- Dennis Allen (footballer)
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Dennis Allen Personal information Full name Dennis James Allen[1] Date of birth 2 March 1939 Place of birth Romford, England Date of death August 1995 (age 56) Place of death Reading, England Playing position Inside Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1957–1961 Charlton Athletic 5 (1) 1961–1970 Reading 336 (85) 1970–1971 Bournemouth 17 (3) 1972–1973 Oostende 29 (1) Total 387 (90) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:20, 16 August 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Dennis James Allen (2 March 1939 – August 1995) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Dagenham, Allen represented Charlton Athletic (1956–1961), Reading (1961–1970) and Bournemouth (1970–1971) as an inside-forward. He scored 89 goals in 358 league appearances. Dennis went on to be Player Manager at Cheltenham Town.
His brother Les (b.1937), son Martin (b.1965), grandson Charlie Allen (b.1992), great-nephew Oliver (b.1986) and nephews Bradley (b.1971), Clive (b.1961) and Paul Allen (b.1962) all played football professionally. Martin went on to manage Cheltenham Town himself.
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
External links
The Allen family tree Family tree of the Allen family football players.
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