Ashley "Ash" Martin Eastham (born 22 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for League Two club Salford City.

He made only three appearances for Blackpool, but enjoyed his first run of senior football after moving on loan to Cheltenham Town midway through the 2009–10 season.

Loan spells with Carlisle United and Cheltenham Town again followed in 2010–11, before Eastham spent the whole of the next season helping Bury to a mid-table finish in League One.

Brief stints at Fleetwood Town and Notts County gave Eastham more experience in 2012, before he returned to Bury for their hapless fight against relegation from League One in 2012–13.

He made a total of eleven league appearances for the Tigers, scoring one goal, before being recalled by Blackpool on 21 September.

[10] Four days later Eastham made his league debut, in a 2–0 home win over Peterborough United at Bloomfield Road, when he replaced the injured Neal Eardley in the 18th minute.

[14] On 26 November 2009, Eastham joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal until 2 January 2010.

"[15] The Robins caretaker manager John Schofield said: "It's great to have a bright young prospect from a Championship club made available to us.

[17] He made a total of five appearances for the Robins, then on 7 January 2010 was recalled by Blackpool from his loan spell to cover for suspensions.

He was included in the Blackpool squad that travelled to South Wales to take on Cardiff City on 9 January,[18] and was an unused substitute in the game.

[25] 48 hours later, on 6 January 2011, Eastham joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal, for the second time in his career.

[26] Eastham's first game after signing for the club on a loan spell, for the second time in his career, came on 8 January 2011, in a 1–1 draw against Northampton Town.

[36] His debut came six days later in the Football League Trophy, First round defeat to Rochdale at Spotland Stadium.

[47] A week later, Eastham received a straight red card in the 30th minute, in a 3–2 win over Leyton Orient on 27 September 2014.

[50] In his second season at Rochdale, which saw Eastham established himself in the first team, as well as, helping the club finish eighth place, he made forty-nine and scoring two times in all competitions.

On 20 May 2016, Eastham joined fellow league one side Fleetwood Town from Rochdale, after penning a two-year deal.