| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 March 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Fazakerley, Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2021 (aged 82) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1957 | Liverpool | ||
| 1957 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1957 | Prescot Cables | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1970 | Sunderland | 409 | (4) |
| 1970–1973 | Hartlepool United | 46 | (2) |
| Total | 455 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1957 | England Youth | 7 | (0) |
| 1961 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1974 | Hartlepool United | ||
| 1974–1975 | Gillingham | ||
| 1975–1977 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1978–1982 | Newport County | ||
| 1982–1984 | Cardiff City | ||
| 1984–1985 | Sunderland | ||
| 1988–1989 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 1989–1991 | Cardiff City | ||
| 1991–1992 | Pahang | ||
| 1992–1993 | Weymouth | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonard Ashurst (10 March 1939 – 25 September 2021) was an English football player, manager and administrator.
He spent most of his playing career with Sunderland, making 458 appearances, the second most in the club's history. He retired at Hartlepool United, where he began managing. Ashurst also managed Sunderland, won the Welsh Cup with Newport County in 1980, and had two spells at Cardiff City.
Ashurst was inducted into the League Managers Association Hall of Fame in 2014. After his managerial career, he was an administrator at The Football Association and a match delegate for the Premier League.