About Ashley Vincent
Ashley Derek Vincent (born 26 May 1985) is an English former football player and manager who is a first-team coach at EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town. Vincent played on the wing or as a striker and was renowned for his pace. He graduated through the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth system to win a contract with Cheltenham Town in May 2004. He spent the next five years at the club, playing in the 2006 League Two play-off final victory. He was loaned out to Aldershot Town in November 2005 and to Colchester United in March 2009, before he joined Colchester permanently in May 2009. He spent three years with the club before moving to Port Vale in July 2012. He helped the "Valiants" to secure promotion out of League Two in 2012–13 before he re-joined Cheltenham Town in July 2013. He signed with Shrewsbury Town in May 2014 and played a minor role as the club won promotion out of League Two in 2014–15. He later played non-League football for Worcester City, Stourbridge and Sutton Coldfield Town. He was appointed Worcester City manager in May 2019 and stayed in the post until resigning in December 2020. He went on to coach at Cheltenham Town. He made his first-team debut on 7 August 2004, replacing John Melligan 68 minutes into a 2–0 win over Southend United at Roots Hall. He won his first start three days later, in a 2–0 home defeat to Scunthorpe United.
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