Jock Allan

Infobox Football biography
playername= Jock Allan
fullname = James Allan


dateofbirth =
cityofbirth = Cardenden
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Full Back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1913-1922
1922-1923
1923-1928
clubs = Dunfermline Athletic
East Fife
Bury
Reading
J&P Coats
caps(goals) =
132 (1)
120 (0)

James “Jock” Allan is a deceased Scottish football (soccer) full back who began his career in the Scottish League before moving to The Football League. He was banned for life by the Football Association for match fixing. He then moved to the United States where he spent five seasons in the American Soccer League.

Great Britain

Allan began his professional career with Dunfermline Athletic before moving to East Fife F.C. On May 10, 1913, he transferred to Bury F.C. and remained with the team until 1923. On May 1, 1920, Bury tied at Coventry City F.C. That tie allowed Coventry to remain in the Football League at the expense of Lincoln City F.C. It eventually came to light that Coventry and Bury had conspired to fix the match. On March 30, 1923, after investigating the allegations, the Football Association Management Committee announced that Allan and several other players, managers and executives were banned for life. [ [http://www.themightyshakers.co.uk/oldsites/gordon/history/Trivia/match-fixing.htm The Match Fixing Scandal in the 1920's] ] By then Allan had transferred to Reading F.C., but was immediately released by the team.

United States

Following his suspension by the FA, Allan moved to the United States in 1924 where he signed with J&P Coats of the American Soccer League. He played only three games with Coats at the end of the 1923-1924 season, but became a fixture on the team’s backline for the next three seasons. He saw time in only 13 games during the 1927-1928 season. He left the ASL in 1928. [cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) ]

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