- Birthdate: 27 February 1912
- Birthplace: Bootle, Liverpool, England
- Date of death: October 1993
- Other clubs: Everton (1930-31), Chelsea (1938-46); New Brighton, Wrexham, Manchester City, Chester, Bolton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra, Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers, Southport, Liverpool (wartime guest), South Liverpool (1946-48), Shelbourne (1948-49), Ellesmere Port Town (1949-50), Penmaenmawr (1950)
- Bought from: Everton
- Signed for LFC: 17.11.1931
- Liverpool debut: 21.01.1933
- Last appearance: 07.05.1938
- Debut goal: 01.02.1933
- Last goal: 16.04.1938
- Contract expiry: 06.07.1938
- Win ratio: 36.72% W:65 D:43 L:69
- Games/goals ratio: 3.4
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 3 / 0
- Wartime games/goals: 16 / 3
- League games / goals: 166 / 50
- Total games / goals: 177 / 52
Player Profile
"A slip of a lad he was not entirely a one-footed player but it was that left boot which put fear into the hearts of goalkeepers when they saw Alf prancing down the wing," wrote the Liverpool Echo. Left-winger Hanson represented Liverpool for six seasons during the 1930's. After one season in Everton's A-team and reserves he first appeared in Liverpool's reserve line-up in 1931/32 before finally making his first-team bow in the middle of the 1932/33 season. He featured regularly for Liverpool save for an injury-hit 1935/36 season. Liverpool received a club transfer record of £7,500 when Hanson joined Chelsea in the summer of 1938. He played 46 games and scored nine goals for them, but his professional career was effectively over with the outbreak of World War II. Hanson was player-manager of a few amateur teams after the war; South Liverpool, Shelbourne and Ellesmere Port Town. Alf says that he was actually born Hansen because his father was a Norwegian mariner. He was always reported in the newspapers as Hanson. Alf featured for Liverpool in 16 wartime games where he did his best to hide his christian name, Adolph!
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
10 |
900 |
Huddersfield Town |
10 |
900 |
Manchester City |
9 |
810 |
Portsmouth |
9 |
810 |
Arsenal |
8 |
720 |
WBA |
8 |
720 |
Derby |
8 |
720 |
Everton |
8 |
720 |
Leeds United |
7 |
630 |
Preston North End |
7 |
630 |
Chelsea |
7 |
630 |
Middlesbrough |
7 |
630 |
Sunderland |
7 |
630 |
Birmingham City |
7 |
630 |
Leicester City |
7 |
630 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
6 |
540 |
Grimsby Town |
6 |
540 |
Stoke City |
6 |
540 |
Wolves |
5 |
450 |
Bolton Wanderers |
5 |
450 |
Brentford |
4 |
360 |
Sheffield United |
4 |
360 |
Aston Villa |
3 |
270 |
Charlton Athletic |
3 |
270 |
Blackburn Rovers |
3 |
270 |
Tottenham |
2 |
210 |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
210 |
Fulham |
2 |
180 |
Newcastle United |
2 |
180 |
Blackpool |
2 |
180 |
Manchester United |
1 |
90 |
Norwich City |
1 |
90 |
Tranmere Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Yeovil Town |
Total |
Venue |
91 |
Home |
86 |
Away |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Wartime Appearances / Goals
Season |
Appearances |
Goals |
1939-1940 |
2 |
1 |
1940-1941 |
3 |
0 |
1943-1944 |
11 |
2 |
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
21.01.1933 |
Aston Villa |
Villa Park |
League |
50 |
02.05.1934 |
Manchester City |
Anfield |
League |
100 |
26.09.1936 |
Leeds United |
Elland Road |
League |
150 |
20.11.1937 |
Huddersfield Town |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
0 |
01.02.1933 |
Middlesbrough |
Anfield |
League |
50 |
60 |
09.04.1938 |
Blackpool |
Anfield |
League |
Related Quotes
"A slip of a lad he was not entirely a one-footed player but it was that left boot which put fear into the hearts of goalkeepers when they saw Alf prancing down the wing."
Liverpool Echo columnist on Alf Hanson
Scrapbook
An old-timer
Echo drawing
Hanson 7 December 1936
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Everton |
1930-1931 |
England Second Division |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chelsea |
1938-1939 |
England First Division |
37 |
8 |
43 |
9 |
South Liverpool |
1946-1948 |
Cheshire County League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Shelbourne |
1948-1949 |
League of Ireland |
13 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
Ellesmere Port Town |
1949-1950 |
Cheshire County League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Penmaenmawr |
1950 |
Wales |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
50 |
20 |
56 |
21 |