Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: Nicky Sparks
Born: 1953-08-06
Debut: 1981/82: September 26th, 1981 - Waterlooville (A) - Southern League Southern Division
Last Game: 1986/87: May 2nd, 1987 - Dorchester Town (H) - Southern League Southern Division
First Manager: Gordon Burdon

First Team Career Summary

63

Total Appearances

47 starts, 16 sub

5

Goals

3 league, 2 cup

0 - 0

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First Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Cup Goals	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1981/82	6 (0)	1	3 (0)	0	9 (0)	0 - 0	1
1985/86	10 (7)	1	4 (0)	0	14 (7)	0 - 0	1
1986/87	15 (7)	1	9 (2)	2	24 (9)	0 - 0	3
CAREER TOTALS	31 (14)	3	16 (2)	2	47 (16)	0 - 0	5

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1981/82	Waterlooville (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 26th Sep	L 1-3	-
1981/82	Tonbridge (H)	Southern League Cup	Tue 29th Sep	L 0-2	-
1981/82	Deal Town (A)	FA Cup	Sat 03rd Oct	W 2-1	-
1981/82	Salisbury (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 10th Oct	W 2-1
1981/82	Gosport Borough (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Tue 13th Oct	L 0-1	-
1981/82	Dover (A)	FA Cup	Sat 17th Oct	L 1-2	-
1981/82	Crawley Town (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Tue 20th Oct	W 1-0	-
1981/82	Hillingdon Borough (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 31st Oct	L 1-5	-
1981/82	Hounslow (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Tue 03rd Nov	D 0-0	-
1985/86	Dover Athletic (H)	Southern League Cup	Tue 03rd Sep	W 2-1	-
1985/86	Hythe Town (A)	FA Cup	Sat 07th Sep	L 0-1	-
1985/86	Poole Town (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 21st Sep	L 0-1	-
1985/86	Folkestone (H)	Southern League Cup	Tue 24th Sep	L 1-2	-
1985/86	Waterlooville (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 28th Sep	D 1-1	-
1985/86	Bromley (H)	FA Trophy	Sat 05th Oct	D 0-0	-
1985/86	Sheppey United (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 12th Oct	D 1-1	-
1985/86	Salisbury (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 19th Oct	L 0-2	-
1985/86	Trowbridge Town (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 09th Nov	L 0-1	-
1985/86	Dunstable (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 23rd Nov	L 2-3	-
1985/86	Cambridge City (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 30th Nov	D 1-1	-
1985/86	Canterbury City (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 07th Dec	D 1-1
1985/86	Dunstable (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Tue 10th Dec	D 1-1	-
1985/86	Cambridge City (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 14th Dec	D 1-1	-
1985/86	Corinthian (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Wed 01st Jan	L 0-4	-
1985/86	Andover (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 22nd Mar	L 0-2	-
1985/86	Dover Athletic (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Fri 28th Mar	L 1-6	-
1985/86	Dorchester Town (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 29th Mar	W 3-0	-
1985/86	Tonbridge (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Mon 31st Mar	L 1-4	-
1985/86	Dover Athletic (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Thu 17th Apr	L 1-2	-
1985/86	Trowbridge Town (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 26th Apr	W 1-0	-
1985/86	Erith and Belvedere (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 03rd May	L 0-2	-
1986/87	Waterlooville (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 06th Sep	W 4-1	-
1986/87	Portfield (A)	FA Cup	Sat 13th Sep	W 7-1	-
1986/87	Burnham and Hillingdon (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 20th Sep	W 2-0	-
1986/87	Tonbridge (A)	Southern League Cup	Wed 24th Sep	L 1-2	-
1986/87	Bognor Regis Town (A)	FA Trophy	Sat 04th Oct	D 1-1	-
1986/87	Bognor Regis Town (H)	FA Trophy	Tue 07th Oct	W 5-1
1986/87	Tonbridge (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 11th Oct	W 1-0	-
1986/87	Hastings Town (H)	Southern League Cup	Tue 14th Oct	W 7-0	-
1986/87	Chatham Town (H)	FA Trophy	Sat 01st Nov	W 2-1	-
1986/87	Erith and Belvedere (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 08th Nov	W 2-1	-
1986/87	Thanet United (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Tue 11th Nov	W 3-0
1986/87	Ruislip (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 15th Nov	L 0-2	-
1986/87	Willenhall Town (A)	FA Trophy	Sat 22nd Nov	D 2-2	-
1986/87	Andover (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 13th Dec	W 3-1	-
1986/87	Corby Town (A)	FA Trophy	Sat 20th Dec	D 0-0	-
1986/87	Corby Town (H)	FA Trophy	Tue 23rd Dec	L 1-3	-
1986/87	Canterbury City (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Fri 26th Dec	W 3-0	-
1986/87	Trowbridge Town (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 03rd Jan	D 1-1	-
1986/87	Gravesend and Northfleet (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 24th Jan	L 0-2	-

Reserve Team Matches History

No reserve team match history available for this player.

Statistics Key

Appearance Format: Starts (Substitute)
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Cards:
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Results:
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Player Achievements

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50+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

Seasons Represented:

1981/82 1985/86 1986/87

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