Nathan Wesley Ashton (born 30 January 1987 in

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, London) is an English

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who last played for

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club

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. He is an ex-

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youth international, who had several call-ups to the England Under-20 squad.

Career

In the early part of the 2004–05 season, Ashton had an ankle injury, but having shaken this off, he made his first appearances for

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's youth team in the 2005–06 season. Having been named on the bench the previous match, Nathan made his first-team debut in the League Cup against

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

on 19 September 2006. Ashton signed for

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in August 2007, making his debut in the 3–1 win against

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in November 2007. He never played for the club again. On 27 March 2008, he joined Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the season, though he only featured for 45 minutes for Palace. He joined

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

on 25 July on a two-year deal, though he left on 30 May 2009 with his contract being cancelled by mutual consent after Ashton expressed a desire to play football more regularly. On 29 October 2009, it was announced that he had joined

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on a short-term contract, with a view to a longer deal. He made his debut for AFC Wimbledon against Chester City on 31 October at the Deva Stadium. However, he left the club in search of first team football just two weeks later. In December 2010, Ashton joined

Premier Division side

Cray Wanderers Cray Wanderers Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Sidcup, London. Based on later reports, the club has a claim to have been established some time in 1860 in the twin villages of St Mary Cray and St Paul's Cr ...

scoring on his debut. His stay there, however, did not last long and he soon joined

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side

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

, where he made his debut in a 2–1 victory against

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. His first goal for the club came during a final day 4–1 victory over St Albans City. In December 2011, Ashton moved to fellow Conference South club Thurrock, In the summer of 2013, he moved to

Billericay Town Billericay Town Football Club is a football club based in Billericay, Essex, England. The club are currently members of and play at New Lodge. They are the second most successful club in FA Vase history, having won the competition on three o ...

. Later in the year, he joined Isthmian League Division One North club,

. He was released later that season due to off field issues.

Personal life

In 2016, Ashton was convicted of conspiracy to rob in association with firearms offences. He was subsequently sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.

References

External links

*
England profile
at theFA * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashton, Nathan 1987 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Charlton Athletic F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Cray Wanderers F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Billericay Town F.C. players Tilbury F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players England men's youth international footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Newham People from Beckton