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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David George Ashworth | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1867[1][2][3] | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, Lancashire[4] | ||
| Date of death | 1947 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Blackpool, Lancashire | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1906–1914 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1914–1919 | Stockport County | ||
| 1919–1923 | Liverpool | ||
| 1923–1924 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1924–1925 | Manchester City | ||
| 1926–1927 | Walsall | ||
David George Ashworth (2 June 1867 – 1947) was anEnglishfootball referee and manager.
He became the first manager ofOldham Athletic in 1906, spending eight successful years there before moving on to manageStockport County in 1914 and staying with them through theFirst World War.
In 1920 he was appointed manager ofLiverpool and in his first season in charge he guided them to their second successive season in 4th place, eight points behind the ChampionsBurnley.
The following season, 1921/22, Ashworth led 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 toManchester City, but he resigned in 1925 as the club struggled towards relegation. He next tried his hand in management with a brief spell withWalsall between 1926 and 1927.
| Club | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | % | |||
| Oldham Athletic | 1906 | 1914 | 283 | 126 | 67 | 90 | 44.52 |
| Stockport County | 1914 | 1919 | 61 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 40.98 |
| Liverpool | 1920 | 1923 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 43.1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1923 | 1924 | 63 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 31.75 |
| Manchester City | 1924 | 1925 | 56 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 35.71 |
| Walsall | 1926 | 1927 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 38.1 |
| Total | 1906–27 | 563 | 232 | 137 | 184 | 41.2 | |