Julian Alsop
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| Julian Alsop | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Alsop | |
| Date of birth | May 28, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998 1998–2000 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2005–2006 2006 2006–2008 |
Halesowen Town Bristol Rovers → Swansea City (loan) Swansea City Cheltenham Town Oxford United Northampton Town Forest Green Rovers Tamworth → Forest Green Rovers (loan) Forest Green Rovers Newport County |
- (-) 35 (4) 5 (2) 87 (14) 117 (35) 34 (5) 7 (1) 3 (1) 9 (1) 9 (2) 14 (3) 50 (11) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Julian Alsop (born May 28, 1973, Nuneaton) is an English professional footballer. A tall, strong striker, Alsop first came to prominence with Bristol Rovers before joining Swansea City in 1998 for £30,000 immediately following a loan deal.
He signed for Cheltenham Town from Swansea and was less than prolific in his first season, but his 2nd year with the club proved to be a revelation. His partnership with Tony Naylor led to Alsop scoring 26 goals, including the second goal as Cheltenham beat Rushden and Diamonds 3-1 in the Division 3 play-off final. His third and final season with the club was beset by injuries and he left Cheltenham for Oxford United at the end of 2002-03.
Alsop was sacked by Oxford after an incident involving a youth team player and a banana, and was banned from football for 6 months.[1] When the ban was over he signed for Nationwide Conference side Forest Green Rovers. After a brief spell at fellow Nationwide Conference team Tamworth he returned to Forest Green Rovers.
He signed for Conference South team Newport County in July 2006 after being released from his contract at Forest Green. During his time at Newport they twice narrowly missed out on the promotion play-offs and twice appeared in the FAW Premier Cup final, winning the 2008 final. Alsop was released by Newport at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Other clubs include Halesowen and Northampton Town.
