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Claude
Ashton |
 Corinthians FC & Old Wykehamists
FC
1 cap, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 0:
A 0
50% successful
1925
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Claude Thesiger
Ashton BA |
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Born |
19 February
1901 in Calcutta, Bengal, India.
Youngest of four sons to
Hubert Shorrock and Victoria Alexandrina (née
Inglis). |
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Census Notes |
There is no mention of Ashton
in the 1901 census, because he must still have been in India, however, he
had returned to England to school before 1911, because according to that
census, Claude Thesigie was with his Uncle and Aunt, George and Julia
Collier, at Woodcote, 17 Southend Road, Beckenham, Kent. |
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Married |
to Isabel Norman-Butler,
on 11 June 1929 in Chelsfield [registered in Bromley,
Kent, June 1929]. Three children, Jeremy C., Betsy V. and Simon
Claude. Isabel died on 2 November 1951. |
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Died |
31 October
1942, near Bangor, in Caernarvon, Wales, aged 41 years
255 days. [registered in Bangor, December 1842].
Killed on active service, losing his life in an air crash, buried
in Ingatestone & Fryerning Cemetary, Essex. His address was stated as
being Trueloves, Ingastone. His left effects
£104129 3s. 3d. to his widow. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Attended and
played football at Winchester College between 1918-20. Captain in
1920. Went on to Cambridge University, and played between 1921 and
1923, captain in 1923, although did not play in the Varsity match. Played with the Corinthians from 1920 until 1934, (145 goals in 208
appearances). Also with Old Wykehamists from 1923. Retired in
1934. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
First class
cricketer with Essex CCC. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990],
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission & ESPN Cricinfo. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
499th player to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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Only match |
No. 147, 24 October 1925, Northern Ireland 0 England 0, a British Championship match at
Windsor Park, Belfast, aged 24 years 247 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1925-26; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England
amateurs (twelve appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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A utility player who appeared in most
positions for the Corinthians.
He won Blues for hockey and cricket. On leaving football, Ashton
assisted the Beckenham hockey club and played in England trials. A
chartered accountant by profession, he later worked on the Stock Exchange.
He was Squadron Leader in the RAF (auxiliary), and pilot in WW II. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.14./Commonwealth
War Graves Commission |
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Claude Ashton - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
1 |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Claude Ashton
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Away-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Claude Ashton
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1925-26 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+2 |
| All |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+2 |
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Claude Ashton
- Match History |
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Club: Corinthians F.C. & Old Wykehamists - 1 full cap |
Coach: F.A. Select Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 24 |
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1 |
147 |
24 October 1925 - Ireland 0
England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AD |
Start |
cf |
Notes
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CG
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