Walter Ashmore (1861–1940) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for

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. Born between 1 October 1861 and 31 December 1861, Walter Ashmore first came to prominence in the West Midlands when he signed for West Bromwich Standard FC in 1886. (One source states he signed for West Bromwich Standard F.C. in 1887) He spent a couple of seasons with Standard and then moved to Aston Villa as a reserve goalkeeper for

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Season 1888-89

Walter Ashmore, playing in goal, made his League debut on 22 September 1888, at Wellington Road the then home of Aston Villa. The visitors were Everton and the home team won the match 2–1. Walter Ashmore appeared in one of the 22 League matches played by Aston Villa during the 1888–89 season. As a goalkeeper (one appearance) he played in a defence-line that restricted the opposition to one-League-goal-in-a-match once. The appearance against Everton was Ashmore' only League Appearance. Ashmore left Villa in 1889 and joined Aston Unity, to play football. However, one source states that Walter Ashmore played cricket for Unity. Aston Unity was and still is a cricket Club in 2018.

References

1861 births 1940 deaths Footballers from Smethwick English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Aston Villa F.C. players English Football League players

External links

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