Jack Ashley (Australian footballer) explained

John Ashley
Fullname:William John Ashley
Nickname:Jack, Spud
Birth Date:14 May 1890
Birth Place:Fisherville, South Australia[1]
Death Date:3 December 1968 (age 78)[2] [3]
Death Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Originalteam:Balmain
Position:Follower, Ruck Shield
Years1:1907–1909
Club1:Balmain
Years2:1910–1911
Club2:East Sydney
Years3:1912–1915
Club3:Port Adelaide
Years4:1919
Club4:Port Adelaide
Sooyears1:1911
Sooteam1:New South Wales
Soogames Goals1:4
Sooyears2:1914-1919
Sooteam2:South Australia
Soogames Goals2:7
Statsend:1919
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William John Ashley (14 May 1890 – 3 December 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SAFL from 1912 to 1915 and 1919.

Early life

He was born in South Australia in 1890 but moved to Sydney with his family early the next decade.

Sydney football

Ashley was a star footballer in the local Sydney Australian rules football league with the Balmain Australian Football Club.

1911 Interstate carnival

He represented New South Wales at the inaugural state carnival.

Port Adelaide

A follower, Ashley would later become a regular for South Australia at interstate level. He was a best and fairest winner at Port Adelaide in 1914 and also won that year's Magarey Medal. The war interrupted the SAFL but when it returned in 1919 so did Ashley and he won another best and fairest award before retiring at the end of the season.

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Notes and References

  1. William John Ashley, son of William Ashley and Alice Emma Hayman. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
  2. News: He Slipped Under the Radar. 8 August 2017. NSW Australian Football History Society Inc. 20 May 2014. en-AU.
  3. News: Deaths. The Sydney Morning Herald . 5 December 1968 . 24.
  4. News: FOOTBALL. . The Express And Telegraph . XLIX . 14,604 . South Australia . 2 May 1912 . 7 June 2017 . 6.