Matty Ashton Explained

Matty Ashton
Fullname:Matthew Ashton
Birth Date:28 July 1998
Birth Place:Greater Manchester, England
Height:6feet
Weight:87abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Year1start:2019
Appearances1:25
Tries1:30
Goals1:1
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:122
Year2start:2020
Year2end:present
Appearances2:89
Tries2:67
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:224
Yearastart:2023
Appearancesa:3
Triesa:3
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:12
New:yes
Source:[1]
Updated:4 November 2023

Matty Ashton (born 28 July 1998) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He previously played for Swinton Lions, where he made his professional debut in 2019. He made his debut at international level for England in 2023.

Early life

Ashton grew up in Heywood, Greater Manchester, and began playing rugby league at the age of seven with Rochdale Mayfield. He later attended Hopwood Hall College, where he was coached by Matt Calland.[2]

Playing career

Early career

After playing for two seasons in Rochdale Mayfield's open age team in the National Conference League, Ashton spent a year in Australia, where he played for the Mullumbimby Giants in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League.[3] [4]

After a successful trial, Ashton signed a one-year contract with Championship side Swinton Lions in December 2018.[5] He became the league's top try scorer during the 2019 season, scoring 30 tries in total, and won the Championship Young Player of the Year award.

Warrington Wolves

In August 2019, Ashton was signed by Super League club Warrington Wolves for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his Super League début for Warrington against Wigan in January 2020.[7]

In round 5 of the 2023 Super League season, Ashton scored a hat-trick in Warrington's 38–20 victory over Leigh.[8] Ashton played 25 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season and scored 18 tries as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. Ashton played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against St Helens.[9] On 8 June 2024, Ashton played in Warrington's 2024 Challenge Cup final defeat against Wigan.[10]

International career

On 28 October 2023 he scored two tries and won Player of the match in his second game for v .[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matthew Ashton - Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project. 2020-02-09.
  2. Web site: Ashton hoping to make his mark . Total Rugby League . 26 July 2023 . 2 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Craig . Mitchell . June 25, 2018 . Matt is magic for Mullumbimby in NRRRL . MULLUMBIMBY fullback scores four tries in emphatic win over Lower Clarence in NRRRL . subscription.
  4. Web site: Former Mayfield player wins Betfred Championship Young Player of the Year . Rochdale Online . 26 July 2023 . 1 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Lions Sign Duo Warne And Ashton For 2019 Season . Swinton Lions . 26 July 2023 . 11 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Warrington confirm signing of Matty Ashton. www.loverugbyleague.com. 17 Dec 2020.
  7. Web site: Super League: Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves. BBC.
  8. Web site: Super League: Warrington Wolves 38-20 Leigh Leopards - Ashton treble as Wire win again. www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. Web site: Highs and lows from Warrington Wolves' 2023 season. www.warringtonguardian.co.uk.
  10. Web site: Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup. www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. Web site: England's 3-0 win over Tonga shows why they are the third best team. www.theguardian.com.

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