Ashley Roy Westwood (born 1 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Burnley.
Westwood's first club was League 1 club Crewe Alexandra but spent some time on loan to his hometown club Nantwich Town from the Northern Premier League Premier Division. After five seasons and over 125 appearances, Westwood joined Premier League club Aston Villa in Birmingham where he scored his first Premier League goal in his second season with them. Six months after Villa dropped out of the Premier League, Westwood joined Burnley, returning to the Premier League in the process.
Born in Nantwich, Cheshire, Westwood started his career in the academy at Crewe Alexandra. He signed his first professional contract in April 2008, along with Luke Danville, Chris Clements, Josh Thompson, AJ Leitch-Smith and Luke Murphy. He joined hometown club Nantwich Town, playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, on loan in 2008.