Billy Ashcroft

Date of birth01 October 1952
Place of birthLiverpool
PositionForward

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Wrexham 01 Oct 1970 01 Sep 1977
Middlesbrough 01 Sep 1977 01 Aug 1985

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1977-78 Middlesbrough FA Cup 5
1
1977-78 Middlesbrough League Division One 36
6
1978-79 Middlesbrough FA Cup
2
1
1978-79 Middlesbrough League Cup 2
1978-79 Middlesbrough League Division One 33
4
6
1979-80 Middlesbrough FA Cup 2
1979-80 Middlesbrough League Cup 2
1979-80 Middlesbrough League Division One 34
1
3
1980-81 Middlesbrough FA Cup 5
1
1980-81 Middlesbrough League Cup 1
1980-81 Middlesbrough League Division One 22
8
2
1981-82 Middlesbrough League Cup 1
1
1981-82 Middlesbrough League Division One 14
7
4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
03 Sep 1977 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1977 Middlesbrough v Birmingham City L 1-2 League Division One
17 Sep 1977 Coventry City v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1977 Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division One
01 Oct 1977 Derby County v Middlesbrough L 4-1 League Division One
03 Oct 1977 West Ham United v Middlesbrough W 0-2 League Division One
08 Oct 1977 Middlesbrough v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
15 Oct 1977 Chelsea v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1977 Middlesbrough v Leeds United W 2-1 League Division One
29 Oct 1977 Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough L 4-0 League Division One
05 Nov 1977 Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Division One
12 Nov 1977 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 0-1 League Division One
19 Nov 1977 Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Division One
26 Nov 1977 Bristol City v Middlesbrough L 4-1 League Division One
03 Dec 1977 Middlesbrough v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
10 Dec 1977 Everton v Middlesbrough L 3-0 League Division One
17 Dec 1977 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa W 1-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1977 Leicester City v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1977 Middlesbrough v Manchester City L 0-2 League Division One
31 Dec 1977 Middlesbrough v Norwich City D 2-2 League Division One
02 Jan 1978 Liverpool v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
07 Jan 1978 Middlesbrough v Coventry City W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1978 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 2-4 League Division One
21 Jan 1978 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division One
28 Jan 1978 Middlesbrough v Everton W 3-2 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1978 Birmingham City v Middlesbrough W 1-2 League Division One
25 Feb 1978 Middlesbrough v Derby County W 3-1 League Division One
27 Feb 1978 Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 FA Cup 5th round
04 Mar 1978 Manchester United v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
11 Mar 1978 Middlesbrough v Orient D 0-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
14 Mar 1978 Orient v Middlesbrough L 2-1 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
18 Mar 1978 Leeds United v Middlesbrough L 5-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1978 Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
25 Mar 1978 Manchester City v Middlesbrough D 2-2 League Division One
27 Mar 1978 Middlesbrough v Leicester City L 0-1 League Division One
29 Mar 1978 Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 League Division One
01 Apr 1978 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
15 Apr 1978 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
22 Apr 1978 Middlesbrough v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
25 Apr 1978 Middlesbrough v West Ham United L 1-2 League Division One
29 Apr 1978 Arsenal v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
19 Aug 1978 Middlesbrough v Coventry City L 1-2 League Division One
22 Aug 1978 Birmingham City v Middlesbrough W 1-3 League Division One
26 Aug 1978 Southampton v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1978 Middlesbrough v Peterborough United D 0-0 League Cup 2nd round
02 Sep 1978 Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town D 0-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1978 Peterborough United v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Cup 2nd round replay
09 Sep 1978 Everton v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
16 Sep 1978 Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers L 0-2 League Division One
23 Sep 1978 Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough D 2-2 League Division One
30 Sep 1978 Middlesbrough v Arsenal L 2-3 League Division One
07 Oct 1978 Manchester United v Middlesbrough L 3-2 League Division One
14 Oct 1978 Middlesbrough v Norwich City W 2-0 League Division One
21 Oct 1978 Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-0 League Division One
27 Oct 1978 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 0-2 League Division One
11 Nov 1978 Coventry City v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
21 Nov 1978 Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
25 Nov 1978 Liverpool v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
09 Dec 1978 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
23 Dec 1978 Leeds United v Middlesbrough L 3-1 League Division One
09 Jan 1979 Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1979 Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough L 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
20 Jan 1979 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
03 Feb 1979 Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest L 1-3 League Division One
10 Feb 1979 Arsenal v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
24 Feb 1979 Norwich City v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
03 Mar 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough W 1-3 League Division One
06 Mar 1979 Middlesbrough v Everton L 1-2 League Division One
10 Mar 1979 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa W 2-0 League Division One
13 Mar 1979 Middlesbrough v Derby County W 3-1 League Division One
17 Mar 1979 Bristol City v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
24 Mar 1979 Middlesbrough v Birmingham City W 2-1 League Division One
27 Mar 1979 Middlesbrough v Manchester United D 2-2 League Division One
31 Mar 1979 Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1979 Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough W 1-2 League Division One
10 Apr 1979 Middlesbrough v Leeds United W 1-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1979 Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1979 Chelsea v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
24 Apr 1979 Manchester City v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
28 Apr 1979 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
05 May 1979 Derby County v Middlesbrough W 0-3 League Division One
11 May 1979 Middlesbrough v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
18 Aug 1979 Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough W 1-3 League Division One
21 Aug 1979 Middlesbrough v Manchester City W 3-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1979 Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace D 1-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1979 Derby County v Middlesbrough W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
01 Sep 1979 Manchester United v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1979 Middlesbrough v Derby County D 1-1
Agg: 2-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
08 Sep 1979 Middlesbrough v Norwich City W 1-0 League Division One
15 Sep 1979 Arsenal v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1979 Derby County v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
06 Oct 1979 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 League Division One
10 Oct 1979 Manchester City v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
13 Oct 1979 Stoke City v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
20 Oct 1979 Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
27 Oct 1979 Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
03 Nov 1979 Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
10 Nov 1979 Everton v Middlesbrough W 0-2 League Division One
17 Nov 1979 Middlesbrough v Bristol City W 1-0 League Division One
24 Nov 1979 Middlesbrough v Brighton and Hove Albion D 1-1 League Division One
01 Dec 1979 Liverpool v Middlesbrough L 4-0 League Division One
08 Dec 1979 Middlesbrough v Southampton L 0-1 League Division One
21 Dec 1979 Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1979 Middlesbrough v Leeds United W 3-1 League Division One
29 Dec 1979 Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough W 1-2 League Division One
01 Jan 1980 Coventry City v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
09 Jan 1980 Portsmouth v Middlesbrough D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
26 Jan 1980 Birmingham City v Middlesbrough L 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
09 Feb 1980 Middlesbrough v Derby County W 3-0 League Division One
16 Feb 1980 Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough D 2-2 League Division One
23 Feb 1980 Middlesbrough v Stoke City L 1-3 League Division One
27 Feb 1980 Norwich City v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
11 Mar 1980 Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1980 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1980 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 0-2 League Division One
22 Mar 1980 Middlesbrough v Everton W 2-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1980 Leeds United v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1980 Middlesbrough v Coventry City L 1-2 League Division One
19 Apr 1980 Brighton and Hove Albion v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1980 Bristol City v Middlesbrough L 3-1 League Division One
19 May 1980 Middlesbrough v Arsenal W 5-0 League Division One
16 Aug 1980 Manchester United v Middlesbrough L 3-0 League Division One
19 Aug 1980 Middlesbrough v Leeds United W 3-0 League Division One
23 Aug 1980 Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough L 5-2 League Division One
26 Aug 1980 Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town W 3-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
30 Aug 1980 Middlesbrough v Manchester City D 2-2 League Division One
06 Sep 1980 Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division One
07 Oct 1980 Liverpool v Middlesbrough L 4-2 League Division One
11 Oct 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough L 3-2 League Division One
21 Oct 1980 Middlesbrough v Leicester City W 1-0 League Division One
25 Oct 1980 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough L 3-0 League Division One
08 Nov 1980 Brighton and Hove Albion v Middlesbrough W 0-1 League Division One
12 Nov 1980 Leeds United v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
15 Nov 1980 Middlesbrough v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1980 Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-0 League Division One
06 Dec 1980 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1980 Leicester City v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
20 Dec 1980 Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur W 4-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1980 Coventry City v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1980 Middlesbrough v Everton W 1-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1981 Swansea City v Middlesbrough W 0-5 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough L 3-0 League Division One
24 Jan 1981 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 1981 Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace W 2-0 League Division One
07 Feb 1981 Middlesbrough v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division One
14 Feb 1981 Middlesbrough v Barnsley W 2-1 FA Cup 5th round
17 Feb 1981 Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
21 Feb 1981 Middlesbrough v Stoke City W 3-1 League Division One
28 Feb 1981 Arsenal v Middlesbrough D 2-2 League Division One
07 Mar 1981 Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 FA Cup Quarter-final
10 Mar 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough L 3-1 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
17 Mar 1981 Norwich City v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1981 Southampton v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1981 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1981 Birmingham City v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1981 Everton v Middlesbrough L 4-1 League Division One
25 Apr 1981 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough L 3-0 League Division One
19 Sep 1981 Southampton v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
03 Oct 1981 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
06 Oct 1981 Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argyle W 2-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
10 Oct 1981 Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
17 Oct 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
21 Nov 1981 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
28 Nov 1981 Coventry City v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
05 Dec 1981 Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town L 0-1 League Division One
13 Feb 1982 Middlesbrough v Swansea City D 1-1 League Division One
16 Feb 1982 Arsenal v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division One
09 Mar 1982 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division One
13 Mar 1982 Everton v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division One
20 Mar 1982 Middlesbrough v West Ham United L 2-3 League Division One
27 Mar 1982 Middlesbrough v Manchester City D 0-0 League Division One
03 Apr 1982 Sunderland v Middlesbrough W 0-2 League Division One
06 Apr 1982 Middlesbrough v Leeds United D 0-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1982 Middlesbrough v Notts County W 3-0 League Division One
20 Apr 1982 Middlesbrough v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-1 League Division One
01 May 1982 Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough L 3-1 League Division One
08 May 1982 Middlesbrough v Arsenal L 1-3 League Division One
15 May 1982 Swansea City v Middlesbrough W 1-2 League Division One
18 May 1982 Middlesbrough v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.