George Allen (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = George Allen


fullname = George Henry Allen
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1932|1|23|df=y
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
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position = Left back
youthyears =
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years =
1952–1962
1962–1965
1965–19??
clubs = Coventry City
Birmingham City
Torquay United
Bideford
caps(goals) =
135 (0)
134 (0)

George Henry Allen (born 29 January 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played more than 250 games in the Football League.

Playing career

Allen was born in Small Heath, Birmingham. A strong-tackling left-back, he joined Coventry City as an amateur whilst in the army without making any first-team appearances. In November 1952, he joined Birmingham City on a free transfer, making his league debut the following season on 19 April 1954 in a second division game against Nottingham Forest at St Andrew's which ended 2–2. The form of established full-back pairing Ken Green and Jeff Hall meant Allen was unable to establish himself as a regular in the side, making only 30 appearances in his first seven years at the club. When Green sustained the injury which eventually forced his retirement, Allen took his place and kept it until suffering a fractured skull in 1961. On his recovery, he could not regain his place in the side, mainly due to the form of Graham Sissons. After almost ten years at the club, and 165 games in all competitions, he joined Torquay United in January 1962, following in the footsteps of Birmingham team mate Gordon Astall who had made the same move six months earlier.

He made his Torquay debut in a 4–2 home win over Hull City on 20 January 1962 and remained a regular until losing his place to Tony Hellin late in the 1964–65 season. In 1965 he moved to north Devon side Bideford, who played in the Western League. He had played 134 league games for Torquay, and failed to score for either of his league clubs.

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References

*cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 68 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9

Persondata
NAME = Allen, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Allen, George Henry
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1932-01-23
PLACE OF BIRTH = Small Heath, Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH =
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