Player #449
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1955-56
1957-58
Retired
George Ashfield
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1956-58 🕒 10 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #449 |
Season :
1955-56 | 1956-57 | 1957-58 |
Age :
21 | 22 | 23 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # | # |
Appearances :
1 | 0 | 9 |
Starts :
1 | 0 | 9 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
- | - | - |
Involvements :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
Bookings :
- | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
George Owen Ashfield
Birth Date
7 April 1934
Birth Place
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
1951-54 Stockport County
Football League Third Division North
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
Original Transfer
Aged
19
From
Stockport County
For
Free
On
March 1954
Under
Eric Houghton
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
24
Chester
Free
February 1959
Joe Mercer 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1959 Chester, Free
Football League First Division,
🕒 5 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1959 Rhyl
Cheshire County League
1959 Retired aged 25
Died
1 March 1985, Aged 50
George Ashfield
Villa Career
1956-58 | Free |
Football League First Division
🕒 10 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #449 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
21 January 1956
Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
First Squad
21 January 1956
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1955-56
21 January 1956
Chelsea (h), Division One
21
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1957-58
18 January 1958
Luton Town (a), Division One
23
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Squad
18 January 1958
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
George Ashfield
Player #449 for Aston Villa, George Ashfield, played as a centre back for the club.
George played for Villa between 1955-56 and 1957-58 making 10 appearances.
George was born in Manchester on 7 April 1934 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 21 January 1956 aged 21.
Villa had signed George from Stockport County in March 1954.
Only in his final season with Villa did George would feature more than once - making 9 appearances in 1957-58 as Villa finished 14th and exited the FA Cup in the 3rd Round.
George had played his Villa career under manager Eric Houghton and his final game came on Saturday, 18 January 1958 aged just 23 before he moved on to Chester in February 1959.
George passed away in Chester in March 1985 aged just 50.