Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: Dave Crush
Born: 1946-12-02
Debut: 1967/68: August 30th, 1967 - Margate (H) - Southern League Cup
Last Game: 1983/84: February 21st, 1984 - Tonbridge (H) - Southern League Southern Division
First Manager: Peter Sillett

First Team Career Summary

240

Total Appearances

237 starts, 3 sub

77

Goals

42 league, 35 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

Tonbridge, Dover, Maidstone United, Margate, Canterbury City and Hastings United.

Biography:

Dave was the first player to win the Kent Senior Cup with 3 different teams. Maidstone, Tonbridge and Dover!

First Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Cup Goals	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1967/68	15 (2)	2	15 (0)	3	30 (2)	0 - 0	5
1968/69	39 (0)	14	24 (0)	7	63 (0)	0 - 0	21
1969/70	34 (0)	11	19 (1)	6	53 (1)	0 - 0	17
1970/71	42 (0)	13	25 (0)	15	67 (0)	0 - 0	28
1983/84	15 (0)	2	9 (0)	4	24 (0)	0 - 0	6
CAREER TOTALS	145 (2)	42	92 (1)	35	237 (3)	0 - 0	77

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1967/68	Margate (H)	Southern League Cup	Wed 30th Aug	L 1-4	-
1967/68	Kettering Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 02nd Sep	L 0-5	-
1967/68	Margate (A)	Southern League Cup	Wed 06th Sep	L 2-4	-
1967/68	Rugby Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Tue 12th Sep	L 2-5	-
1967/68	Gloucester City (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 23rd Sep	W 3-0	-
1967/68	Margate (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 27th Sep	L 1-4	-
1967/68	Merthyr Tydfil (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 30th Sep	L 1-3	-
1967/68	Dartford (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 04th Oct	L 1-3	-
1967/68	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 07th Oct	D 1-1	-
1967/68	Dartford (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 11th Oct	L 1-2	-
1967/68	Bexley United (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 14th Oct	D 1-1	-
1967/68	Deal Town (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 18th Oct	W 5-1
1967/68	Wimbledon (A)	FA Cup	Sat 28th Oct	L 0-3	-
1967/68	Deal Town (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Thu 09th Nov	W 3-2	-
1967/68	Worcester City (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 11th Nov	L 1-3	-
1967/68	Tonbridge (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 18th Nov	W 3-1	-
1967/68	Sheppey United (H)	Kent Senior Shield	Wed 22nd Nov	D 2-2	-
1967/68	Barry Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 25th Nov	L 1-4	-
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	Maidstone United (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 23rd Jan	W 1-0	-
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	Tonbridge (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 12th Feb	L 1-5	-
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	Margate (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Thu 04th Apr	L 0-6	-
1967/68	Worcester City (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 06th Apr	L 0-3	-
1967/68	Trowbridge Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Mon 15th Apr	L 1-2	-
1967/68	Barry Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 20th Apr	W 2-1	-
1968/69	Trowbridge Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 10th Aug	L 1-2
1968/69	Bexley United (A)	Southern League Division One	Wed 14th Aug	D 1-1
1968/69	Cambridge City (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 17th Aug	L 0-2	-
1968/69	Gravesend and Northfleet (A)	Southern League Cup	Tue 20th Aug	L 0-1	-
1968/69	Wisbech Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 24th Aug	W 2-1
1968/69	Gravesend and Northfleet (H)	Southern League Cup	Wed 28th Aug	W 1-0	-
1968/69	Barry Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 31st Aug	W 2-0	-
1968/69	Bexley United (H)	Southern League Division One	Mon 02nd Sep	W 4-1
1968/69	Brentwood Town (H)	Southern League Division One	Sat 14th Sep	W 5-2	-
1968/69	Maidstone United (A)	FA Cup	Sat 21st Sep	W 2-1
1968/69	Merthyr Tydfil (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 28th Sep	W 4-2	-
1968/69	Margate (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 30th Sep	L 0-4	-
1968/69	Dover (A)	FA Cup	Sat 05th Oct	W 3-2	-
1968/69	Folkestone (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 09th Oct	D 2-2	-
1968/69	Wisbech Town (A)	Southern League Division One	Sat 12th Oct	D 1-1	-
1968/69	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Southern League Cup	Wed 16th Oct	W 2-1	-
1968/69	Canterbury City (H)	FA Cup	Sat 19th Oct	L 3-4	-
1968/69	Margate (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 23rd Oct	W 2-1	-

Reserve Team Matches History

No reserve team match history available for this player.

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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Cards:
Yellow Card
Red Card
Results:
W Win D Draw L Loss

Player Achievements

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200+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

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77 FIRST TEAM GOALS

Seasons Represented:

1967/68 1968/69 1969/70 1970/71 1983/84

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