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
| 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
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|+ 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 | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="3"|Port Vale
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1932–33
|Second Division |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
rowspan="9"|Halifax Town
|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 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!239 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 269 | 0 | |
colspan="3"|Career total
!245 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 276 | 0 |
References
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Category:People from Ripley, Derbyshire
Category:Footballers from Derbyshire
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Ripley Town F.C. players
Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Halifax Town A.F.C. players
Category:Aldershot F.C. wartime guest players
Category:Derby County F.C. wartime guest players