William Allsop

William Allsop
Personal information
Full name	William Henry Allsop
Date of birth	29 January 1912
Place of birth	Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	24 April 1997 (aged 85)
Place of death	Halifax, England
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position	Right-back
Youth career
	Ripley Town
	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1931–1934	Port Vale
1934–1947	Halifax Town
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[2]

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.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]
Club	Season	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

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.
1 2 Rollin, Jack; Rollin, Glenda (1998). Rothmans football yearbook 1998-99. London : Headline Book. ISBN 978-0-7472-7652-4. Retrieved 27 November 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
↑ "Halifax Town. Big youngsters". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
↑ William Allsop at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)