William John Ashley (14 May 1890 – 3 December 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SAFL from 1912 to 1915 and 1919.
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Full name | William John Ashley | ||
Nickname(s) | Jack, Spud | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Fisherville, South Australia[1] | ||
Date of death | 3 December 1968 (age 78)[2][3] | ||
Place of death | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Balmain | ||
Position(s) | Follower, Ruck Shield | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1907–1909 | Balmain | ||
1910–1911 | East Sydney | ||
1912–1915 | Port Adelaide | ||
1919 | Port Adelaide | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1911 | New South Wales | 4 | |
1914-1919 | South Australia | 7 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
He was born in South Australia in 1890 but moved to Sydney with his family early the next decade.
Ashley was a star footballer in the local Sydney Australian rules football league.
He represented New South Wales at the inaugural state carnival.
A follower, Ashley would later become a regular for South Australia at interstate level. He was a best and fairest winner at Port Adelaide in 1914 and also won that year's Magarey Medal. The war interrupted the SAFL but when it returned in 1919 so did Ashley and he won another best and fairest award before retiring at the end of the season.
Magarey Medal winners | |
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The Magarey Medal has been awarded since 1898 to the "best and most brilliant" player in the South Australian National Football League and its various incarnations. |
John Cahill Medal • Port Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners | |
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South Australian team – 1912 Interstate matches | |
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Victoria 14.13 (97) def South Australia 10.10 (70), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 6 July 1912 South Australia 9.8 (62) def Victoria 6.7 (43), at Adelaide Oval, 10 August 1912 | |
Both games | |
First game only |
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Second game only |
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Managers: |
South Australian Team – 1914 Australian National Football Carnival | |
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South Australia 12.16 (88) d Western Australia 12.11 (83), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 5 August 1914 South Australia 32.18 (210) d Queensland 2.9 (21), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 7 August 1914 South Australia 16.20 (106) d New South Wales 10.3 (63), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 10 August 1914 South Australia 18.23 (131) d Tasmania 5.7 (37), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 August 1914 Victoria 11.11 (77) defeated South Australia 5.10 (44), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 15 August 1914, crowd: 12,000 | |
1913 Champions of Australia – Port Adelaide | |
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Coach: Londrigan |
Port Adelaide Football Club • 1913 SAFL premiers | |
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Coach: Londrigan |
Port Adelaide Football Club • 1914 SAFL premiers | |
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Coach: Londrigan |
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