Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Player Details

Full Name: Alan Back
Born: 1939-12-09
Debut: 1969/70: August 20th, 1969 - Tonbridge (H) - Southern League Cup
Last Game: 1976/77: February 15th, 1977 - Bognor Regis Town (H) - Southern League Division One South
First Manager: Peter Sillett

First Team Career Summary

334

Total Appearances

321 starts, 13 sub

47

Goals

23 league, 24 cup

0 - 0

Yellow - Red Cards

Previous Clubs:

Canterbury City.

First Team Season-by-Season Record

Season	League Apps	League Goals	Cup Apps	Cup Goals	Total Apps	Cards	Total Goals
1969/70	20 (0)	4	25 (0)	3	45 (0)	0 - 0	7
1970/71	22 (0)	5	18 (0)	8	40 (0)	0 - 0	13
1971/72	16 (0)	2	22 (1)	6	38 (1)	0 - 0	8
1972/73	22 (1)	2	6 (3)	2	28 (4)	0 - 0	4
1973/74	30 (1)	2	11 (2)	2	41 (3)	0 - 0	4
1974/75	31 (2)	2	25 (3)	2	56 (5)	0 - 0	4
1975/76	35 (0)	4	14 (0)	1	49 (0)	0 - 0	5
1976/77	16 (0)	2	8 (0)	0	24 (0)	0 - 0	2
CAREER TOTALS	192 (4)	23	129 (9)	24	321 (13)	0 - 0	47

First Team Matches History

Season	Opponents	Competition	Date	Result	Goals
1970/71	Wimbledon (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 24th Oct	L 0-4	-
1970/71	Gravesend and Northfleet (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 28th Oct	W 2-0	-
1970/71	Folkestone (H)	FA Trophy	Sat 31st Oct	W 2-1
1970/71	Bath City (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 07th Nov	L 1-3	-
1970/71	Bexley United (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 11th Nov	D 1-1	-
1970/71	Sheppey United (A)	FA Trophy	Sat 14th Nov	W 4-0
1970/71	Cambridge City (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 21st Nov	D 1-1	-
1970/71	Folkestone (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 25th Nov	W 3-0
1970/71	Kettering Town (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 28th Nov	L 1-2
1970/71	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 02nd Dec	W 6-0	-
1970/71	Bury Town (A)	FA Trophy	Sat 05th Dec	L 2-3
1970/71	Poole Town (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 12th Dec	L 1-2	-
1970/71	Chelmsford City (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 19th Dec	D 1-1
1970/71	Gloucester City (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 02nd Jan	D 3-3	-
1970/71	Hillingdon Borough (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 09th Jan	W 4-2	-
1970/71	Ramsgate Athletic (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Tue 12th Jan	W 4-3
1970/71	Dover (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Wed 20th Jan	L 1-2	-
1970/71	Dover (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 27th Jan	W 3-0	-
1970/71	Weymouth (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 30th Jan	L 1-5	-
1970/71	Bath City (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 06th Feb	W 4-3	x2
1970/71	Dover (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Wed 10th Feb	D 0-0	-
1970/71	Brett Sports (H)	Kent Senior Cup	Sat 13th Feb	W 2-0	-
1970/71	Dover (H)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 15th Feb	W 4-2
1970/71	Worcester City (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 20th Feb	L 2-3	-
1970/71	Margate (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 22nd Feb	D 3-3
1970/71	Erith and Belvedere (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Tue 02nd Mar	W 1-0	-
1970/71	Folkestone (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Wed 03rd Mar	L 2-3	-
1970/71	Bexley United (A)	Kent Floodlight Cup	Mon 08th Mar	W 2-1	-
1970/71	Chelmsford City (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Wed 10th Mar	W 1-0	-
1970/71	Cambridge City (A)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 13th Mar	L 0-4	-
1970/71	Kings Lynn (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Sat 20th Mar	D 1-1	-
1970/71	Dover (A)	Kent Senior Cup	Mon 22nd Mar	L 3-4	-
1970/71	Wimbledon (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Mon 29th Mar	D 2-2	-
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	-
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	Telford United (H)	Southern League Premier Division	Wed 05th May	W 2-1	-
1971/72	Maidstone United (H)	Southern League Cup	Sat 14th Aug	L 0-1	-
1971/72	Woodford Town (A)	Southern League Cup	Thu 19th Aug	D 1-1	-
1971/72	Hastings United (A)	Southern League Cup	Sat 21st Aug	L 0-2	-
1971/72	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Southern League Cup	Wed 25th Aug	D 2-2	-
1971/72	Bexley United (H)	Southern League Cup	Sat 28th Aug	W 2-1
1971/72	Tonbridge (H)	Southern League Cup	Wed 01st Sep	D 1-1	-
1971/72	Canterbury City (A)	Southern League Cup	Sat 04th Sep	W 4-0	x2
1971/72	Basingstoke Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 11th Sep	W 2-0	-
1971/72	Bexhill Town (H)	FA Cup	Sat 18th Sep	W 2-0

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
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Results:
W Win D Draw L Loss

Player Achievements

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300+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES

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47 FIRST TEAM GOALS

Seasons Represented:

1969/70 1970/71 1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 1974/75 1975/76 1976/77

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