Francis Edward Allcock (7 September 1925 – June 2005) was a professional footballer, who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers between 1952 and 1956.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Edward Allcock | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | June 2005 (aged 79)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beeston Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1946 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–? | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| ?–1952 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 1952–1956 | Bristol Rovers | 59 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Allcock, who was born in Nottingham, played youth team football for Beeston Boys Club, before joining local League side Nottingham Forest at the end of World War II. He spent a year with Forest prior to the resumption of normal Football League matches, and joined Aston Villa in 1946, where he failed to make an impression on the first team.[3] He had a spell playing non-League football with Cheltenham Town, until returning to the professional game in 1952, when he joined Bristol Rovers.[4]
In a four-year spell with The Pirates he played in 59 League games, before being forced to retire in 1956 with a serious knee injury.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Frank Allcock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 494. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 20. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
- ^ a b Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. p. 4. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.