12 Facts About Ron Ashman

Ronald George Ashman was an English professional footballer and football manager.

Ron Ashman went on to manage Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town.

Ron Ashman made his debut at Carrow Road against Aldershot on 4 October 1947.

Ron Ashman was a centre-forward at that early stage of his career, but went on to play at full-back for many years.

Ron Ashman was the captain of the Norwich team that reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1959 as a Third Division side, won promotion to the Second Division in 1960 and won the League Cup in 1962.

When George Swindin resigned as Norwich City manager in November 1962, Ron Ashman was appointed acting manager and was eventually given the job on a permanent basis on Boxing Day 1963.

Until Paul Hurst matched the feat in 2019, Ron Ashman remained the only Scunthorpe manager to have lost all of his opening three games in charge.

Ron Ashman managed 87 games in charge of Grimsby; of which The Mariners won 31, drew 25 and lost 31.

Alongside assistant John Kaye, Ron Ashman continued to find and develop a number of high-profile players, including future European Cup winner Richard Money, Scunthorpe's all-time club-record goalscorer Steve Cammack and famous England cricket all-rounder Ian Botham.

Across his two spells in charge, Ron Ashman was manager of Scunthorpe for 11 years and 576 games.

Less than a year after his appointment as General Manager and with the club rumoured to be on the verge of bankruptcy, it was confirmed that Ron Ashman had been formally made redundant from his role, alongside the club's secretary and physiotherapist.

In 2002, Ron Ashman was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City FC Hall of Fame, whilst prior to his death in 2004, he was an official Vice-President of Scunthorpe United and was a regular at both the club's matches and shareholder meetings.