Julian Alsford (born 24 December 1972) is an English former footballer who played the majority of his professional games with Chester City in two separate spells. He was a centre half.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Alsford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Poole, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Watford | 13 | (1) |
| 1992 | → Kingsbury Town (loan) | ||
| 1992 | → Staines Town (loan) | ||
| 1994 | → Slough Town | ||
| 1994–1998 | Chester City | 141 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | Dundee United | 3 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Barnet (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 1999 | Chester City | 11 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Dorchester Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alsford started his career at Watford, after becoming an associated schoolboy in December 1988, he became a trainee in July 1989 and went on to captain the youth team.[3] He signed professional terms in May 1991 and established himself in the reserve team.[4] During his time with Watford, he was loaned out to Kingsbury Town and Staines Town in January 1992, and Slough Town in March 1994.[3] However, was unable to establish himself in the Watford team, and was tried as a striker in the reserves.[3]
Alsford was allowed to join Chester City for free in August 1994, but with Watford to receive a third of any future fee received for him.[5] He played for Chester for four years before joining Scottish Premier League side Dundee United.[4] He played three league games for the club before being advised by his doctor to take sick leave after his relationship with manager Tommy McLean began affecting his health.[6] He was loaned to Barnet F.C. shortly after before rejoining Chester in 1999.[2] In 2000, he signed to the non-league football club Dorchester Town.[7][2]
Following his departure from professional football, Alsford went into the financial sector.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Julian Alsford". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Powell, David (24 June 2016). "Chester FC: Seven players to have headed north of the border". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. Surrey: T.G Jones. p. 23. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- ^ a b "Albion eye defender". The Argus. 2 February 1999. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Football: On the move". The Independent. 13 August 1994. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Macdonald, Kenny (2011). Scottish Football Quotations.
- ^ Powell, Dave (6 May 2019). "Chester FC: What happened to the Blues squad of 1997/98?". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "THE BIG INTERVIEW: Andy Milner". Chester FC. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links edit
- Julian Alsford at Soccerbase
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