George Allan | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1885 Mauchline, Scotland |
| Died |
14 March 1916 (aged 30–31)[1] Winchester, England |
George Allan (1885 – 14 March 1916) was a Scottish professional football half back who played 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.[3] He was killed in a training accident in Winchester on 14 March 1916,[1] when "one of a party receiving instruction in firing trench bombs from a spring gun. He apparently thought that the fuse had failed to ignite and leaned over to make sure, when the bomb carrier flew up, striking him in the face and causing shocking injuries, as a result of which he died in ten minutes".[3] Allan was buried in Mauchline Cemetery.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partick Thistle | 1905–06[2] | Scottish League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1906–07[2] | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1907–08[2] | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Casualty" (in en). https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/663693/allan,-george/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916". http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Season_1915-1916_(Fell).pdf. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ "ALLAN, George 1902–03 – The Partick Thistle History Archive". http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/ALLAN,+George+1902-03. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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