Roy Ashton (soccer player)

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Roy Ashton
Personnel
Surname Roger William Ashton
birthday August 16, 1921
place of birth Llanidloes ,  Wales
date of death July 1985
Place of death Neath ,  Wales
position goal
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1944–? Wrexham AFC 0 (0)
1948-1949 Cardiff City 1 (0)
1949 Bath City
1949-1950 AFC Newport County 11 (0)
1950 Merthyr Tydfil FC
1950-1951 AFC Newport County 0 (0)
1951 Milford United
1951-1952 Headington United 31 (0)
1952-1953 Barry Town 1 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Roger William "Roy" Ashton (born August 16, 1921 in Llanidloes , † July 1985 in Neath ) was a Welsh football player .

Career

Ashton came to AFC Wrexham during the Second World War and completed his first assignment on March 18, 1944 against the Bolton Wanderers (final score 3: 3), he was here certified an "outstanding performance". Because of the war, the regular game operation was suspended until 1946, Ashton came in the replacement competitions to a total of 27 missions for Wrexham. Initially still an amateur, he rose to professional in December 1945 and was mostly in competition with Dave Whitelaw . In the FA Cup 1945/46 , which was played back and forth for the only time in its history, it was preferred in five out of six games, as clear after successes over Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town in the third round of the first division club Blackpool was superior and prevailed with two 4-1 wins. His last assignment at Wrexham was dated February 16, 1946, possibly also due to Ashton's upcoming military service in the Royal Air Force , which was reported in December 1945 .

In April 1948 he was presented as a newcomer to Cardiff City from Liverpool and played his first game in the Football League on the last day of the second division season 1947/48 as a substitute for Danny Canning against FC Barnsley , the press was about Ashton's appearance at the 2: 1 victory for his team: “Barnsley, under certain circumstances, was unhappy to face an inspired goalkeeper at Ashton who, time and again, saved his team with a series of great saves. Without a doubt, this was the best performance of the goalkeeping game of the season in this stadium. ”In the following season 1948/49 he was injured for a long time and was handed over to Bath City at the end of the season . The reason for the change should also have been his professional planning, since he had his center of life there and, depending on the report, took a three-year physiotherapy course or a radiation therapy course in a local hospital. At the beginning of the 1949/50 season he played two competitive games for Bath City, but left the club in December 1949 for AFC Newport County .

There he made his debut in the Football League Third Division South in March 1950 as a replacement for the injured goalkeeper Harrison Fearnley and was praised by the press for his appearance in the 1-1 draw at home against Port Vale : “The former Bath City goalkeeper Roy Ashton couldn't make a more successful debut for his team. His judgment, positional play, control of the penalty area and his callousness when diving into the feet of attacking strikers were pleasing to see. ”His“ excellent form ”also ensured that after Fearnley's recovery he played most of the games until the end of the season and made a total of ten league appearances . He had an unusual appearance in a 3-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest , in which he initially "performed some miracle parades, was Newport's savior, again and again the non-stop attack, especially Love , deprived of goals and after a violent bump from Capel , who bruised his right shoulder, went on bravely. ”After the goal to make it 3-0, he switched - substitutions were not allowed - to the left wing and, according to the press, brought“ Pep into a flagging storm row ”.

In the 1950/51 season he was only used at the end of September 1950 in a 2: 4 defeat against Crystal Palace , in which he "did not impress". As a result, briefly active at Merthyr Tydfil FC , he returned in December 1950 to Newport County, but did not come to any further competitive play in the first team, overall he played most of his missions for the reserve team during his membership. He then played for Milford United and in the Southern League for Headington United , where he was the goalkeeper for most of the 1951/52 season and played 31 league appearances, and Barry Town , where he suffered a broken leg in late 1952.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Gareth M. Davies & Peter Jones: The Racecourse Robins from Adams to Youds . Gareth M. Davies and Peter Jones, Ynys Mon 1999, ISBN 0-9524950-1-5 , pp. 354 .
  2. ^ Roy Ashton in the database of barryhugmansfootballers.com (English). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ FOUR FOR LAWTON . In: Liverpool Echo , March 27, 1944, p. 3.  (link with costs)
  4. ↑ Jack Rollin: Soccer at War 1939-45 . Headline Book Publishing, London 2005, ISBN 0-7553-1431-X , pp. 443 f .
  5. ↑ WREXHAM'S SELECTED . In: Liverpool Echo , March 1, 1945, p. 2.  (paid link)
  6. ↑ cf. Peter Jones: Wrexham: A Complete Record, 1872-1992 . Breedon Books, Derby 1992, ISBN 978-1-873626-19-1 , pp. 292 f .
  7. ↑ WREXHAM FC make a big capture . In: Liverpool Evening Express , December 13, 1945, p. 3.  (link with costs)
  8. ↑ a b CITY SIGN A GOALKEEPER. YOUNG PLAYER FROM CARDIFF . In: Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette , June 25, 1949, p. 13.  (paid link)
  9. ^ John Crooks: The Bluebirds - A Who's Who of Cardiff City Football League Players . Seargeant Brothers Printers Ltd, Pontypool 1987, ISBN 0-9511984-1-6 , p. 4 .
  10. ↑ CARDIFF'S FINE DISPLAY IN LAST GAME . In: Western Mail , May 3, 1948, p. 4.  (link subject to charge)
  11. ↑ CARDIFF GOALKEEPER . In: Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette , August 6, 1949, p. 4.  (paid link)
  12. ↑ bathcityfc.com: Past Players - A , accessed on April 21, 2019
  13. ↑ ASHTON'S GOOD DEBUT IN COUNT GOAL . In: Western Mail , March 6, 1950, p. 5.  (link subject to charge)
  14. ↑ Fearnley Improves . In: Western Mail , August 6, 1949, p. 7.  (link subject to charge)
  15. ↑ Tony Ambrosen: Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County . Yore Publications, Harefield 1993, ISBN 978-0-9513321-7-7 , pp. 125 .
  16. ^ County's Heroic Ashton . In: Western Mail , April 11, 1950, p. 5.  (link subject to charge)
  17. ↑ COUNTY FAILED TO MASTER HEAVY GOING . In: Western Mail , October 2, 1950, p. 5.  (link with costs)
  18. ↑ a b A. K. Ambrosen: Ironsides - A Lifetime in the League: Who's Who of Newport County . Yore Publications, Harefield 1991, ISBN 978-0-9513321-7-7 , pp. 42 .
  19. ^ Martin Brodetsky: The Who's Who of Oxford United . The Derby Books Publishing, Derby 2011, ISBN 978-1-85983-990-4 , pp. 20 .
  20. ^ Martin Brodetsky: Oxford United: The Complete Record . DB Publishing, Derby 2011, ISBN 978-1-78091-145-8 , pp. 230 f .
personal data
SURNAME Ashton, Roy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ashton, Roger William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION welsh football player
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Llanidloes
DATE OF DEATH July 1985
Place of death Neath