Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #403
Appearances:
8
Starts:
8
Goals:
0
Seasons:
5
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1946-47
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1946-47
Derek Ashton
Position
Full Back
From
1946-47
To
1950-51
IMAGE CREDIT
Derek Ashton
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
8 |
1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Starts
8 |
1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Derek Ashton
Birth Date
Tuesday, 4 July 1922
Birth Place
Kiverton Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Wolverhampton Wanderers
From
For
Free
On
May 1946
Previous Clubs
1941-46 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Wellington Town
For
Free
On
August 1951
Subsequent Clubs
Wellington Town |
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1946-47
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1946-47
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1946-51 Aston Villa, Free, 8 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Alex Massie |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 21 September 1946
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 21 September 1946
Blackpool (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 30 October 1948
Stoke City (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 30 October 1948
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
(5ft 9.5 in) 1.76 m
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
16 February 1997, Aged 74
Derek Ashton
Player #403 for Aston Villa, Derek Ashton, nicknamed Paleface, played as a full back for the club. Derek played for Villa between 1946-47 and 1948-49 making 8 appearances.
Derek was born in Kiverton Park, Sheffield on 4 July 1922 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 21 September 1946 at the age of 24.
Derek, as a native of Kiverton Park, Sheffield, played for the Park team as a youth in his teens and was spotted by Wolves in 1941 whilst still working as a miner in a Yorkshire coalfield.
Derek was with Wolves for a season or two before joining Villa in August 1946, and as a 24 year old hard kicking full back, who could also acquit himself well in the centre half position, he went on to make a single appearance in his debut season
Derek had a cool and stylish approach to football that enabled him to make the breakthrough into the first team in the 1948-49 season.
1948-49 saw Derek return to the first team with 7 league appearances as Villa went on to finish 10th however he would play his final game on Saturday, 30 October 1948 aged 26 before moving on to Wellington Town in August 1951.
Derek would miss a significant proportion of the 1949-50 season due to a cartilage operation.
Derek played under Villa manager Alex Massie.
Derek passed away in Telford on 16 February 1997 aged 74.