Wayne Allison

Football player infobox
playername = Wayne Allison


fullname = Wayne Anthony Allison
height = convert|6|ft|1|in|m|2|abbr=on
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1968|10|16|df=y
cityofbirth = Huddersfield
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Chester City (Assistant Manager)
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1987–1989
1989–1990
1990–1995
1995–1997
1997–1999
1999–2002
2002–2004
2004–2008
clubs = Halifax Town
Watford
Bristol City
Swindon Town
Huddersfield Town
Tranmere Rovers
Sheffield United
Chesterfield
Total
caps(goals) = 084 0(23)
007 00(0)
195 0(48)
103 0(31)
076 0(15)
102 0(26)
073 00(7)
115 0(23)
752 (173)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 10:52, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Wayne Anthony Allison (born 16 October 1968 in Huddersfield) is an English former footballer who is currently assistant manager at Chester City. In a career spanning over 20 years; he has played for eight clubs and scored more than 170 goals. He was a centre forward and is nicknamed the "Chief".cite book
author=Mattick, Dick
title=Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats
publisher=Tempus Publishing
year=2002
pages= 10
chapter=Wayne Allison
id=ISBN 0-7524-2714-8]

Career

As a child Allison played for home town club Westend Juniors and was the first player from the club to turn professional.fact|date=October 2008 His first team was Halifax Town, whom he joined as trainee in August 1986, playing first games before signing a professional contract in July 1987.cite book |last=Jones |first=Trefor |title=The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who |publisher=T.G Jones |location=Surrey |year=1996|pages=23|isbn=0-9527458-0-1] . In two seasons with Halifax he scored 31 goals in 84 games.

Allison joined Watford for £250,000 in July 1989, one of three players signed by Steve Harrison from Halifax during his tenure. At Watford he made only 7 appearances, scoring no goals. In July 1990 Watford signed Mark Gavin from Bristol City for a fee for £250,000 and Allison, who was valued at £150,000. He was more successful in Bristol, netting 57 goals in 225 games over a five-year spell at the club.

Swindon Town manager Steve McMahon signed Allison in 1995 for a fee set by tribunal of £475,000. A roaming player for the club, Allison's ability to hold the ball up whilst others advanced in support and also help in defence earned him the inclusion in Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats. He left Swindon for Huddersfield Town, his home town team, for the highest transfer fee of his career, £800,000. However he moved again in September 1999 to Tranmere Rovers for £300,000. During his three year stay at Tranmere he netted 32 goals in 117 appearances.

In July 2002 Allison moved on a free transfer to Sheffield United. Although he had been offered a better deal at Third Division side Boston, he opted for a the challenge of gaining promotion for the First Division club.fact|date=October 2008 He was a regular in a side that reached season both domestic cup semi finals in the 2002–03 season. He started in both the FA Cup semi final against Arsenal and in both legs of the League Cup against Liverpool. He made the last transfer of his career to Chesterfield on 25 June 2004 on a free transfer.

On 25 February 2008 Allison left Chesterfield due to limited playing options as well as lack of support from the board for his application as assistant manager. After completing both his UEFA 'A' and 'B' licenses Allison also passed his Certificate of Applied Management in the summer of 2008 before starting the first year of his pro license in June.

In August 2008, Allison began helping manager Simon Davies at Chester City and he was confirmed as assistant manager early the following month. [Cite news
title= Chester's Mozika attracts interest
url= http://www.chestereveningleader.co.uk/chester-city/Chesters-Mozika-attracts-interest.4472489.jp| publisher= Chester Evening Leader | date= 2008-09-09 | accessdate= 2008-09-21] It has been reported he could be registered as a player for the club. [Cite news
title= One in, one out
url= http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-city-fc/chester-city-fc-news/2008/08/29/one-in-one-out-for-eddie-johnson-and-paul-rutherford-59067-21628790/ | publisher= Chester Chronicle | date= 2008-09-29 | accessdate= 2008-09-21]

References

External links

*soccerbase|122|Wayne Allison
* [http://swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=ALLISONW Swindon Town profile]

Persondata
NAME = Allison, Wayne Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 16 October 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH= Huddersfield, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=