Bill Ashurst (footballer)

William Ashurst (4 May 1894 – 26 January 1947) was an English professional footballer who made 200 appearances in the Football League for Notts County as a right back.[1] He was capped by England at international level and represented the Football League XI.[3] Ashurst also played league football for Lincoln City and West Bromwich Albion.[1][4]

Bill Ashurst
Personal information
Full name William Ashurst[1]
Date of birth (1894-05-04)4 May 1894[2]
Place of birth Willington, England[2]
Date of death 26 January 1947(1947-01-26) (aged 52)[2]
Place of death Bulwell, England[3]
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1914 Willington
1914–???? Durham City
1919 Leeds City 0 (0)
1919–1920 Lincoln City 24 (0)
1920–1926 Notts County 200 (0)
1926–1928 West Bromwich Albion 22 (1)
1928–???? Newark Town
0000–1930 Brentwood Colliery
Bestwood Colliery
International career
1923–1925 England 5 (0)
1923 Football League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Ashurst's younger brother Eli also became a footballer.[5] During the First World War, Ashurst served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery and as a private in the Tank Corps.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lincoln City 1919–20[2] Second Division 24 0 0 0 24 0
Notts County 1922–23[7] Second Division 41 0 0 0 41 0
1923–24[7] First Division 33 0 0 0 33 0
1924–25[7] 30 0 0 0 30 0
1925–26[7] 19 0 0 0 19 0
Total 123 0 0 0 123 0
West Bromwich Albion 1926–27[4] First Division 22 1 1 0 23 1
Career total 169 1 1 0 170 1

Honours

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Notts County

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 12. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ a b c d "William Ashurst". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "England Players – Bill Ashurst". englandfootballonline. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Bill Ashurst". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Ashurst Bill Notts County 1925". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ^ Bill Ashurst on Lives of the First World War
  7. ^ a b c d "Notts County FC in the 1920's". Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2020.