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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
1973/74 Dartford (H) FA Trophy Sat 12th Jan L 0-3 -
1973/74 Maidstone United (A) Kent Senior Cup Fri 18th Jan L 0-1 -
1973/74 Andover (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 26th Jan W 2-1 -
1973/74 Bexley United (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 02nd Feb L 0-1 -
1973/74 Salisbury (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 09th Feb D 1-1 -
1973/74 Bognor Regis Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 02nd Mar W 1-0 -
1973/74 Poole Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 09th Mar W 3-1 -
1973/74 Bath City (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 16th Mar L 0-1 -
1973/74 Bideford AFC (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 23rd Mar W 1-0 -
1973/74 Dorchester Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 30th Mar L 0-1 -
1973/74 Andover (H) Southern League Division One South Tue 02nd Apr L 1-2 -
1973/74 Crawley Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 06th Apr W 3-0 -
1973/74 Wealdstone (H) Southern League Division One South Fri 12th Apr L 0-1 -
1973/74 Ramsgate Athletic (A) Southern League Division One South Mon 15th Apr W 1-0 -
1973/74 Bexley United (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 20th Apr D 0-0 -
1973/74 Canterbury City (A) Southern League Division One South Sun 21st Apr W 1-0 -
1973/74 Bideford AFC (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 27th Apr L 0-2 -
1973/74 Minehead (A) Southern League Division One South Tue 30th Apr D 0-0 -
1973/74 Metropolitan Police (H) Southern League Division One South Fri 03rd May W 2-0
1974/75 Metropolitan Police (H) Southern League Division One South Tue 20th Aug D 0-0 -
1974/75 Dover (H) Southern League Cup Tue 27th Aug D 1-1 -
1974/75 Deal Town (A) FA Cup Sat 31st Aug W 4-0
1974/75 Dover (A) Southern League Cup Wed 04th Sep D 0-0 -
1974/75 Trowbridge Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 07th Sep W 1-0 -
1974/75 Sittingbourne (H) FA Cup Sat 14th Sep D 0-0 -
1974/75 Sittingbourne (A) FA Cup Tue 17th Sep W 2-1 -
1974/75 Bognor Regis Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 21st Sep D 0-0 -
1974/75 Salisbury (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 28th Sep W 1-0 -
1974/75 Dover (H) Southern League Cup Tue 01st Oct W 3-1
1974/75 Dover (H) FA Cup Sat 05th Oct W 1-0 -
1974/75 Hillingdon Borough (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 12th Oct L 3-4 -
1974/75 Canterbury City (A) FA Cup Sat 19th Oct D 2-2 -
1974/75 Canterbury City (H) FA Cup Tue 22nd Oct W 4-0 -
1974/75 Waterlooville (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 26th Oct L 0-2 -
1974/75 Canterbury City (A) Kent Messenger Trophy Tue 29th Oct L 0-1 -
1974/75 Hillingdon Borough (A) FA Cup Sat 02nd Nov W 2-1 -
1974/75 Wimbledon (A) Southern League Cup Mon 04th Nov L 0-4 -
1974/75 Basingstoke Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 09th Nov W 3-2 -
1974/75 Walsall (H) FA Cup Wed 27th Nov L 1-3 -
1974/75 Bognor Regis Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 30th Nov D 1-1 -
1974/75 Dover (A) Kent Senior Cup Tue 03rd Dec D 2-2 -
1974/75 Hillingdon Borough (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 07th Dec L 1-4 -
1974/75 Dover (A) Kent Senior Cup Mon 09th Dec D 2-2 -
1974/75 Ramsgate Athletic (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 14th Dec L 0-4 -
1974/75 Folkestone and Shepway (H) Kent Messenger Trophy Tue 17th Dec D 2-2 -
1974/75 Dover (H) Kent Senior Cup Thu 19th Dec W 2-1 -
1974/75 Folkestone and Shepway (A) Southern League Division One South Thu 26th Dec D 1-1 -
1974/75 Crawley Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 28th Dec W 2-1 -
1974/75 Canterbury City (H) Southern League Division One South Wed 01st Jan D 1-1 -
1974/75 Bexley United (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 04th Jan D 1-1 -
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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    Red 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:
1969/701970/711971/721972/731973/741974/751975/761976/77
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