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Don McAllister Personal information Full name Donald McAllister Date of birth 26 May 1953 Place of birth Radcliffe, Lancashire, England Playing position Central defender Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1970–1975 Bolton Wanderers 156 (2) 1975–1981 Tottenham Hotspur 172 (9) 1977 → Washington Diplomats (loan) 25 (0) 1981–1983 Charlton Athletic 55 (6) 1984–1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 (0) 1984–1984 Vitoria Setubal ? (?) 1984–1985 Rochdale 3 (0) Teams managed 1985–1986 Barnet * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Don McAllister (born 26 May 1953 in Radcliffe, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Vitoria Setubal, and Rochdale.[1]
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Football career
McAllister joined local club Bolton Wanderers as an apprentice in June 1970. As a central defender he played on 156 occasions including one as substitute and scoring twice. He signed for Spurs in February 1975 in a £80,000 transfer deal[2] where he went on to make 209 appearances including five as sub and scoring ten goals in all competitions.[3] During his career at the club he was a member of the 1977 relegation side and the 1978 team that won promotion and played a part in the FA Cup winning squad of 1980-81. In the summer of 1977, he went on loan to the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League. Mc Allister joined Charlton Athletic[2] in August 1981, he featured in 55 matches and netting six goals. In 1984 he played one game for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He finished his first class career at Rochdale after a further three appearances.
After football
McAllister emigrated to Sydney, Australia, where he works as a finance manager.[4]
External links
- http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/donmcallister.htm Fact file
- Photo & details of Don's career at Bolton & Spurs.
- NASL stats
References
- ^ Hugman, B, J, (Ed) PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p384 ISBN 1852916656 Retrieved 12 October 2008
- ^ a b Transfers Retrieved 12 October 2008
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur A-Z of players Retrieved 12 October 2008
- ^ Where are they now ? Retrieved 12 October 2008
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Categories:- 1953 births
- People from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
- English footballers
- English emigrants to Australia
- The Football League players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) players
- North American Soccer League players
- Vitória F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Washington Diplomats (NASL) players
- Living people
- English football managers
- Barnet F.C. managers
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