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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography
| name = Julian Alsop
| image = 
| fullname = Julian Mark Alsop
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1973|5|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nuneaton]], England
| height = 6ft 4in<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/skysportsfootbal0000unse_a5w3 |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2004–2005 |publisher=Headline |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7553-1311-2 |editor-last=Rollin |editor-first=Glenda |location=London |pages=515 |editor-last2=Rollin |editor-first2=Jack}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1= 
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 1990–1992
| clubs1 = [[Nuneaton Borough F.C.|Nuneaton Borough]]
| caps1= 
| goals1= 
| years2 = 1992–1995
| clubs2 = [[Rugby Town F.C.|VS Rugby]]
| caps2= 
| goals2= 
| years3 = 1995–1996
| clubs3 = [[Racing Club Warwick F.C.|Racing Club Warwick]]
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| years4 = 1996
| clubs4 = [[Tamworth F.C.|Tamworth]]
| caps4 = 
| goals4 = 
| years5 = 1996–1997
| clubs5 = [[Halesowen Town F.C.|Halesowen Town]]
| caps5 = 22
| goals5 = 12
| years6 = 1997–1998
| clubs6 = [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]
| caps6 = 35 
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 1998
| clubs7 = → [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] (loan)
| caps7 = 5 
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 1998–2000
| clubs8 = [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
| caps8 = 89 
| goals8 = 14
| years9 = 2000–2003
| clubs9 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
| caps9 = 120 
| goals9 = 36
| years10 = 2003–2004
| clubs10 = [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
| caps10 = 34
| goals10 = 5
| years11 = 2004
| clubs11 = [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
| caps11 = 7
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2004–2005
| clubs12 = [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]]
| caps12 = 3 
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2005–2006
| clubs13 = [[Tamworth F.C.|Tamworth]]
| caps13 = 9 
| goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2005–2006
| clubs14 = → [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] (loan)
| caps14 = 9
| goals14 = 2
| years15 = 2006
| clubs15 = [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]]
| caps15 = 14 
| goals15 = 3
| years16 = 2006–2008
| clubs16 = [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]]
| caps16 = 
| goals16 = 
| years17 = 2008
| clubs17 = [[Cirencester Town F.C.|Cirencester Town]]
| caps17 = 
| goals17 = 
| years18 = 2008–2009
| clubs18 = [[Bishop's Cleeve F.C.|Bishop's Cleeve]]
| caps18 = 
| goals18 = 
| years19 = 2009–2010
| clubs19 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
| caps19 = 41 
| goals19 = 4
| years20 = 2010–2011
| clubs20 = [[Bishop's Cleeve F.C.|Bishop's Cleeve]]
| caps20 = 34
| goals20 = 8
| years21 = 2012–2013
| clubs21 = [[Carmarthen Town A.F.C.|Carmarthen Town]]
| caps21 = 12
| goals21 = 0
| years22 = 2014
| clubs22 = [[Monmouth Town F.C.|Monmouth Town]]
| caps22 = 
| goals22 =

}}

'''Julian Mark  Alsop''' (born 28 May 1973) is an English<ref>[http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=12111 Bananas, Banter and Blowtorches: The Julian Alsop Story] Twohundredpercent.com Accessed 26–04–11</ref> former professional [[association football|footballer]].

== Career ==

A tall, strong striker, Alsop first came to prominence with [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] before joining [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] in 1998 for £30,000 immediately following a loan deal.

He signed for [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] from Swansea and was less than prolific in his first season, but his second 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 F.C.|Rushden and Diamonds]] 3–1 in the Division Three play-off final. His third and final season with the club was beset by injuries and he left Cheltenham for [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] at the end of 2002–4 |Oxford United]], Alsop signed for [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] during the 2004–2005 season.

When the season was over he signed for [[Conference National]] side [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]]. After a brief spell at fellow Conference team [[Tamworth F.C.|Tamworth]] he returned to Forest Green Rovers.

He signed for [[Conference South]] team [[Newport County A.F.C.|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 Town F.C.|Halesowen]] and [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]].

Alsop signed for [[Cirencester Town F.C.|Cirencester Town]] after being released from Newport County on a free transfer but left the side after several months to sign for [[Bishops Cleeve F.C.|Bishops Cleeve]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/sport/football/Striker-Julian-Alsop-Bishops-Cleeve/article-443159-detail/article.html |title=Striker Julian Alsop in move to Bishops Cleeve |work=Western Daily Press |date=31 October 2008 |accessdate=13 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130505063105/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/sport/football/Striker-Julian-Alsop-Bishops-Cleeve/article-443159-detail/article.html |archivedate=5 May 2013 }}</ref>

On 20 July 2009, Alsop made a surprise return to the Football League and signed a non-contract, month-by month agreement with Cheltenham Town, after playing in the first three pre-season friendlies for the club.

He came off the bench on 18 August away at [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] to score a 90th minute winning goal in a 1–0 victory for Cheltenham Town.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/8209198.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Alsop targets Cheltenham record | date=19 August 2009 | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref>

{{blockquote|We went shopping for a big strong centre-forward at the start of the season, but couldn't afford the players we wanted. If you go shopping at [[Sainsbury's]] and ask for a fillet steak but can't afford it, you have to find something else and we've ended up with a gristly old fatty lump of lard up front – but it tasted good.|Manager [[Martin Allen (footballer)|Martin Allen]] explains Alsop's return to Cheltenham.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/8242308.stm|title=Sport quotes of the week |last=Charles|first=Chris|date=9 September 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 September 2009}}</ref>}}

He was released by the club along with seven other players in May 2010.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/8673077.stm
|title=Cheltenham Town release eight players 
|date=11 May 2010
|accessdate=16 May 2010
|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> In July 2010, he returned to Bishop's Cleeve.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8810903.stm |title=Striker Julian Alsop makes Bishops Cleeve comeback |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=12 July 2010 |accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref> Alsop announced that he was set to retire from football on 25 April 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/sport/Robins-hero-Alsop-reflects-memorable-career/article-3480605-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505062245/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/sport/Robins-hero-Alsop-reflects-memorable-career/article-3480605-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |title=Cheltenham Town hero reflects on his memorable career |publisher=thisisgloucestershire |date=23 April 2011 |accessdate=23 April 2011 }}</ref> He had made 34 league appearances during his second spell at Bishop's Cleeve, scoring eight goals.<ref>[http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/julian-alsop Julian Alsop Profile | Aylesbury United FC<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In January 2012 he came out of retirement to play for Welsh club [[Carmarthen Town A.F.C.|Carmarthen Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/4208-journeyman-alsop-with-the-old-gold |title=Journeyman Alsop with the Old Gold |publisher=Welsh Premier League |date=2 January 2012 |accessdate=4 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502080925/http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/4208-journeyman-alsop-with-the-old-gold |archivedate=2 May 2012 }}</ref> He made his début for Carmarthen Town as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 win over [[Aberystwyth Town F.C.|Aberystwyth Town]] on 2 January,<ref>[https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2012/01/02/wales/premier-league/carmarthen-town-afc/aberystwyth-town-fc/1127180/ Carmarthen Town vs. Aberystwyth Town – 2 January 2012 – Soccerway<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and remained with the club until December 2012, making twelve league appearances in total.<ref>[https://uk.soccerway.com/players/julian-alsop/34168/ England – J. Alsop – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In January 2014, Alsop joined Welsh League outfit [[Monmouth Town F.C.|Monmouth Town]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/football/latest/10916023.Former_County_hero_Julian_Alsop_joins_Monmouth_Town/?ref=rss |title=Former County hero Julian Alsop joins Monmouth Town |publisher=South Wales Argus |date=6 January 2014}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Cheltenham Town'''
*[[Football League Third Division play-offs]]: [[2002 Football League play-offs#Third Division|2002]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/1967943.stm |title=Cheltenham crack Diamonds |website=BBC Sport |date=6 May 2002 |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{Soccerbase}}
{{Cheltenham Town F.C. Player of the Year}}

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