Ashford Town & Ashford United

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History of Ashford Town (now United)

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

This page covers the high level achievements, milestones and records of the club throughout its 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, treating them as the same club — one that has evolved through the years.

Club Sections

South Eastern Rangers (1881–1891) View Section
Ashford United (1891–1907) View Section
Ashford Railway Works (1907–1928) View Section
Ashford Town (1930–2010) View Section
Ashford United (2011 onwards) View Section
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

6,525 at Essella Park v Crystal Palace – FA Cup 1st Round 1959
3,363 at The Homelands v Fulham – FA Cup 1st Round 1994

Grounds
Newtown Green

1884–1891 (South Eastern Rangers)

The Victoria Ground

From 1891 (Ashford United)

Godington Road

To 1907 (Ashford United) – exact location not known

Newtown Road ("Under the Arches")

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)

Full Grounds History →
Timeline
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 2010.

2017

2016/17 SCEFL Champions

2016/17 Kent Senior Trophy Winners

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