Gilbert Alsop

Gilbert Alsop

Personal information
Full name	Gilbert Arthur Alsop
Date of birth	(1908-09-10)10 September 1908
Place of birth	Frampton Cotterell, England
Date of death	1992
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923?–1929	Bath City	?
1929–1931	Coventry City	16	(4)
1931–1935	Walsall	160	(126)
1935–1937	West Bromwich Albion	1	(0)
1937–1938	Ipswich Town	9	(2)
1938–1948	Walsall	38	(26)
1942–1943	Dumbarton (guest)	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilbert Alsop (10 September 1908 – 16 April 1992) was an English professional footballer.

Early career

Alsop was born in Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire. After leaving school, he signed for Latteridge F.C. for a time, before signing professionally for Bath City F.C. in August 1923. In December 1929 he moved to Coventry City for two seasons, making 16 league appearances and scoring four times.

Walsall and WBA

In September 1931 he started the first of two spells at Walsall F.C., and in 1933 he scored the opening goal as Walsall shocked Arsenal in the FA Cup.

After Walsall, he moved to West Bromwich Albion in November 1935 for two seasons, but his first team opportunities were severely limited by the form of W. G. Richardson and Harry 'Popeye' Jones. His only league appearance for the club was against Huddersfield Town in a Division One match, in November 1935.

Ipswich and return to Walsall

Alsop signed for Ipswich Town in May 1937, and he scored 30 goals in 39 senior matches. He returned to Walsall in October 1938, and made over 100 war-time appearances, and eventually retired in May 1948.