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Gordon Burden 300+ APPS

Player Profile

Player Details
  • Full Name: Gordon Burden
  • Born: 1938-11-26
  • Debut: 1955/56: November 5th, 1955 - Sheppey United (A) - Kent League Division 1
  • Last Game: 1979/80: March 25th, 1980 - Hastings United (A) - Southern League Southern Division
  • First Manager: Harry Freeman
Gordon Burden
First Team Career Summary

309

Total Appearances

306 starts, 3 sub

76

Goals

47 league, 29 cup

Yellow Card 0 - Red Card 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

Hastings United, Margate,Brett Sports, Deal Town, Sheppey United, Sittingbourne.

Biography:

Played for Ashford upon leaving school. Player-Manager and also Caretaker manager for Ashford on several occasions.

Reserve Team Career Summary

33

Total Appearances

33 starts, 0 sub

0

Goals

0 league, 0 cup

Yellow Card 0 - Red Card 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 3 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 - 0 0
1956/57 3 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 - 0 0
1958/59 26 (0) 7 14 (0) 5 40 (0) 0 - 0 12
1959/60 30 (0) 5 6 (0) 1 36 (0) 0 - 0 6
1960/61 39 (0) 11 15 (0) 1 54 (0) 0 - 0 12
1961/62 31 (0) 9 24 (0) 12 55 (0) 0 - 0 21
1962/63 4 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 - 0 0
1969/70 41 (0) 11 20 (1) 10 61 (1) 0 - 0 21
1977/78 22 (2) 3 3 (0) 0 25 (2) 0 - 0 3
1978/79 20 (0) 1 2 (0) 0 22 (0) 0 - 0 1
1979/80 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 - 0 0
CAREER TOTALS 220 (2) 47 86 (1) 29 306 (3) 0 - 0 76
Reserve Team Season-by-Season Record
Season League Apps League Goals Cup Apps Cup Goals Total Apps Cards Total Goals
1955/56 25 (0) 0 6 (0) 0 31 (0) 0 - 0 0
1956/57 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 - 0 0
RESERVE TOTALS 25 (0) 0 8 (0) 0 33 (0) 0 - 0 0
First Team Matches History
Season Opponents Competition Date Result App Goals Cards
1955/56 Sheppey United (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 05th Nov W 2-1 -
1955/56 Bexleyheath and Welling (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 12th Nov L 0-3 -
1955/56 Betteshanger (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 19th Nov L 0-3 -
1956/57 Betteshanger (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 18th Aug L 0-2 -
1956/57 Dover (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 25th Aug W 6-2 -
1956/57 Gillingham Reserves (H) Kent League Cup Wed 29th Aug D 1-1 -
1956/57 Dover (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 01st Sep L 0-2 -
1958/59 Herne Bay (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 23rd Aug W 4-1 -
1958/59 Canterbury City (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 30th Aug L 2-3 -
1958/59 Betteshanger (H) FA Cup Sat 06th Sep W 10-1 x3
1958/59 Chatham Town (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 13th Sep W 6-0
1958/59 Snowdown (H) FA Cup Sat 20th Sep W 6-0 -
1958/59 Deal Town (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 27th Sep W 5-3 -
1958/59 Whitstable Town (A) FA Cup Sat 04th Oct W 2-1 -
1958/59 Folkestone (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 11th Oct L 1-3 -
1958/59 Canterbury City (H) FA Cup Sat 18th Oct D 1-1 -
1958/59 Canterbury City (A) FA Cup Thu 23rd Oct W 4-2
1958/59 Sheppey United (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 25th Oct W 1-0
1958/59 Hastings United (A) FA Cup Sat 01st Nov D 1-1 -
1958/59 Sittingbourne (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 08th Nov W 2-0 -
1958/59 Crystal Palace (H) FA Cup Sat 15th Nov L 0-1 -
1958/59 Margate (H) Kent League Cup Sat 22nd Nov D 0-0 -
1958/59 Bexleyheath and Welling (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 29th Nov L 3-6 -
1958/59 Betteshanger (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 06th Dec W 4-1
1958/59 Tunbridge Wells United (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 13th Dec L 1-3 -
1958/59 Tunbridge Wells United (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 20th Dec L 3-4 -
1958/59 Herne Bay (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 27th Dec L 2-3
1958/59 Canterbury City (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 03rd Jan W 3-0
1958/59 Gillingham Reserves (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 10th Jan L 0-3 -
1958/59 Bexleyheath and Welling (A) Kent Senior Cup Sat 17th Jan W 1-0 -
1958/59 Margate (A) Kent League Cup Thu 22nd Jan L 1-3 -
1958/59 Ramsgate Athletic (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 24th Jan W 4-0
1958/59 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Kent Senior Cup Sat 31st Jan W 5-0
1958/59 Faversham Town (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 07th Feb L 3-4 -
1958/59 Dartford (H) Kent Senior Cup Sat 14th Feb W 2-0 -
1958/59 Dover (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 21st Feb D 1-1
1958/59 Dover (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 28th Feb W 2-0 -
1958/59 Dover (H) Kent Senior Cup Sat 07th Mar W 1-0 -
1958/59 Sittingbourne (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 14th Mar L 0-1 -
1958/59 Gillingham Reserves (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 21st Mar L 0-2 -
1958/59 Tonbridge (N) Kent Senior Cup Mon 30th Mar W 2-1 -
1958/59 Whitstable Town (A) Kent League Division 1 Sat 04th Apr W 1-0 -
1958/59 Margate (H) Kent League Division 1 Mon 06th Apr D 1-1 -
1958/59 Bexleyheath and Welling (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 11th Apr L 0-1 -
1958/59 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 25th Apr W 2-1 -
1958/59 Sheppey United (H) Kent League Division 1 Mon 27th Apr W 7-0 -
1958/59 Chatham Town (H) Kent League Division 1 Sat 02nd May W 4-0 -
1959/60 Sittingbourne (A) Southern League Division One Sat 10th Oct D 0-0 -
1959/60 Betteshanger (H) FA Cup Sat 17th Oct W 3-0 -
1959/60 Chelsea (H) Friendly Mon 19th Oct L 2-7
Reserve Team Matches History
Season Opponents Competition Date Result App Goals Cards
1955/56 Snowdown Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 Wed 24th Aug W 4-1 -
1955/56 Margate Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Wed 31st Aug D 1-1 -
1955/56 Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 03rd Sep W 8-1 -
1955/56 Folkestone Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 10th Sep L 0-3 -
1955/56 Herne Bay (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 17th Sep W 4-0 -
1955/56 Sheppey United Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 01st Oct W 5-1 -
1955/56 Canterbury City Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 08th Oct L 2-3 -
1955/56 Dover Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 22nd Oct W 4-1 -
1955/56 Deal Town Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 29th Oct W 5-0 -
1955/56 Betteshanger Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 26th Nov W 4-1 -
1955/56 Ramsgate Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 03rd Dec W 5-3 -
1955/56 Gillingham A (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 17th Dec W 3-1 -
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 Dover Reserves (A) Kent Intermediate Cup Sat 21st Jan D 2-2 -
1955/56 Dover Reserves (H) Kent Intermediate Cup Sat 25th Feb W 2-0 -
1955/56 Chatham Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 03rd Mar W 7-1 -
1955/56 Margate Reserves (H) Kent Intermediate Cup Sat 10th Mar W 1-0 -
1955/56 Folkestone Reserves (A) Kent League Cup II Sat 17th Mar L 0-1 -
1955/56 Faversham Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 24th Mar W 4-1 -
1955/56 Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 31st Mar D 1-1 -
1955/56 Deal Town Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Wed 04th Apr W 3-0 -
1955/56 Woolwich Poly Reserves (H) Kent Intermediate Cup Sat 07th Apr W 4-0 -
1955/56 Herne Bay (H) Kent League Division 2 Sat 14th Apr W 2-0 -
1955/56 Canterbury City Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Thu 19th Apr D 0-0 -
1955/56 Whitstable Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 21st Apr W 7-1 -
1955/56 Ramsgate Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Tue 24th Apr W 5-0 -
1955/56 Margate Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Sat 28th Apr L 0-3 -
1955/56 Sheppey United Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Mon 30th Apr D 2-2 -
1955/56 Sittingbourne Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 Tue 01st May W 2-1 -
1955/56 Folkestone Reserves (H) Kent Intermediate Cup Sat 05th May L 1-2 -
1956/57 Gillingham A (H) Kent League Cup II Wed 22nd Aug W 5-1 -
1956/57 Dover Reserves (H) Kent League Cup II Wed 05th Sep W 2-0 -
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 Yellow Card
    Red Card Red Card
  • Results:
    W Win   D Draw   L Loss
Player Achievements
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300+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES
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76 FIRST TEAM GOALS
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33+ RESERVE APPEARANCES
Seasons Represented:
1955/561956/571958/591959/601960/611961/621962/631969/701977/781978/791979/80
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