John Aston, Jr.

Infobox Football biography
playername = John Aston Jr.
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|6|28
cityofbirth = Manchester, Lancashire
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Retired
position = Forward
years = 1965–1972
1972–19??
19??–19??
19??–19??
clubs = Manchester United
Luton Town
Mansfield Town
Blackburn Rovers
caps(goals) = 155 (25)
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John Aston Jr. (born 28 June 1947 in Manchester) was an English footballer.

Aston Jr. was a forward who rose through the Manchester United youth system. His debut for the club came in 1965 against Leicester City. He went on to help the club win the 1967 League championship as well as the 1968 European Cup, where he provided a man of the match performance in the final against Benfica at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 1968.fact|date=August 2008 Aston scored 27 goals in 187 appearances before leaving the club in 1972 for Luton Town, later playing for Mansfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.

His father, John Aston, Sr., also played for Manchester United in the late 1940s and 50s, and was a coach at United during his son's playing career. This made John Jr. a target for fans during less successful times, who thought that he was getting preferential treatment. The reality was that they would not criticise the popular players such as George Best, Bobby Charlton or Denis Law.

As of 2006, Aston works as a shopkeeper in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. His son, Mark, is a PE teacher at Bury Grammar School.

Honours

;Manchester United
*First Division
**Winner (1): 1966–67
*Charity Shield
**Winner (2): 1965*, 1967* (*=shared)
*European Cup
**Winner (1): 1967–68
*Intercontinental Cup
**Runner-up (1): 1968