Alf Basnett

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alf Basnett

| fullname =

| birth_date = 10 April 1893

| birth_place = St Helens, England{{cite news|title=Sports Stars Spotted|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001805/19400301/157/0008|accessdate=23 August 2017|work=Nelson Leader|date=1 March 1940|ref=yes}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|6|24|1893|4|10|df=y}}England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995

| death_place = Burnley, Lancashire, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}{{cite news |title=First Division prospects. Burnley |author=Centaurus |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=22 August 1921 |page=5}}

| position = Wing half

| years1 = 1919–1926 | clubs1 = Burnley | caps1 = 147 | goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1926–1929 | clubs2 = Lincoln City | caps2 = 89 | goals2 = 6

| years3 = 1929–1930 | clubs3 = Ballymena | caps3 = 19| goals3 = 1

| years4 = | clubs4 = Hereford United | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = | clubs5 = Nelson | caps5 = | goals5 =

}}

Alfred Basnett (10 April 1893 – 24 June 1966) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.{{cite book|first=Michael|last=Joyce|title=Football League Players' Records 1888-1939|type=paperback|year=2004}}

After he retired, he operated a hostel in Burnley.