Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: John Hamblin
Born: 1938-08-28
Debut: 1956/57: September 29th, 1956 - Snowdown (A) - Kent League Division 1
Last Game: 1969/70: April 15th, 1970 - Ramsgate Athletic (H) - Kent Senior Shield
First Manager: Management Committee

First Team Career Summary

358

Total Appearances

353 starts, 5 sub

13

Goals

7 league, 6 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Reserve Team Career Summary

106

Total Appearances

106 starts, 0 sub

12

Goals

12 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
1956/57	23 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	27 (0)	0 - 0	0
1957/58	13 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	13 (0)	0 - 0	0
1958/59	16 (0)	0	5 (0)	0	21 (0)	0 - 0	0
1959/60	1 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	5 (0)	0 - 0	0
1960/61	1 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	2 (0)	0 - 0	0
1961/62	10 (0)	1	5 (0)	0	15 (0)	0 - 0	1
1962/63	16 (0)	4	10 (0)	2	26 (0)	0 - 0	6
1963/64	40 (0)	0	18 (0)	1	58 (0)	0 - 0	1
1964/65	36 (0)	1	27 (0)	0	63 (0)	0 - 0	1
1965/66	8 (0)	1	6 (1)	1	14 (1)	0 - 0	2
1966/67	7 (0)	0	10 (1)	0	17 (1)	0 - 0	0
1967/68	24 (0)	0	22 (0)	2	46 (0)	0 - 0	2
1968/69	14 (0)	0	14 (0)	0	28 (0)	0 - 0	0
1969/70	3 (1)	0	15 (2)	0	18 (3)	0 - 0	0
CAREER TOTALS	212 (1)	7	141 (4)	6	353 (5)	0 - 0	13

Reserve Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1954/55	25 (0)	5	1 (0)	26 (0)	0 - 0	5
1955/56	22 (0)	2	6 (0)	28 (0)	0 - 0	2
1956/57	10 (0)	0	3 (0)	13 (0)	0 - 0	0
1957/58	20 (0)	5	2 (0)	22 (0)	0 - 0	5
1958/59	14 (0)	0	3 (0)	17 (0)	0 - 0	0
RESERVE TOTALS	91 (0)	12	15 (0)	106 (0)	0 - 0	12

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1966/67	Folkestone Town (A)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 07th Dec	L 3-5	-
1966/67	Deal Town (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 18th Jan	L 1-2	-
1966/67	Folkestone Town (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 08th Feb	L 2-6	-
1966/67	Hinckley Athletic (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 11th Feb	W 3-0	-
1966/67	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 14th Feb	L 1-3	-
1966/67	Gravesend and Northfleet (A)	Southern League Division One	Tue 07th Mar	L 1-3	-
1966/67	Canterbury City (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Thu 16th Mar	W 3-2	-
1966/67	Crawley Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 25th Mar	L 0-2	-
1966/67	Tonbridge (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 01st Apr	L 2-3	-
1966/67	Dover (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 11th Apr	L 1-2	-
1966/67	Dover (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 17th Apr	W 3-1	-
1966/67	Barry Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Wed 26th Apr	D 2-2	-
1966/67	Dartford (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 29th Apr	L 0-1	-
1967/68	Margate (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 27th Sep	L 1-4	-
1967/68	Dartford (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 04th Oct	L 1-3	-
1967/68	Dartford (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 11th Oct	L 1-2	-
1967/68	Deal Town (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 18th Oct	W 5-1	-
1967/68	Deal Town (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Thu 09th Nov	W 3-2	-
1967/68	Sheppey United (H)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 22nd Nov	D 2-2	-
1967/68	Bedford Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 02nd Dec	W 4-3	-
1967/68	Folkestone Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 09th Dec	W 2-0	-
1967/68	Dunstable Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 16th Dec	W 2-0	-
1967/68	Brentwood Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 23rd Dec	W 2-1	-
1967/68	Canterbury City (H)	Southern League Division One	Tue 26th Dec	W 2-0	-
1967/68	Hastings United (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 03rd Jan	W 2-0	-
1967/68	Kettering Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 06th Jan	W 4-0	-
1967/68	Maidstone United (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 17th Jan	W 5-2	-
1967/68	Wisbech Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 20th Jan	L 1-3	-
1967/68	Margate (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Wed 24th Jan	W 3-2	-
1967/68	Crawley Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 27th Jan	W 4-1	-
1967/68	Gravesend and Northfleet (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 31st Jan	W 2-1	-
1967/68	Gloucester City (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 03rd Feb	W 2-1	-
1967/68	Merthyr Tydfil (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 10th Feb	D 2-2	-
1967/68	Dover (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Wed 14th Feb	L 3-4
1967/68	Crawley Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 17th Feb	D 2-2	-
1967/68	Canterbury City (A)	Southern League Division One	Tue 20th Feb	W 1-0	-
1967/68	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 24th Feb	W 2-1	-
1967/68	Tonbridge (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 28th Feb	L 2-4	-
1967/68	Bexley United (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 02nd Mar	W 3-1	-
1967/68	Gravesend and Northfleet (A)	Southern League Division One	Wed 06th Mar	W 4-1	-
1967/68	Bath City (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 09th Mar	L 2-3	-
1967/68	Canterbury City (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 13th Mar	W 2-1	-
1967/68	Banbury United (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 16th Mar	L 1-2	-
1967/68	Canterbury City (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 18th Mar	L 1-5	-
1967/68	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 20th Mar	L 1-2	-
1967/68	Rugby Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 23rd Mar	L 0-2	-
1967/68	Hastings United (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 27th Mar	L 1-2	-
1967/68	Dartford (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 30th Mar	L 2-6	-
1967/68	Sheppey United (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 02nd Apr	L 2-4	-
1967/68	Margate (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Thu 04th Apr	L 0-6	-

Reserve Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1954/55	Faversham Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 28th Aug	W 5-0	x2
1954/55	Margate Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 04th Sep	L 0-6	-
1954/55	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 11th Sep	L 1-4	-
1954/55	Dover Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 25th Sep	L 2-3	-
1954/55	Chatham Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 09th Oct	W 8-0	x2
1954/55	RM Deal (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 16th Oct	W 9-1	-
1954/55	Deal Town Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 23rd Oct	W 1-0	-
1954/55	Betteshanger Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 30th Oct	W 4-0	-
1954/55	Ramsgate Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 06th Nov	L 2-5	-
1954/55	Bexleyheath & Welling Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 13th Nov	W 2-0	-
1954/55	Canterbury City Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 27th Nov	W 3-2	-
1954/55	Sittingbourne Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 11th Dec	D 1-1	-
1954/55	Deal Town Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 18th Dec	W 3-1	-
1954/55	Deal Town Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 18th Dec	W 3-1
1954/55	Faversham Reserves (A)	Kent Intermediate Cup	Sat 01st Jan	L 0-2	-
1954/55	Sittingbourne Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 08th Jan	W 1-0	-
1954/55	Snowdown Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 22nd Jan	L 0-3	-
1954/55	Folkestone Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 29th Jan	L 0-2	-
1954/55	Margate Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 12th Feb	W 4-2	-
1954/55	Dover Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 26th Feb	W 2-1	-
1954/55	Sheppey United Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 05th Mar	W 2-0	-
1954/55	Herne Bay (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 12th Mar	D 4-4	-
1954/55	Betteshanger Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 19th Mar	W 3-0	-
1954/55	Faversham Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 02nd Apr	W 7-0	-
1954/55	Ramsgate Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 16th Apr	W 5-0	-
1954/55	Whitstable Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 30th Apr	L 0-2	-
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	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	Chatham Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 05th Nov	W 6-3	-
1955/56	Gillingham A (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 12th Nov	W 6-0	-
1955/56	Betteshanger Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 26th Nov	W 4-1	-
1955/56	Gillingham A (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 17th Dec	W 3-1	-
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	Betteshanger Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 18th Aug	W 4-2	-
1956/57	Gillingham A (H)	Kent League Cup II	Wed 22nd Aug	W 5-1	-
1956/57	Dover Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 01st Sep	W 3-0	-
1956/57	Dover Reserves (H)	Kent League Cup II	Wed 05th Sep	W 2-0	-
1956/57	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 08th Sep	L 0-2	-
1956/57	Folkestone Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 15th Sep	W 2-1	-
1956/57	Sittingbourne Reserves (H)	Kent League Cup II	Wed 19th Sep	W 5-1	-
1956/57	Canterbury City Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 13th Apr	L 1-3	-
1956/57	Sittingbourne Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 20th Apr	W 5-4	-
1956/57	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Mon 22nd Apr	W 4-0	-
1956/57	Sittingbourne Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 27th Apr	D 2-2	-
1956/57	Ramsgate Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Thu 02nd May	L 2-5	-
1956/57	Margate Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 04th May	L 2-3	-
1957/58	Margate Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 24th Aug	L 2-7	x2
1957/58	Dover Reserves (H)	Kent League Cup II	Wed 28th Aug	W 5-1	-
1957/58	Canterbury City Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 31st Aug	W 2-0	-
1957/58	Whitstable Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 07th Sep	W 2-1	-
1957/58	Deal Town Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 14th Sep	W 4-3	x3
1957/58	Snowdown Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 21st Sep	L 1-3	-
1957/58	Dover Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 28th Sep	L 0-2	-
1957/58	Sittingbourne Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 05th Oct	L 0-1	-
1957/58	Betteshanger Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 26th Oct	W 3-1	-
1957/58	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 02nd Nov	W 5-0	-
1957/58	Betteshanger Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 09th Nov	D 3-3	-
1957/58	Margate Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 23rd Nov	D 0-0	-
1957/58	Gillingham A (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 30th Nov	D 1-1	-
1957/58	Deal Town Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 07th Dec	D 3-3	-
1957/58	Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 14th Dec	D 1-1	-
1957/58	Sittingbourne Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 21st Dec	D 2-2	-
1957/58	Chatham Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 28th Dec	D 1-1	-
1957/58	Chatham Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 11th Jan	W 3-1	-
1957/58	Faversham Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 18th Jan	W 4-0	-
1957/58	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 01st Mar	L 2-4	-
1957/58	Herne Bay Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 08th Mar	W 4-3	-
1957/58	Maidstone Reserves (H)	Kent Intermediate Cup	Sat 15th Mar	W 7-0	-
1958/59	Herne Bay Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 23rd Aug	W 1-0	-
1958/59	Chatham Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 13th Sep	W 4-3	-
1958/59	Herne Bay Reserves (A)	Kent League Cup II	Thu 18th Sep	D 2-2	-
1958/59	Herne Bay Reserves (H)	Kent League Cup II	Wed 24th Sep	L 2-5	-
1958/59	Deal Town Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 27th Sep	L 0-1	-
1958/59	Snowdown Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 04th Oct	L 0-1	-
1958/59	Faversham Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 18th Oct	L 0-2	-
1958/59	Sheppey United Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 25th Oct	L 2-4	-
1958/59	Dover Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 01st Nov	W 1-0	-
1958/59	Sittingbourne Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 08th Nov	L 2-5	-
1958/59	Margate Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 22nd Nov	W 1-0	-
1958/59	Betteshanger Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 06th Dec	W 5-2	-
1958/59	Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 13th Dec	D 0-0	-
1958/59	Folkestone Reserves (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 20th Dec	D 1-1	-
1958/59	Dover Reserves (A)	Kent Intermediate Cup	Sat 27th Dec	L 0-3	-
1958/59	Gillingham A (A)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 10th Jan	W 1-0	-
1958/59	Snowdown Reserves (H)	Kent League Division 2	Sat 07th Feb	W 4-0	-

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

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106+ RESERVE APPEARANCES

Seasons Represented:

1954/55 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1958/59 1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1963/64 1964/65 1965/66 1966/67 1967/68 1968/69 1969/70

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