Alf Gilson

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Full name Thomas Anthony Gilson[1]
Date of birth 1 July 1881[2]
Place of birth Aylesbury, England
Date of death 2 March 1912(1912-03-02) (aged 30)[1]
Alf Gilson
Gilson while with Bristol City in 1904.
Personal information
Full name Thomas Anthony Gilson[1]
Date of birth 1 July 1881[2]
Place of birth Aylesbury, England
Date of death 2 March 1912(1912-03-02) (aged 30)[1]
Place of death Kingswood, England
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Whittington Royal
1899 Burton Swifts 0 (0)
1900–1901 Aston Villa 2 (0)
1902–1903 Brentford 21 (0)
1903–1905 Bristol City 47 (1)
1905–1906 Clapton Orient 2 (0)
1907 Brentford 3 (0)
1908–1910 Wycombe Wanderers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Anthony Gilson (1 July 1881 – 2 March 1912), sometimes known as Alf Gilson,[3] was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Bristol City, Aston Villa and Clapton Orient.[1][4]

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.[5][6] He then fell unconscious and died from pneumonia and pleurisy one month later.[5][6]

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