# Derek Ashton

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Telford),<ref name=Hugman/> England
| position    = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football))
| years1      = 1941–1946| clubs1 = [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C.)| caps1 = 0  |goals1 = 0
| years2      = 1946–1951| clubs2 = [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.)| caps2 = 8  |goals2 = 0
| years3      = | clubs3 = [Wellington Town](/source/Telford_United_F.C.)| caps3 =   |goals3 = 
}}
'''Derek Ashton''' (4 July 1922 – 16 February 1997) was an English [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) in [the Football League](/source/the_Football_League) for [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.). He was on the books of  [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C.) without appearing in league football, and played [non-league football](/source/non-league_football) for [Wellington Town](/source/Telford_United_F.C.).<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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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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