Abel Ashworth

Abel Ashworth
Personal information
Full name Abel Ashworth
Born April→June 1864
Ashton-under-Lyne district, Lancashire, England
Died 10 January 1938 (aged 73)
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Forwards

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1892–≥92 Oldham
1890 Leicester 2
Total 2 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1892 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Abel Ashworth (April→June 1864[2] – 10 January 1938[3]) was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Oldham,[4] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Oldham was a rugby union club.

Background

Abel Ashworth's birth was registered in Ashton-under-Lyne district, Lancashire, he died aged 73 in Oldham, Lancashire.[1]

Playing career

Leicester

Abel Ashworth played two games for Leicester Tigers on their Easter tour to Wales in 1890. He played against Cardiff and Newport on Monday 7 April 1890 and Tuesday 8 April 1890 respectively. Along with Richard Cattell he became the first future England international to play for Leicester.[5]

International honours

Abel Ashworth won a cap for England while at Oldham in 1892 against Ireland.[1]

Change of Code

When Oldham converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Abel Ashworth would have been 31 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Oldham.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  5. ↑ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
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