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Jack Allen
Personal details
Born (1891-10-16)16 October 1891
Moston, England
Died 23 October 1971(1971-10-23) (aged 80)[1]
Crumpsall, England[1]

Albert John Allen (16 October 1891 – 23 October 1971(1971-10-23)) was an English professional who played in the Football League for Glossop North End , Manchester City, Southport and Crewe Alexandra as a full back.[2][4][5][6]

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[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[lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup

Honours[]

Manchester City

  • Lancashire Senior Cup: 1920–21[3]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dykes, Garth (2009). Glossop FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-905891-80-1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. pp. 7. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Player Details" (in en-GB). 9 November 2016. https://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/players/player-details/?id=1010. 
  4. Matthews, Tony (15 August 2013) (in en). Manchester City Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4456-1737-4. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Jack Allen - Manchester City Player Statistics". https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/262/Jack-Allen. 
  6. "Allen Jack Manchester City 1921" (in en-GB). https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/allen-jack-image-1-man-city-1921/. 
  7. "Glossop Squad 1914/15" (in en-US). https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/glossop-squad-191415/. 
  8. "Player Details" (in en-GB). 9 November 2016. https://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/players/player-details/?id=1010&season_id_page=4&season_name_page=1924/1925. 
  9. "Player Details" (in en-GB). 9 November 2016. https://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/players/player-details/?id=1010&season_id_page=6&season_name_page=1926/1927. 
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