{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Derek Ashton | image = | fullname = Derek Ashton<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|564|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1922|7|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Worksop,<ref name=Hugman/> England | death_date = {{death date and age|1997|2|16|1922|7|4|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | death_place = Telford,<ref name=Hugman/> England | position = Defender | years1 = 1941–1946| clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers| caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1946–1951| clubs2 = Aston Villa| caps2 = 8 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = | clubs3 = Wellington Town| caps3 = |goals3 = }} '''Derek Ashton''' (4 July 1922 – 16 February 1997) was an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Aston Villa. He was on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers without appearing in league football, and played non-league football for Wellington Town.<ref name=Hugman/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/42.html |title=Ashton, Derek |website=Aston Villa Player Database |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson |accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashton, Derek}} Category:1922 births Category:1997 deaths Category:Footballers from Worksop Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Category:Aston Villa F.C. players Category:Telford United F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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