. g . ▁front ▁row , ▁lock , ▁or ▁back ▁row . ▁Prior ▁to ▁T ues day ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁Old ham ▁was ▁a ▁rugby ▁union ▁club . ▁ ▁Background ▁Ab el ▁Ash worth ' s ▁birth ▁was ▁registered ▁in ▁As ht on - under - L y ne ▁district , ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁he ▁died ▁aged ▁ 7 3 ▁in ▁Old ham , ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Le ic ester ▁Ab el ▁Ash worth ▁played ▁two ▁games ▁for ▁Le ic ester ▁Tig ers ▁on ▁their ▁E aster ▁tour ▁to ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁He ▁played ▁against ▁Card iff ▁and ▁New port ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁T ues day ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Richard ▁C att ell ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁future ▁England ▁international ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Le ic ester . ▁ ▁International ▁hon ours ▁Ab el ▁Ash worth ▁won ▁a ▁cap ▁for ▁England ▁while ▁at ▁Old ham ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁against ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Change ▁of ▁Code ▁When ▁Old ham ▁converted ▁from ▁the ▁rugby ▁union ▁code ▁to ▁the ▁rugby ▁league ▁code ▁on ▁T ues day ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁Ab el ▁Ash worth ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁ 3 1 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Con sequently , ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁both ▁a ▁rugby ▁union ▁and ▁rugby ▁league ▁footballer ▁for ▁Old ham