Luke Ashworth
 Ashworth whilst at Rotherham | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Alexander Ashworth | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC United of Manchester | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Leyton Orient | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Rotherham United | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Harrogate Town | 9 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Halifax Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Hyde | 72 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Chester (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | FC United of Manchester | 52 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 19 November 2015 (UTC) | |||
Luke Alexander Ashworth (born 4 December 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC United of Manchester.
Career
Early career
Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Ashworth made his professional debut during a loan period at Leyton Orient from his original club Wigan Athletic, in Orient's 4–2 Football League Trophy win against Southend United on 2 September 2008,[1] and his league debut eleven days later. He returned to Wigan on 3 November 2008.
He signed for Leyton Orient on a permanent basis in January 2009,[2] and scored his first professional goal for Orient in the FA Cup first round tie against Tranmere Rovers on 7 November 2009. On 23 June 2010, he left Orient on a free transfer and joined Rotherham United.[3] After his release from Rotherham in the summer of 2011, he played for Harrogate Town between 9 September and 13 December, after which he signed for Halifax in December on a non-contract basis.[4] He left the club in May 2012.[5]
Hyde
After being released from Halifax at the end of the season, he moved up a division to go and play at Conference National newcomers Hyde.[6] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2012–13 season, in a 2–2 draw away at Braintree Town.[7]
In March 2014 he joined Chester on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season,[8] before moving to then-Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester in August 2014.[9]
References
- ^ "Southend 2 Leyton Orient 4". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Orient put seal on Ashworth deal". BBC Sport. 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Ashworth heads to Rotherham". Leytonorient.com. 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Aspin boosts squad". F.C. Halifax Town. 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Ashworth leaves Shaymen". NonLeagueDaily.com. 29 May 2012.
- ^ McNamee, Jamie (23 July 2012). "Cox and Ashworth Sign". FootballNews247. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Braintree Town 2 - 2 Hyde. Ashworth was named Player of the Season for the 2012–13 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Chester sign Andy Griffin, James Caton & Luke Ashworth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "FC United boosted by signing Hyde centre-back". F.C. United of Manchester. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
External links
- Luke Ashworth at Soccerbase
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Bolton
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Chester F.C. players
- The Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- F.C. United of Manchester players