Jack Aston

Jack Aston
Personal information
Full name Jack Aston
Date of birth (1877-07-01)1 July 1877[1]
Place of birth Walsall,[1] England
Date of death February 1934 (1934-03) (aged 56)[2]
Place of death West Bromwich,[2] England
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
Walsall White Star
Fullbrook Saints
Willenhall Pickwick
Bloxwich Strollers
Wednesfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1899 Walsall 88 (38)
1899–1900 Woolwich Arsenal 11 (3)
1900–1902 Small Heath 55 (24)
1902–1903 Doncaster Rovers 30 (3)
1903–1904 Walsall
1904–1905 Bilston United
1905–1906 Walsall
1906– Blakenhall St Luke's
Walsall Wood

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Jack Aston (1 July 1877 – February 1934) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 184 appearances and scored 68 goals in the Football League.[1]

He started his league career playing for Walsall, and was the club's leading goalscorer in the 1898–99 season. He was signed by Woolwich Arsenal in May 1899, making his debut on 2 September 1899 against Leicester Fosse. After playing 11 of the first 12 league games of the season and in four FA Cup ties, he lost his place to Paddy Logan in December 1899 and was unable to regain a first-team place. In total he played 15 times for Arsenal, scoring five goals.[3]

He moved on to Small Heath in the summer of 1900 and contributed to their promotion as Second Division runners-up in the 1900–01 season.[2] He finished his league career with Doncaster Rovers before returning to his old club Walsall.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 12. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony, eds. (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.


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