Ashley Michael Westwood (born 31 August 1976) is an English football manager and former professional player who is currently the head coach of the Hong Kong national team.

Signing with Chester City in 2006, he was loaned to Swindon Town and Port Vale in 2007, before joining Wrexham via Stevenage Borough the following year.

He was appointed head coach at Malaysia Super League club Penang FA in November 2016 but lasted just five months in the role.

Born in Bridgnorth, Westwood started his career as a trainee at Manchester United and was part of the FA Youth Cup winning side of 1995.

He never made a first-team appearance for the Red Devils, but Dario Gradi spotted the youngster's potential and secured Westwood's services for Crewe Alexandra for a £40,000 fee.

He played fifty games in the 1996–97 season, including the 1–0 win play-off final over Brentford that took the Railwaymen into the First Division.

His swansong for the Cheshire club came on 13 April 1998, when he scored the opener of a 2–0 win over near rivals Stoke City at Gresty Road.

His last game of the season was eventful, as he was sent off in stoppage time after scoring on 62 minutes at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers.

He went into Europe in July 2000, making two appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, victories over FK Atlantas and RKC Waalwijk.

In March, he joined Swindon Town on loan from the remainder of the season to provide much-needed cover for the Wiltshire club.

[20][21] The season ended with Westwood playing in a centre-back partnership with Jamie Vincent, helping Swindon to win promotion from League Two with a third-place finish.

[23] He left the club on 30 August, to join League One side Port Vale on a temporary short-term deal.

Westwood left Kettering by mutual consent in January 2011 and was granted permission to train at his former club, Crewe Alexandra.

The managing staff were impressed with his fitness levels and rewarded him with a short-term contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.

[39] Conference National side Kettering Town underwent a financial crisis in 2011–12, and caretaker manager Mark Cooper walked out on the club on 18 January after his players went unpaid.

[45] Kettering failed to turn things around, and were relegated in last place having conceded 100 goals in 46 league games.

[47] Lincoln manager David Holdsworth reluctantly allowed Westwood to leave the club on 6 July 2012, having failing to kick a ball for the Imps.

[48] On 6 July 2012, just over a month after signing for Lincoln, he accepted an offer by Michael Appleton to join the coaching staff at League One side Portsmouth.

However, his only appearance was in a 3–0 League Cup defeat to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on the opening day of the season; he was 12 years older than the team's second-oldest player Simon Eastwood.

[51] On 2 July 2013, it was announced that Westwood had signed on as the very first head coach of the newly founded team Bengaluru FC in the Indian I-League.

[52] He made his debut as head coach on 25 August in a pre-season friendly 1–1 draw with the India national football team.

[53] Westwood then made his competitive coaching debut with Bengaluru on 22 September in his side's opening league game against Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium.

[55] On 21 April 2014, Westwood led Bengaluru FC to the 2013–14 I-League title in their very first season by beating Dempo 4–2 at the Fatorda Stadium.

Bengaluru did though win the Indian Federation Cup, knocking out Salgaocar, Mohun Bagan, Shillong Lajong, Pune, and Sporting Clube de Goa, before beating Dempo 2–1 in the final at the Fatorda Stadium.

He was prosecuted for refusing a breath test, assaulting a police officer, and the driving offence of running a red light.