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Gordon Burden 300+ APPS Player Profile
Full Name Gordon Burden
Born 1938-11-26
Debut 1955/56: November 5th, 1955 – Sheppey United (A) – Kent League Division 1
Last Game 1979/80: March 25th, 1980 – Hastings United (A) – Southern League Southern Division
First Manager Harry Freeman
Gordon Burden
First Team Career Summary

309

Total Appearances

306 starts, 3 sub

76

Goals

47 league, 29 cup

Y 0 – R 0

Yellow – Red Cards

Previous Clubs

Hastings United, Margate,Brett Sports, Deal Town, Sheppey United, Sittingbourne.

Biography

Played for Ashford upon leaving school. Player-Manager and also Caretaker manager for Ashford on several occasions.

Reserve Team Career Summary

33

Total Appearances

33 starts, 0 sub

0

Goals

0 league, 0 cup

Y 0 – R 0

Yellow – Red Cards

First Team Season-by-Season Record
Season Lge Apps Lge Goals Cup Apps Cup Goals Total Apps Cards Goals
1955/56 3 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 – 0 0
1956/57 3 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 – 0 0
1958/59 26 (0) 7 14 (0) 5 40 (0) 0 – 0 12
1959/60 30 (0) 5 6 (0) 1 36 (0) 0 – 0 6
1960/61 39 (0) 11 15 (0) 1 54 (0) 0 – 0 12
1961/62 31 (0) 9 24 (0) 12 55 (0) 0 – 0 21
1962/63 4 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 – 0 0
1969/70 41 (0) 11 20 (1) 10 61 (1) 0 – 0 21
1977/78 22 (2) 3 3 (0) 0 25 (2) 0 – 0 3
1978/79 20 (0) 1 2 (0) 0 22 (0) 0 – 0 1
1979/80 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 – 0 0
CAREER TOTALS 220 (2) 47 86 (1) 29 306 (3) 0 – 0 76
Reserve Team Season-by-Season Record
Season Lge Apps Lge Goals Cup Apps Cup Goals Total Apps Cards Goals
1955/56 25 (0) 0 6 (0) 0 31 (0) 0 – 0 0
1956/57 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 – 0 0
RESERVE TOTALS 25 (0) 0 8 (0) 0 33 (0) 0 – 0 0
First Team Matches History
SeasonOpponentsComp DateResultApp GoalsCards
1978/79 Crawley Town (A) Southern League Division One South 23 Dec D 1-1
1978/79 Canterbury City (H) Southern League Division One South 26 Dec W 1-0
1978/79 Folkestone and Shepway (A) Southern League Division One South 17 Jan L 1-4
1978/79 Tonbridge (H) Southern League Division One South 20 Jan D 1-1
1978/79 Waterlooville (A) Southern League Division One South 03 Mar D 1-1
1978/79 Poole Town (H) Southern League Division One South 10 Mar L 0-1
1978/79 Minehead (A) Southern League Division One South 17 Mar L 1-2
1978/79 Hounslow (H) Southern League Division One South 20 Mar L 0-2
1978/79 Bognor Regis Town (A) Southern League Division One South 27 Mar L 0-1
1978/79 Basingstoke Town (H) Southern League Division One South 31 Mar W 1-0
1978/79 Andover (H) Southern League Division One South 07 Apr W 2-1
1978/79 Dunstable (A) Southern League Division One South 10 Apr L 0-1
1978/79 Canterbury City (A) Southern League Division One South 14 Apr L 0-2
1978/79 Folkestone and Shepway (H) Southern League Division One South 16 Apr W 1-0
1978/79 Trowbridge Town (A) Southern League Division One South 21 Apr D 1-1
1978/79 Salisbury (H) Southern League Division One South 28 Apr D 1-1
1978/79 Taunton Town (A) Southern League Division One South 05 May L 0-1
1979/80 Dorchester Town (A) Southern League Southern Division 27 Aug L 1-5
1979/80 Peacehaven and Telscombe (A) FA Cup 01 Sep D 0-0
1979/80 Chelmsford City (H) Southern League Southern Division 20 Oct W 3-1
1979/80 Salisbury (A) Southern League Cup 12 Nov W 1-0
1979/80 Canterbury City (H) Southern League Southern Division 26 Dec L 0-2
1979/80 Gosport Borough (A) Southern League Southern Division 01 Mar L 0-2
1979/80 Hastings United (A) Southern League Southern Division 25 Mar L 0-6
Reserve Team Matches History
SeasonOpponentsComp DateResultApp GoalsCards
1955/56 Snowdown Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 24 Aug W 4-1
1955/56 Margate Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 31 Aug D 1-1
1955/56 Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 03 Sep W 8-1
1955/56 Folkestone Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 10 Sep L 0-3
1955/56 Herne Bay (A) Kent League Division 2 17 Sep W 4-0
1955/56 Sheppey United Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 01 Oct W 5-1
1955/56 Canterbury City Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 08 Oct L 2-3
1955/56 Dover Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 22 Oct W 4-1
1955/56 Deal Town Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 29 Oct W 5-0
1955/56 Betteshanger Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 26 Nov W 4-1
1955/56 Ramsgate Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 03 Dec W 5-3
1955/56 Gillingham A (A) Kent League Division 2 17 Dec W 3-1
1955/56 Sittingbourne Reserves (H) Kent League Division 2 31 Dec D 1-1
1955/56 Snowdown Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 14 Jan W 1-0
1955/56 Dover Reserves (A) Kent Intermediate Cup 21 Jan D 2-2
1955/56 Dover Reserves (H) Kent Intermediate Cup 25 Feb W 2-0
1955/56 Chatham Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 03 Mar W 7-1
1955/56 Margate Reserves (H) Kent Intermediate Cup 10 Mar W 1-0
1955/56 Folkestone Reserves (A) Kent League Cup II 17 Mar L 0-1
1955/56 Faversham Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 24 Mar W 4-1
1955/56 Tunbridge Wells United Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 31 Mar D 1-1
1955/56 Deal Town Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 04 Apr W 3-0
1955/56 Woolwich Poly Reserves (H) Kent Intermediate Cup 07 Apr W 4-0
1955/56 Herne Bay (H) Kent League Division 2 14 Apr W 2-0
1955/56 Canterbury City Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 19 Apr D 0-0
1955/56 Whitstable Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 21 Apr W 7-1
1955/56 Ramsgate Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 24 Apr W 5-0
1955/56 Margate Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 28 Apr L 0-3
1955/56 Sheppey United Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 30 Apr D 2-2
1955/56 Sittingbourne Reserves (A) Kent League Division 2 01 May W 2-1
1955/56 Folkestone Reserves (H) Kent Intermediate Cup 05 May L 1-2
1956/57 Gillingham A (H) Kent League Cup II 22 Aug W 5-1
1956/57 Dover Reserves (H) Kent League Cup II 05 Sep W 2-0

Statistics Key

Appearance format: Starts (Substitute)

First team icons:
Start   Sub   Unused

Reserve icons:
Start   Sub   Unused

Cards:
Y Yellow   R Red

Results:
W Win   D Draw   L Loss

Achievements

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300+ FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES
76 FIRST TEAM GOALS
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33+ RESERVE APPEARANCES