Alfred Shelton (11 September 1865 – 24 July 1923) was an English international footballer, who played as a left half.

When the club collapsed in 1888 he, along with other members, threw in their lot with "The Magpies", the nickname for Notts County.

Wikipedia and Football Club History Database show that Notts Rangers played in the 1888–89 and 1889–90 FA Cup competitions and took part in the first season, 1889–90, of the Midland League.

[3][4] Alf Shelton, playing at wing–half, made his Notts County & League debut on 8 September 1888 at Anfield, the then home of Everton.

As a wing–half (21 appearances ) he played in a Notts County midfield that achieved big (three–League–goals–in–a–match–or–more) wins on two separate occasions.

[5] Alf Shelton appeared in both of Notts County' two FA Cup Finals and won six England caps, and in 1892 was offered the opportunity to captain the newly formed Liverpool club.

It is not recorded whether he worked at the Royal Ordnance Factory, but he was on site and was killed when a crane collapsed onto him.