Herbert Ashton

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Herbert Ashton

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1885|5|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Blackburn, Lancashire, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1927|6|28|1885|5|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Harefield, Middlesex, England

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| position = Winger

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| clubs1 = Padiham

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| clubs2 = Accrington Stanley

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| years3 = 1905–1907

| clubs3 = Preston North End

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1907–1908

| clubs4 = Accrington Stanley

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| years5 = 1908–1915

| clubs5 = West Ham United

| caps5 = 224

| goals5 = 23

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Herbert Ashton (23 May 1885 – 28 June 1927) was an English footballer who played for Accrington Stanley, Preston North End and West Ham United.{{cite book| first=Michael| last=Joyce| title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939| year=2012| orig-year=2002| publisher=SoccerData| location=Nottingham| isbn=978-1-905891-61-0| page=12}}{{Cite web | title = Herbert ASHTON ... (1908 - 1915) | first = Steve | last = Marsh | website = theyflysohigh.co.uk | accessdate = 24 April 2018 | url = http://theyflysohigh.co.uk/autographs-syd-king-2/4560573086}}