Alf Gregson
English footballer
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Alfred Gregson (2 March 1889 – March 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Bury.[1][3]
Full name
Alfred Gregson[1]
Date of birth
2 March 1889
Place of birth
Bury, England
Date of death
March 1968 (aged 78–79)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Gregson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Bury, England | ||
| Date of death | March 1968 (aged 78–79) | ||
| Place of death | Heywood, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Unitarians | |||
| 1911–1913 | Rochdale | 74 | (36) |
| 1913–1915 | Grimsby Town | 49 | (12) |
| 1915–1917 | → Brentford (guest) | 21 | (11) |
| 1919–1921 | Bury | 15 | (1) |
| 1921–1922 | Rossendale United | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Gregson was married with a daughter born in 1915 and a son, who died in infancy in May 1917.[4] In 1914, he was working as a tinsmith.[4] In February 1915, six months after the outbreak of the First World War, Gregson enlisted as a private with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[4] He suffered a gunshot wound to the left thigh near Bruay-la-Buissière in April 1916.[5][6] Gregson finished the war as a corporal in the 4th (Service) Battalion and was discharged from the army in March 1920.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rochdale | 1910–11[7] | Lancashire Combination First Division | 15 | 2 | ― | ― | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1911–12[7] | Lancashire Combination First Division | 32 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 4 | 39 | 25 | |
| 1912–13[7] | Central League | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5[b] | 2 | 37 | 19 | |
| Total | 74 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 91 | 46 | ||
| Grimsby Town | 1914–15[8] | Second Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 89 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 106 | 47 | ||
- 5 appearances and 4 goals in Manchester Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup
- 3 appearances and 1 goal in Manchester Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Lancashire Senior Cup
Honours
Rochdale
- Lancashire Combination First Division: 1910–11, 1911–12[7][9]
