Jack Ashley (footballer)
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| Full name | William John Ashley | ||
| Nickname(s) | Jack, Spud | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Fisherville, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | December 1968 (age 78) | ||
| Place of death | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Balmain | ||
| Position(s) | Follower, Ruck Shield | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–1909 | Balmain | ||
| 1910–1911 | East Sydney | ||
| 1912–1915 | Port Adelaide | ||
| 1919 | Port Adelaide | ||
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911 | New South Wales | 4 | |
| 1914-1919 | South Australia | 7 | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
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William John "Jack" Ashley (14 May 1890 – was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SAFL.
He was born in South Australia in 1890 but moved to Sydney with his family early the next decade.
Ashley was a star footballer in the local Sydney Australian rules football league.
He represented New South Wales at the inaugural state carnival.
A follower, Ashley would later become a regular for South Australia at interstate level. He was a best and fairest winner at Port Adelaide in 1914 and also won that year's Magarey Medal. The war interrupted the SAFL but when it returned in 1919 so did Ashley and he won another best and fairest award before retiring at the end of the season.
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