Ned Ashcroft | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Ned Ashcroft |
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 HERITAGE NO : 9 Edward Ashcroft by Alex Service Thatto Heath-born Ned Ashcroft was a forward who took part in the first Northern Union match played by the Saints, at home to Rochdale Hornets in 1895. He played for the club previously and won a medal when the club was promoted as Champions into the Lancashire First Division at the end of the 1893-94 season. The medal itself survives in pristine condition to this day. Ned did not play in the 1896-97 season for whatever reason, whether from injury or work commitments, but played later although spasmodically. Ned lived in Cairo Street, St Helens in 1939 and was employed as a glass stopper maker. He died in St Helens in June 1941 aged 71. A redoubtable forward, he was good friends on and off the field with his fellow Thatto Heathens Tom Foulkes and Billy Briers. His grand-daughter, Ann Roby, was proud to accept his Heritage Number Certificate in October 2020. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1895~96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1896~97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1900~01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1895~96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1896~97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 7th Sep 1895 | 1 | W |
9 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 8 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 14th Sep 1895 | 2 | W |
9 | Runcorn | L | H | 5 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Sep 1895 | 3 | D |
9 | Batley | L | A | 3 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Sep 1895 | 4 | L |
9 | Stockport | L | H | 0 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Dec 1895 | -- | W |
12 | Broughton Rangers * | Fr | H | 13 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Dec 1895 | 5 | W |
11 | Widnes | L | H | 6 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 29th Feb 1896 | 6 | D |
9 | Warrington | L | A | 5 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Mar 1896 | 7 | W |
9 | Bradford | L | H | 11 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 14th Mar 1896 | 8 | L |
9 | Leigh | L | A | 3 | 11 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Mar 1896 | 9 | L |
9 | Wigan | L | A | 0 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Apr 1896 | 10 | L |
9 | Widnes | L | A | 4 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 4th Apr 1896 | 11 | W |
9 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 7 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Apr 1896 | 12 | D |
9 | Brighouse Rangers | L | H | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Apr 1896 | 13 | L |
9 | Leeds | L | A | 3 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 11th Apr 1896 | 14 | L |
9 | Huddersfield | L | A | 4 | 7 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Apr 1896 | 15 | W |
9 | Liversedge | L | H | 14 | 7 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Apr 1896 | 16 | L |
9 | Oldham | L | H | 3 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Apr 1896 | 17 | W |
9 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 4 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Apr 1896 | 18 | L |
9 | Liversedge | L | A | 3 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Apr 1896 | 19 | W |
9 | Broughton Rangers | L | H | 26 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 12th Sep 1896 | 20 | W |
12 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 6 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Sep 1896 | 21 | D |
12 | Salford | L | A | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 26th Sep 1896 | 22 | W |
10 | Tyldesley | L | H | 3 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Oct 1896 | -- | L |
14 | Rochdale St. Cuthberts * | Fr | A | 4 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Mar 1901 | 23 | W |
11 | Stockport | CC2(rep) | A | 11 | 5 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 12 | LOSSES : 9 | DRAWS : 4 |
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