Ashley Winn (born 1 December 1985) is an English semi-professional

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who plays for

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as a

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Career

Born in

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is on the northern banks of the River Tees, part of the Teesside built-up area. The town had an estimated ...

County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly �About North East E ...

, Winn started his career after signing for

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

at the age of eight, before joining Oldham Athletic as a schoolboy. He made his

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debut as an 83rd minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat at Swindon Town on 16 October 2004. His second and final appearance of the 2004–05 season came as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat to

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...

. He was released by Oldham and signed for

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team York City on 29 July 2005 following a trial. He suffered a hamstring injury in August and a shoulder injury in September. He joined Conference North team

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

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on 17 March 2006 and played in nine games during the 2005–06 season. He was released by York in May after failing to feature in the

. He signed for Stalybridge permanently on 7 July and he finished the 2006–07 season with 40 appearances and five goals. He decided to leave the club at the end of the season, but in August eventually signed a new contract. He played for Stalybridge in the 2008 Conference North play-off Final, which the team lost 1–0 to

Barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ...

, and he finished the season with 2007–08 with 35 appearances and eight goals. He joined newly promoted

side Barrow in July 2008. After failing to secure a regular place, however, he joined Southport on a month's loan on 5 December, with a view to a permanent transfer. He made his debut a day later in a 1–0 defeat at AFC Telford United and his first goals came after scoring twice in a 5–2 victory over

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

on 20 December. A permanent move to Southport took place on 21 January 2009 after he was signed for a fee of £2,500. He played for Southport in their 2–1 defeat on aggregate to

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

in the Conference North play-off semi-final and he finished the 2008–09 season with 29 appearances and three goals for Southport. He made 34 appearances and scored one goal for Southport as they won the Conference North title in the 2009–10 season, having been converted successfully from his regular central position into a right sided winger by manager Liam Watson. Winn signed for

on 1 November 2010, initially on loan with a fee of £2,500 agreed for a permanent transfer in January 2011. Winn made his debut on 6 November 2010 as a substitute in the

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against Notts County. He scored his first goal for the club on 5 March 2011 in a 1–1 draw with

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

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. Winn was made available for transfer by Gateshead on 4 May 2011, and after a successful trial, signed for

on 10 July 2011 on a free transfer.

Career statistics

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in

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and Football Conference. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup,

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winn, Ashley 1985 births Living people Footballers from Stockton-on-Tees Footballers from County Durham English footballers Association football midfielders Middlesbrough F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players York City F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Southport F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players