List of Ashford United F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by both the senior men's football club from Ashford, Kent (Ashford United, Ashford Railway Works and Ashford/Ashford Town) in English football since 1891 and for the Ashford/Ashford United Ladies team.

Ashford United (1891-1906) edit

Ashford United were founded in 1891 - the union between South Eastern Rangers and Kentish Express FC. The team initially played at the Victoria Ground (behind the Victoria Hotel), then subsequently moved to Godinton Road, Ashford and finally to a site off Newtown Road. They were founder members of the original Kent League and additionally the team played in the East Kent League and the Thames & Medway Combination and Division 2 of the South Eastern League. The team folded owing to heavy debts during season 1906-07 and their league playing records for the season were expunged.

Ashford United (First Team) edit

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos FA Cup Other
1891–92 Q1 sf:KC
1892–93 Q2 w:KC
1893–94 Q1
1894–95 Kent Lge Div 1 16 6 2 8 35 41 14 7/9 Q1(scratched)
1895–96 Kent Lge Div 1 22 3 3 16 34 80 9 12/12 Q1
1896–97 Kent Lge Div 1 16 5 5 6 33 34 15 5/9 P
East Kent Lge 1 8 2 1 5 15 23 5 4/5
1897–98 Kent Lge Div 1 14 6 3 5 27 28 15 4/8 Q2
East Kent Lge 1 8 2 3 3 18 23 7 3/5
1898–99 Kent League 24 9 6 9 54 56 24 8/13 Q1
East Kent Lge 1 6 2 2 2 15 13 6 2/4
1899–1900 Kent League 19 6 2 11 23 51 14 9/11 Q1
East Kent Lge 1 10 4 2 4 15 21 10 3/6
1900–01 Kent League 16 8 3 5 35 21 19 4/9 Q1
East Kent Lge 1 6 3 0 3 5 7 6 3/ 4
1901–02 Kent League 19 9 2 8 47 31 20 5/11 Q1 ru:KSC
Thames Medway D1 11 3 2 6 19 30 8 ?/7
1902–03 Kent League 16 6 2 8 32 45 14 5/9 - ru:KSC
Thames Medway D1 12 5 0 7 19 29 10 5/7
1903–04 Kent League 16 6 1 9 26 29 13 7/9 Q4
Thames Medway D1 10 0 2 8 5 37 2 6/6
1904–05 Kent League 18 8 4 6 39 37 20 5/10 EP
Thames Medway D1 10 3 3 4 17 29 9 4/6
1905–06 Kent League 14 4 3 7 23 29 11 5/8 -
South Eastern Div 2 20 5 2 13 30 67 12 11/12
1906–07 Kent League withdrew during season Q1
Thames Medway D1
Key: KSC=Kent Senior Cup; KC=Kent Cup

Ashford United 'A' Team edit

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Other
1896–97 East Kent Lge 2 8 4 1 3 18 12 9 3/5

Ashford Railway Works (1907-1928) edit

The Ashford Railway Works football club (the more commonly used name of the S.E and C.R. Ashford Works F.C.) was founded in 1907. They played their matches at the Railway Works Ground, off Newtown Road, Ashford. Many of its members were drawn from the ranks of skilled engineers from the Ashford railway works and led to the team acquiring the nickname the ‘Nuts and Bolts'. After the 1920s the team began to be known as simply Ashford. They played in the original East Kent League, Kent League (with significant success in Division 2 East) and also the Folkestone and District Senior League. The club discontinued in 1928.

Ashford Railway Works (First Team) edit

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos FA Cup Other
1907–08 East Kent League 18 11 1 6 49 26 23 3/10 P
Folkestone Snr Lge 22 11 3 8 49 46 25 6/12
1908–09 East Kent League 10 7 1 2 34 6 15 1/6 Q1
Folkestone Snr Lge 18 11 3 4 43 19 35 ?/10
1909–10 Kent Div 2: East 20 14 1 5 75 38 29 2/11 Q1
Folkestone Snr Lge 20 13 6 1 56 16 32 1/11
1910–11 Kent Div 2: East 16 10 0 6 37 16 20 3/9 P
Folkestone Snr Lge 18 7 2 9 52 37 16 3/10
1911–12 Kent Div 2: East 14 10 1 3 45 19 21 1/8 Q1
Folkestone Snr Lge 20 14 4 2 63 26 30 3/11
1912–13 Kent Div 2: East 12 7 3 2 26 13 17 1/7 P
Folkestone Snr Lge 21 12 1 8 55 38 25 4/12
1913–14 Kent Div 2: East 18 13 3 2 48 17 29 1/10 Q1
Folkestone Snr Lge 15 8 5 2 31 28 18 4/9
1919–20 Kent Div 2: East 14 10 2 2 60 20 22 1/8 ↑P P
Folkestone Snr Lge 19 13 3 3 94 25 29 2/12
1920–21 Kent Lge Div 1 31 13 6 12 50 42 32 10/17 Q1
1921–22 Kent Lge Div 1 28 9 11 8 42 40 29 8/15 P
1922–23 Kent Lge Div 1 32 13 8 11 63 50 34 6/17 P sf:KSC
1923–24 Kent Lge Div 1 30 13 7 10 61 48 33 7/16 EP ru:KLC
1924–25 Kent Lge Div 1 34 12 6 16 56 67 30 11/18 EP
1925–26 Kent Lge Div 1 36 17 7 12 81 76 41 6/19 Q3
1926–27 Kent Lge Div 1 26 8 3 15 36 58 19 12/14 Q1
1927–28 Kent Div 2: East 4 2 1 1 9 9 5 1/3 P
Folkestone Snr Lge 24 13 2 9 66 60 28 7/15
Key: KSC=Kent Senior Cup; KLC=Kent Cup

Ashford Railway Works Reserves edit

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Other
1908–09 Folkestone Jnr Lge 20 6 0 14 30 51 12 9/11
1920–21 Kent Div 2: East 18 4 5 9 38 41 13 8/10
Folkestone Snr Lge 13 6 3 4 29 21 15 4/9
1921–22 Kent Div 2: East 14 8 0 6 41 27 16 5/8
Folkestone Snr Lge 16 6 3 7 42 47 15 6/9
1922–23 Kent Div 2: East 10 5 0 5 20 24 10 3/6

Ashford / Ashford Town (1930-2010) edit

Founded in 1930 Ashford F.C. were elected to the Kent League. They began playing at the Railway Works ground and then moved to the newly acquired Essella Park ground. On the sale of that facility in 1987 they ground-shared for two years at Cheriton Road, Folkestone before returning to Ashford and the new purpose built Homelands stadium. From the 1950–1951 season the club began to style itself as Ashford Town Football Club rather than Ashford Football Club. The team were 1948-49 Kent League Champions and after that league disbanded in 1959 they joined the Southern League. As a result of the re-organisation of the structure of non-League football in 2004 the team was allocated to the Isthmian League. Owing to unpaid football debts the club was suspended by The Football Association from competition in 2010. As a result of a dispute between the club's Directors it went into financial administration and the club was wound up.

Ashford / Ashford Town (First Team) edit

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos FA Cup Other
1930–31 Kent Lge Div 1 36 16 10 10 93 70 42 6/19 Q2 sf:KSC
1931–32 Kent Lge Div 1 36 26 5 5 115 54 57 2/19 Q1
1932–33 Kent Lge Div 1 34 16 1 17 79 76 33 8/18 Q2
1933–34 Kent Lge Div 1 36 14 3 19 72 92 31 14/19 Q1
1934–35 Kent Lge Div 1 36 16 9 11 72 51 41 5/19 R1
1935–36 Kent Lge Div 1 36 12 6 18 84 97 30 12/19 P
1936–37 Kent Lge Div 1 32 16 5 11 76 53 37 6/17 Q1
1937–38 Kent Lge Div 1 32 11 6 15 61 75 28 11/17 Q2
1938–39 Kent Lge Div 1 28 16 3 9 89 59 35 4/15 Q3 w:KLC
1939–40 Kent Regnl:East 19 4 4 11 44 59 12 10/11
1946–47 Kent Lge Div 1 30 13 6 11 81 72 32 9/16 Q2
1947–48 Kent Lge Div 1 34 12 5 17 59 68 29 12/18 Q1
1948–49 Kent Lge Div 1 34 24 4 6 109 41 52 1/18 Q1
1949–50 Kent Lge Div 1 32 15 8 9 83 62 38 7/17 EP
1950–51 Kent Lge Div 1 32 18 7 7 87 53 43 4/17 Q1
1951–52 Kent Lge Div 1 32 17 3 12 63 38 37 7/17 Q3 ru:KLC
1952–53 Kent Lge Div 1 32 13 9 10 65 48 35 7/17 Q1
1953–54 Kent Lge Div 1 30 5 7 18 34 50 17 14/16 Q3 sf:KSS
1954–55 Kent Lge Div 1 32 11 7 14 49 52 29 12/17 Q1
1955–56 Kent Lge Div 1 32 11 7 14 46 58 29 11/17 Q1
1956–57 Kent Lge Div 1 32 13 3 16 59 59 29 10/17 Q1
1957–58 Kent Lge Div 1 34 7 6 21 53 85 20 16/18 P
1958–59 Kent Lge Div 1 34 16 4 14 75 53 36 9/18 R1 w:KSC
1959–60 Sthn Lge Div 1 42 14 12 16 61 70 40 14/22 R1
1960–61 Sthn Lge Div 1 40 14 8 18 61 67 36 14/21 R1
1961–62 Sthn Lge Div 1 38 14 11 13 66 70 39 11/20 R2 w:KFT; ru:KSC
1962–63 Sthn Lge Div 1 38 9 6 23 48 76 24 18/20 Q4 w:KSC
1963–64 Sthn Lge Div 1 42 19 9 14 73 57 46 7/22 Q4
1964–65 Sthn Lge Div 1 42 11 8 23 60 98 30 17/22 Q2
1965–66 Sthn Lge Div 1 46 9 10 27 44 92 28 23/24 Q1
1966–67 Sthn Lge Div 1 46 18 8 20 74 68 44 11/24 R2
1967–68 Sthn Lge Div 1 42 18 6 18 73 78 42 12/22 Q4
1968–69 Sthn Lge Div 1 42 16 8 18 72 73 40 14/22 Q3 sf:SLC
1969–70 Sthn Lge Div 1 42 19 16 7 71 42 54 4/22 ↑P Q4
1970–71 Sthn Lge Prem 42 8 13 21 52 86 29 20/22 ↓R Q1 sf:KSC
1971–72 Sthn Lge Div 1S 30 12 4 14 43 48 28 10/16 Q3
1972–73 Sthn Lge Div 1S 42 24 7 11 90 40 55 3/22 Q4 sf:FAT
1973–74 Sthn Lge Div 1S 38 14 8 16 41 42 36 12/20 Q2
1974–75 Sthn Lge Div 1S 38 16 12 10 64 55 44 7/20 R1 sf:KSC
1975–76 Sthn Lge Div 1S 38 14 8 16 67 73 36 10/20 Q2
1976–77 Sthn Lge Div 1S 34 5 8 21 32 65 18 17/18 Q2 sf:KSC
1977–78 Sthn Lge Div 1S 38 9 13 16 39 60 31 15/20 Q1
1978–79 Sthn Lge Div 1S 40 10 10 20 28 53 30 19/21 P
1979–80 Sthn Lge S Div 46 12 14 20 54 71 38 19/24 Q2
1980–81 Sthn Lge S Div 46 12 15 19 55 76 39 16/24 Q3 ru:KSC
1981–82 Sthn Lge S Div 46 16 14 16 52 56 46 14/24 Q3 ru:KSC
1982–83 Sthn Lge S Div 34 13 10 11 51 41 49 8/18 P
1983–84 Sthn Lge S Div 38 19 5 14 65 47 62 8/20 Q4 sf:EFC
1984–85 Sthn Lge S Div 38 10 9 19 54 69 39 17/20 Q1
1985–86 Sthn Lge S Div 40 10 12 18 45 65 42 18/21 Q1
1986–87 Sthn Lge S Div 38 23 7 8 63 32 76 2/20 ↑P Q2 sf:KSC
1987–88 Sthn Lge Prem 42 12 16 14 45 54 52 12/22 Q1
1988–89 Sthn Lge Prem 42 13 13 16 59 76 52 18/22 Q3
1989–90 Sthn Lge Prem 42 10 7 25 43 75 37 19/22 ↓R Q2
1990–91 Sthn Lge S Div 40 22 5 13 82 52 71 5/21 Q1
1991–92 Sthn Lge S Div 42 17 12 13 66 57 63 7/22 P sf:KSC
1992–93 Sthn Lge S Div 42 20 8 14 91 66 68 8/22 Q4 w:KSC
1993–94 Sthn Lge S Div 42 24 13 5 93 46 85 6/22 Q1 sf:EFC
1994–95 Sthn Lge S Div 42 21 12 9 106 72 75 5/22 R1
1995–96 Sthn Lge S Div 42 25 9 8 75 44 84 2/22 ↑P R1 w:KSC
1996–97 Sthn Lge Prem 42 9 18 15 53 79 45 19/22 R2
1997–98 Sthn Lge Prem 42 8 5 29 34 85 29 21/22 ↓R Q4
1998–99 Sthn Lge S Div 42 17 12 13 59 54 63 7/22 Q2
1999–2000 Sthn Lge E Div 42 21 9 12 70 49 72 6/22 Q1
2000–01 Sthn Lge E Div 42 15 4 23 53 83 49 12/22 Q1
2001–02 Sthn Lge E Div 42 14 6 22 58 78 48 14/22 P sf:KSC
2002–03 Sthn Lge E Div 42 18 9 15 63 57 63 11/22 P
2003–04 Sthn Lge E Div 42 15 9 18 51 53 54 12/22 Q1
2004–05 Isth Lge Div 1 42 8 12 22 47 85 36 20/22 P
2005–06 Isth Lge Div 1 44 8 11 25 41 81 35 21/23 Q1
2006–07 Isth Lge Div 1S 42 10 14 18 52 65 44 18/22 Q1 sf:KSC
2007–08 Isth Lge Div 1S 42 19 10 13 64 51 67 8/22 P
2008–09 Isth Lge Div 1S 42 16 15 11 68 54 63 7/22 Q1
2009–10 Isth Lge Div 1S 42 9 11 22 49 90 38 20/22 Q1
Key: KLC=Kent League Cup; KSC=Kent Senior Cup; KSS=Kent Senior Shield; KFT=Kent Floodlight Trophy; EFC=Eastern Floodlit Cup; SLC=Southern League Cup FAT=FA Trophy.

Ashford / Ashford Town Reserves edit

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Other
1931–32 Kent Amateur Lge:E 21 18 2 1 84 30 36 1/12 (-4;+2 pts)
1932–33 Folkestone Snr Lge 23 5 2 16 51 100 12 14/14
1938–39 Kent Lge Div 2 24 9 5 10 72 74 23 9/13
1946–47 Kent Cnty Am.Lge:E N 20 9 3 8 46 49 21 4/11
1947–48 Kent Lge Div 2 26 12 3 11 62 60 27 7/14
1948–49 Kent Lge Div 2 30 20 3 7 84 38 43 2/16
1949–50 Kent Lge Div 2 31 18 4 9 92 49 40 ?/17 w:KL2C
1950–51 Kent Lge Div 2 30 20 5 5 103 51 45 3/16
1951–52 Kent Lge Div 2 28 13 6 9 79 64 32 7/15
1952–53 Kent Lge Div 2 30 21 6 3 83 33 48 1/16 w:KL2C: ru:KIC
1953–54 Kent Lge Div 2 34 19 8 7 66 43 46 3/18 w:KIC
1954–55 Kent Lge Div 2 34 18 4 12 90 63 40 8/18
1955–56 Kent Lge Div 2 32 22 7 3 111 34 51 1/17 ru:KIC
1956–57 Kent Lge Div 2 34 19 5 10 64 55 43 5/18 sf:KL2C
Kent Cnty Am.Lge:E 26 9 5 12 50 60 23 8/14 Ashford 'A'
1957–58 Kent Lge Div 2 34 16 9 9 79 53 41 4/18 ru:KIC
Kent Cnty Am.Lge:E 26 11 3 12 79 84 25 8/14 Ashford 'A'
1958–59 Kent Lge Div 2 34 23 3 8 84 44 49 4/18
Kent Cnty Am.Lge:E 30 15 5 10 111 68 35 7/16 Ashford 'A'
1959–60 Seanglian Lge 30 17 3 10 62 55 37 5/16
Kent Cnty Am.Lge:E S 25 12 2 11 51 40 26 7/14 Ashford 'A'
1960–61 Seanglian Lge 32 14 6 12 65 40 34 9/17 ru:SeLC
1961–62 Seanglian Lge 22 17 2 3 68 24 36 1/12 ru:SeLC; ru:KIC
1962–63 Seanglian Lge 23 8 7 8 30 36 23 7/13
1963–64 Metropolitan & Dist.D2 28 5 6 17 31 68 16 13/15
1966–67 Kent Prem Lge 26 7 3 16 42 64 17 11/14
1967–68 Kent Prem Lge 34 7 6 21 44 90 20 15/18
1970–71 Kent League 38 15 7 16 98 73 37 10/20
1971–72 Kent League 37 13 11 13 67 77 37 11/20 ru:KLC
1972–73 Kent League 38 6 10 22 42 113 22 19/20
1973–74 Kent League 36 10 11 15 64 80 31 15/19
1974–75 Kent League 36 11 6 19 54 73 28 13/19
1975–76 Kent League 36 8 5 23 57 117 21 16/19
1979–80 Kent Lge Div 2 30 8 7 15 40 58 22 12/16
1980–81 Kent Lge Div 2 36 13 5 18 50 76 31 13/19
1981–82 Kent Lge Div 2 32 9 4 19 38 55 22 14/17
1982–83 Kent Lge Div 2 34 10 12 12 56 57 32 12/18
1983–84 Kent Lge Div 2 28 13 4 11 40 35 43 8/15
1984–85 Kent Lge Div 2 32 19 6 7 61 37 63 2/17
1985–86 Kent Lge Div 2 34 19 5 10 53 44 62 4/18
1986–87 Kent Lge Div 2 34 18 7 9 64 43 61 4/18 ru:KL2C
1987–88 Kent Lge Div 2 34 23 5 6 77 25 74 2/18
1988–89 Kent Lge Div 2 36 24 4 8 67 32 76 2/19
1989–90 Kent Lge Div 2 32 13 7 12 40 43 46 8/17
1990–91 Kent Lge Div 2 30 17 7 6 65 29 58 2/16
1991–92 Kent Lge Div 2 36 19 6 11 59 45 63 4/19
2001–02 Kent Lge Div 1S 20 8 6 6 43 29 30 5/11
2002–03 Kent Lge Div 1S 22 12 3 7 43 26 29 4/12
2003–04 Kent Lge Div 1 22 8 3 11 29 37 27 7/12
2004–05 Kent Lge Div 1 22 9 2 11 40 45 29 6/12
2005–06 Kent Lge Div 1 22 8 4 10 38 47 28 8/12
2006–07 Kent Lge Div 1 22 1 3 18 14 78 6 12/12
2007–08 Kent Lge Div 2 24 14 5 5 68 36 47 2/13 w:KL2C
2008–09 Kent Lge Div 1 22 11 3 8 36 27 36 5/12
2009–10 Kent Lge Div 1 20 6 6 8 27 30 24 7/11
Key: KLC=Kent League Cup; KL2C=Kent League 2 Cup; KIC=Kent Intermediate Cup; SeLC=Seanglian League Cup

Ashford United (2011- ) edit

Ashford United (First Team) edit

Formed by one of the Directors of the former Ashford Town club, Ashford United was formed in 2011 and resurrected the name of the team from 1891-1907. The club began playing in the Kent Invicta League and after two seasons advanced to the Kent League which renamed itself as the Southern Counties East Football League. The team were promoted as SCEFL Champions to the Isthmian League in 2017.

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos FA Cup Other
201112 Kent Invicta Lge 30 15 7 8 65 44 52 5/16
201213 Kent Invicta Lge 30 20 6 4 79 32 66 3/16 ↑P P
201314 Sth Cnties East FL 32 22 3 7 72 37 69 2/17 P ru:KST
201415 Sth Cnties East FL 38 25 10 3 96 39 85 2/20 P
201516 Sth Cnties East FL 36 23 7 6 95 46 66* 3/19 EP ru:KST qf:FAV
201617 Sth Cnties East FL: Prem. 38 30 2 6 119 39 92 1/20 ↑P Q1 w:KST
201718 Isth Lge Div 1S 46 10 8 28 60 111 38 21/24 Q1
201819 Isth Lge Div 1SE 36 21 5 10 74 36 68 4/19 P
201920 Isth Lge Div 1SE 30 19 2 9 75 41 59 2/20 Q1 Covid curtailed
202021 Isth Lge Div 1SE 6 2 1 3 9 11 7 n/a Q1 Covid curtailed
202122 Isth Lge Div 1SE 38 22 6 10 79 48 72 2/19 P
202223 Isth Lge Div 1SE 38 16 9 13 57 47 57 9/19 Q2
Key: KST=Kent Senior Trophy; FAV= FA Vase; *= 10 pts deduction.

Ashford United Reserves edit

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Other
2015–16 Kent Cnty Lge 2E 20 6 0 14 41 59 18 8/11

Ashford United Thirds edit

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Other
2015–16 Ashford Dist Sunday Lge D3 18 9 1 8 50 53 28 6/11
2016–17 Ashford Dist Sunday Lge D3 18 6 2 10 45 53 20 6/10
2017–18 Ashford Dist Sunday Lge D3 16 6 1 9 57 60 19 6/9
2018–19 Ashford Dist Sunday Lge D3 20 12 2 6 80 41 38 5/11
2019–20 Ashford Dist Sunday Lge D3 14 10 1 3 62 17 31 1/10 ↑P Covid curtailed
2020–21 Ashford Dist Sunday Lge D2 4 3 0 1 17 9 9 n/a Covid curtailed
2021–22 Ashford Dist Sunday Lge D2 18 10 1 7 63 49 31 3/10 ↑P
2022–23 Ashford Dist Sunday Lge D1 18 7 4 7 54 46 25 5/10

Ashford / Ashford United Ladies edit

Ashford Ladies team first entered league competition in the 1971 Kent Women's League Division 1 West. The team was affiliated within the Ashford United organisation in 2022.

Season Lge Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Other
2005–06 SE Counties: Kent Div 14 10 2 2 96 18 32 1/8 ↑P
2006–07 SE Counties: D1 East 16 4 4 8 36 55 16 7/9
2007–08 SE Counties: D1 East 14 7 0 7 49 36 21 4/8
2008–09 SE Counties: D1 East 20 11 3 6 55 50 36 5/11
2009–10 SE Counties: D1 East 18 14 2 2 56 17 44 2/11 ↑P
2010–11 SE Counties: Premier 16 0 0 16 16 88 0 9/9 ↓R
2011–12 SE Counties: D1 East 20 8 2 10 30 54 26 8/11
2012–13 SE Counties: D1 East 16 9 2 5 37 24 29 3/9
2013–14 SE Counties: D1 East 16 5 4 7 30 30 19 6/9
2014–15 SE Counties: D1 East 14 10 2 2 45 15 32 1/18 ↑P
2015–16 SE Counties: Premier 14 4 4 6 23 34 16 5/8
2016–17 SE Counties: Premier 18 8 3 7 45 36 27 5/10
2017–18 SE Counties: Premier 18 5 3 10 29 46 18 8/10
2018–19 SE Counties: Premier 18 12 2 4 59 33 38 3/10
2019–20 SE Counties: Premier 10 4 1 5 22 24 13 6/10 Covid curtailed
2020–21 Ldn&SE Rgn D1 East 2 2 0 0 11 0 6 5/8 Covid curtailed
2021–22 Ldn&SE Rgn D1 East 18 13 2 3 60 27 41 3/10
2022–23 Ldn&SE Rgn D1 East 22 19 0 3 113 23 57 1/12 ↑P w:LSESh
Key: LSESh=London & South East Regional League Trophy

References edit

Non-League Football matters

Football Club History Database

The Southern Counties East Football League

(formerly Jeff Trice's) Margate FC history website

The history of Dover football club

Nuts and Bolts Archive, History of Ashford Town & Ashford United