Bert Ashby
| Bert Ashby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sydney Bertrand Ashby | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England[citation needed] | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1993 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | West Hawthorn | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1928–1929, 1931–1935 | Hawthorn | 25 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sydney Bertrand Ashby (23 January 1909 – 21 August 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The third son of Henry Radford Ashby (1875–1914)[2] and Rachel Hannah Ashby, nee Upton (1876–1933),[3] Sydney Bertrand Ashby was born at Leicester on 23 January 1909. In early 1913 the Ashby family emigrated from England and settled in Melbourne.[citation needed]
In 1934 Bert Ashby married Norah Ethel Bruce Vance (1911–2004).[citation needed]
Football
[edit]Originally from West Hawthorn, Bert Ashby made his debut for Hawthorn against Essendon in the final round of their winless 1928 season.[4] Playing largely in the reserves he managed one more senior game in 1929 and then finally managed to get a sustained run of appearances in 1931. He played a total of 25 games over 8 seasons for Hawthorn, missing significant periods through injury[5] in his final years with the club.
Death
[edit]Sydney Bertrand Ashby died in August 1993 and was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Cemetery.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 18, 644. Victoria, Australia. 21 December 1914. p. 12.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 24, 402. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1933. p. 1.
- ^ "CLUB REVIEWS". The Age. No. 22, 902. Victoria, Australia. 31 August 1928. p. 6.
- ^ "CLUB NOTES". The Age. No. 24, 637. Victoria, Australia. 31 March 1934. p. 15.
- ^ "Sydney Bertrand Ashby". Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
External links
[edit]- Bert Ashby at AustralianFootball.com
- Bert Ashby's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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