Ray Ashby
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| Full name | Raymond Ashby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Ashby (birth unknown) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Liverpool City, Wigan (Heritage № 630),[2] and Blackpool Borough, as a fullback, or centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 4.
Playing career
International honours
Ashby was selected to play for Great Britain against France while he was at Liverpool City in 1964 and at Wigan in 1965.[1]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Ray Ashby played fullback in Wigan's 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.[3]
Wigan's Ray Ashby, and Hunslet's Brian Gabbitas, jointly won the Lance Todd Trophy for man of the match in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final,[4] it was the first time two players polled the same number of votes.[5]
County Cup Final appearances
Ray Ashby played fullback in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 29 October 1966.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ Ledger, John (31 August 2007). "What a shoddy way to treat Challenge Cup final heroes". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- !Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- 1965 The Day David Almost Slew Goliath – Wigan v Hunslet[permanent dead link]
- (archived by web.archive.org) Kiwis open British tours…