Luke Ashworth

Luke Ashworth

Ashworth while at Rotherham United
Personal information
Full name	Luke Alexander Ashworth
Date of birth	(1989-12-04) 4 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2006–2008	Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Wigan Athletic	0	(0)
2008	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	3	(0)
2009–2010	Leyton Orient	10	(0)
2010–2011	Rotherham United	9	(0)
2011	Harrogate Town	9	(1)
2011–2012	FC Halifax Town	13	(0)
2012–2014	Hyde	72	(2)
2014	→ Chester (loan)	3	(0)
2014–2017	FC United of Manchester	112	(9)
2017–2018	Stalybridge Celtic	46	(1)
2018	FC United of Manchester	3	(0)
2018–2019	Ashton United	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:54, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Luke Alexander Ashworth (born 4 December 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Career

Early career

Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Ashworth made his professional debut during a loan period at Leyton Orient from his original club Wigan Athletic, in Orient's 4–2 Football League Trophy win against Southend United on 2 September 2008, ^[1] and his league debut eleven days later. He returned to Wigan on 3 November 2008.

He signed for Leyton Orient on a permanent basis in January 2009, ^[2] and scored his first professional goal for Orient in the FA Cup first round tie against Tranmere Rovers on 7 November 2009. ^[3] On 23 June 2010, he left Orient on a free transfer and joined Rotherham United. ^[4] After his release from Rotherham in the summer of 2011, he played for Harrogate Town between 9 September and 13 December, after which he signed for Halifax in December on a non-contract basis. ^[5] He left the club in May 2012. ^[6]

Hyde

After being released from Halifax at the end of the season, he moved up a division to go and play at Conference National newcomers Hyde. ^[7] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2012–13 season, in a 2–2 draw away at Braintree Town. ^[8]

In March 2014 he joined Chester on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season, ^[9] before moving to then-Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester in August 2014. ^[10]

In July 2017 he joined Stalybridge Celtic. ^[11]

In July 2018 he rejoined former club FC United of Manchester. ^[12] In September he moved to Ashton United. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2014

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wigan Athletic	2008–09 [14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2008–09	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	5	0
Leyton Orient	2009–10 [15]	League One	10	0	1	1	0	0	2 [a]	0	13	1
	Total		13	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	18	1
Rotherham United	2010–11 [16]	League Two	9	0	1	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	13	0
Harrogate Town	2011–12 [17]	Conference North	9	1	0	0	—		0	0	9	1
FC Halifax Town	2011–12 [18]	Conference North	13	0	0	0	—		0	0	13	0
Hyde United	2012–13	Conference Premier	45	2	2	0	—		2 [b]	0	49	2
	2013–14	Conference Premier	22	0	1	0	—		1 [b]	0	24	0
	2014–15	Conference Norh	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total		72	2	3	0	—		3	0	78	2
Chester (loan)	2013–14	Conference Premier	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
Career total			190	21	22	1	0	0	18	2	230	24

1. Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy]Football League Trophy]]
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "Southend 2 Leyton Orient 4". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008.
2. "Orient put seal on Ashworth deal". BBC Sport. 14 January 2009.
3. "Tranmere 1 - 1 Leyton Orient". bbc.co.uk. 7 November 2009.
4. "Ashworth heads to Rotherham". Leytonorient.com. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
5. "Aspin boosts squad". F.C. Halifax Town. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
6. "Ashworth leaves Shaymen". NonLeagueDaily.com. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012.
7. McNamee, Jamie (23 July 2012). "Cox and Ashworth Sign". FootballNews247. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
8. "Braintree Town 2 - 2 Hyde. Ashworth was named Player of the Season for the 2012–13 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
9. "Chester sign Andy Griffin, James Caton & Luke Ashworth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
10. "FC United boosted by signing Hyde centre-back". F.C. United of Manchester. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
11. "Summer Moves (Part Seven)". 11 July 2017.
12. "FC United confirm three more summer signings".
13. "Ashton United sign FC United's Ashworth | non League Daily". Archived from the original on 7 September 2018.
14. "Luke Ashworth | Football Stats | Ashton United | Season 2008/2009 | Soccer Base".
15. "Luke Ashworth | Football Stats | Ashton United | Season 2009/2010 | Soccer Base".
16. "Luke Ashworth | Football Stats | Ashton United | Season 2010/2011 | Soccer Base".
17. https://uk.soccerway.com/players/luke-ashworth/61435/
18. https://uk.soccerway.com/players/luke-ashworth/61435/

External links

• Luke Ashworth at Soccerbase