Nuts and Bolts Archive - History of Ashford Town and United

Nuts and Bolts Archive

History of Ashford Town and United

1891

Ashford United formed

Original Ashford United formed. Details here

1893

1892/93 Kent Senior Cup Winners

1907

Ashford Railway Works FC Formed

Ashford Railway Works FC formed after Ashford United folded due to financial issues.

1930

Ashford Town Formed.

Ashford Town formed in 1930 after the Railway works club folded in 1928.

1931

First Game at Essella Park

31st October, v Sittingbourne in the Kent League

1939

1938/39 Kent League Cup Winners

1949

1948/49 Kent League Champions

1959

1958/59 Kent Senior Cup Winners

1962

1961/62 Kent Floodlight League Winners

1963

1962/63 Kent Senior Cup Winners

1970

1969/70 promoted to Southern League Premier Division

1987

1986/87 promoted to Southern League Premier Division

1989

First Game at the Homelands

29th July, v Charlton Athletic - Friendly.

1993

1992/93 Kent Senior Cup Winners

1996

1995/96 Kent Senior Cup Winners

1995/96 promoted to Southern League Premier Division

2011

Ashford United formed

Ashford United formed after a year without a club following the collapse of Ashford Town in 1930.

2017

2016/17 SCEFL Champions

2016/17 Kent Senior Trophy Winners

History of Ashford Town (now United)

Welcome to the history page of the now Ashford United and all of its various incarnations since the 1880's.

This page covers the high level achievements, milestones and records of the club throughout the club's long standing history.

The site aims to include a section for each of the clubs that represented Ashford as the Senior club at the time. The site will treat them as the same club, a club that has evolved through the years.


Club Sections to follow:

  • South Eastern Rangers (1881-1891)
  • Ashford United (1891-1907)
  • Ashford Railway Works (1907-1928)
  • Ashford Town (1930-2010)
  • Ashford United (2011 onwards)

Honours

  • Kent League

    Champions: 1948/49

    Runners-Up: 1931/32

  • Kent League Cup

    Winners: 1938/39

  • Kent League Division 2

    Champions: 1911/12, 1912/13, 1913/14, 1919/20, 1952/53 (Reserves), 1955/56 (Reserves)

    Runners-Up: 1948/49 (Reserves)

  • Kent League Division 2 Cup

    Winners: 1949/50 (Reserves), 1952/53 (Reserves)

  • Kent Senior Cup

    Winners: 1892/93, 1958/59, 1962/63, 1992/93, 1995/96

    Runners-Up: 1901/02, 1902/03, 1961/62, 1980/81, 1981/82

  • Kent Floodlight Cup

    Winners: 1961/62

  • Kent Intermediate Cup

    Winners: 1953/54 (Reserves)

    Runners-Up: 1952/53 (Reserves), 1955/56 (Reserves)

  • Southern League, Southern Division

    Runners-Up: 1986/87, 1995/96

  • Southern Counties East League

    Champions: 2016/17

    Runners-Up: 2013/14, 2014/15

  • Kent Senior Trophy

    Winners: 2016/17

    Runners-Up: 2013/14, 2015/16

Club Records

  • Biggest Wins

    15-0 v Erith & Belvedere – 28 April 1937 Kent League

    11-2 v Folkestone Town – 1946-47 Kent League

    10-1 v Royal Navy Depot – 1930-31 Kent League

    10-1 v Betteshanger CW – 6 September 1958 FA Cup Preliminary Round

    10-1 v Barry Town – 8 February 1964 Southern League

  • Heaviest Defeats

    3-14 Folkestone Reserves – 1933-34 Kent League

    1-11 Erith & Belvedere – 1938-39 Kent League

    0-10 Northfleet United – 1933-34 Kent League

    1-9 Cray Wanderers – 2017/18 Isthmian Division One South

    0-8 Northfleet United – 1935-36 Kent League

    0-8 Crawley Town – 4 November 1964 Southern League

  • Highest Attendances

    6525 at Essella Park v Crystal Palace – FA Cup 1st Round 1959

    3363 at The Homelands v Fulham – FA Cup 1st Round 1994

Grounds

  • Newtown Green

    1884 - 1891 (South Eastern Rangers)

  • The Victoria Ground at the rear of the Victoria Hotel

    From 1891 (Ashford United)

  • Godington Road exact location not known

    To 1907 (Ashford United)

  • Newtown Road known as 'Under the Arches' ground

    1907 - 1930 (Ashford Railway Works, Ashford Town)

  • Essella Park

    1930 - 1987 (Ashford Town)

  • Cheriton Road ground share

    1987 - 1989 (Ashford Town)

  • The Homelands

    1989 onwards (Ashford Town, Ashford United)