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
1970/71	Dover (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Mon 22nd Mar	L 3-4	-
1970/71	Yeovil Town (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Wed 24th Mar	L 1-2	-
1970/71	Barnet (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 27th Mar	L 0-3	-
1970/71	Wimbledon (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Mon 29th Mar	D 2-2	-
1970/71	Gravesend and Northfleet (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 30th Mar	L 1-3	-
1970/71	Romford (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 03rd Apr	D 2-2	-
1970/71	Dartford (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Fri 09th Apr	L 1-3	-
1970/71	Romford (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 10th Apr	W 1-0	-
1970/71	Dartford (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Mon 12th Apr	L 0-1	-
1970/71	Margate (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 14th Apr	W 2-1	x2
1970/71	Yeovil Town (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 17th Apr	L 0-1	-
1970/71	Hillingdon Borough (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Mon 19th Apr	L 1-4	-
1970/71	Hereford United (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Wed 21st Apr	L 0-3	-
1970/71	Bedford Town (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 24th Apr	D 2-2
1970/71	Gloucester City (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 01st May	W 3-2
1970/71	Telford United (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Wed 05th May	W 2-1
1983/84	Chatham Town (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 20th Aug	D 2-2	-
1983/84	Folkestone (A)	Southern League Cup	Wed 24th Aug	L 1-2	-
1983/84	Salisbury (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 27th Aug	L 2-4	-
1983/84	Folkestone (H)	Southern League Cup	Tue 30th Aug	D 0-0	-
1983/84	Beckenham Town (A)	FA Cup	Sat 03rd Sep	W 3-1
1983/84	Sittingbourne (A)	FA Trophy	Sat 10th Sep	W 3-2
1983/84	Deal Town (H)	FA Cup	Sat 17th Sep	W 5-0	x2
1983/84	Hounslow (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 24th Sep	L 2-3	-
1983/84	Dover Athletic (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Tue 27th Sep	W 3-0
1983/84	Hailsham Town (A)	FA Cup	Sat 01st Oct	W 3-1	-
1983/84	Thanet United (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 08th Oct	W 2-1	-
1983/84	Gravesend and Northfleet (A)	FA Cup	Sat 15th Oct	D 1-1	-
1983/84	Gravesend and Northfleet (H)	FA Cup	Tue 18th Oct	W 3-2	-
1983/84	Barking (A)	FA Cup	Sat 29th Oct	L 0-3	-
1983/84	Poole Town (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 12th Nov	L 0-1	-
1983/84	Basingstoke Town (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 19th Nov	W 1-0	-
1983/84	Woodford Town (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 26th Nov	W 2-0	-
1983/84	Hillingdon (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 03rd Dec	L 1-2	-
1983/84	Waterlooville (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Mon 05th Dec	W 4-2	-
1983/84	Dunstable (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 10th Dec	W 4-1
1983/84	Addlestone and Weybridge Town (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 17th Dec	L 1-2	-
1983/84	Crawley Town (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Mon 26th Dec	D 2-2	-
1983/84	Dover Athletic (A)	Southern League Southern Division	Sat 18th Feb	L 0-1	-
1983/84	Tonbridge (H)	Southern League Southern Division	Tue 21st Feb	D 2-2	-

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

Player Achievements

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200+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

⚽

77 FIRST TEAM GOALS

Seasons Represented:

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

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