Dan Ashworth (born 6 March 1971) is an English football director. Currently he is working as sporting director for Premier League club Newcastle United, previously he worked as technical director for West Bromwich Albion and Brighton and Hove Albion, and was FA director of elite development. Ashworth studied at the College of West Anglia from 1987 to 1989. After time in the academy at Norwich City, Ashworth joined non-league club Eastbourne Town playing 21 games and scoring 4 goals before moving across to St. Leonards. Ashworth later spent ti…