George Allan (footballer, born 1885)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Allan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Mauchline, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 March 1916 (aged 30–31)[2] | ||
Place of death | Winchester, England | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905–1912 | Partick Thistle | 51 | (2) |
Ayr United | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
George Allan (1885 – 14 March 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle and Ayr United.[3][4]
Personal life[]
Allan served as a second lieutenant in the London Regiment during the First World War and was killed in a training accident in Winchester on 14 March 1916.[3] Whilst being taught how to fire a West Spring Gun, Allan was hit in the face by a trench bomb and died of wounds 10 minutes later.[3] He was buried in Mauchline Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Partick Thistle | 1905–06[1] | Scottish First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1906–07[1] | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
1907–08[1] | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Career total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Allan, George 1902–03". The Partick Thistle History Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- 1916 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 1885 births
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Sportspeople from East Ayrshire
- Scottish Football League players
- Association football wing halves
- Ayr United F.C. players
- London Regiment officers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Scottish football midfielder stubs