Billy Ashcroft Explained

Billy Ashcroft
Fullname:William Ashcroft
Birth Date:1 October 1952
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Position:Defender/Forward
Years1:1970–1977
Years2:1977–1982
Years3:1982–1985
Years4:1985–1986
Clubs1:Wrexham
Clubs2:Middlesbrough
Clubs3:FC Twente
Clubs4:Tranmere Rovers
Caps1:219
Caps2:139
Caps3:77
Caps4:23
Goals1:72
Goals2:21
Goals3:29
Goals4:2
Totalcaps:458
Totalgoals:124

Billy Ashcroft (born 1 October 1952) is an English retired footballer who played both as a central defender and as a forward. He made his League debut for Middlesbrough on 3 September 1977 in a 2–1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion, after having previously served Wrexham for seven years, playing 219 matches and scoring 72 goals. Ashcroft was transferred to FC Twente in the Netherlands in 1982, where he stayed for three years, making 77 league appearances and scoring 29 goals. He was the club top-scorer in the 1983–84 season. In 1985, he moved to Tranmere Rovers, where he scored twice in 23 league appearances.

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