Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Chorley, Lancashire
Date Of Birth
3 July 1926
Date Of Death
13 March 2010 (83)
Games Played
19
-
Per Game
Games Started
19
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
1710
90.0
Per Game
Goals Conceded
28
1.5
Per Game
Clean Sheets
3
0.2
Per Game
Bio
Stats
Matches
Gallery
Transfers
Internationals
After selling Reg Matthews, City were without any experienced goalkeeper. Ashcroft was considered an appropriate short-term option having made 89 appearances for Liverpool in the early 1950s and won an England B cap before joining City in 1957 via Ipswich. He had previously broken an arm, which had not healed properly. Consequently, City signed a goalkeeper who couldn't straighten his arm! Replacing the famous Reg Matthews proved to be a difficult task especially during one of the club’s worst post-war seasons and he was released soon after City slid into Division Four and rejoined his home town club.
Third Division (South) (England)
1957-1958
19
19
1710′
28
3
19
19
0
1710′
0
0
0
28
3
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Third Division (South) 1957-1958
A
L
3:2
90`
3
H
D
1:1
90`
1
H
W
2:1
90`
1
A
D
1:1
90`
1
H
L
0:1
90`
1
H
W
5:0
90`
A
W
1:3
90`
1
A
L
1:0
90`
1
H
D
1:1
90`
1
H
W
4:1
90`
1
H
W
6:0
90`
H
D
1:1
90`
1
A
L
5:1
90`
5
A
D
1:1
90`
1
H
D
2:2
90`
2
H
L
1:2
90`
2
A
L
4:0
90`
4
A
D
2:2
90`
2
H
W
1:0
90`
