Jack Allen (footballer, born 1891)

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Jack Allen
Personal information
Full name Albert John Allen[1]
Date of birth (1891-10-16)16 October 1891
Place of birth Moston, England
Date of death 23 October 1971(1971-10-23) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death Crumpsall, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Higher Blackley
0000–1914 Barrowfields
1914–1915 Glossop 23 (0)
1915–1924 Manchester City 52 (0)
1924–1925 Southport 36 (0)
1925–1926 Crewe Alexandra 30 (0)
1926–1927 Southport 35 (0)
1927–1929 Lancaster Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Albert John Allen (16 October 1891 – (1971-10-23)23 October 1971) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop, Manchester City, Southport and Crewe Alexandra as a full back.[1][4][5]

Personal life[]

Allen served in Italy as a lieutenant in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[3] After retiring from football, he worked for the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society.[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Glossop 1914–15[6] Second Division 23 0 1 0 ― 24 0
Manchester City 1919–20[5] First Division 2 0 0 0 ― 2 0
1920–21[5] 7 0 0 0 ― 7 0
1921–22[5] 2 0 0 0 ― 2 0
1922–23[5] 27 0 0 0 ― 27 0
1923–24[5] 14 0 4 0 ― 18 0
Total 52 0 4 0 ― 56 0
Southport 1924–25[7] Third Division North 36 0 0 0 2[a] 0 38 0
Southport 1926–27[8] Third Division North 35 0 5 0 2[3] 0 42 0
Southport total 71 0 5 0 4 0 80 0
Career total 146 0 10 0 4 0 160 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup

Honours[]

Manchester City

References[]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ a b Dykes, Garth (2009). Glossop FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-905891-80-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Player Details". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Matthews, Tony (15 August 2013). Manchester City Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4456-1737-4.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Jack Allen - Manchester City Player Statistics - StatCity". www.statcity.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Glossop Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Player Details". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Player Details". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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