For the United States Navy officer who served as the weaponeer on the B-29 Bockscar that dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan, see Frederick Ashworth.
Frederick William Ashworth (first ¼ 1907[1] – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Basher", was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Aspatria RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Cumberland, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage № 246), as a forward, after retiring as a player he served Oldham as a member of the club's committee.
Ashworth (or ‘Basher’ as he was known to his friends and colleagues) came to prominence when at the age of fourteen, he played in the local school team that won the Cumberland Silver Shield, a knockout competition open to boys aged sixteen and under.[2] In 1924 the majority of the team were runners-up in the Cumberland Under 18’s Challenge Cup, after they were narrowly defeated by Silloth. In 1925, Ashworth captained the side that won the same competition, defeating Egremont by 11 points to nil.[3] By 1925 he was a regular member of the senior squad and won a runners-up medal in that years Challenge Cup, when Aspatria were narrowly defeated by Workington.
In 1926, Ashworth, along with T. E Holliday signed professional forms for Oldham.
^"Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^Aspatria The History of a Rugby Union Football Club page 52
^Aspatria The History of a Rugby Union Football Club pages 89-90
^"Oldham Hall of Fame". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
Bibliography
Terry Carrick (1995). Aspatria: The History Of A Rugby Union Football Club. Nottingham: Adland Press.
External links
Search for "Ashworth" at rugbyleagueproject.org
Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk 7 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine
Search for "Fred Asworth" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
Search for "Basher Asworth" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
January 21, 2023
fred, ashworth, united, states, navy, officer, served, weaponeer, bockscar, that, dropped, atomic, bomb, nagasaki, japan, frederick, ashworth, frederick, william, ashworth, first, 1907, death, unknown, also, known, nickname, basher, english, rugby, union, prof. For the United States Navy officer who served as the weaponeer on the B 29 Bockscar that dropped the atomic bomb Fat Man on Nagasaki Japan see Frederick Ashworth Frederick William Ashworth first 1907 1 death unknown also known by the nickname of Basher was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s He played club level rugby union RU for Aspatria RUFC and representative level rugby league RL for Cumberland and at club level for Oldham Heritage 246 as a forward after retiring as a player he served Oldham as a member of the club s committee Fred AshworthPersonal informationFull nameFrederick William AshworthBornfirst 1907Wigton district EnglandDiedunknownPlaying informationRugby unionClubYears Team Pld T G FG P lt 1926 26 Aspatria RUFCRugby leaguePositionForwardClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1926 39 Oldham 436 39 38 193RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P 1926 39 Cumberland 13 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 2 1 Aspatria Rugby Union Club 2 2 County honours 2 3 Challenge Final appearances 2 4 Honoured at Oldham 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBackground EditFred Ashworth was born in Aspatria Cumberland birth registered in Wigton district Cumberland Playing career EditAspatria Rugby Union Club Edit Ashworth or Basher as he was known to his friends and colleagues came to prominence when at the age of fourteen he played in the local school team that won the Cumberland Silver Shield a knockout competition open to boys aged sixteen and under 2 In 1924 the majority of the team were runners up in the Cumberland Under 18 s Challenge Cup after they were narrowly defeated by Silloth In 1925 Ashworth captained the side that won the same competition defeating Egremont by 11 points to nil 3 By 1925 he was a regular member of the senior squad and won a runners up medal in that years Challenge Cup when Aspatria were narrowly defeated by Workington In 1926 Ashworth along with T E Holliday signed professional forms for Oldham County honours Edit Ashworth represented Cumberland RL Challenge Final appearances Edit Ashworth played in Oldham s 26 7 victory over Swinton in the 1927 Challenge Cup Final during the 1926 27 season at Central Park Wigan in front of a crowd of 33 448 Honoured at Oldham Edit Ashworth is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee 4 References Edit Birth details at freebmd org uk freebmd org uk 31 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Aspatria The History of a Rugby Union Football Club page 52 Aspatria The History of a Rugby Union Football Club pages 89 90 Oldham Hall of Fame orl heritagetrust org uk 31 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Bibliography EditTerry Carrick 1995 Aspatria The History Of A Rugby Union Football Club Nottingham Adland Press External links EditSearch for Ashworth at rugbyleagueproject org Statistics at orl heritagetrust org uk Archived 7 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine Search for Fred Asworth at britishnewspaperarchive co uk Search for Basher Asworth at britishnewspaperarchive co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Ashworth amp oldid 1080003619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
