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{{short description|English former RL coach and GB international rugby league footballer}}
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|birth_date = 5 June 1944 Newton-le-Willows
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1944|6|5}}
|birth_place = [[Newton-le-Willows]], England
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|position = {{rlp|HK}}
|position = {{rlp|HK}}
|club1 = [[Dewsbury]]
|club1 = [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]
|year1start = 1964
|year1start = 1964
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|pointsB = 3
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| coachteam1 = [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]
| coachteam1 = [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]
| coachyear1start = 1975
| coachyear1start = 1975
| coachyear1end = 77
| coachyear1end = 77
| coachgames1 =
| coachgames1 = 59
| coachwins1 =
| coachwins1 = 37
| coachdraws1 =
| coachdraws1 = 2
| coachlosses1 =
| coachlosses1 = 20
|coachteam2 = [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
| coachteam2 = [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
|coachyear2start = 1980
| coachyear2start = 1980
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| coachyear2end = 82
|coachgames2 =
| coachgames2 = 48
|coachwin%2 =
| coachwins2 = 24
| coachdraws2 = 1
|coachpremierships2 =
|coachteam3 = [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]
| coachlosses2 = 23
| coachteam3 = [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]
|coachyear3start = 1982
| coachyear3start = 1982
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| coachyear3end = 84
|coachgames3 =
| coachgames3 = 90
|coachwin%3 =
| coachwins3 = 50
| coachdraws3 = 5
|coachpremierships3 =
| coachlosses3 = 35
|coachteam4 = [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]
| coachteam4 = [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
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|coachyear4start = 1991
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| coachyear4start = 1984
|coachgames4 =
| coachyear4end = 89
|coachwin%4 =
| coachgames4 = 175
| coachwins4 = 85
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|new = yes
| coachdraws4 = 3
|retired = yes
| coachlosses4 = 87
|updated = 11 June 2020
| coachteam5 = [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]
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| coachyear5start = 1991
|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/kevin-ashcroft/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><!--<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ashcroft&submit=Go&c=GB|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505000510/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ashcroft&submit=Go&c=GB|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>-->
| coachyear5end = 92
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| coachgames5 = 33
| coachwins5 = 22
| coachdraws5 = 0
| coachlosses5 = 11
| coachteam6 = {{nowrap|[[Blackpool Panthers]]}}
| coachyear6start = 2005
| coachyear6end =
| coachgames6 = 0
| coachwins6 = 0
| coachdraws6 = 0
| coachlosses6 = 0
|new = yes
|retired = yes
|updated = 18 July 2020
|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/kevin-ashcroft/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>RL Record Keeper's Club</ref>
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'''Kevin Ashcroft''' (5 June 1944) is a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Lancashire]], and at club level for the [[Rochdale Hornets]], [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]], [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] ([[List of Leigh Centurions players|Heritage № 752]]),<ref name="Statistics at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/team_member/ashcroft-kevin|title=Statistics at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/they-played-for-leigh|title=They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/club/heritage-numbers|title=Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2020|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] ([[List of Warrington Wolves players|Heritage № 728]]) and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]], as a {{rlp|hk}}, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|scrum]]s,<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/> and coached at club level for [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] (two spells) and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]].<ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/kevin-ashcroft/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> Ashcroft is a [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] Hall of Fame inductee.<ref name="Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wire2wolves.com/halloffame.php?player_id=89&browse_level=2|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209231653/http://www.wire2wolves.com/halloffame.php?player_id=89&browse_level=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2013|title=Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)|publisher=wire2wolves.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>
'''Kevin Ashcroft''' (born 5 June 1944) is a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Lancashire]], and at club level for the [[Rochdale Hornets]], [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]], [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]],<ref name="Statistics at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/team_member/ashcroft-kevin|title=Statistics at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2019|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/they-played-for-leigh|title=They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2019|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/club/heritage-numbers|title=Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2020|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref> [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]], as a {{rlp|hk}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/> and coached at club level for [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] (two spells) and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]].<ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/kevin-ashcroft/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref> Ashcroft is a [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] Hall of Fame inductee.<ref name="Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wire2wolves.com/halloffame.php?player_id=89&browse_level=2|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209231653/http://www.wire2wolves.com/halloffame.php?player_id=89&browse_level=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2013|title=Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)|publisher=wire2wolves.com|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
===International honours===
===Rochdale Hornets===
Ashcroft played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Rochdale Hornets]]' 5-16 defeat by [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] in the [[1965 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season|1965–66 season]] at [[Knowsley Road]], [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]] on Friday 29 October 1965.
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Ashcroft won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Leigh in the [[1968 Rugby League World Cup]] against Australia, in 1968 against France, in 1969 against France, in the [[1970 Rugby League World Cup]] against France, and New Zealand, and on the [[1974 Great Britain Lions tour]] against New Zealand ([[Rugby league positions#Interchange|interchange]]/[[Substitution (sport)|substitute]]).<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>


===Leigh===
===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
Kevin Ashcroft played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 24-7 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1971 Challenge Cup|1971]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1970–71 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514, played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 24-9 victory over [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1974 Challenge Cup|1974]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1973–74 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400, and played {{rlp|hk}} in the 7-14 defeat by [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1975 Challenge Cup|1975]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1974–75 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 10 May 1975, in front of a crowd of 85,998.
Ashcroft played {{rlp|pr}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 5-8 defeat by [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in the [[1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 16 January 1968, played {{rlp|pr}} in the 11-6 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season|1969–70 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Tuesday 16 December 1969.


He played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 2-11 defeat by [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] in the [[1969 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season|1969–70 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 1 November 1969, and played {{rlp|hk}} in the 7-4 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1970 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 28 November 1970.
===County Cup Final appearances===
Ashcroft played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Rochdale Hornets]]' 5-16 defeat by [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] in the [[1965 Lancashire Cup|1965]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season|1965–66 season]] at [[Knowsley Road]], [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]] on Friday 29 October 1965, played left-{{rlp|pr}}, i.e. number 8, in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 10-13 defeat by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1967 Lancashire Cup|1967]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 2 December 1967, played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 2-11 defeat by [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] in the [[1969 Lancashire Cup|1969]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season|1969–70 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 1 November 1969, and played {{rlp|hk}} in the 7-4 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1970 Lancashire Cup|1970]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 28 November 1970.


Ashcroft played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 24-7 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1971 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1970–71 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.
===BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances===
Ashcroft played {{rlp|pr}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 5-8 defeat by [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in the [[1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1967]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 16 January 1968, played {{rlp|pr}} in the 11-6 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1969]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season|1969–70 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Tuesday 16 December 1969, played {{rlp|pr}} in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 0-0 draw with by [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] in the [[1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1974]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] at [[The Willows, Salford]] on Tuesday 17 December 1974, played {{rlp|pr}} in the 5-10 defeat by [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] in the [[1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1974]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] at [[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] on Tuesday 28 January 1975, and played {{rlp|pr}}, was the [[Coach (sport)|coach]], and scored a [[drop goal]] in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 4-12 defeat by [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in the [[1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1976]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1976–77 Northern Rugby Football League season|1976–77 season]] at [[Hilton Park (stadium)|Hilton Park]], [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]] on Tuesday 14 December 1976.


===Warrington===
===Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances===
Ashcroft played {{rlp|hk}}, was [[Captain (sports)|captain]], and was [[player of the match|man of the match]] in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 27-16 victory over [[Rochdale Hornets]] in the [[1973–74 League Cup (rugby league)|1973–74]] [[League Cup (rugby league)|Player's No.6 Trophy]] Final during the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season|1973–74 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 9 February 1974, Ashcroft gave his £25 [[player of the match|man of the match]] prize to [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s [[Groundskeeping#Groundskeeper|groundsman]] Billy Mitchell who had managed to get the [[Waterlogging (agriculture)|water-logged]] pitch into a playable condition,<ref name="Rugby League In The Seventies">Harry Edgar ''Rugby League In The Seventies'', Rugby League Journal Publishing, 29 November 2013. {{ISBN|978-0954835583}}. page-87.</ref> (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £442.70 in 2014).<ref name="Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds">{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare|title=Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref>
He played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 24-9 victory over [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1974 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1973–74 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400, and played {{rlp|hk}} in the 7-14 defeat by [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1975 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1974–75 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 10 May 1975, in front of a crowd of 85,998.

He played {{rlp|pr}} in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 0-0 draw with by [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] in the [[1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] at [[The Willows, Salford]] on Tuesday 17 December 1974, played {{rlp|pr}} in the 5-10 defeat by [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] in the [[1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] at [[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] on Tuesday 28 January 1975.

Ashcroft played {{rlp|hk}}, was [[Captain (sports)|captain]], and was [[player of the match|man of the match]] in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 27-16 victory over [[Rochdale Hornets]] in the [[1973–74 League Cup (rugby league)|1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy]] Final during the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season|1973–74 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 9 February 1974, Ashcroft gave his £25 [[player of the match|man of the match]] prize to [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s [[Groundskeeping#Groundskeeper|groundsman]] Billy Mitchell who had managed to get the [[Waterlogging (agriculture)|water-logged]] pitch into a playable condition,<ref name="Rugby League In The Seventies">Harry Edgar ''Rugby League In The Seventies'', Rugby League Journal Publishing, 29 November 2013. {{ISBN|978-0954835583}}. page-87.</ref> (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £442.70 in 2014).<ref name="Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds">{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare|title=Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>


===Captain Morgan Trophy Final appearances===
Ashcroft played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 4-0 victory over [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the 1973–74 [[Captain Morgan Trophy]] Final during the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season|1973–74 season]] at [[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]], [[City of Salford|Salford]] on Saturday 26 January 1974, in front of a crowd of 5,259.
Ashcroft played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 4-0 victory over [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the 1973–74 [[Captain Morgan Trophy]] Final during the [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season|1973–74 season]] at [[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]], [[City of Salford|Salford]] on Saturday 26 January 1974, in front of a crowd of 5,259.

===Return to Leigh===
Ashcroft played {{rlp|pr}}, was the [[Coach (sport)|coach]], and scored a [[drop goal]] in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 4-12 defeat by [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in the [[1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1976–77 Northern Rugby Football League season|1976–77 season]] at [[Hilton Park (stadium)|Hilton Park]], [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]] on Tuesday 14 December 1976.

===International honours===
On 3 April 1965, Ashcroft played in the first ever [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] under-24 international match in a 17–9 win against [[France national rugby league team|France]] under-24's.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Saxton |editor-first=Irvin |title=History of Rugby League: No.70 1964–1965| publisher=League Publications}}</ref>

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Ashcroft won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Leigh in the [[1968 Rugby League World Cup]] against Australia, in 1968 against France, in 1969 against France, in the [[1970 Rugby League World Cup]] against France, and New Zealand, and on the [[1974 Great Britain Lions tour]] against New Zealand ([[Rugby league positions#Interchange|interchange]]/[[Substitution (sport)|substitute]]).<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
===County Cup Final appearances===
===County Cup Final appearances===
Ashcroft was the [[coach (sport)|coach]] in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 16–0 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1982 Lancashire Cup|1982]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1982–83 Rugby Football League season|1982–83 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 23 October 1982, and the [[coach (sport)|coach]] in [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'s 17–22 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1988 Lancashire Cup|1988]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1988–89 Rugby Football League season|1988–89 season]] at [[Knowsley Road]], [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]] on Sunday 23 October 1988.<ref name="1988-1989 Lancashire Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=682|title=1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
Ashcroft was the [[coach (sport)|coach]] in [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'s 16–0 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1982 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1982–83 Rugby Football League season|1982–83 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 23 October 1982, and the [[coach (sport)|coach]] in [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'s 17–22 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1988 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1988–89 Rugby Football League season|1988–89 season]] at [[Knowsley Road]], [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]] on Sunday 23 October 1988.<ref name="1988-1989 Lancashire Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=682|title=1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228180318/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=682|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Dinosaurs-Kevin-Ashcroft-Story/dp/095600752X Last of the Dinosaurs: The Kevin Ashcroft Story]


==External links==
==External links==
*![https://web.archive.org/web/20131211222026/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Ashcroft&submit=Go&c=GB Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for '''both''' Great Britain, '''and''' England)]
*[http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk]
*[http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk]
*[http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk (martini)]
*[http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Ashcroft%2C+Kevin Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk (martini)]
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Kevin Ashcroft
Personal information
Born (1944-06-05) 5 June 1944 (age 80)
Newton-le-Willows, England
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964 Dewsbury 5 1 0 0 3
1964–67 Rochdale 82 2 0 0 6
1967–72 Leigh 198+5 19 12 0 81
1972–75 Warrington 123+1 20 0 23 101
1975–77 Leigh 58 6 0 6 24
1978–81 Salford 55+5 4 0 4 16
Total 532 52 12 33 231
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–74 Lancashire 4 1 0 0 3
1968–74 Great Britain 5+1 1 0 0 3
1968–74 GB tour games 15 3 0 0 9
1965 GB Under 24 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1975–77 Leigh 59 37 2 20 63
1980–82 Salford 48 24 1 23 50
1982–84 Warrington 90 50 5 35 56
1984–89 Salford 175 85 3 87 49
1991–92 Leigh 33 22 0 11 67
2005 Blackpool Panthers 0 0 0 0
Total 405 218 11 176 54
Source: [1][2]

Kevin Ashcroft (born 5 June 1944) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for the Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury, Leigh,[3][4][5] Warrington and Salford, as a hooker.[1] and coached at club level for Leigh (two spells) and Salford.[6] Ashcroft is a Warrington Hall of Fame inductee.[7]

Playing career

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Rochdale Hornets

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Ashcroft played hooker in Rochdale Hornets' 5-16 defeat by Warrington in the 1965 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965.

Leigh

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Ashcroft played prop in Leigh's 5-8 defeat by Castleford in the 1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968, played prop in the 11-6 victory over Wigan in the 1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1969.

He played hooker in Leigh's 2-11 defeat by Swinton in the 1969 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 November 1969, and played hooker in the 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970.

Ashcroft played hooker in Leigh's 24-7 victory over Leeds in the 1971 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.

Warrington

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He played hooker in Warrington's 24-9 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400, and played hooker in the 7-14 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Challenge Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1975, in front of a crowd of 85,998.

He played prop in Warrington's 0-0 draw with by Salford in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at The Willows, Salford on Tuesday 17 December 1974, played prop in the 5-10 defeat by Salford in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final replay during the 1974–75 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Tuesday 28 January 1975.

Ashcroft played hooker, was captain, and was man of the match in Warrington's 27-16 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 February 1974, Ashcroft gave his £25 man of the match prize to Wigan's groundsman Billy Mitchell who had managed to get the water-logged pitch into a playable condition,[8] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £442.70 in 2014).[9]

Ashcroft played hooker in Warrington's 4-0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1973–74 Captain Morgan Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 26 January 1974, in front of a crowd of 5,259.

Return to Leigh

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Ashcroft played prop, was the coach, and scored a drop goal in Leigh's 4-12 defeat by Castleford in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976–77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.

International honours

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On 3 April 1965, Ashcroft played in the first ever Great Britain under-24 international match in a 17–9 win against France under-24's.[10]

Ashcroft won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, in 1968 against France, in 1969 against France, in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against France, and New Zealand, and on the 1974 Great Britain Lions tour against New Zealand (interchange/substitute).[1]

Coaching career

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County Cup Final appearances

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Ashcroft was the coach in Warrington's 16–0 victory over St. Helens in the 1982 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and the coach in Salford's 17–22 defeat by Wigan in the 1988 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 23 October 1988.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ RL Record Keeper's Club
  3. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. ^ Harry Edgar Rugby League In The Seventies, Rugby League Journal Publishing, 29 November 2013. ISBN 978-0954835583. page-87.
  9. ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.70 1964–1965. League Publications.
  11. ^ "1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.


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