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Jack Allen (footballer, born 1891)

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Jack Allen
Personal information
Full name Albert John Allen[1]
Date of birth (1891-10-16)16 October 1891
Place of birth Moston, England
Date of death 23 October 1971(1971-10-23) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death Crumpsall, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1910 Higher Blackley
1910–1912 Barrowfields
1912–1914 Hurst
1914–1915 Glossop 23 (0)
1915–1924 Manchester City 52 (0)
1924–1925 Southport 36 (0)
1925–1926 Crewe Alexandra 30 (0)
1926–1927 Southport 35 (0)
1927–1929 Lancaster Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert John Allen (16 October 1891 – (1971-10-23)23 October 1971) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop, Manchester City, Southport and Crewe Alexandra as a full back.[1][4][5][6]

Personal life

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Allen served in Italy as a lieutenant in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[3] After retiring from football, he worked for the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Glossop 1914–15[7] Second Division 23 0 1 0 ― 24 0
Manchester City 1919–20[5] First Division 2 0 0 0 ― 2 0
1920–21[5] 7 0 0 0 ― 7 0
1921–22[5] 2 0 0 0 ― 2 0
1922–23[5] 27 0 0 0 ― 27 0
1923–24[5] 14 0 4 0 ― 18 0
Total 52 0 4 0 ― 56 0
Southport 1924–25[8] Third Division North 36 0 0 0 2[a] 0 38 0
Southport 1926–27[9] Third Division North 35 0 5 0 2[3] 0 42 0
Total 71 0 5 0 4 0 80 0
Career total 146 0 10 0 4 0 160 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup

Honours

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Manchester City

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Dykes, Garth (2009). Glossop FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-905891-80-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Jack Allen". SFC FPA. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ Matthews, Tony (15 August 2013). Manchester City Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4456-1737-4.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Jack Allen - Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Allen Jack Manchester City 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Glossop Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Player Details". SFC FPA. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Player Details". SFC FPA. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


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