Ray Aspden

{{Short description|English footballer (1938–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Use British English|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Ray Aspden |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = John Raymond Aspden |birth_date = {{birth date|1938|2|6|df=y}} |birth_place = Horwich, England |death_date = {{death date and age|2021|8|24|1938|2|6|df=y}} |death_place = |height = |position = Centre half |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Bolton Wanderers |years1 = 1955–1966 |clubs1 = Rochdale |caps1 = 297 |goals1 = 2 |totalcaps = 297 |totalgoals = 2 }} '''John Raymond Aspden''' (6 February 1938 – 24 August 2021) was an English professional footballer, who played as a centre half.

==Career== Born in Horwich, Aspden played for Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale.<ref>{{Hugman|584|accessdate=11 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player7/rayaspden.html|title=Profile|accessdate=11 February 2017|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref> He played for Rochdale in the 1962 Football League Cup Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/rochdale-hopeful-that-not-all-underdogs-will-have-their-day-nfdg3rm3hhv|title=Rochdale hopeful that not all underdogs will have their day|date=22 January 2013|access-date=11 February 2017|author=Rory Smith|work=The Times|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

== Death == Aspen died on 24 August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2021/august/ray-aspden/|title=Club Saddened By Passing Of Ray Aspden|website=www.rochdaleafc.co.uk}}</ref>

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