| Frank Alford | |
| Fullname: | Francis John Alford |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Swindon, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Outside left |
| Years1: | –1919 |
| Clubs1: | Swindon Town[2] |
| Years2: | 1919 |
| Clubs2: | Barrow |
| Clubs3: | Darwen |
| Years4: | 1919–1920 |
| Clubs4: | Swindon Town[3] |
| Years5: | 1920–1921 |
| Clubs5: | Barrow[4] |
| Years6: | 1921–1923 |
| Clubs6: | Everton[5] |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1923–1925 |
| Clubs7: | Barrow[6] |
| Caps7: | 64 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 1925–1926 |
| Clubs8: | Lincoln City[7] |
| Caps8: | 20 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 1926–1927 |
| Clubs9: | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United[8] |
| Years10: | 1927–1931 |
| Clubs10: | Northfleet United[9] |
| Years11: | 1931–1932 |
| Clubs11: | Dartford[10] |
| Years12: | 1932–1934 |
| Clubs12: | Sheppey United[11] |
| Years13: | 1934–1936 |
| Clubs13: | Sittingbourne[12] |
| Years14: | 1936–1937< |
| Clubs14: | Ashford[13] |
Francis John Alford (14 May 1901 – 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as an Outside left.
He played in The Football League for Everton, Barrow and Lincoln City.[14] Everton paid a fee of £450 to sign Alford from Barrow in 1921.[15]
Additionally Alford played for Southern League club Swindon Town, Darwen and Scunthorpe & Lindsey United of the Midland League[16] and from the 1927–28 season onwards he played initially in the Southern League and then latterly in the Kent League for a selection of Kentish clubs: Northfleet United, Dartford, Sheppey United, Sittingbourne, and Ashford.
Alford played for the Swindon Boys representative team in the 1915 English Schools Football Shield Competition.[17]