John Herbert Ascroft (2 February 1907 – 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left. He made appearance in the English Football League for Wrexham.[5] He also was on the books of EFL clubs Oldham Athletic and Arsenal but never made an appearance for either club.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Herbert Ascroft[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1907[2][3] | ||
| Place of birth | Bebington, England[4] | ||
| Date of death | 1990 (aged 83)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Cumbria, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Connah's Quay & Shotton | |||
| Flint Town United | |||
| 1926 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| Flint Town | |||
| 1927 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1927–1929 | Bangor City | ||
| Wrexham | 10 | (6) | |
| Workington | |||
| Runcorn | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Reviews edit
The Football Gazette (South Shields) wrote about Ascroft:[1]
Wrexham are not going to miss Gunson, their goalgetting left winger, so very much if John Herbert Ascroft repeats the delightful form he displayed against Stockport County a week ago, for apart from scoring this youngster was a real live wire in all he did. He played with the Bangor City club last season and there attracted quite a lot of attention, but did not wish to go far from North Wales. Wrexham have quite a good opinion of him.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Gunson's successor". Football Gazette (South Shields). British Newspaper Archive. 7 September 1929. p. 2 col.5. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ a b "Bangor City Players 1876-1939 Who Progressed Into The English Football League". The Citizens Choice. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ John Ascroft at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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