| Alf Gilson | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Anthony Gilson |
| Birth Date: | 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Aylesbury, England |
| Death Date: | 2 |
| Death Place: | Kingswood, England |
| Position: | Right back |
| Clubs1: | Whittington Royal |
| Years2: | 1899 |
| Clubs2: | Burton Swifts |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1900–1901 |
| Clubs3: | Aston Villa |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1902–1903 |
| Clubs4: | Brentford |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1903–1905 |
| Clubs5: | Bristol City |
| Caps5: | 47 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1905–1906 |
| Clubs6: | Clapton Orient |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1907 |
| Clubs7: | Brentford |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1908–1910 |
| Clubs8: | Wycombe Wanderers |
Thomas Anthony Gilson (1881 – 2 March 1912), sometimes known as Alf Gilson,[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Bristol City, Aston Villa and Clapton Orient.[2] [3]
After suffering from a chest condition which forced his retirement from football in September 1910, Gilson spent time recovering in Bournemouth, before returning home to Kingswood in February 1912.[4] [5] He then fell unconscious and died from pneumonia and pleurisy one month later.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aston Villa | 1900–01[6] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1902–03 | Southern League First Division | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[7] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1906–07 | Southern League First Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Bristol City
Wycombe Wanderers