Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: Alan Back
Born: 1939-12-09
Debut: 1969/70: August 20th, 1969 - Tonbridge (H) - Southern League Cup
Last Game: 1976/77: February 15th, 1977 - Bognor Regis Town (H) - Southern League Division One South
First Manager: Peter Sillett

First Team Career Summary

334

Total Appearances

321 starts, 13 sub

47

Goals

23 league, 24 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

Canterbury City.

First Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Cup Goals	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1969/70	20 (0)	4	25 (0)	3	45 (0)	0 - 0	7
1970/71	22 (0)	5	18 (0)	8	40 (0)	0 - 0	13
1971/72	16 (0)	2	22 (1)	6	38 (1)	0 - 0	8
1972/73	22 (1)	2	6 (3)	2	28 (4)	0 - 0	4
1973/74	30 (1)	2	11 (2)	2	41 (3)	0 - 0	4
1974/75	31 (2)	2	25 (3)	2	56 (5)	0 - 0	4
1975/76	35 (0)	4	14 (0)	1	49 (0)	0 - 0	5
1976/77	16 (0)	2	8 (0)	0	24 (0)	0 - 0	2
CAREER TOTALS	192 (4)	23	129 (9)	24	321 (13)	0 - 0	47

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1969/70	Tonbridge (H)	Southern League Cup	Wed 20th Aug	W 3-1
1969/70	Bedford Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 23rd Aug	D 1-1	-
1969/70	Tonbridge (A)	Southern League Cup	Mon 25th Aug	W 3-1	-
1969/70	Cambridge City (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 30th Aug	D 1-1
1969/70	Bexley United (H)	Southern League Division One	Mon 01st Sep	W 3-0	-
1969/70	Dartford (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 06th Sep	D 2-2	-
1969/70	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Southern League Division One	Wed 10th Sep	W 3-2	-
1969/70	Corby Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 13th Sep	D 0-0	-
1969/70	Dover (H)	FA Cup	Sat 20th Sep	D 0-0	-
1969/70	Dover (A)	FA Cup	Wed 24th Sep	W 4-2
1969/70	Hastings United (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 27th Sep	W 2-0	-
1969/70	Dover (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 01st Oct	D 1-1	-
1969/70	Maidstone United (H)	FA Cup	Sat 04th Oct	W 1-0	-
1969/70	Bedford Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 11th Oct	L 0-3	-
1969/70	Corby Town (A)	Southern League Cup	Tue 14th Oct	D 1-1	-
1969/70	Canterbury City (H)	FA Cup	Sat 18th Oct	D 1-1	-
1969/70	Canterbury City (A)	FA Cup	Tue 21st Oct	W 4-1	-
1969/70	Wisbech Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 25th Oct	L 1-2	-
1969/70	Corby Town (H)	Southern League Cup	Wed 29th Oct	L 1-2	-
1969/70	Walton and Hersham (H)	FA Cup	Sat 01st Nov	L 0-1	-
1969/70	Guildford City (A)	FA Trophy	Sat 08th Nov	L 0-2	-
1969/70	Dover (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 12th Nov	W 1-0	-
1969/70	Dunstable Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 15th Nov	W 3-1
1969/70	Deal Town (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 18th Nov	W 2-1
1969/70	Barry Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 22nd Nov	W 4-1
1969/70	Gravesend and Northfleet (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 29th Nov	A-A	-
1969/70	Deal Town (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 03rd Dec	W 5-2	-
1969/70	Folkestone (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 08th Dec	L 0-6	-
1969/70	Dunstable Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 13th Dec	W 4-0	-
1969/70	Hastings United (H)	Southern League Division One	Wed 17th Dec	D 1-1	-
1969/70	Cambridge City (H)	Southern League Division One	Fri 19th Dec	W 1-0
1969/70	Folkestone (A)	Southern League Division One	Fri 26th Dec	L 0-2	-
1969/70	Folkestone (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 27th Dec	L 0-3	-
1969/70	Cheltenham Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 03rd Jan	D 1-1	-
1969/70	Gravesend and Northfleet (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 10th Jan	W 3-2	-
1969/70	Margate (H)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 14th Jan	W 4-0	-
1969/70	Folkestone (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 21st Jan	W 2-0	-
1969/70	Guildford City (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 24th Jan	W 3-2	-
1969/70	Corby Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Tue 27th Jan	W 3-2	-
1969/70	Salisbury (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 31st Jan	D 0-0	-
1969/70	Folkestone (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 04th Feb	L 0-3	-
1969/70	Margate (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 23rd Feb	L 0-4	-
1969/70	Margate (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Mon 16th Mar	L 2-6	-
1969/70	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Tue 24th Mar	D 0-0	-
1969/70	Canterbury City (H)	Southern League Division One	Fri 27th Mar	L 2-3	-
1969/70	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 28th Mar	D 1-1	-
1969/70	Folkestone (H)	Kent Senior Shield	Sat 04th Apr	L 1-2	-
1969/70	Margate (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Mon 06th Apr	L 0-3	-
1969/70	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 15th Apr	L 0-2	-
1970/71	Hastings United (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 21st Oct	W 3-1

Reserve Team Matches History

No reserve team match history available for this player.

Statistics Key

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

Player Achievements

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300+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

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47 FIRST TEAM GOALS

Seasons Represented:

1969/70 1970/71 1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 1974/75 1975/76 1976/77

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