Josh Ashby
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Cleanup|reason=Outdated|date=September 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Josh Ashby
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|05|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Oxford City
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs1 = Oxford United
| years1 = 2014–2018
| clubs1 = Oxford United
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → AFC Telford United (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Brackley Town (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = → Oxford City (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–
| clubs5 = Oxford City
| caps5 = 34
| goals5 = 4
| club-update = 14:48, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
}}
Joshua James Ashby (born 3 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oxford City.
Career
Ashby graduated out of the Oxford United youth team, signing a three-year professional contract in February 2014.{{cite news|last1=Pritchard|first1=David|title=Oxford United secure lengthy professional deal with Josh Ashby|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/10992065.Oxford_United_secure_lengthy_professional_deal_with_Josh_Ashby___VIDEO/|accessdate=27 January 2015|work=Oxford Mail|date=6 February 2014}} Manager Michael Appleton said that "I've been really impressed with the kid since I walked through the door. From day one my first thought was 'who is that? Tell me about him'".{{cite news|last1=Pritchard|first1=David|title=Appleton hails Josh Ashby as Oxford United youngster makes big impression in friendly win|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/oxfordunited/usnews/11337897.Appleton_hails_Josh_Ashby_as_Oxford_United_youngster_makes_big_impression_in_friendly_win___match_highlights/|accessdate=27 January 2015|work=Oxford Mail|date=14 July 2014}} He made his debut for the club on 24 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw with Exeter City at the Kassam Stadium.{{cite news|title=Oxford 2 – 2 Exeter|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30860694|accessdate=27 January 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=24 January 2015}}
After loan periods at A.F.C. Telford United, Brackley Town and Oxford City, Ashby was released by Oxford United and joined Oxford City on a one-year contract in June 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/news/ashby-signs-for-city-2313368.html |title=Ashby Signs for City |publisher=Oxford City F.C. |date=11 June 2018 |accessdate=15 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142522/http://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/news/ashby-signs-for-city-2313368.html |url-status=dead }} In the 2020–21 season, Ashby scored the winning penalty in City's 2–1 victory over Northampton Town, sending them through to the second round of the FA Cup.{{cite news|title=Non-league Oxford City Shock Northampton in FA Cup|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54840225|accessdate=9 November 2020|work=BBC Sport|date=9 November 2020}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 16 September 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Oxford United
|2014–15{{Soccerbase season|73591|2014|name=Josh Ashby|access-date=4 September 2013}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16{{Soccerbase season|73591|2015|name=Josh Ashby|access-date=12 November 2015}}
|League Two |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in the Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|73591|2016 |accessdate=17 September 2017}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|73591|2017 |accessdate=17 September 2017}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Telford United (loan)
|2015–16{{Soccerway|josh-ashby/322036|accessdate=17 September 2017}} |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Brackley Town (loan)
|National League North |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxford City (loan)
|19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Oxford City F.C. squad}}
{{2021–22 National League South Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashby, Josh}}
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Oxford United F.C. players
Category:Oxford City F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:Brackley Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players