Alf Gilson
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]
 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
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]
Honours
Bristol City
- Football League Second Division (1): 1905–06[4]
- Gloucestershire Cup (1): 1903–04[4]
Wycombe Wanderers
- Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (2): 1908–09, 1909–10[4]
- Berks & Bucks Charity Cup (1): 1909–10[4]
Career statistics
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1906–07[3] | Southern League First Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Brentford 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
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 111. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Alf Gilson". Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–359. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Death of Mr T. A. Gilson". The Sportsman. 5 March 1912.
- "Obituary". Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News. 9 March 1912.
- "Thomas Aubrey Gilson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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