- Chris Allen (footballer born 1972)
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For other people named Chris Allen, see Chris Allen (disambiguation).
Chris Allen Personal information Full name Christopher Anthony Allen Date of birth 18 November 1972 [1] Place of birth Oxford, England[1] Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1991–1996 Oxford United 150 (12) 1996 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 3 (1) 1996–1999 Nottingham Forest 25 (0) 1997–1998 → Luton Town (loan) 14 (1) 1998 → Cardiff City (loan) 4 (0) 1999 Port Vale 5 (1) 1999–2000 Stockport County 16 (0) 2001 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0) 2001 Dover Athletic 17 (2) 2002 Aldershot Town 9 (1) 2006–2010 North Leigh ? (?) Total 243+ (18+) National team England under-21 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christopher Anthony "Chris" Allen (born 18 November 1972 in Oxford) is an English former footballer.
Playing career
Allen started his career with Oxford United in 1991 and made 179 appearances for them before being sold to Nottingham Forest for a £500,000 fee in 1996,[2] following an earlier loan spell.[3]
Whilst with Forest he had loan spells with Luton Town and Cardiff City, before moving on to Port Vale, and he later played for Stockport County and Slough Town.[3]
He signed for North Leigh in 2006[4] and played with them until 2010, before joining Oxford United as Youth Team Coach in July 2010.[2][5][6]
Earlier in his career, while still playing for Oxford, he was capped twice for England at under-21 level.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Chris Allen". sporting-heroes.net. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=37992. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Chrissy comes home". Oxford United F.C.. http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~2088207,00.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ a b Football League career stats at Neil Brown
- ^ "FOOTBALL: North Leigh sign Allen". Oxford Mail. 11 August 2006. http://archive.oxfordmail.net/2006/8/11/101743.html. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Chris Allen returns to Oxford United as coach". BBC Sport. 9 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/8805723.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Allen is back at Oxford United". Oxford Mail (Newsquest Media Group). http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/oxfordunited/8265424.Allen_is_back_at_Oxford_United/. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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Categories:- 1972 births
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- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Dover Athletic F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- North Leigh F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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