Kevin Ashcroft

Kevin Ashcroft
Playing information
Position Prop, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
196?–6? Rochdale Hornets
196?–6? Dewsbury
196?–7? Leigh
197?–7? Warrington
197?–7? Salford
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1971–≥71 Lancashire ≥1
1968–74 Great Britain 6 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1975–77 Leigh
1980–82 Salford
1991–92 Leigh
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Kevin Ashcroft is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1970s, '80s and '90s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury, Leigh, Warrington and Salford, as a Prop, or Hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 9, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching at club level for Leigh (twice), and Salford. Ashcroft is a Warrington Hall of Fame inductee.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Ashcroft won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, in 1968 against France, in 1969 against France, in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against France, and New Zealand, and in 1974 against New Zealand (sub).[2]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Ashcroft played Hooker in Warrington's 7-14 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Challenge Cup final during the 1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 10 May 1975.

County Cup final appearances

Ashcroft played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Warrington's 10-13 defeat by St. Helens in the 1967 Lancashire Cup final during the 1967–68 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 2 December 1967, played Hooker in Leigh's 2-11 defeat by Swinton in the 1969 Lancashire Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 November 1969, and played Hooker in the 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 Lancashire Cup final during the 1970–71 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970.

References

  1. ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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