Ashley John Palmer (born 9 November 1992) is an English

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who plays as a defender for club Chesterfield.

Career

Palmer progressed through the

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youth ranks but was released in February 2009 and signed for

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

where he became youth team captain. Palmer signed his first professional contract in June 2010 on a one-year deal. He made his professional debut on 30 August 2011, in the

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2–0 win over

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

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. He joined

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on loan in January 2012. Later that season he joined Harrogate Town on loan and made his club debut in a 2–1 home defeat to Vauxhall Motors. He was released by Scunthorpe in May 2012. Palmer signed for Hinckley United in September 2012. He made his debut in a 2–0 home loss against Halifax Town a day later. In October, he moved, signing for

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. In June 2015, Palmer signed for FA Trophy holders

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bringing to an end his two-year stay at

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. Palmer won promotion to the

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and was awarded Player of the Year at North Ferriby, an accolade he had also received in the 2014/15 season while playing for Buxton. After spending two seasons at

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, Palmer joined

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

in July 2018. Palmer established himself as a crucial member of the Stockport defence in their title winning 2018/19 campaign, often captaining the side in the absence of club captain Paul Turnbull. Palmer further consolidated his presence in the Stockport back line during the 2019/20 season with a string of highly consistent performances which saw also saw him score five league goals, leaving him Stockport's third top scorer for the season behind Elliot Osbourne and Nyal Bell. After promotion to the Football League in the 2021–22 season, Palmer signed a new one-year contract with the club in June 2022 to keep him with the club for a fifth season. On 25 November 2022, Palmer returned to the National League when he signed for Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee, signing an eighteen-month contract.

International career

In March 2022, Palmer was called up to represent England C and made his debut on 30 March 2022 against Wales C, a League of Wales representative team. Palmer captained England on the night.

Career statistics

Honours

Stockport County *

: 2021–22 Chesterfield *National League: 2023–24 Individual *National League Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Ash 1992 births Living people Footballers from Pontefract English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Scunthorpe United F.C. players Southport F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen