Joshua James Ashby (born 3 May 1996) is an English professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays for
Oxford City.
Career
Ashby graduated out of the
Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...
youth team, signing a three-year professional contract in 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'". 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.
After loan periods at
A.F.C. Telford United
AFC Telford United is a football club based in Telford, Shropshire, England. The club was formed in 2004 after the original Telford United, founded in 1872, folded due to financial problems. Currently members of the National League North, the ...
,
Brackley Town
Brackley Town Football Club is a Association football, football club in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at St. James Park. The club won the FA Trophy in 2018.
History
Established in 1890, the club sp ...
and
Oxford City, Ashby was released by Oxford United and joined Oxford City on a one-year contract in June 2018. 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.
Career statistics
Honours
Oxford United
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Football League Trophy runner-up:
2015–16
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Oxford United F.C. players
Oxford City F.C. players
AFC Telford United players
Brackley Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Footballers from Oxford