Bert Ashby

Sydney Bertrand Ashby (23 January 1909 – 21 August 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Bert Ashby
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Bertrand Ashby
Date of birth	(1909-01-23)23 January 1909
Place of birth	Leicester, England[citation needed]
Date of death	21 August 1993(1993-08-21) (aged 84)
Place of death	Hawthorn, Victoria
Original team(s)	West Hawthorn
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1928–1929, 1931–1935	Hawthorn	25 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The third son of Henry Radford Ashby (1875–1914)^[2] and Rachel Hannah Ashby, nee Upton (1876–1933),^[3] Sydney Bertrand Ashby was born at Leicester on 23 January 1909. In early 1913 the Ashby family emigrated from England and settled in Melbourne.^{[citation needed]}

In 1934 Bert Ashby married Norah Ethel Bruce Vance (1911–2004).^{[citation needed]}

Football

Originally from West Hawthorn, Bert Ashby made his debut for Hawthorn against Essendon in the final round of their winless 1928 season.^[4] Playing largely in the reserves he managed one more senior game in 1929 and then finally managed to get a sustained run of appearances in 1931. He played a total of 25 games over 8 seasons for Hawthorn, missing significant periods through injury^[5] in his final years with the club.

Death

Sydney Bertrand Ashby died in August 1993 and was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Cemetery.^[6]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "Family Notices". The Age. No. 18, 644. Victoria, Australia. 21 December 1914. p. 12.
3. "Family Notices". The Age. No. 24, 402. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1933. p. 1.
4. "CLUB REVIEWS". The Age. No. 22, 902. Victoria, Australia. 31 August 1928. p. 6.
5. "CLUB NOTES". The Age. No. 24, 637. Victoria, Australia. 31 March 1934. p. 15.
6. "Sydney Bertrand Ashby". Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.

External links

• Bert Ashby at AustralianFootball.com
• Bert Ashby's playing statistics from AFL Tables