- Terry Allcock
Terence Allcock (born
10 December 1935 inLeeds ) is a former professional footballer who played forBolton Wanderers F.C. andNorwich City F.C. .Bolton
Allcock began his football career with Bolton Wanderers, who approached him while he was captain of Yorkshire schoolboys. When interviewed in 2004 for the book 'Twelve Canary Greats', Allcock stated that his decision to sign for Bolton was made when his Father's job moved to
Blackpool and Bolton permitted him to commute from there. He made his first team debut in October 1953 againstManchester City and scored twice in the first twenty minutes. Despite his good start, Allcock was unable to secure a regular first team spot atBurnden Park because he was competing against internationalsNat Lofthouse ,Willie Moir andHarold Hassall for a place in the side. He signed for Norwich shortly before the transfer deadline in March 1958.Norwich City
In his first full season at
Carrow Road , Norwich had one of the most famousFA Cup runs of all time when they reached the semi-finals as a third division side. Allcock scored againstTottenham Hotspur in the tie atWhite Hart Lane . He went on to play 389 games for Norwich, with his final appearance coming againstBlackburn Rovers atCarrow Road on 23 April 1969. His 127 goals for the club place him second on City's all time goalscoring list, just five goals behind Johnny Gavin. Allcock spent most of his career as a forward, but his last five seasons with Norwich were spent playing at half-back. If he had continued to play as a forward, he would almost certainly have beaten Gavin's record.After playing
Allcock stayed at Norwich as a coach until 1973 before a brief coaching stint at Manchester City. He is now a matchday host at
Carrow Road and in 2002 was made an inaugural member of theNorwich City F.C. Hall of Fame . Allcock currently is a partner in the family funeral business.ources
*"Canary Citizens" by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
*"12 Canary Greats" by Rick Waghorn, published by Jarrold Publishing (2004), ISBN 978-0711740266
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