Player Information	Previous Career	Ashton Stats	Ashton Career	Later Career
SALLEY, George Born 1890 (Newcastle-u-Tyne) Defender 3 games 0 goals	Wallsend Park Villa Oldham A (11-12; 3-0) Southport Central	Debut 15/11/1913 Tranmere Res (A) LC1 Last game 06/12/13 Northwich Victoria (A) LC1	Former Latics player who had a brief spell at centre half before losing his place to Alf Davies.	Unknown
SANDERS, Graham Defender 53 games 3 goals	Curzon Ashton	Debut 21/08/1993 Worksop Town (H) NPL1 Last game 12/08/94 Harrogate Town (H) NPL1	Virtual fixture in the first team throughout the 93-94 season after signing from Curzon, but made just 6 appearances the following season before moving on.	Great Harwood Mossley (96-97; 6-0) Curzon (2nd spell)
SANDERSON, Alan Forward	Ashton United Mossley (70-71; 7-0)		Prolific striker in his first spell at Hurst Cross who re-signed after a short spell at Mossley
SAUNDERS, Steve		1984-85, 90-91 seasons
SAXON, F Forward 1 game 0 goals	Greenfield	Debut 03/12/1921 Dick Kerrs’ (H) LC	One of three brothers from Greenfield to feature for Hurst
SAXON, H Half back 29 games 0 goals	Greenfield	Debut 19/11/1921 Darwen (H) LC   Last game 25/08/23 Mossley (H) CCL	First of the Saxon brothers to break into the Hurst team and made the most appearances of the three
SAXON, J Forward 10 games 4 goals		Debut 14/01/1922 Great Harwood (H) LC	Third of the Saxon brothers to appear in the same season; scored twice on debut
SCARLET Winger	Bredbury	Debut 10/10/1925 Stalybridge Celtic (H) CCL
SCHOFIELD Forward 1 game 0 goals		Debut 25/04/1914 Chester (A) LC	Solitary outing on the final day of the 1913-14 season at inside left
SCHOFIELD, Leon Defender 11 games 0 goals		Debut 24/08/1991 Blackpool Rovers (A) NWCL1 Last game 92	Youngster suffered a bad injury that curtailed his semi-pro career - managed four league games in his total of eleven first team appearances.	Amateur football
SCHOFIELD, Percy Born Bolton Forward	Eccles Borough Man Utd (21-22; 1-0) Eccles Boro (2nd spell)	Debut 25/08/1923 Mossley (H) CCL	Top scorer in the 1923-24 season, his first at the club; a feat he repeated the following season.
SCHOLES Defender 1 game 0 goals		Debut 28/04/1923 Skelmersdale United (A) LC	One late season outing at right back
SCHOLES, Robert ‘Bobby’ Born 1903 (Oldham) Forward	Oldham Ath (23-24) Glossop Oldham Ath (2nd spell, 24-25; 5-0) Walsall (25-26; 4-0) Mid Rhonda United			Stalybridge Celtic Mossley (33-34; 50-10) Accrington S. (Trial) Ashton National Crompton Albion
SCRIVNER, Mickey Defender		1988-89 season	Right Back
SCULLION, James Born 04/08/1900 (Holytown) Forward	Carluke Rovers Bury (22-23; 0) King’s Park Workington Fulham (26-27; 1-0) Lytham Stockport C (27-28;18-5) Crewe Al(28-30; 73-41) Wigan Boro (30-31; 27-11) Stockport Co (2nd spell, 31-32; 15-5) Mossley Stalybridge Celtic	Debut		Buxton Darwen Bacup Borough Droylsden
SEDDON, N Winger 6 games 0 goals		Debut 26/12/1918 Stalybridge Celtic (A) LC Last game 15/03/19 Mossley (A) LC	Made a number of appearances on the Hurst left wing during 1918-1919 season	Unknown
SENIOR, Ian Born 22/07/1960 (Dudley) Goalkeeper 49-0	Almost every club in the North West of England Ashton United (82-83) Southport (84-85; 15-0)	1st debut 2nd debut 21/09/91 Flixton (H) NWCL1	Well travelled keeper who twice (at least) added Ashton to his tour of semi-pro clubs, featuring in both the NWCL (90-91; 28-0) and NPL (??; 13-0).	Four separate spells at Altrincham are included in a career of over 30 different clubs.  His last trip to Hurst Cross was aged 44 with Altrincham when he let in 6 goals in a Conference Cup tie in 2004.  A fireman, he also runs a sportswear business and was AUFC kit supplier 2006-07.
SENIOR, Jon Born 08/03/1969 (Bolton) Midfield 9 games 0 goals	Bolton Wanderers Horwich RMI Southport (91-93; 65-8) Leigh RMI	Debut 10/02/1996 Great Harwood (H) NPL1 Last game 13/04/96 Leigh RMI (H) NPL1	A player destined, like so many, for a brief career at Hurst Cross under the stewardship of Phil Staley, came in a swap deal for Mark Simms.	Chorley Radcliffe Borough Player/Manager, Tempest United (01- ?
SEVER, Tony 3 games 0 goals		Debut 29/08/1992 Garforth Town (H) FAC   Last game 08/09/92 Congleton Town (A) NPL1	All three appearances came as a sub at the start of the 1992-93 season
SHARPE, Phil Born 26/01/1968 (Leeds) Forward 1 game 0 goals	Doncaster Rov (94) Halifax Town (85-86;1-0) Eindracht Wervik (Holland) Altrincham Gateshead Farsley Celtic Bradford Pak Ave Guiseley	Debut 20/01/1996 Blyth Spartans (H) FAT	Another member of the ‘One-Game Club’ under Staley; Phil managed a solitary start in the number 10 shirt in an FA Trophy defeat against the North East side.	Manager; Frickley Athletic (02-04) Assistant manager; W-Emley (04-06) Manager; Bradford Park Ave (06-
SHARPLES, J   Defender	Prestwich	Debut 25/03/1922 Rossendale (H) LC	Centre Half
SHAW, Chris	Ashton United Radcliffe Borough Oldham Town Ashton United (2nd spell; 91-94) Witton Albion	1st debut 2nd debut 3rd debut 24/09/1994 Great Harwood (H) NWCL1 Last game 1995	5’ 5” of pure goalscoring talent who bagged a hatful of goals including many important strikes for the Robins in three stints at the club, including 59 league goals from only 82 starts in the NPL.  Supporters Player of the Year 1993.	Leigh RMI
SHAW, David 1 game 0 goals	Reserves	Debut 25/09/2001 Ossett Albion (A) NPLC	Solitary appearance in the first team in a 6-2 thumping of Ossett Albion	Unknown
SHAW, Jimmy   Midfield 11 games 1 goal		Debut 30/08/1999 Matlock Town (H) NPL1   Last game 06/11/1999 Harrogate Town (A) NPL1	Played very little for the club after Gerry Quinn succeeded John King, with just one of his eleven appearances coming under the new boss.	Unknown
SHAW, Ken Born 15/12/1920 (Dukinfield)   Forward/winger 26 games 36 goals	Droylsden	Debut 25/10/1941 Man City A (H) MJL   Last game 16/05/42 English Steel (A) MJL	One of Hurst’s most prolific scorer by ratio of goals to games over a season.  Scored 8 times in 7 games on the right wing and 28 times in 19 games when switched to centre forward	Stockport County (Watime plus 46-47; 41-18)
SHEPHARD   Half back
SHEPHARD, George 3 games 0 goals		Debut 15/01/2000 Burscough (H) NPL1 Last game 22/01/00 Ossett Town (A) NPL1	Three appearances in eight days then no more, last seen in a heavy defeat to Ossett and not given another chance.	Unknown
SHEPHERD, W 13 games 0 goals		1990-91 season
SHIRLEY, Alan Midfield 4 games 0 goals	Cemaes Bay	Debut 29/03/1997 Flixton (A) NPL1   Last game 12/04/97 Stocksbridge PS (H) NPL1	Brother of Mark, made two starts and was withdrawn both times plus two further substitute appearances but failed to impress	Unknown
SHIRLEY, Mark Winger 67 games 4 goals	Nottingham Forest Southport (88-89; 28-3) Droylsden Caernarfon Town	Debut 22/01/1994 Great Harwood (H) NPL1 Last game	Great close control and a trick in every turn, Mark was a defender’s nightmare.  Impressed with a devastating performance against Ashton for Caernarfon to earn a deal at Hurst Cross and later went on to play several seasons at Conference level.	Lancaster City Morecambe (96-99) Accrington Stanley
SHIRT, C. ‘Micky’   Forward	Reddish	Debut15/11/1924 Crewe Reserves (H) CCL	Goalscoring debut for a player described as ‘the find of the season’
SHYNE, C Goalkeeper		1985-86 season
SIDDERLEY, Ray   Defender 11 games 0 goals	Accrington Stanley Droylsden Altrincham	Debut 19/09/1994 Burton Albion (H) FAT   Last game	Experienced player who featured briefly for The Robins during the 1994-95 season	Mossley (97-98; 10-0) Retired
SIDEBOTTOM, Peter	Dukinfield Town	Debut	Summer signing 2006
SILIOUS, R   Defender		1961-62 season
SIMMONS, William   Born Walkden Forward	Walkden Congos Stalybridge C (21-22; 4-0) Lancaster Town (22-23) Altrincham (23-24)	Debut 10/09/1924 Ellesmere Port Cement (A) CCL
SIMMS, Mark   Born 17/10/1970 (Southport) Defender 22 games 0 goals	Southport Northwich Victoria Southport (2nd spell) Chorley	Debut 19/08/1995 Farsley Celtic (H) NPL1   Last game 16/12/95 Worksop Town (H) NPL1	Regular player under Phil Staley for the opening half of the 95-96 season until moved out just before Christmas in a swap deal that brought Jon Senior to the club	Leigh RMI
SIMPSON, F	Macclesfield Whitchurch	Debut 10/10/1925 Stalybridge Celtic (H) CCL
SINCLAIR, Brian		1979-80, 80-81 seasons