Jack Aston

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Aston


fullname = James Aston
dateofbirth = birth date|1877|7|1|df=y
cityofbirth = Walsall
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = February 1934 (aged 56)
cityofdeath = West Bromwich
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Inside forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Walsall White Star
Fullbrook Saints
Willenhall Pickwick
Bloxwich Strollers
Wednesfield
years = 1896–1899
1899–1900
1900–1902
1902–1903
1903–1904
1904–19??
clubs = Walsall
Woolwich Arsenal
Small Heath
Doncaster Rovers
Walsall
Bilston United
Walsall
Blakenhall St Luke's
Walsall Wood
caps(goals) = 88 (38)
11 0(3)
55 (24)
30 0(3)

James "Jack" Aston (1 July 1877 – February 1934) was an English professional footballer born in Walsall, Staffordshire, who played as an inside forward. He made 184 appearances and scored 68 goals in the Football League.

He started his career playing for Walsall, and was the club's leading goalscorer in the 1898-99 season. He was signed by Woolwich Arsenal in May 1899, making his debut on 2 September 1899 against Leicester Fosse. After playing 11 of the first 12 league games of the season and in four FA Cup ties, he lost his place to Paddy Logan in December 1899 and was unable to regain a first-team place. In total he played 15 times for Arsenal, scoring five goals.

He moved on to Small Heath in the summer of 1900 and contributed to Small Heath's promotion as Second Division runners-up in the 1900–01 season. He finished his career at first Doncaster Rovers and then his old club Walsall.

References

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*cite book
author=Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.)
title=Arsenal Who's Who
publisher=Independent UK Sports
year=1995
id=ISBN 1-899429-03-4

Persondata
NAME = Aston, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Aston, James
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1877-07-01
PLACE OF BIRTH = Walsall, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH = February 1934
PLACE OF DEATH = West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England