Eric Ashton MBE (24 January 1935 – 20 March 2008) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played his whole top flight football career for Wigan along with at times both captaining and coaching them; his position of choice was at centre .

2008年3月26日 · Eric Ashton passed away at the age of 73 in the early hours of last Thursday (March 20) with his nearest and dearest at his bedside in Willowbrook Hospice, after a five-year battle against prostate cancer endured with characteristic fortitude and dignity.

John “Eric” Ashton is returning to the midlands after spending the previous 3 years at South Carolina Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center in Charleston, SC. WALK-IN SERVICE FOR ESTABLISHED PATIENTS MONDAY-THURSDAY, FROM 7:00 AM TO 4:00 PM, FRIDAY FROM 7:00 AM TO 3:00 PM.

2008年3月25日 · Eric Ashton had a number of distinctions in the world of rugby league. He was the first man to win the Challenge Cup as player, coach and chairman, as well as the first to be appointed MBE...

2008年3月25日 · Eric Ashton, who died on March 20 aged 73, was among the great names of Rugby League; he is the only person to have been captain, coach and chairman of Challenge Cup-winning teams at Wembley, and...

2013年1月12日 · FORMER Wigan and Great Britain centre Eric Ashton died today after a long illness. He was 73. A member of the Rugby League Hall of Fame, Ashton scored 1,589 points in 497 appearances for Wigan...

2015年8月25日 · Ahead of the unveiling of the Rugby League statue at Wembley Stadium on August 29 hear Ray French talk about Rugby League legend Eric Ashton...more.

Eric Ashton MBE (24 January 1935 – 20 March 2008) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played his whole top flight football career for Wigan along with at times both captaining and coaching them; his position of choice was right-centre.

Eric Ashton MBE was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.