Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: Arthur Nixon
Born: 1932-04-04
Debut: 1955/56: January 21st, 1956 - Tunbridge Wells United (H) - Kent League Division 1
Last Game: 1962/63: March 30th, 1963 - Tonbridge (A) - Southern League Division One
First Manager: Harry Freeman

First Team Career Summary

208

Total Appearances

208 starts, 0 sub

2

Goals

2 league, 0 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

Margate and Snowndown Colliery

Reserve Team Career Summary

32

Total Appearances

32 starts, 0 sub

2

Goals

2 league, 0 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

First Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1955/56	13 (0)	0	0 (0)	13 (0)	0 - 0	0
1956/57	30 (0)	1	6 (0)	36 (0)	0 - 0	1
1957/58	16 (0)	0	2 (0)	18 (0)	0 - 0	0
1958/59	25 (0)	0	13 (0)	38 (0)	0 - 0	0
1959/60	34 (0)	0	13 (0)	47 (0)	0 - 0	0
1960/61	7 (0)	0	6 (0)	13 (0)	0 - 0	0
1961/62	21 (0)	1	13 (0)	34 (0)	0 - 0	1
1962/63	7 (0)	0	2 (0)	9 (0)	0 - 0	0
CAREER TOTALS	153 (0)	2	55 (0)	208 (0)	0 - 0	2

Reserve Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1955/56	5 (0)	0	0 (0)	5 (0)	0 - 0	0
1956/57	1 (0)	0	1 (0)	2 (0)	0 - 0	0
1957/58	15 (0)	0	4 (0)	19 (0)	0 - 0	0
1958/59	6 (0)	2	0 (0)	6 (0)	0 - 0	2
RESERVE TOTALS	27 (0)	2	5 (0)	32 (0)	0 - 0	2

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1959/60	Clacton Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Wed 04th May	L 1-2	-
1959/60	Trowbridge Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Fri 06th May	D 1-1	-
1960/61	Sittingbourne (A)	Southern League Division One	Wed 21st Sep	L 0-2	-
1960/61	Gloucester City (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 24th Sep	W 2-1	-
1960/61	Nuneaton Borough (H)	Southern League Division One	Wed 28th Sep	W 3-1	-
1960/61	Kettering Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 01st Oct	L 1-3	-
1960/61	Hinckley Athletic (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 08th Oct	D 2-2	-
1960/61	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 10th Oct	W 3-2	-
1960/61	Folkestone Town (A)	Southern League Cup	Mon 07th Nov	D 2-2	-
1960/61	Folkestone Town (H)	Southern League Cup	Mon 14th Nov	W 5-1	-
1960/61	Folkestone Town (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 21st Nov	L 1-4	-
1960/61	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 29th Nov	D 0-0	-
1960/61	Burton Albion (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 14th Jan	L 1-2	-
1960/61	Folkestone Town (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 22nd Feb	L 2-4	-
1960/61	Barry Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Fri 07th Apr	W 3-2	-
1961/62	Sittingbourne (A)	Southern League Cup	Mon 28th Aug	L 0-2	-
1961/62	Dover (A)	Southern League Cup	Mon 23rd Oct	W 2-0	-
1961/62	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 28th Oct	D 2-2	-
1961/62	Nuneaton Borough (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 18th Nov	L 1-3	-
1961/62	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Southern League Cup	Thu 23rd Nov	L 1-2	-
1961/62	Canterbury City (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 16th Dec	L 2-4	-
1961/62	Yiewsley (H)	Southern League Division One	Wed 17th Jan	W 1-0	-
1961/62	Trowbridge Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 20th Jan	W 4-3	-
1961/62	Rugby Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 27th Jan	W 3-2	-
1961/62	Margate (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 31st Jan	D 0-0	-
1961/62	Dover (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 03rd Feb	L 0-2	-
1961/62	Herne Bay (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Sat 10th Feb	W 2-0	-
1961/62	Wisbech Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 17th Feb	L 0-4	-
1961/62	Gloucester City (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 24th Feb	W 3-1	-
1961/62	Folkestone Town (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 27th Feb	W 2-0	-
1961/62	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 03rd Mar	D 1-1	-
1961/62	Barry Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 10th Mar	W 2-0	-
1961/62	Bromley (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Tue 13th Mar	W 6-1	-
1961/62	Hastings United (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 17th Mar	W 2-0	-
1961/62	Sittingbourne (H)	Southern League Division One	Mon 19th Mar	W 4-1	-
1961/62	Margate (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Sat 24th Mar	W 3-0	-
1961/62	Yiewsley (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 31st Mar	L 1-3
1961/62	Rugby Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Wed 11th Apr	D 2-2	-
1961/62	Dartford (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 14th Apr	D 0-0	-
1961/62	Tunbridge Wells United (A)	Southern League Division One	Mon 16th Apr	D 1-1	-
1961/62	Tonbridge (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 18th Apr	D 1-1	-
1961/62	Burton Albion (A)	Southern League Division One	Fri 20th Apr	D 3-3	-
1961/62	Dover (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Mon 23rd Apr	D 1-1	-
1961/62	Tonbridge (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 25th Apr	D 2-2	-
1961/62	Nuneaton Borough (H)	Southern League Division One	Fri 27th Apr	D 0-0	-
1961/62	Gloucester City (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 28th Apr	W 2-1	-
1961/62	Burton Albion (H)	Southern League Division One	Fri 04th May	D 3-3	-
1961/62	Tonbridge (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 07th May	W 2-1	-
1961/62	Dover (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Sat 12th May	D 1-1	-
1962/63	Barry Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 27th Oct	L 1-2	-

Reserve Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1955/56	Sittingbourne Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 31st Dec	D 1-1	-
1955/56	Snowdown Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 14th Jan	W 1-0	-
1955/56	Deal Town Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Wed 04th Apr	W 3-0	-
1955/56	Canterbury City Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Thu 19th Apr	D 0-0	-
1955/56	Sheppey United Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Mon 30th Apr	D 2-2	-
1956/57	Gillingham A (H)	Kent League Cup II	Wed 22nd Aug	W 5-1	-
1956/57	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Mon 22nd Apr	W 4-0	-
1957/58	Margate Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 24th Aug	L 2-7	-
1957/58	Dover Reserves (H)	Kent League Cup II	Wed 28th Aug	W 5-1	-
1957/58	Canterbury City Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 31st Aug	W 2-0	-
1957/58	Deal Town Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 14th Sep	W 4-3	-
1957/58	Herne Bay (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 19th Oct	W 3-1	-
1957/58	Betteshanger Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 26th Oct	W 3-1	-
1957/58	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 02nd Nov	W 5-0	-
1957/58	Betteshanger Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 09th Nov	D 3-3	-
1957/58	Sheppey United Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 16th Nov	W 2-1	-
1957/58	Whitstable Reserves (H)	Kent Intermediate Cup	Sat 22nd Feb	W 6-1	-
1957/58	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 01st Mar	L 2-4	-
1957/58	Herne Bay Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 08th Mar	W 4-3	-
1957/58	Maidstone Reserves (H)	Kent Intermediate Cup	Sat 15th Mar	W 7-0	-
1957/58	Snowdown Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 05th Apr	W 2-0	-
1957/58	Dover Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 12th Apr	W 5-1	-
1957/58	Gillingham A (A)	Kent League Division 2	Tue 15th Apr	D 1-1	-
1957/58	Folkestone Reserves (A)	Kent League Cup II	Thu 17th Apr	L 2-3	-
1957/58	Faversham Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Wed 23rd Apr	W 5-0	-
1957/58	Folkestone Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Wed 30th Apr	W 2-0	-
1958/59	Gillingham A (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 10th Jan	W 1-0	-
1958/59	Ramsgate Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 24th Jan	L 2-3	-
1958/59	Snowdown Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 07th Feb	W 4-0	-
1958/59	Sheppey United Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 28th Feb	W 2-1
1958/59	Sittingbourne Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 14th Mar	W 2-0	-
1958/59	Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Wed 08th Apr	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

⭐

200+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

🔵

32+ RESERVE APPEARANCES

Seasons Represented:

1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1958/59 1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63

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