Gordon Ashcroft
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Lea, England | ||
| Date of death | 1982 (aged 80)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Chorley, Lancashire, England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1925 | Coppull Central | ? | (?) |
| 1925–1927 | Burnley | 1 | (0) |
| 1927–19?? | Burscough Rangers | ? | (?) |
| 19??–1930 | Lancaster Town | ? | (?) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gordon Aschroft (7 September 1902 – 1982) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Lea, Lancashire, he played for Coppull Central before joining Football League First Division side Burnley in November 1925.[2] He made his debut for the club on 7 December 1925 in the 3–1 win against Birmingham at Turf Moor.[3] Ashcroft failed to make another first-team appearance for Burnley and was released at the end of the 1926–27 season. In August 1927 he signed for Burscough Rangers,[2] and then played for Lancaster Town.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
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Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1982 deaths
- Footballers from Preston, Lancashire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Coppull Central F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Burscough F.C. players
- Lancaster City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football goalkeeper, 1900s birth stubs