Gordon Ashcroft

Gordon Ashcroft
Personal information
Date of birth (1902-09-07)7 September 1902
Place of birth Lea, England
Date of death 1982 (aged 80)
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. He made his debut for the club on 7 December 1925 in the 3–1 win against Birmingham at Turf Moor. 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, and then played for Lancaster Town.

References

  1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. 1 2 Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley: Burnley Football Club. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
  3. ↑ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley: Burnley Football Club. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
  4. ↑ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2019.