32 Facts About Jon Ashton

Jonathan James Ashton was born on 4 October 1982 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Jon Ashton is a first-team fitness coach at Championship club Ipswich Town.

Jon Ashton joined Oxford on a permanent basis in September 2003 and played 103 matches for the club over three league seasons, before being released in May 2006.

Jon Ashton spent one and a half years with Grays, during which he earned four caps for the England C team.

Jon Ashton signed for fellow Conference Premier club Stevenage Borough for an undisclosed fee in January 2009.

Jon Ashton made 234 appearances during his six years at Stevenage, helping the club earn back-to-back promotions from the Conference Premier to League One.

Jon Ashton left Stevenage in the summer of 2015 and joined Crawley Town of League Two.

Jon Ashton then signed for National League club Braintree Town in July 2016, before returning to Grays Athletic on loan.

Jon Ashton was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and grew up in Whitestone, attending St Thomas More Catholic School.

Jon Ashton started his career at Leicester City as part of the club's youth academy.

The club were relegated to the First Division that season and Jon Ashton signed a new three-year contract on 31 May 2002.

Jon Ashton only played one further match for Leicester, before being loaned out to Notts County on a one-month loan agreement on 8 November 2002.

Jon Ashton played regularly during the season, making 38 appearances, as Oxford finished the season in ninth position in Division Three.

Jon Ashton played 42 games for Rushden during his only season with the club, scoring twice.

Jon Ashton made 47 appearances in all competitions during a season in which Grays finished tenth in the Conference Premier standings.

Jon Ashton was named as the Players' Player of The Year and Supporters' Player of The Year at Grays' end-of-season awards ceremony on 12 May 2008.

Jon Ashton subsequently signed for fellow Conference Premier club Stevenage Borough for an undisclosed fee on 29 January 2009.

Jon Ashton made 45 appearances in his first full season with Stevenage, scoring three times, as the club won the Conference Premier by 11 points, earning promotion into the Football League for the first time in their history.

Jon Ashton made 38 appearances for Stevenage that season, scoring once, as Stevenage earned promotion to League One in their first Football League season.

Jon Ashton signed a new two-year contract with the club in September 2011.

Jon Ashton made 53 appearances in all competitions, scoring once, as Stevenage were beaten in the League One play-off semi-finals after finishing sixth.

Jon Ashton has a great history at the club, he wins football matches and he leads men.

Jon Ashton made 48 appearances in all competitions during the season, as Stevenage were relegated back to League Two after finishing in last place in the League One standings.

Jon Ashton left Stevenage upon the expiry of his contract in July 2015.

Jon Ashton played 30 times as Crawley finished the season in 20th position in League Two.

Jon Ashton initially signed for the Isthmian League North club on a permanent basis on 8 July 2017.

Jon Ashton made 17 appearances for Nuneaton in the dual role before retiring from playing at the end of the season.

Jon Ashton was called up to the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in May 2007, for the Four Nations Tournament in Scotland.

Jon Ashton earned four caps at England C level, scoring once.

Jon Ashton remained at Stevenage for three seasons before leaving to become first-team fitness coach at League One club Ipswich Town.

Jon Ashton was arrested with Danny Foster in May 2008, facing three counts of vandalism after the pair took down a number of advertising banners in Aviemore.

Jon Ashton owns a pilates business after discovering its benefits during the latter stages of his playing career.