Jack Ashley (footballer)

John Ashley
Personal information
Full name	William John Ashley
Nickname(s)	Jack, Spud
Date of birth	1890
Place of birth	South Australia
Date of death	1968
Place of death	Sydney
Original team(s)	Balmain
Position(s)	Follower, Ruck Shield
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1907-1909 1910-1911 1912-1915 1919	Balmain East Sydney Port Adelaide Port Adelaide
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	New South Wales South Australia
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919 season.
Career highlights
2x Champions of Australia team member (1913, 1914) 2x Port Adelaide premiership player (1913, 1914) Magarey Medal (1914) 2x Port Adelaide best and fairest (1914, 1919)

John 'Jack' Ashley was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SAFL.

He was born in South Australia in 1890 but moved to Sydney with his family early the next decade.

Before Ashley arrived at the Port Adelaide Football Club he had already made an impression in Sydney where he had been playing. He represented New South Wales at the inaugural state carnival. A follower, Ashley would later become a regular for South Australia at interstate level. He was a best and fairest winner at Port Adelaide in 1914 and also won that year's Magarey Medal. The war interrupted the SAFL but when it returned in 1919 so did Ashley and he won another best and fairest award before retiring at the end of the season.