Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1976), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1976)

English association football player and manager

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1976

Place of Birth: Bridgnorth, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1976)

  • Ashley Michael Westwood (born 31 August 1976) is an English former footballer and football manager. A graduate of the Manchester United Academy, the defender signed with Crewe Alexandra in 1995.
  • Three years later he moved on to Bradford City.
  • Winning promotion to the Premier League with the "Bantams", he transferred to Sheffield Wednesday in 2000.
  • He moved on to Northampton Town in 2003, where he stayed for three years.
  • Signing with Chester City in 2006, he was loaned out to Swindon Town and Port Vale in 2007, before joining Wrexham via Stevenage Borough the following year. He spent the 2010–11 season with Kettering Town, before returning to Crewe Alexandra for a brief spell in 2011.
  • Later in the year he re-joined another former club, Northampton Town.
  • In December 2011 he was released from the "Cobblers" after his contract was not renewed.
  • He was appointed player-caretaker manager at Kettering Town the following month, before returning just to playing duties with Lincoln City in May 2012.
  • Two months later he became player-coach at Portsmouth, before becoming a full-time coach at Blackpool in November 2012.
  • In his 18-year playing career he scored 34 goals in 468 competitive appearances in the Football League and Conference.
  • He was promoted four times with four different clubs. He began his full-time management career with Indian club Bengaluru FC in 2013, and led them to two I-League titles (2013–14 and 2015–16) in three seasons, as well as the Indian Federation Cup in 2015.
  • He was appointed head coach at Malaysia Super League club Penang FA in November 2016, but lasted just five months in the role.
  • He was appointed as director of football at ATK in July 2017, and took over as head coach on an interim basis in January 2018.

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