Thomas Allsopp

Thomas Charlesworth Allsopp (18 December 1880 – 7 March 1919) was an English cricketer and association footballer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club. His highest score of 32 came when playing for Leicestershire in the match against Hampshire. His best bowling of 6/85 came when playing for Leicestershire against London County.

He also played 27 Minor Counties Championship games for Norfolk.

Football career
Allsopp played as an outside left in the Football League for Leicester Fosse and in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and Norwich City.

Personal life
In May 1911, Allsopp took ownership of the Hero of Redan pub on Thorpe Road in Norwich. He served as a sergeant in the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) and the Labour Corps during the First World War. After returning home from the war, he fell victim to the 1918 flu pandemic and died in Norwich on 7 March 1919. He was buried with military honours in Earlham Road Cemetery in the city.