youthclubs years death_date clubs caps birth_place goals position birth_date article_title name
ashton united 1968 -- 1970 1970 -- 1972 1972-1973 may 2005 -lrb- age 62 -rrb- ashton united bury rochdale macclesfield town 47 48 47 20 ashton-under-lyne , england 20 11 14 3 striker 11 december 1942 alf arrowsmith
 alf arrowsmith
alf arrowsmith

alf arrowsmith -lrb- born 11 december 1942 in ashton-under-lyne , lancashire - died may 2005 -rrb- was an english footballer .
arrowsmith began his career in non-league football with tintwistle villa.the talented player made his mark scoring a massive 96 goals in the 1959/60 season - a club record which remains unbeaten today .
he moved to ashton united where he played alongside future england star alan ball and within weeks was spotted by an anfield scout and signed for liverpool in 1960 for # 1500 .
although he made his debut for the club the following year it was during the 1963-64 season that he really came to prominence , scoring fifteen goals in 20 league games .
however a bad injury suffered in the 1964 fa charity shield derailed arrowsmith 's career and he never recaptured the same form again , leaving to join bury in 1968 , before finishing his career at rochdale and macclesfield town .
after a short illness he died in may 2005 .
