Sunday 13th August 2023
Erith & Belvedere vs Ashford United
The Pitching In Isthmian League South East Division
Kick-off 3.00pm
The Acclaim Handling Community Stadium, Park View Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1SY

After months of hard work on and off the pitch and with an impressive 6-0 FA Cup win under our belts, we begin our league campaign with a Sunday afternoon game against Ashford United.
This will be a tough test for the lads with the Nuts and Bolts coming off an excellent 2022/23 campaign finishing 9th with 57 points and 16 wins during the season.

Admission Prices
Free – We want to see as many of you as possible in the stadium celebrating our return to step 4.

Match Officials
Referee: Jonathan Wilks
Assistant Referees: George Barker & Matt Leaning

The Opposition
Club Name: Ashford United
Nickname: The Nuts and Bolts
Ground: The Homelands, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1NJ
Distance from Park View Road (Round Trip): 52 miles
Colours: Yellow & Green
Manager: Kevin Watson
Last Season: 9th (Isthmian South East)

Club Facts
Previous Names
Ashford United (1891 to 1906-07, recorded expunged after 10 matches of season)
Ashford Railway Works (1909-10 to 1927-28)
Ashford Town (1930-31 to 2009-10)*
*Kent League tables to season 1949-50 list team as Ashford

Previous Grounds
Rear of Victoria Hotel
Godinton Road
Newtown
Essella Park (1930 to 1987)
Cheriton Road, Folkestone (1987 to 1989) – Groundshare arrangement with Folkestone FC

Accomplishments
Highest Attendance
6525 at Essella Park v Crystal Palace – FA Cup 1st Round 1959
3363 at The Homelands v Fulham – FA Cup 1st Round 1994

Highest Goalscorers (Ashford Town)
Dave Arter – 197
John Young – 172
Mark Stanton – 128
Lee McRobert – 106

Highest Goalscorers (Ashford United)
1. Shaun Welford - 85
2. Gary Lockyer - 47
3. Stuart Zanone - 47
4. Danny Parish - 33
5. Mo Takalobighashi - 32
6. Sam Conlon - 32
7. Kieran Byrne - 29
8. Adam Cuthbert - 29
9. Paul Booth - 29
10. Gary Mickelborough - 28

Most goals in a single season (Both Town & United)
Shaun Welford – 48 (2016-2017)
Stuart Zanone – 47 (2014-2015)
Alan Morton – 46 (1972-1973)

Most Appearances (Town)
Peter McRobert – 765

Most Appearances (United)
Pat Kingwell – 180
Luke Cuthbert – 162
Adam Cuthbert – 147
Joe Mant – 125
Liam Whiting – 125
Tom Scorer – 125
Gary Mickelborough – 117
Sam Conlon – 115
Ben Jordan – 103
George Kamurasi – 101

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
10-3 v Whitstable – 21 September 1946 FA Cup Preliminary Round
Heaviest Defeats
3-14 Folkestone Reserves – 1933-34 Kent League
0-12 Woolwich Arsenal – 14 October 1893 FA Cup First Round Qualifying
1-11 Erith & Belvedere – 1938-39 Kent League
0-10 Northfleet United – 1933-34 Kent League
0-8 Northfleet United – 1935-36 Kent League
0-8 Crawley Town – 4 November 1964 Southern League
Highest Fee Paid
£7,000 for Jeff Ross & Dave Arter – Sittingbourne 1994
Highest Fee Received
£25,000 for Jeff Ross & Dave Arter – Hythe Town 1990
Highest Fee Received (individual)
£20,000 for Lee McRobert – Sittingbourne 1993

Honours
Club Achievements
Kent League Champions 1948-49
Kent League Runners-up 1931-32
Kent League Cup Winners 1938-39
Kent League Division Two (East) champions (4) 1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14 & 1919-20
Southern Counties East League champions (1) 2016-17
Southern Counties East League runners-up (2) 2013-14 & 2014-15
Kent Senior Cup winners (5) 1892-93, 1958-59, 1962-63, 1992-93 & 1995-96
Kent Senior Cup runners-up (5) 1901-02, 1902-03, 1961-62, 1980-81 & 1981-82
Kent Floodlight Cup winners 1961-62
Kent Senior Trophy winners (1) 2016-17
Kent Senior Trophy runners-up (2) 2013-14 & 2015-16
Southern League Southern Division runners up 1986-87 & 1995-96
Southern League Cup Semi-final 1968-69
Eastern Floodlit Cup Semi-final (2) 1983-84 & 1993-94
FA Cup Best
2nd Round (3) 1961-62, 1966-67 & 1996-97
1st Round (7) 1934-35, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1974-75, 1994-95 & 1995-96
FA Trophy Best
Semi-final 1972-73
4th Round 2000-01
FA Vase Best
Quarter-final 2015-16

Players Progressed to the Football League (Ashford Town)
Ollie Norris – Rochdale 1961
Howard Moore – Coventry 1966
Tony Godden – West Bromwich Albion 1975
Lee McRobert – Millwall 1994
Lee Bracey – Swansea City (1988-91), Halifax Town (1991-93), Bury (1993-96) & Hull City (1999-2001)
Sam Saunders – Dagenham and Redbridge & Brentford
Frank Ovard – Gillingham 1982
Asa Hall – Shrewsbury & Luton Town 2008
Matt Carruthers – Mansfield Town 1999
Liam Hatch – Barnet, Darlington & Luton
Craig Rocastle – Sheffield Wednesday, Yeovil, Barnsley, Oldham & Port Vale
Roy Hodgson – Manager of numerous teams including Bristol City, Switzerland, Blackburn Rovers, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion & England
Phil Smith* – Swindon & Portsmouth
Adrian Webster – Darlington & New Zealand
Gavin Tomlin – Brentford, Yeovil Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Gillingham, Southend, Port Vale & Crawley Town
Gareth Gwillim – Dagenham & Redbridge & AFC Wimbledon
*He had previously played league football with Millwall but dropped to non-league level, before later returning to league football

Players Progressed to the Football League (Ashford United)
Max Watters – Doncaster Rovers 2018

Head to Head
Played: 80
Deres: 18
Draws: 14
Nuts & Bolts: 48
Dears Goals: 117
Nuts & Bolts Goals: 190

Last Meeting
05/02/2017
Erith & Belvedere 2 Akers 12, Salami 90
Ashford United 6 Stone 8, 88, Hill 17, Botterill 29, West 38, Welford 58

Elsewhere in the League
All Kick Offs are 3pm unless stated

Friday
Pitching In Isthmian North Divison
Bowers & Pitsea v Brightlingsea Regent – 7.45pm

Saturday
Pitching In Isthmian Premier Division
Billericay Town v Kingstonian
Canvey Island v Haringey Borough
Carshalton Athletic v Potters Bar Town
Chatham Town v Bognor Regis Town
Enfield Town v Concord Rangers
Hashtag United v Dulwich Hamlet
Hastings United v Cheshunt
Horsham v Hornchurch
Lewes v Cray Wanderers
Margate v Whitehawk
Wingate & Finchley v Folkestone Invicta

Pitching In Isthmian South Central Division
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Badshot Lea v South Park (Reigate)
Chertsey Town v Hanworth Villa
Chipstead v Hartley Whitney
Guernsey v Westfield
Leatherhead v Southall
Marlow v Thatcham Town
Met Police v Sutton Common Rovers
Northwood v Corinthian-Casuals
Raynes Park Vale v Ascot United

Pitching In Isthmian North Division
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Bury Town v Brentwood Town
East Thurrock United v Wroxham
Gorleston v New Salamis
Ipswich Wanderers v Walthamstow
Maldon & Tiptree v Felixstow & Walton United
Stowmarket Town v Heybridge Swifts
Witham Town v Redbridge

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Herne Bay v Burgess Hill Town
Hythe Town v East Grinstead Town
Lancing v Merstham
Phoenix Sports v Chichester City
Sevenoaks Town v Ramsgate
Sittingbourne v Cray Valley PM
Three Bridges v Horndean

Sunday
Pitching In Isthmian South East Division
Littlehampton Town v Beckenham Town – 1.00pm