Harry Allen (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Harry Allen


fullname = Harry Allen
nickname =
height =
dateofbirth = birth date|1866|1|19|df=y
cityofbirth = Walsall
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1895|2|23|1866|1|19|df=y
cityofdeath = Walsall
countryofdeath = England
position = Centre Half
years =
1886–1894
clubs = Walsall Swifts
Wolverhampton Wanderers
caps(goals) = 00- 00 (-)
123 00(8)
nationalyears = 1888–1890
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 005 00(0)

Harry Allen (19 January 1866 - 23 February 1895) was an English professional footballer, who played most of his career for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and was their captain.

Allen started his career with Walsall Swifts before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1886, making his senior debut - and scoring - in a 6-0 FA Cup win over Matlock Town on 30 October 1886.

He was part of the Wolves team that were founder members of the Football League in 1888, playing in their very first league game against fc|Aston Villa. He also played in the 1889 FA Cup Final, where Wolves went down 0-3 to league champions fc|Preston North End. Despite this setback, he went one step further in 1893 as he scored the only goal to lift the FA Cup against Everton.

Allen's club form won him a call-up to the England team in 1888, as he made his debut in a 5-1 win over Wales on 4 February 1888. He won 5 caps in total, all in Home International fixtures spread over three years.

Illness and a back injury forced him to retire from the game though in October 1894. In total, he made 153 appearances for Wolves, scoring 8 goals. He became landlord of a pub in Wolverhampton, but died suddenly on 23 February 1895, aged 29.

Honours

* FA Cup winner: 1893
* FA Cup finalist: 1889

Persondata
NAME = Allen, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1866-01-19
PLACE OF BIRTH = Walsall, England
DATE OF DEATH = 1895-02-23
PLACE OF DEATH = Walsall, England