| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William F. Ashurst | |||||
| Born | April→June 1948 (age 63–64) Ince-in-Makerfield district, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1968–73 | Wigan | 161 | 53 | 139 | 0 | 437 |
| 1974–76 | Penrith Panthers | 19 | 51 | 6 | 165 | |
| 1977–78 | Wigan | 20 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| 1979 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| Runcorn Highfield | ||||||
| Total | 181 | 79 | 193 | 12 | 635 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1971–72 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1981–82 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| Runcorn Highfield | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Bill" F. Ashurst (birth registered April→June 1948 (age 63–64) in Ince-in-Makerfield district[1]) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, and coach of the 1980s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan (twice), Penrith Panthers, Wakefield Trinity, and Runcorn Highfield, playing as a Centre, or Second-row, i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 11 or 12, and at club level has coached for Wakefield Trinity, Runcorn Highfield, and Wigan St Patricks ARLFC (Under-16s).
Bill Ashurst played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11 and won the Harry Sunderland Trophy, in Wigan's 12-16 defeat to St. Helens in the 1970–71 Rugby Football League Championship final at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1971.
Bill Ashurst played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11 in Wakefield Trinity's 3-12 defeat to Widnes in the 1978–79 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 May 1979.[2]
Bill Ashurst played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11 in Wigan's 15-8 victory over Widnes in the 1971–72 Lancashire Cup final at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Saturday 28 August 1971.[3]
Bill Ashurst played Centre, i.e. number 4 in Wigan's 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1968.[4]
Bill Ashurst was named as Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in the 40-Year Penrith Panthers Legends Team on 4 October 2006.
References [link]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. https://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=194182745&d=bmd_1325066777. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- ^ "1971-1972 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 2011-12-31. https://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=442. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 2011-12-31. https://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=441. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
External links [link]
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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