George Ashmore

George Ashmore

Infobox Football biography
playername = George Ashmore


fullname = George Samuel Austin Ashmore
dateofbirth = birth date|1898|5|5|df=y
cityofbirth = Plymouth
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1973|5|12|1898|5|5|df=y
cityofdeath = Handsworth, Birmingham
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Nineveh Wesley
years = 1919–1931
1931–1933
clubs = West Bromwich Albion
Chesterfield
caps(goals) = 245 0(0)
071 0(0)
nationalyears = 1926
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)

George Samuel Austin Ashmore (5 May 1898 – 12 May 1973) was an English football player who played for West Bromwich Albion and Chesterfield, as well as the English national side.

Career

Ashmore was born in Plymouth and represented South Devon & District Schools. After playing for Nineveh Wesley in Handsworth, he joined West Bromwich Albion in November 1919, and soon replaced Hubert Pearson as the first choice goalkeeper. He made his league debut in October 1920 against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, a match that Albion lost 5–1.

His solitary appearance for England came on 24 May 1926 in a friendly against Belgium. The match finished 5–3 to England with Frank Osborne scoring a hat-trick as England came from 3–2 down to take the match. [cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=150|title=Belgium 3 - England 5; 24 May 1926 (Match report)]

After 268 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, he lost his place to Harry Pearson, Hubert's son,cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p.15| isbn=1-905009-63-1] and in October 1931, Ashmore joined Chesterfield. At Chesterfield, he was a regular for two seasons and played in 71 league games before announcing his retirement in 1933.cite book | last = Matthews | first = Tony | title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion | publisher = Breedon Books | date = 2005 | pages = pp18–19 | isbn = 1-85983-474-4]

After he retired from football he worked for the MEB. He died on 12 May 1973 at the age of 75.

References

External links

* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=29 Player profile at EnglandStats.com]


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