John Ascroft
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

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]

Reviews

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Gunson's successor". Football Gazette (South Shields). British Newspaper Archive. 7 September 1929. p. 2 col.5. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  3. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register
  4. 1 2 "Bangor City Players 1876-1939 Who Progressed Into The English Football League". The Citizens Choice. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ↑ John Ascroft at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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