Ernest Albert Ashton[a] (7 July 1883 – 1 August 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Ernie Ashton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest Albert Ashton | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Campbell Town, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 1 August 1955 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Gaffney's Creek | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of John Ashton (1829-1889),[2] and Ellen Ashton (1855-1931), née Brown, née Hughes, later, Mrs. William Henry Deakin,[3] Ernest Albert Ashton was born at Campbell Town, Tasmania on 7 July 1883.
Football edit
Recruited from Gaffneys Creek, Ashton only played in one senior match for Carlton, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 20 August 1904, when he was a replacement for the team's captain, Joe McShane, who had been injured during the week at a team practice session.[6][7]
Death edit
He died at Richmond, Victoria on 1 August 1955.[8]
Notes edit
- ^ This Ernest Albert Ashton, who played for Carlton in 1904, is an entirely different individual from the Ernest Graham Ashton (1870-1946) who played 55 games (11 goals) for Collingwood in the VFA from 1892 to 1895 (see: Ernie Ashton, at Collingwood Forever).
Footnotes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p. 31.
- ^ Hospital Board: Surgeon-Superintendent's Report, The Launceston Examiner, (Friday, 22 February 18890, p. 3.
- ^ Death: Deakin, The (Burnie) Advocate, (Tuesday, 24 February 1931), p. 2.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.8361/1928.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.7333/1981.
- ^ Collingwood (8.11) beat Carlton (7.7), (Monday, 22 August 1904), p. 8.
- ^ 'Follower', "Football Gossip", The Leader, (Saturday, 27 August 1904), p. 16.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.8631/1955.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links edit
- Ernie Ashton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ernie Ashton at AustralianFootball.com
- Ernie Ashton's profile at Blueseum
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