William Allsop

{{short description|English footballer}}

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

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = William Allsop

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = William Henry Allsop

| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|01|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ripley, Derbyshire, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|4|24|1912|01|29|df=y}}{{cite book |last1=Rollin |first1=Jack |last2=Rollin |first2=Glenda |title=Rothmans football yearbook 1998-99 |date=1998 |publisher=London : Headline Book |isbn=978-0-7472-7652-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball1998unse |access-date=27 November 2022}}

| death_place = Halifax, England

| height = 5 ft 9+1/2 in{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-sunday-dispatch-football/134154879/ |title=Halifax Town. Big youngsters |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=xvi |via=Newspapers.com}}

| position = Right-back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Ripley Town

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Bolton Wanderers

| years1 = 1931–1934| clubs1 = Port Vale| caps1 = 6| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1934–1947| clubs2 = Halifax Town| caps2 = 239 | goals2 = 0

| totalcaps = 245| totalgoals = 0

}}

William Henry Allsop (29 January 1912 – 24 April 1997) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale and Halifax Town in the 1930s and 1940s.{{Cite book |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |first=Michael |last=Joyce |publisher=Soccerdata |year=2004 |isbn=1-899468-67-6 }}

Career

Allsop played for Ripley Town and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1931.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=7|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} 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. 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. He had played six Second Division games and one FA Cup game for the "Valiants". He went on to make 242 league appearances for Halifax. He appeared as a guest for both Aldershot and Derby County during the war.

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Port Vale

|1931–32

|Second Division

|1

0100020
1932–33

|Second Division

|5

0000050
colspan="2"|Total

!6

0100070
rowspan="9"|Halifax Town

|1934–35

|Third Division North

|36

02030410
1935–36

|Third Division North

|41

04010460
1936–37

|Third Division North

|42

01010440
1937–38

|Third Division North

|42

02020460
1938–39

|Third Division North

|41

06000470
1939–40

|

|0

0003030
1945–46

|

|0

0200020
1946–47

|Third Division North

|37

03000400
colspan="2"|Total

!239

02001002690
colspan="3"|Career total

!245

02101002760

References