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Alf Gilson

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Alf Gilson
Gilson while with Bristol City in 1904.
Personal information
Full name Thomas Anthony Gilson[1]
Date of birth 1 July 1881[2]
Place of birth Aylesbury, England
Date of death 2 March 1912(1912-03-02) (aged 30)[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 (1 July 1881 – 2 March 1912), sometimes known as Alf Gilson,[3] was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Bristol City, Aston Villa and Clapton Orient.[1][4]

Personal life

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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.[5][6] He then fell unconscious and died from pneumonia and pleurisy one month later.[5][6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1900–01[7] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Brentford 1902–03[4] Southern League First Division 21 0 3 0 1[a] 0 25 0
Brentford 1906–07[4] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in Southern League promotion-relegation test match

Honours

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Bristol City

Wycombe Wanderers

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 111. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Tom Gilson at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Alf Gilson". Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–359. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Death of Mr T. A. Gilson". The Sportsman. 5 March 1912.
  6. ^ a b "Obituary". Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News. 9 March 1912.
  7. ^ "Thomas Aubrey Gilson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.