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Gordon Ashcroft
Personal information
Date of birth (1902-09-07)7 September 1902
Place of birth Lea, England
Date of death 1982 (aged 80)[1]
Place of death Chorley, Lancashire, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1925 Coppull Central? (?)
1925–1927 Burnley1 (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 BirminghamatTurf 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]

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  • ^ a b 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.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2019.

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