Jack Allen (footballer, born 1891)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert John Allen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Moston, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 1971 (aged 80)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Crumpsall, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1910 | Higher Blackley | ||
| 1910–1912 | Barrowfields | ||
| 1912–1914 | Hurst | ||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert John Allen (16 October 1891 – 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][6]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Glossop | 1914–15[7] | 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[8] | Third Division North | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Southport | 1926–27[9] | Third Division North | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[3] | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Total | 71 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 146 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Manchester City
- Lancashire Senior Cup: 1920–21[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Dykes, Garth (2009). Glossop FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-905891-80-1.
- ^ a b c d e "Jack Allen". SFC FPA. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (15 August 2013). Manchester City Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4456-1737-4.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jack Allen - Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Allen Jack Manchester City 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Glossop Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Player Details". SFC FPA. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Player Details". SFC FPA. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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