Alfred John "Alf" Bishop[1] (13 August 1884 – 14 November 1938) was an English footballer who spent fourteen out of eighteen seasons of his professional career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Bishop was known to be quite the brutal footballer, never shirking a tackle or a contest for the ball, which caught up to him later in his career as he began to struggle with injuries.

Bishop left Wolves in 1920 and joined Welsh side Wrexham for a brief period before returning to his boyhood club Stourbridge to play out the rest of his career.

In the hopes of getting more game time, he decided to move to Halesowen Town who were also playing in the Birmingham and District Football League however were much lower down the table.

Wolves were beginning their first season in Second Division under the clubs longest lasting manager in history, Jack Addenbrooke.

Bishop continued to keep his place in the starting line-up for Wolves, only missing the odd game due to minor injuries.

During World War 1, Bishop made guest appearances for Wolves, Stoke City, and Merthyr Town.

After Bishop retired from playing football, he had close connections with Great Worcester Motors and Sammy Johnson Coaches however his position in these companies is unknown.

A plaque was unveiled containing all the players who had made more than 300 appearances for the Wolves which is now located in the entrance to the Billy Wright Stand.

After Bishop's first stint at Halesowen, he was selected to play against Scotland alongside other young and reserve players from Birmingham and surrounding districts.

The teams included Bournville, Aston Villa, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Small Heath, Brades Park, Albion and Kidderminster.

Billy Harrison made it 3-1 to Wolves in the 85th minute to secure a win and a 2nd FA Cup in the club's history.