Brian Ashton (soccer)

Brian Ashton
Personal information
Full name Brian Ashton
Date of birth (1974-09-05) September 5, 1974
Place of birth Sudbury, Ontario
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998-2004 Toronto Lynx 159 (13)
2002 → Mississauga Olympians (loan) 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 02, 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of n/a

Brian Ashton (born September 5, 1974) is a former Canadian soccer player who played notably with the Toronto Lynx, and is currently the Ontario Soccer Association Region 6 Head Coach.

Professional career

Ashton began playing professional soccer with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League in 1998 the second year of the franchise`s inception. He made his debut for the club on April 9, 1998 in an exhibition match against the Rochester Rhinos.[1] Over the years with the club Ashton played a prominet role with the franchise on and off the field. During his tenure with the Lynx he was awarded the Toronto Lynx Fan Favourite award a record five times including a Public Relations award.[2] He held the record for most club appearances for the Lynx, until he was surpassed by David Diplacido in 2006. In the 2000 USL A-League season he assisted Toronto by reaching the post season for the second time in the franchise`s history. In the playoffs Ashton scored a goal in the conference quarterfinals against the Long Island Rough Riders, which resulted in a 2-1 victory.[3] The Lynx playoff run came to an end in the Eastern Conference Final against the Rochester Rhinos in a 2-1 loss on aggregate.

Once the 2002 A-league season came to a conclusion, Ashton was loaned to the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on September 11, 2002 in a Open Canada Cup match against the Toronto Croatia.[4] He helped the Olympians secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the Western Conference, but unfortunately were defeated by the North York Astros in a wild card match.[5] On February 12, 2004, Ashton announced his retirement from professional soccer after he was offered a regional coach of youth development position with the Ontario Soccer Association.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Glover, Robin (April 9, 1998). "A-League pre season game of Thursday April 9, 1998.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
  2. ↑ Nutt, Dave (April 10, 2003). "LYNX SIGN FORMER ALL-STAR". Rocket Robin`s Home Page. TORONTO LYNX MEDIA RELEASE.
  3. ↑ "CP article: Lynx Advance to Semi's". Rocket Robin`s Home Page. September 9, 2000. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  4. ↑ Glover, Robin (September 11, 2002). "Result of the Wednesday September 11th, 2002 CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and Mississauga Olympians played at Memorial Park in Streetsville at 8:00pm. This was the first game of the two leg quarterfinal of the League Cup.". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  5. ↑ Glover, Robin (October 18, 2002). "Result of the Friday October 18th, 2002 CPSL Wild Card game to determine semi-finalists for the Rogers Cup between North York Astros and Mississauga Olympians.". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  6. ↑ Lynch, Rob (February 12, 2004). "There's Only One Number 8". USLFans.com.
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