Brian Ashton (soccer)

Last updated

Brian Ashton
Personal information
Full name Brian Ashton
Date of birth (1974-09-05) September 5, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Sudbury, Ontario
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992 London Lasers 3 (0)
1998–2004 Toronto Lynx 159 (13)
2002 → Mississauga Olympians (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
1991 Canada U17 2 (0)
1992 Canada U20 5 (1)
1994 Canada U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of n/a

Brian Ashton (born September 5, 1974) is a Canadian former soccer player who played notably with the Toronto Lynx, and is currently the Ontario Soccer Association Region 6 Head Coach.

Contents

Professional career

Ashton attended St. Charles College, where he played soccer. Ashton was a key part of the 1990 and 1993 NOSSA title for St. Charles. [1] [2]

Ashton began playing professional soccer with the London Lasers in 1992. [3] Although receiving a tryout offer from Premier League club Sheffield United in 1993, he never officially made the squad. [4]

He later played with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League in 1998 the second year of the franchise's inception. [5] He made his debut for the club on April 9, 1998, in an exhibition match against the Rochester Rhinos. [6] During his tenure with the Lynx he was awarded the Toronto Lynx Fan Favorite award a record five times including a Public Relations award. [7] He held the record for most club appearances for the Lynx, until he was surpassed by David Diplacido in 2006. [8] In the 2000 USL A-League season he assisted Toronto by reaching the post season for the second time in the franchise's history. In the playoffs Ashton scored a goal in the conference quarterfinals against the Long Island Rough Riders, which resulted in a 2–1 victory. [9] The Lynx playoff run came to an end in the Eastern Conference Final against the Rochester Rhinos in a 2–1 loss on aggregate.

Once the 2002 A-League season came to a conclusion he was loaned to the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [10] He made his debut on September 11, 2002, in an Open Canada Cup match against the Toronto Croatia. [11] He helped the Olympians secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the Western Conference, but unfortunately were defeated by the North York Astros in a wild card match. [12] On February 12, 2004, Ashton announced his retirement from professional soccer after he was offered a regional coach of youth development position with the Ontario Soccer Association. [13]

International career

Ashton made his national team debut on March 25, 1991, with the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team at the 1991 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament. He later featured with the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team in the 1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. He also played with the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie. [14]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hamilton Thunder</span> Former Canadian association football team

The Hamilton Thunder were a soccer team located in Hamilton, Ontario, playing in the Western Conference of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The team played its home fixtures at Brian Timmis Stadium until a rent dispute with the city caused home games to be moved to Vaughan midway through the 2005 season. The Thunder won the regular season Western Conference championship each season from 2003 to 2005, but lost in the Rogers Cup semifinal each of those years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David DiPlacido</span> Canadian former soccer player

David DiPlacido is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He is the Toronto Lynx's all-time leader in club appearances and is the technical director for Aurora Youth Soccer Club.

Darren Baxter is an English former professional footballer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Titus (soccer)</span> Trinidadian footballer

Rick Wayne Titus is a Canadian-born Trinidadian soccer coach and former professional player. He played as a defender. He is the former head coach of the Masters FA League 1 team after winning a championship in 2019, and University of Toronto Mississauga soccer team. Born with Indigenous ancestry, he announced he will be changing his name to Netshetep Ma'at, which is an Ancient Egyptian Order name as well as Songan Ohitekha Tawa El, an Indigenous Appellation name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Durham Storm</span> Former Canadian soccer team

The Durham Storm were a Canadian soccer team that last played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) in 2005. The club was founded as the Toronto Olympians in 1998 and played in Toronto, Ontario through 2001, before being renamed the Mississauga Olympians for 2002 and 2003. The team relocated to Oshawa, Ontario in Durham Region for the 2004 & 2005 seasons and was renamed Durham Storm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ottawa Wizards</span> Former Canadian soccer club

Ottawa Wizards were a Canadian soccer club which operated in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL), from 2001 to 2003. The team's home stadium was the OZ Optics Stadium. Though the team had a relatively short tenure with the CPSL, the club dominated the league by winning three consecutive regular season championships, two Open Canada Cups, and the CPSL Championship. Despite the club's success the franchise was revoked by the league in 2003 after several legal disputes with the CPSL administration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameron Medwin</span> Canadian soccer player

Cameron Medwin is a Canadian soccer defender who plays with Portugal AC in the Arena Premier League.

Elvis Thomas is a former Canadian soccer player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shawn Faria</span> Canadian former soccer player

Shawn Faria is a Canadian former soccer player who played the majority of his career with the Toronto Lynx in the USL First Division and had several stints with various clubs in the Canadian Soccer League.

Robin Hart is a Trinidadian former footballer who played in the TT Pro League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the USL First Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sergio De Luca</span> Canadian association football player

Sergio De Luca is a Canadian professional soccer coach and former player.

Francisco Enrique Crespo dos Santos, known as Francisco Dos Santos or Batata, is a Brazilian former footballer who played the majority of career with Canadian clubs in the Canadian Soccer League, and the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League.

Daryl Holmes is a New Zealand born former professional football player who played the majority of his career in North America.

Phil Caporella is a former Canadian soccer player who played the majority of his career in the USL A-League and with several Canadian clubs.

Czesław Zajac is a Polish former footballer.

Paul Moore is a Canadian former soccer player who played most notably in the USL A-League, National Professional Soccer League, and with various Canadian soccer leagues.

Salvatore Borgh is a Canadian former soccer player who played his entire career in Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the USL A-League.

Orlin Chalmers is a former Canadian soccer player who played as a defender and is currently the head coach for the Brandon Bobcats women's team.

Aaron Benjamin is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the United Soccer Leagues, National Professional Soccer League and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Jimmy Kuzmanovski is a Canadian former soccer player who had stints in the USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

References

  1. ↑ Hutchison, Jim (May 28, 1990). "St. Charles wins NOSSA". North Bay Nugget . p. 16. Retrieved November 23, 2023. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ Macfarlane, Bruce (May 31, 1993). "St. Charles gains revenge in NOSSA soccer finals". North Bay Nugget . p. 11. Retrieved November 23, 2023. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Brian Ashton soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  4. ↑ Pascal, Randy (September 12, 2023). "Laurentian soccer celebrates and Ashton heads overseas - in Sept of 1993". Sudbury Sports. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Team". August 19, 2000. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ Glover, Robin (April 9, 1998). "A-League pre season game of Thursday April 9, 1998". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
  7. ↑ Nutt, Dave (April 10, 2003). "LYNX SIGN FORMER ALL-STAR". Rocket Robin`s Home Page. TORONTO LYNX MEDIA RELEASE.
  8. ↑ "Brian Ashton | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ Winnipeg Fury (September 9, 2000). "CP article: Lynx Advance to Semi's". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
  10. ↑ RUMLESKI, Kathy. "CPSL playoff picture still unclear". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ Glover, Robin (September 11, 2002). "Result of the Wednesday September 11th, 2002 CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and Mississauga Olympians played at Memorial Park in Streetsville at 8:00pm. This was the first game of the two leg quarterfinal of the League Cup". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  12. ↑ Glover, Robin (October 18, 2002). "Result of the Friday October 18th, 2002 CPSL Wild Card game to determine semi-finalists for the Rogers Cup between North York Astros and Mississauga Olympians". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  13. ↑ Lynch, Rob (February 12, 2004). "There's Only One Number 8". USLFans.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.