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Kevin Ashcroft

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Kevin Ashcroft
Personal information
Born (1944-06-05) 5 June 1944 (age 79)
Newton-le-Willows, England
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964 Dewsbury 5 1 0 0 3
1964–67 Rochdale 82 2 0 0 6
1967–72 Leigh 198+5 19 12 0 81
1972–75 Warrington 123+1 20 0 23 101
1975–77 Leigh 58 6 0 6 24
1978–81 Salford 55+5 4 0 4 16
Total 532 52 12 33 231
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–74 Lancashire 4 1 0 0 3
1968–74 Great Britain 5+1 1 0 0 3
1968–74 GB tour games 15 3 0 0 9
1965 GB Under 24 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1975–77 Leigh 59 37 2 20 63
1980–82 Salford 48 24 1 23 50
1982–84 Warrington 90 50 5 35 56
1984–89 Salford 175 85 3 87 49
1991–92 Leigh 33 22 0 11 67
2005 Blackpool Panthers 0 0 0 0
Total 405 218 11 176 54
Source: [1][2]

Kevin Ashcroft (born 5 June 1944) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for the Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury, Leigh,[3][4][5] Warrington and Salford, as a hooker.[1] and coached at club level for Leigh (two spells) and Salford.[6] Ashcroft is a Warrington Hall of Fame inductee.[7]

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Playing career

Rochdale Hornets

Ashcroft played hooker in Rochdale Hornets' 5-16 defeat by Warrington in the 1965 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965.

Leigh

Ashcroft played prop in Leigh's 5-8 defeat by Castleford in the 1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968, played prop in the 11-6 victory over Wigan in the 1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1969.

He played hooker in Leigh's 2-11 defeat by Swinton in the 1969 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 November 1969, and played hooker in the 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970.

Ashcroft played hooker in Leigh's 24-7 victory over Leeds in the 1971 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.

Warrington

He played hooker in Warrington's 24-9 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400, and played hooker in the 7-14 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Challenge Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1975, in front of a crowd of 85,998.

He played prop in Warrington's 0-0 draw with by Salford in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at The Willows, Salford on Tuesday 17 December 1974, played prop in the 5-10 defeat by Salford in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final replay during the 1974–75 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Tuesday 28 January 1975.

Ashcroft played hooker, was captain, and was man of the match in Warrington's 27-16 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 February 1974, Ashcroft gave his £25 man of the match prize to Wigan's groundsman Billy Mitchell who had managed to get the water-logged pitch into a playable condition,[8] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £442.70 in 2014).[9]

Ashcroft played hooker in Warrington's 4-0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1973–74 Captain Morgan Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 26 January 1974, in front of a crowd of 5,259.

Return to Leigh

Ashcroft played prop, was the coach, and scored a drop goal in Leigh's 4-12 defeat by Castleford in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976–77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.

International honours

On 3 April 1965, Ashcroft played in the first ever Great Britain under-24 international match in a 17–9 win against France under-24's.[10]

Ashcroft won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, in 1968 against France, in 1969 against France, in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against France, and New Zealand, and on the 1974 Great Britain Lions tour against New Zealand (interchange/substitute).[1]

Coaching career

County Cup Final appearances

Ashcroft was the coach in Warrington's 16–0 victory over St. Helens in the 1982 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and the coach in Salford's 17–22 defeat by Wigan in the 1988 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 23 October 1988.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ RL Record Keeper's Club
  3. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. ^ Harry Edgar Rugby League In The Seventies, Rugby League Journal Publishing, 29 November 2013. ISBN 978-0954835583. page-87.
  9. ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.70 1964–1965. League Publications.
  11. ^ "1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.


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