Ashley James Grimes (born 9 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
He turned professional in 2006 but struggled to break into the first team and went on loan to Swindon Town in 2007 then moved to Millwall a year later.
[5] Grimes made his debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute, in a 3–2 win against Lincoln City on 25 March 2007.
[8] It announced on 22 May 2008 that Grimes joined Millwall on a free transfer and was linked with up his former manager, Kenny Jackett.
[9] He made his debut for the club, starting a match and played 45 minutes before being substituted at half time, in a 1–0 loss against Colchester United in the Football League Trophy, resulting in Millwall's elimination from the tournament.
[12] Three weeks later on 29 November 2008, Grimes scored his second goal for the club, in a 3–0 win against Aldershot Town in the second round of the FA Cup.
[18] His potential move to Crawley Town was blocked by Manager Kenny Jackett, citing injury situation at the club.
[2][22] He made his debut for the club on 30 October 2010, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2–2 draw away at Wycombe Wanderers.
[30] However, he was unable to help the club avoid relegation following a 3–0 loss against Aldershot Town in the last game of the season.
As the 2010–11 season progressed, both Grimes and the manager, Steve Tilson, wished to make the deal permanent.
[37] Grimes made his debut for Rochdale in a 2–0 loss against Sheffield Wednesday in the opening game of the season.
Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Grimes was linked with a move to League One side Crawley Town, but Manager Coleman insists that the player was happy at Rochdale.
[52] However, the next two months saw Grimes produce a slow goal-scoring form and lack of playing for recent week, having featured with cameo appearances from the bench.
[60] He made his debut for Bury in the opening game of the season against Chesterfield, starting a match and played 60 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–0 loss.
[67] Grimes made his debut for the Saddlers in a 1–1 draw against Port Vale in their first game of the season on 9 August 2014.
[77] Grimes made his debut for Barrow in the opening game of the season against Dover Athletic, starting a match and played 62 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–1 win.
[78] Despite facing high expectations since joining the club, he struggled to break into the first team and found his playing time, mostly from the substitute bench.
[82] He made his debut for the club, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute, in a 3–0 loss against Dagenham & Redbridge in the opening game of the season.
[84] In a follow–up match against Lincoln City, he received a straight red card for kicking out at Alex Woodyard after 35 minutes, as Southport lost 4–0.
[86] Two months later on 15 November 2016, he scored his second goal for the club, in a 4–1 loss against Fleetwood Town in the first round of the FA Cup.
[88] In the summer of 2017, Grimes left Southport to join Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City.
[89] He made his debut for the club against Berwick Rangers in the Scottish League Cup and scored twice, as Edinburgh City won 4–2 in the penalty shootout following a 2–2 draw throughout the 120 minutes.
[90] A week later on 25 July 2017, Grimes scored his goal for the club in a Scottish League Cup match, in a 2–1 loss against Motherwell.