Len ashurst autobiography for kids
In a 'Left Back In Time', which looks back at a remarkable career which has spanned six decades, Len pulls no punches as he controversially speaks his mind in.!
Len Ashurst
English footballer and manager (1939–2021)
Leonard Ashurst (10 March 1939 – 25 September 2021) was an English football player, manager and administrator.
Len Ashurst on his time with Sunderland as a player and manager and how he had an official part in the St James' scrap.
He spent most of his playing career with Sunderland, making 458 appearances, the second most in the club's history. He retired at Hartlepool United, where he began managing. Ashurst also managed Sunderland, won the Welsh Cup with Newport County in 1980, and had two spells at Cardiff City.
Ashurst was inducted into the League Managers Association Hall of Fame in 2014. After his managerial career, he was an administrator at The Football Association and a match delegate for the Premier League.
Playing career
Early career
Leonard was born on 10 March 1939 in Fazakerley, Liverpool, to Elsie and Joseph Ashurst.[1] Initially a centre-half, he was moved to left-back by Liverpool Schoolboys as the team were short on naturally left-footed players, and helped the side to win the English Schools Trophy w