Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Ray Ashton

Career: 1979-80/1986-87

Player profile

Widnes born Ray Ashton came to Oldham from the Widnes Tigers club in 1979 and played a prominent part in the success of the Colts team of the late 70’s / early 80’s, his good form being recognised with Great Britain Colts honours.

A tricky little half back, his appearances for Oldham were more or less evenly split between the stand off and scrum half positions. Effective in both roles, opinion was divided as to which suited him best. His own preference was for the No 7 spot, where his speed around the pack and swift distribution won him many fans. The speed factor also served him well at stand off from where, with the extra space, he would be through a gap in a flash to either score himself, or bring into play the threequarter line with a pin point pass.

Definitely a player of flair and imagination, he was rewarded with a place on the 1984 tour “down under”, only for injury to severely restrict his appearances. He topped the Oldham try list in 1981-82, 82-83, & 83-84. His best total of 26 came in the ’81-2 season. Ray holds the Oldham record for “one point” drop goals with 26.

He left to join Leeds just before the Challenge Cup deadline in 1987.

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Games played 235

Includes 9 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
16 September 1979	Leeds	Lost	7-31
19 September 1979	St Helens	Lost	9-20
23 September 1979	Batley	Draw	17-17
7 October 1979	Featherstone Rovers	Won	23-22
14 October 1979	Whitehaven	Draw	13-13
21 October 1979	Bramley	Won	22-9
4 November 1979	Huddersfield	Won	12-3
11 November 1979	Barrow	Won	6-5
18 November 1979	Swinton	Lost	12-15
25 November 1979	Dewsbury	Won	25-6
9 December 1979	Batley	Won	32-9
16 December 1979	Dewsbury	Won	17-14
26 December 1979	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-0
30 December 1979	Featherstone Rovers	Draw	8-8
6 January 1980	Swinton	Won	29-4
13 January 1980	Keighley	Won	18-17
20 January 1980	Halifax	Lost	10-21
10 February 1980	Dewsbury	Won	24-2
17 February 1980	Huddersfield	Won	15-12
24 February 1980	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	5-10
2 March 1980	Barrow	Lost	14-23
9 March 1980	Whitehaven	Lost	9-17
16 March 1980	Keighley	Won	18-10
30 March 1980	Doncaster	Won	46-2
3 August 1980	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	32-15
10 August 1980	St Helens Friendly	Lost	12-30
17 August 1980	Swinton	Won	11-5
24 August 1980	Salford	Won	15-13
31 August 1980	Castleford	Draw	14-14
7 September 1980	Bradford Northern	Lost	10-21
10 September 1980	Warrington	Lost	2-11
14 September 1980	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	17-32
21 September 1980	Hull FC	Lost	11-16
28 September 1980	Leeds	Lost	14-16
5 October 1980	Leigh	Won	15-12
19 October 1980	Widnes	Lost	18-28
26 October 1980	Workington Town	Won	18-10
9 November 1980	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	10-31
16 November 1980	Bradford Northern	Won	9-2
19 November 1980	Salford	Won	22-7
30 November 1980	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	15-24
14 December 1980	Workington Town	Lost	4-25
21 December 1980	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	9-27
26 December 1980	St Helens	Lost	10-11
28 December 1980	Hull FC	Won	2-1
1 January 1981	Warrington	Lost	2-30
4 January 1981	Barrow	Lost	11-27
18 January 1981	Castleford	Lost	11-20
27 January 1981	Leeds	Won	19-12
1 February 1981	Barrow	Lost	8-15
8 February 1981	Halifax	Won	13-10
17 March 1981	Widnes	Lost	5-21
22 March 1981	Halifax	Lost	4-19
29 March 1981	Leigh	Lost	24-25
5 April 1981	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	13-15
8 April 1981	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	16-30
17 April 1981	St Helens	Lost	18-21
20 April 1981	Salford	Draw	18-18
2 August 1981	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	31-15
9 August 1981	St Helens Friendly	Won	12-8
14 August 1981	Salford	Lost	7-17
30 August 1981	Hunslet	Won	24-16
6 September 1981	Blackpool Borough	Won	16-6
13 September 1981	Dewsbury	Won	19-5
20 September 1981	Huddersfield	Won	37-4
23 September 1981	Swinton	Won	10-7
27 September 1981	Doncaster	Won	38-10
4 October 1981	Halifax	Lost	9-15
18 October 1981	Doncaster	Won	21-7
25 October 1981	Dewsbury	Won	17-12
1 November 1981	Huddersfield	Won	13-0
8 November 1981	Carlisle	Lost	7-22
6 December 1981	Huyton	Won	33-3
3 January 1982	Salford	Won	17-7
10 January 1982	Batley	Won	17-9
24 January 1982	Huddersfield	Won	28-6
31 January 1982	Cardiff City Blue Dragons	Won	33-15
7 February 1982	Cardiff City Blue Dragons	Won	10-7
14 February 1982	Swinton	Won	15-5
21 February 1982	Keighley	Won	19-10
28 February 1982	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	12-18
7 March 1982	Workington Town	Won	17-13
14 March 1982	Bramley	Won	11-8
21 March 1982	Batley	Won	20-11
28 March 1982	Blackpool Borough	Won	66-7
4 April 1982	Swinton	Won	29-10
9 April 1982	Rochdale Hornets	Won	17-5
12 April 1982	Salford	Won	20-10
15 April 1982	Rochdale Hornets	Won	23-5
18 April 1982	Huyton	Won	41-0
25 April 1982	Carlisle	Won	27-7
28 April 1982	Bramley	Won	20-0
3 May 1982	Doncaster	Won	36-13
6 May 1982	Hunslet	Won	12-9
9 May 1982	Workington Town	Won	29-7
15 August 1982	St Helens Friendly	Draw	15-15
22 August 1982	Widnes	Lost	7-17
25 August 1982	Leeds	Lost	8-15
29 August 1982	Bradford Northern	Won	23-10
5 September 1982	Blackpool Borough	Won	27-10
12 September 1982	St Helens	Lost	15-20
15 September 1982	Warrington	Won	22-12
19 September 1982	Warrington	Lost	14-16
26 September 1982	Halifax	Won	20-5
29 September 1982	Featherstone Rovers	Won	10-1
3 October 1982	Wigan	Draw	11-11
10 October 1982	Workington Town	Won	8-4
24 October 1982	Castleford	Won	14-12
31 October 1982	Carlisle	Won	17-14
7 November 1982	Hull FC	Lost	2-5
14 November 1982	Barrow	Lost	5-12
5 December 1982	Leigh	Lost	12-13
12 December 1982	Workington Town	Won	24-19
19 December 1982	Hull FC	Won	8-2
27 December 1982	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	4-5
3 January 1983	Leeds	Draw	12-12
9 January 1983	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	2-5
19 January 1983	Bradford Northern	Won	10-7
23 January 1983	Warrington	Lost	12-17
6 February 1983	St Helens	Lost	0-10
16 February 1983	Workington Town	Lost	5-8
20 February 1983	Carlisle	Lost	3-16
27 February 1983	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	6-11
6 March 1983	Leigh	Won	10-7
13 March 1983	Widnes	Won	23-13
20 March 1983	Halifax	Won	25-10
27 March 1983	Leigh	Won	15-5
4 April 1983	Barrow	Won	18-14
10 April 1983	Wigan	Lost	2-7
17 April 1983	Castleford	Lost	10-22
24 April 1983	Hull FC	Lost	21-24
14 August 1983	St Helens Friendly	Lost	10-32
21 August 1983	Leeds	Won	25-16
28 August 1983	Bradford Northern	Lost	8-14
4 September 1983	Workington Town	Won	26-20
11 September 1983	Featherstone Rovers	Won	24-16
14 September 1983	Swinton	Lost	6-8
18 September 1983	Fulham	Won	30-12
25 September 1983	Hull Kingston Rovers	Draw	18-18
2 October 1983	St Helens	Won	32-6
9 October 1983	Widnes	Lost	10-20
19 October 1983	Castleford	Won	18-16
23 October 1983	Hull FC	Won	18-12
30 October 1983	Warrington	Draw	22-22
6 November 1983	Leigh	Lost	12-20
13 November 1983	Wigan	Won	8-4
20 November 1983	Fulham	Lost	4-21
27 November 1983	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	10-18
18 December 1983	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	22-28
26 December 1983	Salford	Won	18-6
2 January 1984	Leeds	Lost	12-16
4 March 1984	Bradford Northern	Won	10-4
11 March 1984	Leigh	Won	13-10
14 March 1984	Wigan	Lost	6-12
18 March 1984	Warrington	Lost	11-14
25 March 1984	Whitehaven	Won	24-13
1 April 1984	St Helens	Lost	20-31
8 April 1984	Widnes	Won	34-28
11 April 1984	Castleford	Lost	2-13
20 April 1984	Salford	Won	50-10
4 November 1984	Bradford Northern	Won	23-14
11 November 1984	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	5-31
18 November 1984	York	Won	22-6
25 November 1984	Warrington	Won	18-12
2 December 1984	Hull FC	Lost	14-26
9 December 1984	Barrow	Won	44-8
16 December 1984	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	0-14
26 December 1984	Widnes	Lost	10-14
1 January 1985	Halifax	Won	24-12
6 January 1985	Featherstone Rovers	Won	13-6
29 January 1985	Bradford Northern	Won	16-14
3 February 1985	Hull FC	Lost	10-22
17 February 1985	Castleford	Lost	8-14
27 February 1985	Castleford	Lost	15-18
3 March 1985	Leeds	Draw	8-8
8 March 1985	St Helens	Won	20-18
17 March 1985	Hull FC	Lost	8-30
20 March 1985	Leigh	Won	16-12
24 March 1985	Hunslet	Won	46-18
31 March 1985	Workington Town	Won	44-6
5 April 1985	Halifax	Lost	6-12
8 April 1985	Wigan	Lost	19-28
21 August 1985	Great Britain Benefit Match	Lost	4-32
25 August 1985	St Helens Friendly	Draw	18-18
1 September 1985	Halifax	Draw	12-12
4 September 1985	Swinton	Lost	12-16
8 September 1985	Leeds	Lost	14-30
29 September 1985	Warrington	Won	26-20
6 October 1985	Featherstone Rovers	Draw	14-14
13 October 1985	Salford	Won	34-20
20 October 1985	Castleford	Won	46-22
27 October 1985	Widnes	Draw	10-10
3 November 1985	Bradford Northern	Won	24-6
10 November 1985	York	Won	8-2
24 November 1985	Bramley	Won	46-8
1 December 1985	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	7-8
8 December 1985	Salford	Won	32-10
15 December 1985	Dewsbury	Won	48-14
26 December 1985	Widnes	Draw	10-10
1 January 1986	Leeds	Lost	6-22
12 January 1986	York	Won	24-16
19 January 1986	Castleford	Lost	4-28
2 February 1986	Warrington	Lost	4-8
9 February 1986	Carlisle	Won	56-10
16 February 1986	Halifax	Lost	14-19
2 March 1986	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	16-20
9 March 1986	Warrington	Won	13-6
16 March 1986	Bradford Northern	Won	6-1
22 March 1986	Castleford	Lost	7-18
31 March 1986	Wigan	Won	26-18
2 April 1986	St Helens	Lost	12-38
6 April 1986	Bradford Northern	Lost	6-16
9 April 1986	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	4-16
16 April 1986	Hull FC	Won	15-14
18 April 1986	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	22-10
20 April 1986	St Helens	Lost	12-44
24 August 1986	Oldham Amateur Select Benefit Match	Won	54-8
31 August 1986	Leeds	Won	14-12
3 September 1986	Halifax	Lost	14-20
7 September 1986	Warrington	Lost	18-22
14 September 1986	Leigh	Won	29-22
21 September 1986	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	28-12
24 September 1986	Workington Town	Won	46-13
28 September 1986	Leigh	Lost	12-40
1 October 1986	Widnes	Won	16-14
26 October 1986	Wakefield Trinity	Won	54-10
2 November 1986	Barrow	Won	32-20
4 November 1986	Australia	Lost	16-22
9 November 1986	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	4-6
16 November 1986	St Helens	Lost	17-18
30 November 1986	Bradford Northern	Lost	12-22
21 December 1986	St Helens	Lost	6-28
26 December 1986	Salford	Won	34-18
1 January 1987	Leeds	Won	26-20
4 January 1987	Hull FC	Lost	16-20

Ray Ashton

Player profile

Career statistics

Photos 9

Games played 235