Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: Stanley Leslie (Leslie) Balcombe
Born: 1914-00-00
Debut: 1937/38: August 21st, 1937 - Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment (H) - Trial Match
Last Game: 1937/38: April 30th, 1938 - Lloyds PM (A) - Kent League Division 1
First Manager: -

First Team Career Summary

36

Total Appearances

36 starts, 0 sub

23

Goals

10 league, 13 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Gillingham

Biography:

Lance/Sgt Balcombe of the DBRE was sadly killed in December 1938 aged 24 following a motorcycle crash.

First Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Cup Goals	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1937/38	26 (0)	10	10 (0)	13	36 (0)	0 - 0	23
CAREER TOTALS	26 (0)	10	10 (0)	13	36 (0)	0 - 0	23

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1937/38	Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment (H)	Trial Match	Sat 21st Aug	W 6-1	x3
1937/38	Erith and Belvedere (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 28th Aug	W 1-0	-
1937/38	Ramsgate Grenville (H)	FA Cup	Sat 04th Sep	W 5-0	x4
1937/38	Dartford Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 11th Sep	W 4-0
1937/38	Dover (H)	FA Cup	Sat 18th Sep	W 3-0	-
1937/38	Gillingham (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 22nd Sep	W 4-1
1937/38	Gillingham Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 25th Sep	W 2-0	-
1937/38	Canterbury Waverly (A)	FA Cup	Sat 02nd Oct	W 3-0
1937/38	Folkestone Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 09th Oct	W 3-0
1937/38	Folkestone Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 06th Nov	D 2-2	-
1937/38	Folkestone Reserves (H)	Kent League Cup	Sat 13th Nov	W 5-0	x3
1937/38	Northfleet United (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 20th Nov	L 0-8	-
1937/38	Tunbridge Wells Rangers (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 04th Dec	W 5-2	x2
1937/38	Aylesford PM (H)	Kent League Cup	Sat 11th Dec	D 2-2	-
1937/38	Lloyds PM (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 18th Dec	D 1-1
1937/38	Canterbury Waverly (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 25th Dec	D 3-3	-
1937/38	Canterbury Waverly (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sun 26th Dec	L 0-2	-
1937/38	Dartford Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 01st Jan	W 4-1	-
1937/38	Margate (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 15th Jan	L 0-3	-
1937/38	Maidstone United (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 22nd Jan	W 2-1
1937/38	Tunbridge Wells Rangers (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 29th Jan	L 1-4	-
1937/38	Sheppey United (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 05th Feb	W 3-1
1937/38	Northfleet United (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Sat 12th Feb	L 0-3	-
1937/38	Northfleet United (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 26th Feb	L 1-4	-
1937/38	Folkestone (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 02nd Mar	D 3-3
1937/38	Cray Wanderers (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 05th Mar	L 1-2
1937/38	Folkestone (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 09th Mar	L 1-3	-
1937/38	Cray Wanderers (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 12th Mar	W 8-3	-
1937/38	Maidstone United (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 26th Mar	W 4-3	-
1937/38	London PM (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 02nd Apr	L 0-2	-
1937/38	London PM (H)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 09th Apr	D 1-1	-
1937/38	Sittingbourne (H)	Kent League Division 1	Fri 15th Apr	D 0-0	-
1937/38	Margate (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 16th Apr	L 0-4	-
1937/38	Sittingbourne (A)	Kent League Division 1	Mon 18th Apr	L 1-4
1937/38	Gillingham Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 23rd Apr	L 0-3	-
1937/38	Lloyds PM (A)	Kent League Division 1	Sat 30th Apr	D 4-4

Reserve Team Matches History

No reserve team match history available for this player.

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:

1937/38

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