Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

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

First Team Career Summary

309

Total Appearances

306 starts, 3 sub

76

Goals

47 league, 29 cup

0 - 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

0 - 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	Cup Apps	Total Apps	Cards
1955/56	25 (0)	6 (0)	31 (0)	0 - 0
1956/57	0 (0)	2 (0)	2 (0)	0 - 0
RESERVE TOTALS	25 (0)	8 (0)	33 (0)	0 - 0

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1978/79	Crawley Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 23rd Dec	D 1-1
1978/79	Canterbury City (H)	Southern League Division One South	Tue 26th Dec	W 1-0	-
1978/79	Folkestone and Shepway (A)	Southern League Division One South	Wed 17th Jan	L 1-4	-
1978/79	Tonbridge (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 20th Jan	D 1-1	-
1978/79	Waterlooville (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 03rd Mar	D 1-1	-
1978/79	Poole Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 10th Mar	L 0-1	-
1978/79	Minehead (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 17th Mar	L 1-2	-
1978/79	Hounslow (H)	Southern League Division One South	Tue 20th Mar	L 0-2	-
1978/79	Bognor Regis Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Tue 27th Mar	L 0-1	-
1978/79	Basingstoke Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 31st Mar	W 1-0	-
1978/79	Andover (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 07th Apr	W 2-1	-
1978/79	Dunstable (A)	Southern League Division One South	Tue 10th Apr	L 0-1	-
1978/79	Canterbury City (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 14th Apr	L 0-2	-
1978/79	Folkestone and Shepway (H)	Southern League Division One South	Mon 16th Apr	W 1-0	-
1978/79	Trowbridge Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 21st Apr	D 1-1	-
1978/79	Salisbury (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 28th Apr	D 1-1	-
1978/79	Taunton Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 05th May	L 0-1	-
1979/80	Dorchester Town (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Mon 27th Aug	L 1-5	-
1979/80	Peacehaven and Telscombe (A)	FA Cup	Sat 01st Sep	D 0-0	-
1979/80	Chelmsford City (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 20th Oct	W 3-1	-
1979/80	Salisbury (A)	Southern League Cup	Mon 12th Nov	W 1-0	-
1979/80	Canterbury City (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Wed 26th Dec	L 0-2	-
1979/80	Gosport Borough (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 01st Mar	L 0-2	-
1979/80	Hastings United (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Tue 25th Mar	L 0-6	-

Reserve Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
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
Red Card
Results:
W Win D Draw L Loss

Player Achievements

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300+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

⚽

76 FIRST TEAM GOALS

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33+ RESERVE APPEARANCES

Seasons Represented:

1955/56 1956/57 1958/59 1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1969/70 1977/78 1978/79 1979/80

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