Player
John Aston Sr
United 1946–1954#3Full-back
- 284
- apps
- 1.17
- conceded / game
- 33%
- clean sheet rate
- 30
- goals
Verified competitive record
Suggest correction →Remember this? · 1–1 (a.e.t) v Wolverhampton Wanderers · 26 Mar 1949 · FA Cup
Clean sheets and goals conceded by season
Assists first recorded from 87/88 onwards.
Limited coverage of goals during seasons 51/52, 53/54.
United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.
Team goals against in matches started — lower is better.
Season by season
93 clean sheets in 284 starts · 8 of 8 seasons coveredPeak clean sheets — 48/49 · 19 clean sheets · 50/51 · 19 clean sheetsFewest conceded — 53/54 · 17 goals
- 46/4723 apps · 8 CS · 25 conc · 35% CS8
- 47/4848 apps · 14 CS · 56 conc · 29% CS14
- 48/49PEAK (CS)48 apps · 19 CS · 49 conc · 40% CS19
- 49/5045 apps · 16 CS · 48 conc · 36% CS16
- 50/51PEAK (CS)45 apps · 19 CS · 41 conc · 42% CS19
- 51/5218 apps · 5 CS · 22 conc · 28% CS5
- 52/5345 apps · 9 CS · 74 conc · 20% CS9
- 53/54BEST (GC)12 apps · 3 CS · 17 conc · 25% CS3
Matches where he scored
26 matchesMost goals v Huddersfield Town — 4 · Longest scoring run: 5 in a row (3 Mar 1951–26 Mar 1951)
He scored in 26 matches with recorded goal data, including 4 braces.
The big nights
Seasons where he scored
Open all 26 in the match browser →1953-54
2 goals · Scored in 2 matches
1952-53
8 goals · Scored in 7 matches
- 3–2@ Chelsea20/12/1952
First Division
1 goal23' - 2–1@ Liverpool13/12/1952
First Division
1 goal50' - 3–2v Middlesbrough06/12/1952
First Division
1 goal23' - 2–2v Newcastle22/11/1952
First Division
1 goal74' - 2–1@ Cardiff15/11/1952
First Division
1 goal37' - 1–3v Burnley25/10/1952
First Division
1 goal3' - 5–0@ Preston18/10/1952
First Division
brace12' 15'
- 3–2W@ChelseaChelseaChelseaFirst Division·20 Dec 19521 goal23'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpoolFirst Division·13 Dec 19521 goal50'First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–2WvMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughFirst Division·6 Dec 19521 goal23'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–2DvNewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedFirst Division·22 Nov 19521 goal74'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@CardiffCardiffCardiff CityFirst Division·15 Nov 19521 goal37'First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–3LvBurnleyBurnleyBurnleyFirst Division·25 Oct 19521 goal3'First DivisionFirst Division
- 5–0W@PrestonPrestonPreston North EndFirst Division·18 Oct 1952brace12' 15'First DivisionFirst Division
1951-52
4 goals · Scored in 4 matches
- 2–0v Wolves15/03/1952
First Division
1 goal85' - 3–0@ Derby16/02/1952
First Division
1 goal88' - 2–1@ Preston09/02/1952
First Division
1 goal4' - 1–2v Preston29/09/1951
First Division
1 goal2'
- 2–0WvWolvesWolvesWolverhampton WanderersFirst Division·15 Mar 19521 goal85'First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0W@DerbyDerbyDerby CountyFirst Division·16 Feb 19521 goal88'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@PrestonPrestonPreston North EndFirst Division·9 Feb 19521 goal4'First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–2LvPrestonPrestonPreston North EndFirst Division·29 Sep 19511 goal2'First DivisionFirst Division
1950-51
16 goals · Scored in 13 matches
- 6–0v Huddersfield28/04/1951
First Division
brace40' 65' - 4–2@ Derby26/03/1951
First Division
1 goal84' - 2–1@ Burnley24/03/1951
First Division
1 goal60' - 2–0v Derby23/03/1951
First Division
1 goal68' - 3–0v Everton17/03/1951
First Division
1 goal1' - 3–1v Arsenal03/03/1951
First Division
brace16' 32' - 2–1@ Charlton20/01/1951
First Division
1 goal - 4–1v Oldham06/01/1951
FA CupRound 3
1 goal - 3–5v Sunderland26/12/1950
First Division
1 goal2' - 1–2@ Sunderland25/12/1950
First Division
1 goal2' - 2–3v Bolton23/12/1950
First Division
1 goal49' - 3–2@ Huddersfield09/12/1950
First Division
brace - 4–1@ Everton28/10/1950
First Division
1 goal86'
- 6–0WvHuddersfieldHuddersfieldHuddersfield TownFirst Division·28 Apr 1951brace40' 65'First DivisionFirst Division
- 4–2W@DerbyDerbyDerby CountyFirst Division·26 Mar 19511 goal84'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@BurnleyBurnleyBurnleyFirst Division·24 Mar 19511 goal60'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–0WvDerbyDerbyDerby CountyFirst Division·23 Mar 19511 goal68'First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0WvEvertonEvertonEvertonFirst Division·17 Mar 19511 goal1'First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvArsenalArsenalArsenalFirst Division·3 Mar 1951brace16' 32'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@CharltonCharltonCharlton AthleticFirst Division·20 Jan 19511 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 4–1WvOldhamOldhamOldham AthleticFA Cup·6 Jan 19511 goalFA CupFA CupRound 3
- 3–5LvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·26 Dec 19501 goal2'First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–2L@SunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·25 Dec 19501 goal2'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–3LvBoltonBoltonBolton WanderersFirst Division·23 Dec 19501 goal49'First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–2W@HuddersfieldHuddersfieldHuddersfield TownFirst Division·9 Dec 1950braceFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 4–1W@EvertonEvertonEvertonFirst Division·28 Oct 19501 goal86'First DivisionFirst Division
Transfer record
2 recorded- from AcademyJan 1938 · Academy—
- —to Retired1954 · Retired
Data coverageshowhide
Club record — verified competitive apps, starts, and defensive record in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.
Defensive record — United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.
Slice: all competitions, per season