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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
1959/60 Gravesend and Northfleet (A) FA Cup Sat 31st Oct W 2-1 -
1959/60 Brentford (A) FA Cup Sat 14th Nov L 0-5 -
1959/60 Yiewsley (A) Southern League Division One Sat 05th Dec L 1-3
1959/60 Margate (H) Southern League Division One Sat 12th Dec D 3-3 -
1959/60 Charlton Athletic (H) Friendly Mon 14th Dec L 1-5 -
1959/60 Hinckley Athletic (H) Southern League Division One Sat 19th Dec L 1-2 -
1959/60 Folkestone Town (A) Southern League Division One Sat 26th Dec L 1-4
1959/60 Folkestone Town (H) Southern League Division One Mon 28th Dec L 0-2 -
1959/60 Exeter City Reserves (A) Southern League Division One Sat 02nd Jan L 2-3
1959/60 Burton Albion (H) Southern League Division One Sat 09th Jan L 0-1 -
1959/60 Rugby Town (A) Southern League Division One Sat 23rd Jan L 3-5
1959/60 Rugby Town (H) Southern League Division One Sat 06th Feb W 2-1 -
1959/60 Tunbridge Wells United (H) Kent Senior Cup Sat 13th Feb L 4-5 -
1959/60 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Southern League Division One Sat 20th Feb D 1-1 -
1959/60 Sittingbourne (H) Southern League Division One Sat 27th Feb W 2-0 -
1959/60 Tunbridge Wells United (H) Southern League Division One Mon 29th Feb L 0-2 -
1959/60 Guildford City (A) Southern League Division One Sat 05th Mar D 1-1 -
1959/60 Kidderminster Harriers (H) Southern League Division One Sat 12th Mar W 3-1 -
1959/60 Trowbridge Town (A) Southern League Division One Sat 19th Mar D 2-2
1959/60 Cambridge United (H) Southern League Division One Sat 26th Mar L 0-2 -
1959/60 Burton Albion (A) Southern League Division One Wed 30th Mar D 2-2 -
1959/60 Corby Town (A) Southern League Division One Sat 02nd Apr W 3-1 -
1959/60 Guildford City (H) Southern League Division One Wed 06th Apr D 0-0 -
1959/60 Merthyr Tydfil (H) Southern League Division One Sat 09th Apr L 1-2 -
1959/60 Dover (H) Southern League Division One Fri 15th Apr D 1-1 -
1959/60 Gloucester City (A) Southern League Division One Sat 16th Apr L 0-2 -
1959/60 Dover (A) Southern League Division One Wed 20th Apr L 2-3 -
1959/60 Yiewsley (H) Southern League Division One Sat 23rd Apr W 2-1 -
1959/60 Bexleyheath and Welling (A) Southern League Division One Wed 27th Apr L 0-3 -
1959/60 Margate (A) Southern League Division One Sat 30th Apr D 2-2 -
1959/60 Corby Town (H) Southern League Division One Mon 02nd May W 1-0 -
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 Margate (H) Southern League Division One Sat 20th Aug W 5-0 x2
1960/61 Yiewsley (A) Southern League Division One Sat 27th Aug D 1-1 -
1960/61 Tonbridge (H) Southern League Cup Mon 29th Aug W 2-0 -
1960/61 Burton Albion (H) Southern League Division One Sat 03rd Sep W 3-0
1960/61 Tonbridge (A) Southern League Cup Mon 05th Sep L 1-2 -
1960/61 Margate (A) Southern League Division One Sat 10th Sep L 1-4 -
1960/61 Merthyr Tydfil (H) Southern League Division One Sat 17th Sep D 2-2 -
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 Poole Town (A) Southern League Division One Sat 15th Oct L 0-3 -
1960/61 Margate (H) FA Cup Sat 22nd Oct D 1-1 -
1960/61 Margate (A) FA Cup Wed 26th Oct W 2-1 -
1960/61 Cambridge United (A) Southern League Division One Sat 29th Oct L 1-2 -
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
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    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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