Friday, May 10, 2024

David Ashworth

David Ashworth (1868 in Waterford – 1947) was a former Irish football referee and manager, most notably managing Liverpool F.C. and Oldham Athletic.

He became the first manager of Oldham Athletic in 1906, spending eight successful years there before moving on to manage Stockport County in 1914 and staying with them through the First World War.

In 1920 he was appointed manager of Liverpool and in his first season in charge he guided them to their second successive season in 4th place, eight points behind the Champions Burnley.

The following season, 1921/22, Ashworth lead Liverpool to their third League Championship. The team were well on their way to a second successive Championship the following season, when in February 1923 Ashworth left the table-topping side to return to Oldham, then at the bottom of the league. Oldham ended the season relegated, while Liverpool only won one of their last seven games, but still won the Championship by six points.

Ashworth remained at Oldham for just over a year before moving to Manchester City, but he resigned in 1925 as the club struggled towards relegation. He next tried his hand in management with a brief spell with Walsall between 1926 and 1927.

Birthdate: 1868
Birthplace: Waterford, Ireland
Other clubs as manager: Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Oldham Athletic (2), Manchester City, Walsall, Caernarfon, Llanelli
Arrived from: Stockport County
Signed for LFC: 17.12.1919
First game in charge: 20.12.1919
Contract expiry: 20.12.1922
LFC league games as manager: 127
Total LFC games as manager: 139
Honours: First Division champions 1922

Competition P W D L F A
All Games 139 70 40 29 220 118
League Matches 127 65 37 25 203 109
FA Cup 11 5 3 3 17 8
Europe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 1 0 0 1 0 1

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