Career
His debut for the club came on almost seven years later, on 18 September 1946, against Chelsea. Aston was a strong, tough-tackling left-back who also played as a centre forward for his club on occasion. He played in the 1948 FA Cup Final triumph over Blackpool at Wembley Stadium.
He left the club in 1954 after scoring 30 goals in 284 appearances.
Aston returned to the club as Chief Scout under new manager Wilf McGuinness in 1969, and had a three-year spell in the position before being sacked along with McGuinness"s successor, Frank O"Farrell in late 1972. Aston was also reserve team manager when McGuinness was manager, although McGuinness became reserve team manager again after he got sacked as manager in December 1970.
Aston died in July 2003 at the age of 81.