ERIC ASHTON

1935 - 2008

Born 24th January 1935 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Signed for Wigan RLFC in 1955 for £150.

Captained Wigan to Cup Final Glory.

Captained the 1962 Ashes Tour winning side , rated by many the greatest ever touring side.

In a 2 hour interview, Eric tells us about his early trial for his home town team St. Helens, then joining the Army on National Service. He tells how he set himself personal ambitions and whether he achieved them in his career, how quickly he made the Wigan first team and represented Lancashire, the successes and failures in his time as player and captain of Wigan.
He tells us what it was like to Captain some of the greatest ever Great Britain teams, about his time Coaching at Wigan, Leeds and St Helens and his time as Chairman and Board member of his home town club St. Helens.

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