Ryan Ashington
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan David Ashington | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Paignton, Devon | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Torquay United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2002 | Torquay United | 16 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Newport County | 12 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ryan David Ashington (born 28 March 1983) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Paignton, Devon.
Ashington joined Torquay United as a trainee and due to almost the entire midfield being out injured, manager Wes Saunders was forced to throw him into the first-team well before he would have liked. In the end Ashington was named man of the match on his league debut at home to Southend United on 19 August 2000,[1] making a further 13 league appearances by the end of the season, all before his 18th birthday. He signed a one-year professional contract in May 2001, but had yet to feature under new manager Roy McFarland, before sustaining an injury that forced him out for most of the 2001-02 season.
Out of the first team picture at Plainmoor, and with Torquay not having a reserve team on financial grounds, Ashington joined Newport County on loan on 5 December 2002,[2] signing a full deal the following month. He made a good initial impression at Newport, but missed the end of the season due to glandular fever[3] and failed to re-establish himself. He left Newport in September 2003.