Billy Ashcroft
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Ashcroft | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1977 | Wrexham | 219 | (72) |
| 1977–1982 | Middlesbrough | 139 | (21) |
| 1982–1985 | FC Twente | 77 | (29) |
| 1985–1986 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | (2) |
| Total | 458 | (124) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Billy Ashcroft (born 1 October 1952 in Liverpool) is an English retired footballer, played both as a central defender and as a forward. He made his League debut for Middlesbrough on 3 September 1977 in a 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion, after having previously served Wrexham for seven years, playing 219 matches and scoring 72 goals. Ashcroft was transferred to FC Twente in the Netherlands in 1982, where he stayed for three years, making 77 league appearances and scoring 29 goals. In 1985, he moved to Tranmere Rovers, where he scored twice in 23 league appearances.
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