Lee Ashcroft (English footballer)
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Lee Ashcroft (born 7 September 1972) is an English former footballer and football manager who manages North West Counties Premier Division club Longridge Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Ashcroft[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1972-09-07) 7 September 1972 (age 51)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Preston, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger; striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Longridge Town (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1993 | Preston North End | 91 | (13) |
1993–1996 | West Bromwich Albion | 90 | (17) |
1995 | → Notts County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1996 | → Preston North End (loan) | 7 | (3) |
1996–1998 | Preston North End | 57 | (19) |
1998–2000 | Grimsby Town | 61 | (15) |
2000–2002 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | (8) |
2002 | → Port Vale (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2002 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Southport | 36 | (13) |
2004 | → Chorley (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2004–2010 | Kendal Town | ||
Total | 412 | (91) | |
International career | |||
1992 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2012 | Kendal Town | ||
2012–2013 | Northwich Victoria | ||
2014– | Longridge Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
An England under-21 international, the striker began his playing career at Preston North End in 1987. Six years later he was sold on to West Bromwich Albion for £250,000. Loaned out to Notts County in 1995, he returned to Preston North End for £150,000 in September 1996. He transferred to Grimsby Town £500,000 in August 1998, before being sold on to Wigan Athletic in August 2000 for £350,000. Loaned out to Port Vale and Huddersfield Town, he was released in 2003 and joined Conference club Southport, before ending his career with a six-year spell with Kendal Town.
He managed Kendal Town from 2006 until 2012, before taking the management job at Northwich Victoria in November 2012. He lost his job in December 2013 due to a confrontation with an opposition coach. He later became manager of Longridge Town and led the club to the West Lancashire league title in 2017–18 and the North West Counties League Division One North title in 2018–19.