After suffering from a chest condition which forced his retirement from football in September 1910, Gilson spent time recovering in Bournemouth, before returning home to Kingswood in February 1912.[4][5] He then fell unconscious and died from pneumonia and pleurisy one month later.[4][5]
Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
^ abcJoyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 111. ISBN978-1905891610.
^"Alf Gilson". Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ abcWhite, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–359. ISBN0951526200.
^ abcdef"Death of Mr T. A. Gilson". The Sportsman. 5 March 1912.
^ ab"Obituary". Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News. 9 March 1912.
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