William John Ashley (14 May 1890 – 3 December 1968) was an

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er who played with

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in the SAFL from 1912 to 1915 and 1919.

Early life

He was born in South Australia in 1890 but moved to Sydney with his family early the next decade.

Sydney football

Ashley was a star footballer in the local Sydney Australian rules football league.

1911 Interstate carnival

He represented New South Wales at the inaugural state carnival.

Port Adelaide

A follower, Ashley would later become a regular for South Australia at interstate level. He was a best and fairest winner at Port Adelaide in 1914 and also won that year's

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. The war interrupted the SAFL but when it returned in 1919 so did Ashley and he won another best and fairest award before retiring at the end of the season.

Footnotes

References

William John Ashley
at ''New South Wales Australian Football History Society''.

External links

* 1890 births 1968 deaths Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Balmain Australian Football Club players East Sydney Australian Football Club players Magarey Medal winners {{AFL-bio-1890-stub