Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: Ernie Adams
Born: 1922-04-03
Debut: 1955/56: August 20th, 1955 - Sheppey United (H) - Kent League Division 1
Last Game: 1955/56: April 21st, 1956 - Bexleyheath and Welling (H) - Kent League Division 1
First Manager: Harry Freeman

First Team Career Summary

33

Total Appearances

33 starts, 0 sub

3

Goals

3 league, 0 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

Preston North End, Fulham, QPR, Betteshanger, Dover, Margate & Clacton.

Biography:

Played 5 league games for QPR. Signed for Ashford in the Summer of 1955 from Betteshanger C.W. Moved from Ashford to Dover for the 1956/57 season.

Reserve Team Career Summary

1

Total Appearances

1 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
1955/56	27 (0)	3	6 (0)	0	33 (0)	0 - 0	3
CAREER TOTALS	27 (0)	3	6 (0)	0	33 (0)	0 - 0	3

Reserve Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Cup Goals	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1955/56	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0 - 0	0
RESERVE TOTALS	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0 - 0	0

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1955/56	Sheppey United (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 20th Aug	W 2-1	-
1955/56	Snowdown (A)	Kent League Division 1	Wed 24th Aug	L 0-3	-
1955/56	Fulham (H)	Friendly	Sat 27th Aug	D 1-1	-
1955/56	Margate (A)	Kent League Division 1	Thu 01st Sep	L 0-1	-
1955/56	Tunbridge Wells United (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 03rd Sep	D 2-2	-
1955/56	Tooting and Mitcham (H)	FA Cup	Sat 10th Sep	W 1-0	-
1955/56	Gillingham Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 17th Sep	D 2-2	-
1955/56	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	FA Cup	Sat 24th Sep	L 2-5	-
1955/56	Margate (A)	Kent League Cup	Thu 29th Sep	L 3-4	-
1955/56	Canterbury City (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 15th Oct	D 3-3
1955/56	Gillingham Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 22nd Oct	L 2-4
1955/56	Deal Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 29th Oct	L 2-5	-
1955/56	Betteshanger (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 26th Nov	W 1-0	-
1955/56	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 03rd Dec	L 1-4	-
1955/56	Dover (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 10th Dec	L 0-2	-
1955/56	Bexleyheath and Welling (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Sat 17th Dec	L 1-2	-
1955/56	Folkestone (A)	Kent League Division 1	Mon 26th Dec	W 3-2	-
1955/56	Folkestone (H)	Kent League Division 1	Tue 27th Dec	W 3-0	-
1955/56	Dover (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 31st Dec	D 2-2	-
1955/56	Ashford Town Reserves (H)	Friendly	Sat 07th Jan	L 0-6	-
1955/56	Snowdown (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 14th Jan	L 1-2	-
1955/56	Tunbridge Wells United (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 21st Jan	L 2-3	-
1955/56	Deal Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 28th Jan	D 2-2	-
1955/56	Canterbury City (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 04th Feb	L 1-2	-
1955/56	Faversham Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 11th Feb	W 1-0	-
1955/56	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 18th Feb	L 0-2	-
1955/56	Chatham Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 25th Feb	W 5-2	-
1955/56	Chatham Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 03rd Mar	D 0-0	-
1955/56	Sittingbourne (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 17th Mar	D 0-0	-
1955/56	Faversham Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 24th Mar	W 1-0	-
1955/56	Whitstable Town (H)	Kent League Division 1	Fri 30th Mar	W 2-0
1955/56	Whitstable Town (A)	Kent League Division 1	Mon 02nd Apr	W 2-1	-
1955/56	Bexleyheath and Welling (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 21st Apr	W 3-1	-

Reserve Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	App	Goals	Cards
1955/56	Betteshanger Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 19th Nov	W 10-1		-

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:

1955/56

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