Alec Ashworth

Alec Ashworth (1 October 1939 – 1995) was an English professional footballer born in Southport, Lancashire.^[1][2]

Alec Ashworth

Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-10-01)1 October 1939
Place of birth	Southport, Lancashire, England
Date of death	1995 (aged 55–56)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1960	Everton	12	(3)
1960–1962	Luton Town	63	(20)
1962–1963	Northampton Town	30	(25)
1963–1966	Preston North End	43	(14)
Total		148	(62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ashworth played as an inside forward and started his career at Everton. He played 12 games for Everton and scored 3 goals.^[2] He then moved to Luton Town in 1960 and scored 20 goals in 63 games.^[2] His most prolific season was 1962–63 when he played for Northampton Town, scoring 25 goals in only 30 games. He was sold by Northampton to Preston North End for £22,000 making the club a £12,000 profit.^[3] Ashworth played out the rest of his career at Preston North End, where he played 43 games between 1963 and 1966 and scored 14 goals.^[2] Whilst at Preston he played in the 1964 FA Cup final.^[4]

Honours

Preston North End

• FA Cup runner-up: 1963–64^[5]