William Allsop

William Allsop
Personal information
Full name	William Henry Allsop^[1]
Date of birth	(1912-01-29)29 January 1912^[1]
Place of birth	Ripley, Derbyshire,^[2] England
Date of death	1997
Playing position	Right-back
Youth career
	Ripley Town
	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1931–1934	Port Vale	6	(0)
1934–1947	Halifax Town	239	(0)
Total		245	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

William Henry Allsop (29 January 1912 – 1997) was an English former footballer who played as a full-back for Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale and Halifax Town in the 1930s and 1940s.^[2]

Playing career

Allsop played for Ripley Town and Bolton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1931.^[1] He signed as a professional in August 1931 and made his debut on 16 January 1932, in a 2–0 win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.^[1] He played the last five games of the 1932–33 season, but was not selected again after that and was given a free transfer from The Old Recreation Ground to Halifax Town in May 1934.^[1] He had played six Second Division games and one FA Cup game for the "Valiants".^[1] He went on to make 242 league appearances for Halifax.^[2] He appeared as a guest for both Aldershot and Derby County during the war.

Statistics

Sourced from William Allsop profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1931–32	Second Division	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	1932–33	Second Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Halifax Town	1934–35	Third Division North	36	0	2	0	3	0	41	0
	1935–36	Third Division North	41	0	4	0	1	0	46	0
	1936–37	Third Division North	42	0	1	0	1	0	44	0
	1937–38	Third Division North	42	0	2	0	2	0	46	0
	1938–39	Third Division North	41	0	6	0	0	0	47	0
	1939–40		0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
	1945–46		0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1946–47	Third Division North	37	0	3	0	0	0	40	0
	Total		239	0	20	0	10	0	269	0
Career Total			245	0	21	0	10	0	276	0

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 7. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

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