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Johnny/Jack Aston

Manchester United FC

 17 appearances, 0 goals

P 17 W 12 D 1 L 4 F 47: A 19
74% successful
 1948-50

captain: none
minutes played: 1530

Jack Aston

Timeline
  John Aston
also known as Johnny and Jack. He's Johnny Aston in Football Round The World (Tom Finney 1953), Refereeing Round The World (Arthur Ellis 1954), and Alex Stepney (Alex Stepney 1978);
Jack Aston in captain Of England (Billy Wright 1950) and Football Is My Passport (Billy Wright 1957), Forward Arsenal! (Bernard Joy 1952), and Talking Football (Alf Ramsey 1952).
In conclusion, teammates Billy Wright called him Jack, Bert Williams knew him as Johnny, there will never be a definitive answer, and nor does there have to be.
Birth 3 September 1921 in Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [registered in Prestwich, December 1921].
Attended Ravensbury School, Manchester
  According to passenger lists, John Aston left Southampton for New York on the Queen Elizabeth, a Cunard White Star ship, on 30 April 1952. Amongst the 1196 was the entire Manchester United FC party.
Death 31 July 2003 in Glossop, aged 81 years 332 days [registered in High Peak, Derbyshire, August 2003]
Funeral cremated in August 2003 in Dukinfield cemetery, Hall Green Road, Tameside

Source

 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Club Career
Club(s) Played his early football with Clayton Methodists in Manchester and Mujacs FC.  Joined Manchester United FC nursery side, signing amateur forms for United in May 1939, turning professional in August 1946, retired on health grounds in June 1955 after 253 league appearances, scoring 29 goals. He had turned down offers following the 1950 World Cup Finals in Brazil to play in Bogota, Colombia.
Club honours FA Cup winners 1947-48; Football League Champions 1951-52;
Individual honours Football League (two appearances)
Distinctions Father of John Aston, also of Manchester United and England U23. For this reason, Johnny Aston is sometimes referred to as Jack Snr.
Height/Weight 5' 10½", 12st. 7lbs [1950].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of three who became 672nd players (672) to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back, right-back. Played inside-forward and wing-half before settling in the full-back position.
First match No. 241, 26 September 1948, Denmark 0 England 0, a friendly match at Idrætsparken, København, aged 27 years 23 days.
Last match No. 259, 7 October 1950, Northern Ireland 1 England 4, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 29 years 34 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51;
Team honours British Championship winners 1949-50;
Individual honours England B (one appearance, 1948)
Distinctions The 120th Lancastrian to represent England

Beyond England
Was on the Old Trafford staff from 1956 to 1972.  His last appointment was that of chief scout which he held from August 1970 until December 1972. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.15.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps unused minutes captain
18 17 8 one 1530 0 none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
17 12 1 4 47 19 +28 3 6 2.765 1.118 73.5 +8

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 6 4 0 2 19 7 +12 1 3 3.167 1.167 66.7 +2
Away 9 7 1 1 26 11 +15 1 2 2.889 1.222 83.3 +6
Neutral 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 16 12 1 3 47 18 +29 2 6 2.938 1.125 78.1 +9
Blue 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 0 1 4.667 1.00 100.0 +3
WCF 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
World Cup 5 4 0 1 16 4 +12 1 2 3.20 0.80 80.0 +3
British Championship 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 0 2 3.333 1.167 83.3 +4
The 1949-50 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
Friendly 9 6 1 2 25 11 +14 2 3 2.778 1.222 72.2 +4

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP/BC 1949-50 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 0 1 4.667 1.00 100.0 +3
WCP All 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 0 1 4.667 1.00 100.0 +3
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1950 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
WCF All 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1949-50 5 4 0 1 16 4 +12 1 2 3.20 0.80 80.0 +3
WC All 5 4 0 1 16 4 +12 1 2 3.20 0.80 80.0 +3

British Championship Competitions
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1948-49 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 0 1 1.00 1.333 50.0 =0
BC/WCP 1949-50 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 0 1 4.667 1.00 100.0 +3
BC 1950-51 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 0 2 3.333 1.167 83.3 +4

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 5 4 0 1 16 4 +12 1 2 3.20 0.80 80.0 +3
BC 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 0 2 3.333 1.167 83.3 +4
The 1949-50 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
8 6 0 2 22 8 +14 1 3 2.75 1.00 75.0 +4

Match History

 Club: Manchester United F.C. - nineteen full appearances (1530 min) manager: Walter Winterbottom - seventeen full appearances (1530 min)x

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Age 26
240 16 May 1948 - Italy 0 England 4, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino tour AW unused sub
B  
one appearance - Switzerland 19 May 1948; unofficial - FC Schaffhausen 22 May 1948;

Age 27
1 241 26 September 1948 - Denmark 0 England 0
Idrætsparken, København		 Fr AD   3
  

one of three who became the 672nd player (672) to appear for England.
the ninth Manchester United player to represent England

2 243 10 November 1948 - England 1 Wales 0
Villa Park, Birmingham		 BC HW   3
3 244 2 December 1948 - England 6 Switzerland 0
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury		 Fr HW   3
4 245 9 April 1949 - England 1 Scotland 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HL   2
5 246 13 May 1949 - Sweden 3 England 1
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna		 tour AL   3
B  
party member - Finland A 15 May 1949
6 247 18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo		   AW   3
B  
party member - Netherlands A 18 May 1949
7 248 22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris		   AW   3

Age 28
8 249 21 September 1949 - England 0 Republic of Ireland 2
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 Fr HL   3
9 250 15 October 1949 - Wales 1 England 4
Ninian Park, Cardiff		 BC/
WCP		 AW   3
10 251 16 November 1949 - England 9 Ireland 2
Maine Road, Manchester		 BC/
WCP		 HW   3
11 252 30 November 1949 - England 2 Italy 0
White Hart Lane, Tottenham		 Fr HW   3
12 253 15 April 1950 - Scotland 0 England 1
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC/
WCP		 AW   3
 
B  
party member - Italy 11 May 1950
13 254 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa tour AW   3
B  
party member - Netherlands 17 May 1950
14 255 18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4, Stade du Heysel, Bruxelles   AW   3
B  
withdrawn party member - Luxembourg 21 May 1950
 
WCF		 left backx
15 256 25 June 1950 - England 2 Chile 0
Estádio Municipal, Rio		 NW   3
16 257 29 June 1950 - United States 1 England 0
Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte		 NL   3
258 2 July 1950 - Spain 1 England 0, Estádio Municipal, Rio NL party member

Age 29
17 259 7 October 1950 - Ireland 1 England 4
Windsor Park, Belfast		 BC AW   3
  


   

 
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