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Alfred Bishop (other)
Alfred or Alf Bishop may refer to: * Alf Bishop (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1938), English footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers * Alf Bishop (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1944), English footballer with Southampton and Barrow * Henry Alfred Bishop (1860–1934), American politician and railroad man {{hndis, Bishop, Alfred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Bishop (footballer, Born 1886)
Alfred John "Alf" Bishop (13 August 1884 – 14 November 1938) was an English footballer who spent fourteen out of eighteen seasons of his professional career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bishop was known to be quite the brutal footballer, never shirking a tackle or a contest for the ball, which caught up to him later in his career as he began to struggle with injuries. He never played above the Second Division and therefore never received international recognition in his senior career. Bishop began playing competitive football at Stourbridge Standard, which is now known as Stourbridge F.C., before moving to Halesowen Town with the hopes of getting more game time. Securing a place in the starting eleven immediately, he began at right half-back. He only played two games in this position before being switched to the opposite side at left half-back where he played every game of the 1903-04 campaign. At the end of that season in April 1904, Bishop, at 19 years, was called up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Bishop (footballer, Born 1902)
Alfred Bishop (17 July 1902 – 5 March 1944) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward in the 1920s and 1930s. Football career Bishop joined the Royal Air Force as a 16-year-old cadet in 1919. He was originally spotted by scouts from Southampton in 1923 while playing representative football for the RAF and was given a trial, although he was not then offered a contract because of his RAF service commitments. After spending a year with St Albans City of the Isthmian League, he left the RAF and signed for Southampton in August 1926. In the summer of 1926, the "Saints" manager Arthur Chadwick had signed several new players, including Dick Rowley and Sammy Taylor, both of whom could play in either of the inside-forward positions. After trying first Rowley and then Bishop at inside-left (for four games), Chadwick recalled Frank Matthews for three games in September, moving Bishop over to the right for a further three games, before Rowley returned at inside-ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
