Lee Ashcroft (Scottish footballer)

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Lee Ashcroft
Personal information
Full name Lee Ashcroft
Date of birth (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Barrhead, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Kilmarnock 66 (4)
2016–2020 Dunfermline Athletic 129 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Lee Ashcroft (born 29 August 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender. Ashcroft previously played for Kilmarnock and Dunfermline Athletic.

Career

Ashcroft made his debut for Kilmarnock on 11 May 2013, as a substitute in a 3–2 victory against Dundee in the Scottish Premier League[2] and then four days later scored his first career goal in a 3–1 loss against Hibernian.[3] On 14 May 2013, Ashcroft signed a new contract with Kilmarnock, keeping him at the club until 2016.[4] Ashcroft captained Kilmarnock for the first time on 4 April 2015, aged 21, in a 2–1 defeat to Motherwell at Rugby Park.[5] On 23 May 2016, he was one of six players released at the end of their contract.[6]

Shortly afterwards Ashcroft signed for recently promoted Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic,[7] making his first start for the club in a 3–0 victory over Arbroath in the Scottish League Cup.[8] His first goal for the side came against Fife rivals Cowdenbeath in the same competition, where he scored from a Kallum Higginbotham free-kick.[9] Ashcroft's first league match for the Pars came against Dumbarton, and saw him concede a late penalty and receive a straight red for his last-man challenge on former Dunfermline striker Robert Thomson, though Dunfermline ended the match as 4–3 winners.[10]

Ashcroft spent four season with Dunfermline and captained the side during the 2018–19 season.[11] He was released by the club in May 2020 following the expiry of his contract, having appeared in over 160 matches.[12]

Career statistics

As of 8 March 2020[13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 2012–13[14] Scottish Premier League 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2013–14[15] Scottish Premiership 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
2014–15[16] 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
2015–16[17][13] 15 0 2 0 2 0 2[a] 0 21 0
Total 65 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 71 4
Dunfermline Athletic 2016–17[18] Scottish Championship 35 1 4 0 4 1 3[b] 2 46 4
2017–18[19] 33 4 1 0 5 0 4[c] 0 43 4
2018–19[20] 36 0 1 0 5 0 2[b] 0 44 0
2019–20[21] 25 2 0 0 5 0 1[b] 0 31 2
Total 129 7 6 0 19 1 10 2 164 10
Career total 194 11 8 0 21 1 12 2 235 14
  1. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Lee Ashcroft player profile". Kilmarnock F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Dundee 2-3 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock 1-3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Rory McKenzie & Lee Ashcroft sign new contracts". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Lee Ashcroft revels in role as Kilmarnock captain". Evening Times. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Player Contracts". Kilmarnock F.C. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Dunfermline sign former Kilmarnock defender Lee Ashcroft". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Dunfermline 3 Arbroath 0". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Cowdenbeath 0 Dunfermline 3". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Dunfermline 4 – 3 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  11. ^ Collin, Iain (26 July 2018). "Lee Ashcroft 'fits the bill perfectly' as Allan Johnston names ex-Kilmarnock defender as new Dunfermline captain". Deadline News. Capital City Press. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Dunfermline release 17 players to 'protect future of club'". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ a b Lee Ashcroft at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by Lee Ashcroft in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

External links

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