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Alan Back 300+ APPS

Player Profile

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
Alan Back
First Team Career Summary

334

Total Appearances

321 starts, 13 sub

47

Goals

23 league, 24 cup

Yellow Card 0 - Red Card 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 App Goals Cards
1971/72 Andover (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 25th Sep L 0-2 -
1971/72 Ramsgate Athletic (A) Kent Floodlight Cup Tue 28th Sep L 1-3 -
1971/72 Woodford Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 02nd Oct W 2-0 -
1971/72 Tonbridge (H) FA Cup Sat 09th Oct W 3-1
1971/72 Folkestone (H) Kent Floodlight Cup Wed 13th Oct W 2-1 -
1971/72 Salisbury (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 16th Oct D 1-1 -
1971/72 Dover (H) FA Cup Sat 23rd Oct L 0-2 -
1971/72 Ramsgate Athletic (H) FA Trophy Sat 30th Oct W 3-2 -
1971/72 Margate (A) Kent Floodlight Cup Mon 01st Nov L 0-1 -
1971/72 Metropolitan Police (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 06th Nov W 1-0 -
1971/72 Guildford City (A) FA Trophy Sat 13th Nov L 0-1 -
1971/72 Dover (A) Kent Floodlight Cup Wed 17th Nov L 1-2 -
1971/72 Waterlooville (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 20th Nov L 0-1 -
1971/72 Margate (H) Kent Floodlight Cup Wed 24th Nov L 2-4
1971/72 Tonbridge (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 27th Nov L 1-3 -
1971/72 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 04th Dec L 0-1 -
1971/72 Crawley Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 11th Dec L 0-4 -
1971/72 Canterbury City (H) Southern League Division One South Mon 27th Dec L 1-3 -
1971/72 Canterbury City (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 01st Jan W 3-0 -
1971/72 Andover (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 08th Jan D 1-1 -
1971/72 Trowbridge Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 15th Jan L 1-2 -
1971/72 Canterbury City (A) Kent Senior Cup Wed 19th Jan L 0-2 -
1971/72 Maidstone United (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 22nd Jan D 2-2 -
1971/72 Canterbury City (A) Kent Floodlight Cup Tue 01st Feb L 0-2 -
1971/72 Folkestone (A) Kent Floodlight Cup Tue 08th Feb L 3-4 -
1971/72 Hastings United (H) Kent Floodlight Cup Wed 22nd Mar W 2-0 -
1971/72 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Kent Floodlight Cup Mon 27th Mar L 0-1 -
1971/72 Dover (H) Kent Floodlight Cup Wed 05th Apr W 3-1 -
1971/72 Basingstoke Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 08th Apr W 1-0 -
1971/72 Winchester City (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 15th Apr W 3-1 -
1971/72 Woodford Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 22nd Apr W 1-0 -
1971/72 Maidstone United (A) Southern League Division One South Tue 25th Apr L 0-5 -
1971/72 Trowbridge Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 29th Apr W 5-3 x2
1971/72 Canterbury City (H) Kent Floodlight Cup Mon 01st May W 2-0 -
1972/73 Canterbury City (H) Southern League Cup Wed 23rd Aug D 1-1 -
1972/73 Canterbury City (A) Southern League Cup Tue 29th Aug D 0-0 -
1972/73 Hazebrouk (A) Cross Channel Football League Wed 15th Nov W 3-0
1972/73 Dunstable Town (H) Southern League Division One South Wed 29th Nov W 1-0 -
1972/73 Bromsgrove Rovers (H) FA Trophy Wed 06th Dec W 2-1 -
1972/73 Metropolitan Police (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 09th Dec W 2-0 -
1972/73 Hastings United (A) Southern League Division One South Tue 26th Dec L 2-3 -
1972/73 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Kent Senior Cup Thu 28th Dec W 2-1
1972/73 Salisbury (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 30th Dec W 3-0 -
1972/73 Bexley United (H) Southern League Division One South Wed 03rd Jan W 5-1
1972/73 Dorchester Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 06th Jan W 3-0 -
1972/73 Basingstoke Town (A) Southern League Division One South Tue 09th Jan W 2-0 -
1972/73 Dover (H) Kent Senior Cup Sat 13th Jan D 1-1 -
1972/73 Worcester City (H) FA Trophy Sat 20th Jan W 1-0 -
1972/73 Wealdstone (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 27th Jan L 0-3 -
1972/73 Boulogne (A) Cross Channel Football League Wed 31st Jan D 0-0 -
Reserve Team Matches History
No reserve team match history available for this player.
Statistics Key
  • Appearance Format: Starts (Substitute)
  • First Team App Icons:
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  • Reserve Team App Icons:
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  • Cards:
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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:
1969/701970/711971/721972/731973/741974/751975/761976/77
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