Ian Ashbee
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| Ian Ashbee | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Ashbee | |
| Date of birth | September 6, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Height | 6'1' (185 cm) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hull City | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1996 1996–2002 2002- |
Derby County Cambridge United Hull City |
1 (0) 204 (11) 13 (8) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ian Ashbee (born September 6, 1976 in Birmingham) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. He previously played for Derby County and Cambridge United, and has also played in Iceland, on loan to IR Knattspyrnudeild.
Purchased by manager Jan Mølby in June 2002 in League Two he suffered a nightmare start to his Hull career as he was sent off on his debut. This was, however, due to his no-nonsense approach on the pitch and he soon became a firm favourite with Tigers fans and management alike, with both Mølby and Peter Taylor making him Captain.
The goal he scored against Yeovil Town was the goal that promoted Hull to League One and he was also instrumental in the Tigers' successful promotion campaign to the Football League Championship in the following season.
Ashbee was, however, cursed by an old injury in the subsequent Championship campaign, being ruled out for the majority of the 2005-06 season with an osteochondral defect, a degenerative bone condition in his femur. Nevertheless, he remained a favourite amongst many Tigers fans, receiving a standing ovation at the last game of the season against Watford despite being sidelined.
He was also retained as captain by Hull City's next manager, Phil Parkinson, and his replacement, Phil Brown. But with a poor team performance in their second season in The Championship, finishing just one place outside the relegation zone, Ashbee as captain received a large share of fans' criticisms that were aimed at the team, despite the outgoing Chairman Adam Pearson suggesting him as a potential Player of the Season. Whenever two or more fans discuss Ashbee's merits as player and captain, views are seemingly always polarised and deeply entrenched, but the fact remains that the four different managers he has played under at City have all made him captain.
The 2007-08 season saw vastly improved performances from the team as a whole, culminating in the club reaching its first ever Wembley final, taking on Bristol City for a place in The Premier League, a game which they won 1-0. This means that Ashbee has captained City to promotion from the bottom division of the Football League to the top. Andy Dawson, Boaz Myhill and Ryan France are the other players to have helped take Hull up through the four divisions.[1]
[edit] Honours
- Division 3 (IV): Runner-up 1999, 2004
- Football League Trophy: Runner-up 2002
- Football League One (III): Runner-up 2005
- Football League Championship (II): Playoffs 2008
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ashbee, Ian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ashbee, Ian |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976-9-6 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham
, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
