Alf Gilson
 Gilson while with Bristol City in 1904. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Anthony Gilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Aylesbury, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 March 1912 (aged 30–31)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Kingswood, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Whittington Royal | |||
| 1899 | Burton Swifts | 0 | (0) |
| 1900–1901 | Aston Villa | 2 | (0) |
| 1902–1903 | Brentford | 21 | (0) |
| 1903–1905 | Bristol City | 47 | (1) |
| 1905–1906 | Clapton Orient | 2 | (0) |
| 1907 | Brentford | 3 | (0) |
| 1908–1910 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Anthony Gilson (1881 – 2 March 1912), sometimes known as Alf Gilson,[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Bristol City, Aston Villa and Clapton Orient.[1][3]
Personal life[edit]
After suffering from a chest condition which forced his retirement from football in September 1910, Gilson spent time recovering in Bournemouth, before returning home to Kingswood in February 1912.[4][5] He then fell unconscious and died from pneumonia and pleurisy one month later.[4][5]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1900–01[6] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1902–03[3] | Southern League First Division | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1906–07[3] | Southern League First Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Southern League promotion-relegation test match
Honours[edit]
Bristol City
Wycombe Wanderers
- Berks & Bucks Senior Cup: 1908–09, 1909–10[4]
- Berks & Bucks Charity Cup: 1909–10[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 111. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Alf Gilson". Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–359. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c d e f "Death of Mr T. A. Gilson". The Sportsman. 5 March 1912.
- ^ a b "Obituary". Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News. 9 March 1912.
- ^ "Thomas Aubrey Gilson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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- English men's footballers
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- English Football League players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 1912 deaths
- Burton Swifts F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- 1881 births
- Footballers from Aylesbury
- Deaths from pneumonia in England
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs