Starting Player
Substitute
Unused Substitute
Reserve Team App Icons:
Starting Player
Substitute
Unused Substitute
Cards:
Yellow Card
Red Card
Results:
W Win D Draw L Loss

Player Achievements

👍

50+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

Seasons Represented:

1952/53 1953/54 1954/55

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