Luke Ashworth
 Ashworth while at Rotherham United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Alexander Ashworth | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Leyton Orient | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Rotherham United | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Harrogate Town | 9 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Halifax Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Hyde | 72 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Chester (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | FC United of Manchester | 112 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Stalybridge Celtic | 46 | (1) |
| 2018 | FC United of Manchester | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Ashton United | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:54, 13 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Luke Alexander Ashworth (born 4 December 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Ashworth made his professional debut during a loan period at Leyton Orient from his original club Wigan Athletic, in Orient's 4–2 Football League Trophy win against Southend United on 2 September 2008,[1] and his league debut eleven days later. He returned to Wigan on 3 November 2008.
He signed for Leyton Orient on a permanent basis in January 2009,[2] and scored his first professional goal for Orient in the FA Cup first round tie against Tranmere Rovers on 7 November 2009.[3] On 23 June 2010, he left Orient on a free transfer and joined Rotherham United.[4] After his release from Rotherham in the summer of 2011, he played for Harrogate Town between 9 September and 13 December, after which he signed for Halifax in December on a non-contract basis.[5] He left the club in May 2012.[6]
Hyde
[edit]After being released from Halifax at the end of the season, he moved up a division to go and play at Conference National newcomers Hyde.[7] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2012–13 season, in a 2–2 draw away at Braintree Town.[8]
In March 2014 he joined Chester on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season,[9] before moving to then-Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester in August 2014.[10]
In July 2017 he joined Stalybridge Celtic.[11]
In July 2018 he rejoined former club FC United of Manchester.[12] In September he moved to Ashton United.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 25 August 2014
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2008–09[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient | 2009–10[15] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2010–11[16] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Harrogate Town | 2011–12[17] | Conference North | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| FC Halifax Town | 2011–12[18] | Conference North | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Hyde United | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 49 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Conference Norh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 78 | 2 | |||
| Chester (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 230 | 24 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Southend 2 Leyton Orient 4". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Orient put seal on Ashworth deal". BBC Sport. 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Tranmere 1 - 1 Leyton Orient". bbc.co.uk. 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Ashworth heads to Rotherham". Leytonorient.com. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Aspin boosts squad". F.C. Halifax Town. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Ashworth leaves Shaymen". NonLeagueDaily.com. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ McNamee, Jamie (23 July 2012). "Cox and Ashworth Sign". FootballNews247. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Braintree Town 2 - 2 Hyde. Ashworth was named Player of the Season for the 2012–13 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Chester sign Andy Griffin, James Caton & Luke Ashworth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "FC United boosted by signing Hyde centre-back". F.C. United of Manchester. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Summer Moves (Part Seven)". 11 July 2017.
- ^ "FC United confirm three more summer signings".
- ^ "Ashton United sign FC United's Ashworth | non League Daily". Archived from the original on 7 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Luke Ashworth | Football Stats | Ashton United | Season 2008/2009 | Soccer Base".
- ^ "Luke Ashworth | Football Stats | Ashton United | Season 2009/2010 | Soccer Base".
- ^ "Luke Ashworth | Football Stats | Ashton United | Season 2010/2011 | Soccer Base".
- ^ https://uk.soccerway.com/players/luke-ashworth/61435/
- ^ https://uk.soccerway.com/players/luke-ashworth/61435/
External links
[edit]- Luke Ashworth at Soccerbase
