John Aston Jr.

John Aston

Personal information
Full name	John Aston
Date of birth	28 June 1947
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Playing position	Left winger
Youth career
1962–1965	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1972	Manchester United	155	(25)
1972–1977	Luton Town	174	(31)
1977–1978	Mansfield Town	31	(4)
1978–1979	Blackburn Rovers	15	(2)
Total		375	(62)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Aston Jr. (born 28 June 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester United, Luton Town, Mansfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.^[1]

Aston was a forward who rose through the Manchester United youth system. His debut for the club came in 1965 against Leicester City. He went on to help the club win the 1967 League championship as well as the 1968 European Cup, where he provided a man of the match performance in the final against Benfica at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 1968.^[2] Aston scored 27 goals in 187 appearances before leaving the club in 1972 for Luton Town, later playing for Mansfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.

His father, John Aston Sr., also played for Manchester United in the immediate post-Second World War years, and was a coach at United during his son's playing career.

After retiring, Aston ran a pet shop in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester.^[3]

Honours

Club

Manchester United

• First Division
  • Winner: 1966–67
• Charity Shield
  • Winner (2): 1965*, 1967* (*=shared)
• European Cup
  • Winner: 1967–68
• Intercontinental Cup
  • Runner-up: 1968

Individual

• 1968 European Cup Final Man of the Match

References

1. "John Aston". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
2. "From sorrow to success". ManUtd.
3. Fox, Norman (23 May 1999). "Where are they now... from Stepney to Bestie". The Independent. Retrieved 28 January 2010.