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
1972/73	Gravesend and Northfleet (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 03rd Feb	D 1-1	-
1972/73	Bexley United (H)	FA Trophy	Sat 10th Feb	D 0-0	-
1972/73	Bexley United (A)	FA Trophy	Tue 13th Feb	W 2-1	-
1972/73	Gravesend and Northfleet (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 17th Feb	W 4-1	-
1972/73	Andover (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 24th Feb	D 0-0	-
1972/73	Basingstoke Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Wed 28th Feb	D 2-2	-
1972/73	Dunstable Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 03rd Mar	L 1-2	-
1972/73	Hazebrouk (H)	Cross Channel Football League	Wed 07th Mar	L 1-2	-
1972/73	Bangor City (A)	FA Trophy	Sat 10th Mar	W 3-2	-
1972/73	Tonbridge (H)	Southern League Division One South	Wed 14th Mar	L 0-1	-
1972/73	Bexley United (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 17th Mar	W 2-0	-
1972/73	Hastings United (H)	Southern League Division One South	Wed 21st Mar	L 1-2	-
1972/73	Bletchley Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 24th Mar	W 1-0	-
1972/73	Maidstone United (A)	Southern League Division One South	Tue 27th Mar	D 1-1	-
1972/73	Scarborough (N)	FA Trophy	Sat 31st Mar	L 0-1	-
1972/73	Wealdstone (H)	Southern League Division One South	Wed 04th Apr	W 5-0
1972/73	Bognor Regis Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 07th Apr	W 1-0	-
1972/73	Andover (H)	Southern League Division One South	Mon 09th Apr	W 4-1	-
1972/73	Metropolitan Police (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 14th Apr	W 3-2	-
1972/73	Crawley Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Fri 20th Apr	W 7-0	-
1972/73	Bath City (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 21st Apr	W 6-1	-
1972/73	Winchester City (A)	Southern League Division One South	Mon 23rd Apr	W 3-1	-
1972/73	Minehead (H)	Southern League Division One South	Fri 27th Apr	D 1-1	-
1972/73	Canterbury City (H)	Southern League Division One South	Tue 01st May	W 2-0	-
1972/73	Trowbridge Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Fri 04th May	L 1-2	-
1973/74	Trowbridge Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 11th Aug	L 2-3	-
1973/74	Basingstoke Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 18th Aug	D 3-3	-
1973/74	Bexley United (H)	Southern League Cup	Tue 21st Aug	W 4-1
1973/74	Salisbury (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 25th Aug	L 1-2	-
1973/74	Bexley United (A)	Southern League Cup	Tue 28th Aug	D 1-1	-
1973/74	Minehead (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 01st Sep	W 3-0	-
1973/74	Gravesend and Northfleet (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 08th Sep	D 3-3	-
1973/74	Eastbourne United (H)	FA Cup	Sat 15th Sep	W 4-0	-
1973/74	Metropolitan Police (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 22nd Sep	W 2-1	-
1973/74	Canterbury City (H)	Kent Messenger Trophy	Tue 25th Sep	D 1-1	-
1973/74	Trowbridge Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 29th Sep	D 1-1	-
1973/74	Margate (A)	Kent Messenger Trophy	Tue 02nd Oct	W 4-2	-
1973/74	Maidstone United (A)	FA Cup	Sat 06th Oct	D 1-1	-
1973/74	Maidstone United (H)	FA Cup	Tue 09th Oct	L 0-2	-
1973/74	Hastings United (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 13th Oct	L 0-1	-
1973/74	Dover (A)	Kent Messenger Trophy	Tue 16th Oct	L 1-3	-
1973/74	Dorchester Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 20th Oct	W 2-1
1973/74	Ramsgate Athletic (H)	Kent Messenger Trophy	Tue 30th Oct	W 1-0	-
1973/74	Bath City (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 03rd Nov	L 0-1	-
1973/74	Guildford City (H)	Southern League Cup	Tue 06th Nov	W 1-0
1973/74	Folkestone (A)	Kent Messenger Trophy	Tue 13th Nov	D 2-2	-
1973/74	Bognor Regis Town (A)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 17th Nov	W 3-0	-
1973/74	Crawley Town (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 24th Nov	L 0-2	-
1973/74	Wealdstone (A)	Southern League Division One South	Tue 01st Jan	L 1-4	-
1973/74	Waterlooville (H)	Southern League Division One South	Sat 05th Jan	W 1-0	-

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
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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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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