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Ian Ashbee

Ian Ashbee

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age49
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornSeptember 6, 1976
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 5.5 Solid
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

3
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Hull City
top club · 196 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#214
goals rank
#216
assists rank
15
season goals
5
season assists

Among 228 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2009
top transfer fee
3
best season · 00/01
1 · 6.7%
pens / of goals
364Appearances
15Goals
5Assists
68Yellow cards
3Red cards
213Full matches (90′)
Full nameIan Ashbee
Date of birth1976-09-06 (49 yrs)
Place of birthBirmingham, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2012-01-01
Contract expires
Jan 2012
Transfer: Preston → Retired
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Preston North End
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Hull City → Preston
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Preston North End, Hull City
39 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2009
Injury: unknown
38 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Hull City
34 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Hull City
48 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Hull City
38 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Hull City
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Hull City
43 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Hull City
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Hull City
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
Transfer: Cambridge Utd. → Hull City
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Cambridge United
41 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Cambridge United
45 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Cambridge United
48 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Cambridge United
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 1996
Transfer: Derby → Cambridge Utd.
96/97 · Transfer
Oct 1996
Transfer: Thróttur → Derby
96/97 · Return from loan
Jul 1996
Transfer: Derby → Thróttur
96/97 · Loan
Jul 1994
Transfer: Derby U18 → Derby
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 185 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.02/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.02/90
0
Yellow cards7 total · 0.16/90
79
19,177 min
Minutes played by club
Cambridge United 35.5%
Preston North End 0.0%
Hull City 64.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Cambridge United 4 00/01 99/00 137 6 0 6,806
Preston North End 2 10/11 11/12 31 0 0 0
Hull City 8 02/03 10/11 196 9 5 12,371

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€625K2€1.3M3€1.9M4€2.5M00/01 — 3 goals (Cambridge United)300/0101/02 — 2 goals (Cambridge United)201/0202/03 — 1 goals (Hull City)102/0304/05 — 1 goals (Hull City)04/05 — 2 assists304/0506/07 — 1 goals (Hull City)06/07 — 1 assists206/0707/08 — 3 goals (Hull City)07/08 — 1 assists407/0808/09 — 2 goals (Hull City)08/09 — 1 assists308/0910/11 — 1 goals (Hull City)110/1111/1299/00 — 1 goals (Cambridge United)199/0006/07 — €300K07/08 — €700K08/09 — €1.5M10/11 — €2.5M11/12 — €900KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 3300/0101/02: 2201/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 2208/0910/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1298/99: 0098/9999/00: 1199/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 1108/0910/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1298/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 FA Cup Cambridge United 3 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 Second Division Cambridge United 45 1 0 7 0 3,871
98/99 FA Cup Cambridge United 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 League Cup Cambridge United 2 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 EFL Trophy Preston North End 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 League Cup Preston North End 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Preston North End 7 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Championship Preston North End 19 0 0 4 0 0
10/11 Championship Hull City 19 1 0 6 0 1,569
10/11 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Hull City 3 1 0 0 0 180
08/09 Premier League Hull City 31 1 1 10 0 2,694
07/08 Championship Hull City 42 3 1 4 1 1,230
07/08 Championship Play-Offs Hull City 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Hull City 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Hull City 35 1 1 8 1 3,098
06/07 FA Cup Hull City 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Hull City 6 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FL Trophy Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League One Hull City 40 1 2 9 1 3,480
03/04 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Two Hull City 4 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 League Cup Hull City 1 1 0 1 0 120
01/02 EFL Trophy Cambridge United 2 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 League Cup Cambridge United 1 0 0 1 0 0
01/02 Second Division Cambridge United 38 2 0 5 0 1,669
00/01 League Cup Cambridge United 2 0 0 1 0 0
00/01 Second Division Cambridge United 43 3 0 8 0 1,266
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
94/95 1994-07-01 Derby U18 Derby Transfer 0
96/97 1996-07-01 Derby Thróttur Loan 0
96/97 1996-10-01 Thróttur Derby Return from loan 0
96/97 1996-12-01 Derby Cambridge Utd. Transfer 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Cambridge Utd. Hull City Transfer 0
10/11 2011-01-01 Hull City Preston Transfer 2000000
11/12 2012-01-01 Preston Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Cruciate ligament tear 2009-08-18 2010-05-01 257 38
Current
Peak€3.00m
Low
Δ since start−€300k
€750k€1.50m€2.25m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.90m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k

No national team data.

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 Championship Hull City 3 42
00/01 Second Division Cambridge United 3 43
01/02 Second Division Cambridge United 2 38

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
04/05 League One Hull City 2 40
07/08 Championship Hull City 1 42
06/07 Championship Hull City 1 35

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
96/97 1996-10-01 Thróttur Derby Return from loan
96/97 1996-07-01 Derby Thróttur Loan

Teams faced most often by Ian Ashbee's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Barnsley FC 8 5 1 2 15 10 +5 63%
Cardiff City 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1 33%
Ipswich Town 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1 33%
Preston North End 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 67%
Scunthorpe United 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 50%
Leicester City 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 50%
Sheffield Wednesday 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 67%
Crystal Palace 6 1 5 0 6 5 +1 17%
Coventry City 6 2 2 2 3 4 -1 33%
Burnley FC 6 3 0 3 5 7 -2 50%
Stoke City 6 0 4 2 5 8 -3 0%
Queens Park Rangers 6 1 3 2 4 7 -3 17%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 48 3,871 7 0 0 0.16
98/99 3 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 12 0 2 0 0 0
10/11 39 1,569 10 0 0 0.57
08/09 34 2,874 10 0 0 0.31
07/08 48 1,230 4 0 1 0.37
06/07 38 3,098 8 0 1 0.26
05/06 6 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 43 3,480 9 1 1 0.28
02/03 1 120 1 0 0 0.75
01/02 41 1,669 6 0 0 0.32
00/01 45 1,266 9 0 0 0.64

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Second Division
126 apps
6 G
0 A
Championship
121 apps
5 G
2 A
League One
47 apps
1 G
2 A
Premier League
31 apps
1 G
1 A
FA Cup
13 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
14 apps
1 G
0 A
FL Trophy
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ian Ashbee

Who is Ian Ashbee?

Ian Ashbee is an England professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Ian Ashbee?

Ian Ashbee is 49 years old. He was born on September 6, 1976 in Birmingham.

What position does Ian Ashbee play?

Ian Ashbee plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Ian Ashbee play for?

Ian Ashbee currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Ian Ashbee scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ian Ashbee has scored 15 goals in 364 appearances.