George Ashall

Football manager infobox
playername = George Ashall


fullname = George Henry Ashall
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date|1911|9|29
cityofbirth = Killamarsh, Derbyshire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = May 1998
cityofdeath = Wolverhampton
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Brodsworth Colliery
Upton Colliery
Frickley Colliery
years = 1935–1938 1938–1947
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry City
caps(goals) = 084 0(14) 062 0(10)

George Henry Ashall (29 September 1911 - May 1998) was an English professional footballer.

Career

Ashall became a coalminer upon leaving school but showed an interest in football, playing for several colliery football teams and having also had a trial at fc|Huddersfield Town. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers to become a professional player in August 1935, and made his league debut on 4 March 1936, scoring in 1-0 win over fc|Grimsby Town.

He was a first choice player over his two full seasons at Molineux, making 94 appearances in total and scoring 19 goals. His form won him a place in a Football League XI that faced the Scottish League in September 1937.

He moved to Coventry City in 1938, remaining on their books for almost a decade, but with the suspension of league football due to war limiting his appearances. He also guested for Northampton Town during this period before returning to his parent club when football resumed. In Setpember 1947, he suffered a career-ending injury against fc|West Bromwich Albion.

He died in May 1998.

Persondata
NAME= Ashall, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 29 September, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH= Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
DATE OF DEATH= May 1998
PLACE OF DEATH= Wolverhampton, England