John Raymond Aspden (6 February 1938 – 24 August 2021) was an English professional

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, who played as a

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Career

Born in

Horwich Horwich ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. It is southeast of Chorley, northwest of Bolton and northwest of Manchester. It ...

, Aspden played for

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

and

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

. He played for Rochdale in the 1962 Football League Cup Final.

Death

Aspen died on 24 August 2021.

References

1938 births 2021 deaths English men's footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players English Football League players People from Horwich Footballers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton Men's association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1930s-stub