Eli Ashurst

Eli Ashurst

Personal information
Date of birth	(1901-12-28)28 December 1901
Place of birth	Willington, County Durham, England
Date of death
Place of death	Willington, England
Height
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Willington
–	Ashington
1919–1920	Shildon Athletic
1920–1922	Stanley United
1922–1926	Birmingham	66	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elias A. "Eli" Ashurst (28 December 1901 – 7 December 1927) was an English professional footballer born in Willington, County Durham, who played as a fullback. He made 66 appearances in the First Division of the Football League for Birmingham in the 1920s.

Ashurst spent four seasons with Birmingham, retiring through poor health at the end of the 1925–26 season, and died in his native Willington the following year, aged only 25. His brother Bill was also a professional footballer who played for Notts County (among others) and for England.