Ernie Ashton
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Fullname
Ernest Albert Ashton
Born
7 July 1883
Campbell Town, Tasmania
Campbell Town, Tasmania
Died
1 August 1955 (aged 72)
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond, Victoria
Original team
Gaffney's Creek
| Ernie Ashton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest Albert Ashton | ||
| Born |
7 July 1883 Campbell Town, Tasmania | ||
| Died |
1 August 1955 (aged 72) Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Gaffney's Creek | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ernest Albert Ashton[a] (7 July 1883 – 1 August 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of John Ashton (1829-1889),[2] and Ellen Ashton (1855-1931), née Brown, née Hughes, later, Mrs. William Henry Deakin,[3] Ernest Albert Ashton was born at Campbell Town, Tasmania on 7 July 1883.
Football
Recruited from Gaffneys Creek, Ashton only played in one senior match for Carlton, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 20 August 1904, when he was a replacement for the team's captain, Joe McShane, who had been injured during the week at a team practice session.[6][7]
Death
He died at Richmond, Victoria on 1 August 1955.[8]
