Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: Len Townsend
Born: 1917-08-31
Debut: 1953/54: September 16th, 1953 - Folkestone (H) - Kent Senior Shield
Last Game: 1953/54: April 19th, 1954 - Whitstable Town (A) - Kent League Division 1
First Manager: David Nelson

First Team Career Summary

25

Total Appearances

25 starts, 0 sub

11

Goals

5 league, 6 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

Hayes, Brentford, Plymouth Argyle (Guest), Leeds United (Guest), Belfast Celtic (Guest), Colchester United (Guest), Bristol City, Millwall, Guildford City,

Reserve Team Career Summary

2

Total Appearances

2 starts, 0 sub

1

Goals

1 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
1953/54	17 (0)	5	8 (0)	6	25 (0)	0 - 0	11
CAREER TOTALS	17 (0)	5	8 (0)	6	25 (0)	0 - 0	11

Reserve Team Season-by-Season Record

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

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
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	x3
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	x2
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	Snowdown (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 21st Nov	L 1-3
1953/54	Faversham Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 28th 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	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	Whitstable Town (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Sat 13th Feb	L 1-4
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	Folkestone (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 07th Apr	W 2-1
1953/54	Sheppey United (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 10th Apr	D 1-1	-
1953/54	Sittingbourne (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Sat 17th Apr	L 0-1	-
1953/54	Whitstable Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Mon 19th Apr	L 0-1	-

Reserve Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	App	Goals	Cards
1953/54	Folkestone Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 12th Sep	W 1-0
1953/54	Ramsgate Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 20th Mar	D 0-0		-

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

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25+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

Seasons Represented:

1953/54

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