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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
1974/75 Folkestone and Shepway (A) Kent Messenger Trophy Tue 07th Jan W 1-0 -
1974/75 Bexley United (H) FA Trophy Tue 14th Jan W 2-1 -
1974/75 Canterbury City (H) Kent Senior Cup Thu 16th Jan W 3-0 -
1974/75 Bedford Town (H) FA Trophy Sat 01st Feb D 1-1 -
1974/75 Bedford Town (A) FA Trophy Tue 04th Feb L 3-4 -
1974/75 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Southern League Division One South Wed 05th Feb D 2-2 -
1974/75 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Kent Messenger Trophy Sat 08th Feb D 4-4 -
1974/75 Dover (A) Kent Messenger Trophy Tue 11th Feb W 2-1 -
1974/75 Poole Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 22nd Feb W 1-0 -
1974/75 Maidstone United (H) Kent Senior Cup Wed 26th Feb L 1-3 -
1974/75 Minehead (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 01st Mar L 1-3 -
1974/75 Basingstoke Town (A) Southern League Division One South Wed 05th Mar D 2-2 -
1974/75 Gravesend and Northfleet (H) Southern League Division One South Wed 12th Mar D 0-0 -
1974/75 Ramsgate Athletic (A) Kent Messenger Trophy Thu 13th Mar L 2-3 -
1974/75 Salisbury (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 15th Mar W 3-1 -
1974/75 Gravesend and Northfleet (A) Southern League Division One South Tue 18th Mar L 2-3 -
1974/75 Trowbridge Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 22nd Mar D 2-2 -
1974/75 Margate (H) Kent Messenger Trophy Tue 25th Mar W 2-0 -
1974/75 Canterbury City (A) Southern League Division One South Fri 28th Mar W 1-0 -
1974/75 Hastings United (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 29th Mar W 4-0 -
1974/75 Folkestone and Shepway (H) Southern League Division One South Mon 31st Mar W 2-0 -
1974/75 Margate (A) Kent Messenger Trophy Thu 03rd Apr W 3-1 -
1974/75 Minehead (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 05th Apr W 2-1 -
1974/75 Dover (H) Kent Messenger Trophy Mon 07th Apr L 0-2 -
1974/75 Bideford AFC (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 12th Apr W 5-1 -
1974/75 Bexley United (H) Southern League Division One South Thu 17th Apr W 2-1 -
1974/75 Waterlooville (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 19th Apr D 2-2 -
1974/75 Andover (A) Southern League Division One South Tue 22nd Apr L 0-2 -
1974/75 Poole Town (H) Southern League Division One South Thu 24th Apr W 7-1
1974/75 Andover (H) Southern League Division One South Tue 29th Apr W 2-1 -
1974/75 Hastings United (H) Southern League Division One South Thu 01st May L 1-2 -
1974/75 Crawley Town (A) Southern League Division One South Fri 02nd May W 3-2
1975/76 Ramsgate Athletic (H) Southern League Cup Tue 26th Aug W 3-1 -
1975/76 Salisbury (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 30th Aug W 3-1 -
1975/76 Ramsgate Athletic (A) Southern League Cup Tue 02nd Sep L 0-1 -
1975/76 Bexley United (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 06th Sep L 1-2 -
1975/76 Canterbury City (H) Southern League Division One South Tue 09th Sep W 4-3 -
1975/76 Lewes (H) FA Cup Sat 13th Sep W 2-1 -
1975/76 Bognor Regis Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 27th Sep D 0-0 -
1975/76 Crawley Town (A) FA Cup Sat 04th Oct L 1-4 -
1975/76 Margate (A) Kent Messenger Trophy Tue 07th Oct L 1-4 -
1975/76 Hastings United (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 11th Oct W 4-0
1975/76 Margate (H) Kent Messenger Trophy Tue 14th Oct L 0-5 -
1975/76 Hastings United (A) Southern League Division One South Tue 21st Oct L 1-3 -
1975/76 Basingstoke Town (H) Southern League Division One South Sat 25th Oct L 0-2 -
1975/76 Dover (A) Kent Messenger Trophy Wed 29th Oct D 1-1
1975/76 Poole Town (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 01st Nov L 1-3 -
1975/76 Tonbridge (H) Southern League Cup Tue 04th Nov D 1-1 -
1975/76 Waterlooville (A) Southern League Division One South Sat 08th Nov L 1-5 -
1975/76 Tonbridge (A) Southern League Cup Mon 10th Nov L 2-3 -
Reserve Team Matches History
No reserve team match history available for this player.
Statistics Key
  • Appearance Format: Starts (Substitute)
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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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