Nathan Ashmore

Nathan Ashmore
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 1
Youth career
–2008 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Havant & Waterlooville 37 (0)
2011–2016 Gosport Borough 109 (1)
2016–2020 Ebbsfleet United 156 (0)
2019–2020 → Boreham Wood (loan) 23 (0)
2020– Boreham Wood 154 (0)
2022 → Maidenhead United (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Nathan Ashmore (born 22 February 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League side Boreham Wood.

Career

Ashmore signed schoolboy terms for Portsmouth and featured in a youth team alongside Premier League players Joel Ward and Matt Ritchie.[1] His senior career started at Havant & Waterlooville before a successful loan spell at Gosport Borough turned into a permanent move.[2] Ashmore helped Gosport to successive promotions to National League South before being snapped up by Ebbsfleet United in March 2016 to help with their promotion push to the National League,[3] although Ebbsfleet would have to rely on the play-offs after finishing second behind Maidenhead United in 2016/17. Ashmore would sign on loan for the Magpies nearly five years later.[4] At Ebbsfleet, Ashmore won the Player of the Season award two years running.[5][6]

In 2019, Ashmore was signed on loan by Boreham Wood, with manager Luke Garrard saying: "I think he's a top, top goalkeeper at this level."[7][8] The move was later made permanent and at the start of the 2021–22 National League season, Ashmore kept four clean sheets in a row.[9][2][10] Ashmore signed a new two-year contract with Boreham Wood in the summer of 2022.[11] In the 2022–23 season, Ashmore kept 15 clean sheets to earn a place in the National League Team of the Year.[12]

Personal life

Ashmore grew up in Buckland, Portsmouth, where he suffered bullying and racist abuse at the hands of a local gang of children. He has also suffered abuse from fans on the pitch. While playing for Ebbsfleet at his future club Boreham Wood in November 2018, Ashmore jumped into the crowd to confront abusive fans.[13] At Chesterfield he was insulted by a pitch invader.[14] Ashmore has been an advocate for change in the sport, giving interviews on the subject to the BBC and talkSport. He still lives in Portsmouth with his wife and daughter.[15][16]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Lewis Mason (14 February 2021). "Coach is surprised Portsmouth didn't consider Boreham Wood ace and Blues fan Nathan Ashmore during recent keeper search". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lewis Mason (3 March 2022). "Goalkeeper who quit working in Portsmouth Nando's chain to pursue full-time football dream preparing to be part of non-league Boreham Wood's historic FA Cup trip to face Frank Lampard's Everton". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ Wendy Gee (2 March 2016). "Gosport Borough goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore joins Ebbsfleet United for "substantial" fee". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ admin (11 March 2022). "NATHAN ASHMORE JOINS MAIDENHEAD UNITED ON SHORT-TERM LOAN". Boreham Wood Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Nathan Ashmore". Boreham Wood Football Club. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ Steve Tervet (24 April 2019). "Ebbsfleet United goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore bound to attract interest this summer". KentOnline. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Nathan Ashmore makes Boreham Wood loan move | Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ Matthew Panting (2 October 2019). "Ebbsfleet goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore joins Boreham Wood on loan". KentOnline. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. ^ David Richardson (5 September 2021). "Wood Stay unbeaten thanks to Ashmore". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Pressreader.com. Closed access icon
  10. ^ Lewis Mason (8 February 2022). "Boreham Wood's proud Portsmouth goalkeeper forced to miss magical AFC Wimbledon and AFC Bournemouth FA Cup wins - but is pushing to win place back in time for trip to face Everton". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  11. ^ admin (22 April 2022). "'ASH' SIGNS UP FOR TWO MORE YEARS". Boreham Wood Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  12. ^ a b "National League: Wrexham's Phil Parkinson named manager of the season". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Nathan Ashmore incident at Boreham Wood investigated by FA". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  14. ^ Neil Johnston. "'I know my daughter will get bullied'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  15. ^ Josh Fordham (10 January 2019). "Ebbsfleet United goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore tells Jim White how abuse 'broke him' and made him want to walk off the pitch". Talksport. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  16. ^ Sam Cox (4 March 2022). "Boreham Wood keeper Nathan Ashmore proudly shows off his Portsmouth allegiance as FA Cup run comes to an end at Everton". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 11 April 2022.