Philip Ayton

Philip Ayton

Philip Ayton in 2011
Country	England
Born	(1947-01-26) 26 January 1947 (age 78) London, England
Plays	Right Handed
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 4 (February 1986)
Medal record Men's squash Representing   Great Britain World Team Championships 1976 Birmingham Team Representing   England European Team Championships 1973 Edinburgh Team 1974 Stockholm Team 1977 Sheffield Team 1980 Helsinki Team

Philip Norman Ayton (born 26 January 1947) is an English former professional squash player. ^[1] He reached a career-high world ranking of 4 in February 1986. ^[2]

Biography

Ayton studied at Hurstpierpoint College and Queens' College, Cambridge and represented the Cambridge University squash team for the 1965, 1966 and 1967 varsity matches (the last two as captain). ^[3]

Ayton represented Sussex at county level. ^[4] Ayton's finest success came at the 1976 Men's World Team Squash Championships, when he helped Great Britain become world champions with Jonathan Leslie, Stuart Courtney and Ian Robinson. ^[5]

Ayton won three gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 1973, 1974 and 1977. ^{[6] [7]}

Ayton was the British national champion in 1975. ^[8]

References

1. "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
2. "Squash Info - Philip Ayton". www.squashinfo.com.
3. "Men's Varsity Squash Record". Oxford University Squash Rackets Club. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
4. "Ayton takes Midlands squash title" . Nottingham Evening Post. 20 November 1972. Retrieved 27 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Ginger beer king!" . Daily Express. 14 May 1976. Retrieved 22 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
7. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
8. "History - British National Squash Champions 1974-2021". British National Squash Championships. Retrieved 22 June 2025.