| Luke Ashworth | |
| Fullname: | Luke Alexander Ashworth |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Bolton, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Wigan Athletic |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Years4: | 2010–2011 |
| Years5: | 2011 |
| Years6: | 2011–2012 |
| Years7: | 2012–2014 |
| Years8: | 2014 |
| Years9: | 2014–2017 |
| Years10: | 2017–2018 |
| Years11: | 2018 |
| Years12: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Wigan Athletic |
| Clubs2: | → Leyton Orient (loan) |
| Clubs4: | Rotherham United |
| Clubs5: | Harrogate Town |
| Clubs6: | FC Halifax Town |
| Clubs7: | Hyde |
| Clubs8: | → Chester (loan) |
| Clubs9: | FC United of Manchester |
| Clubs10: | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Clubs11: | FC United of Manchester |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Caps7: | 72 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Caps9: | 112 |
| Goals9: | 9 |
| Caps10: | 46 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Caps11: | 3 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Caps12: | 21 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:54, 13 December 2023 (UTC) |
Luke Alexander Ashworth (born 4 December 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Ashworth made his professional debut during a loan period at Leyton Orient from his original club Wigan Athletic, in Orient's 4–2 Football League Trophy win against Southend United on 2 September 2008,[1] and his league debut eleven days later. He returned to Wigan on 3 November 2008.
He signed for Leyton Orient on a permanent basis in January 2009,[2] and scored his first professional goal for Orient in the FA Cup first round tie against Tranmere Rovers on 7 November 2009.[3] On 23 June 2010, he left Orient on a free transfer and joined Rotherham United.[4] After his release from Rotherham in the summer of 2011, he played for Harrogate Town between 9 September and 13 December, after which he signed for Halifax in December on a non-contract basis.[5] He left the club in May 2012.[6]
After being released from Halifax at the end of the season, he moved up a division to go and play at Conference National newcomers Hyde.[7] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2012–13 season, in a 2–2 draw away at Braintree Town.[8]
In March 2014 he joined Chester on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season,[9] before moving to then-Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester in August 2014.[10]
In July 2017 he joined Stalybridge Celtic.[11]
In July 2018 he rejoined former club FC United of Manchester.[12] In September he moved to Ashton United.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2008–09[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Leyton Orient | 2009–10[15] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Rotherham United | 2010–11[16] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Harrogate Town | 2011–12[17] | Conference North | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| FC Halifax Town | 2011–12[18] | Conference North | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Hyde United | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Conference Norh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 78 | 2 | ||||
| Chester (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 190 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 230 | 24 | |||