Francis John Alford (14 May 1901 – 1983) was an English professional

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who played as an Outside left. He played in The Football League for Everton,

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and Lincoln City. Everton paid a fee of £450 to sign Alford from Barrow in 1921. Additionally Alford played for Southern League club Swindon Town, Darwen and

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of the Midland League 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:

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, Sheppey United, Sittingbourne, and

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. Alford played for the Swindon Boys representative team in the 1915 English Schools Football Shield Competition.

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1901 births 1982 deaths Men's association football outside forwards Footballers from Swindon English men's footballers Swindon Town F.C. players Darwen F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Everton F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Northfleet United F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Sheppey United F.C. players Sittingbourne F.C. players Ashford United F.C. players English Football League players Midland Football League players Southern Football League players Kent Football League (1894–1959) players {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub