Former England Under-21 player Lee Ashcroft gets lengthy touchline ban for foul-mouthed tirade A Football Association independent regulatory commission found the former West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Preston and England Under-21 player guilty of using abusive and/or insulting words towards Gresley first-team coach Hannah Dingley during a Northern Premier League Division One South fixture on Jan 12. Dingley told Telegraph Sport on Wednesday night that she had been the victim of a sustained verbal assault by Ashcroft, who she accused of using extreme sexual language towards her after taking exception to her celebrating a goal. She said he also told her to "go home and do the washing," adding: "I've been involved in men's football for over 10 years. I've seen a lot. You have banter and disagreements but never anywhere near that level of abuse. All the players who sat on the bench behind me were adamant they'd never heard anything as bad and that I had to report it. Ashcroft, who took charge of Northwich in November, denied the charge of breaching FA Rule E3 and has decided to appeal against the decision of the independent panel, who also fined him £1,200.