Bill Ashurst

Bill Ashurst
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Frank Ashurst
Born(1948-04-12)12 April 1948
Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Died14 June 2022(2022-06-14) (aged 74)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–73 Wigan 165 67 142 485
1974–76 Penrith Panthers 46 19 51 6 165
1977–78 Wigan 21 7 4 6 35
1978–84 Wakefield Trinity 32 5 15 10 55
1988 Runcorn Highfield 1 0 0 0 0
Total 265 98 212 22 740
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–72 Lancashire 2 0 0 0 0
1971–72 Great Britain 3 3 0 0 9
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
198182 Wakefield Trinity
198789 Runcorn Highfield
Total 0 0 0 0
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William Frank Ashurst (12 April 1948 – 14 June 2022) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan (two spells), the Penrith Panthers, Wakefield Trinity, and Runcorn Highfield, as a centre, or second-row, and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Runcorn Highfield and Wigan St Patricks ARLFC (Under-16s).