Personal information | |||
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Full name | John William Alcroft Allen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Newburn, England | ||
Date of death | 19 November 1957[2] | (aged 54)||
Place of death | Burnopfield, England [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
1921–1922 | Prudhoe Castle | ||
1922–1924 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1924 | Leeds United | 2 | (0) |
1924–1927 | Brentford | 54 | (25) |
1927–1931 | Sheffield Wednesday | 104 | (76) |
1931–1934 | Newcastle United | 81 | (34) |
1934–1935 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | (2) |
1935–1936 | Gateshead | 23 | (12) |
Ashington | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John William Alcroft Allen (31 January 1903 – 19 November 1957) was an English professional football forward and outside left, who played in the Football League for Leeds United, Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Bristol Rovers and Gateshead. [5]
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he played for his home town club Newcastle United between 1931 and 1934. [6] He played up front as a striker and managed to score 41 goals in 90 appearances for Newcastle. [6] Perhaps the most important of those goals were scored in the 1932 FA Cup Final, in which Newcastle beat Arsenal 2–1 with both goals coming from Allen. [6]
Allen is best remembered for his time at Sheffield Wednesday where he scored 33 goals in both 1928–29 and 1929–30 to help the Owls clinch back-to-back Division One titles. [7]
Allen also played for Leeds United, [8] Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Gateshead in his successful career. [1]
Allen's brother Ralph was also a footballer. [9] His grandson Paul Darling is Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board and another grandson Ian Darling is a British circuit judge.
Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | John William Alcroft Allen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Newburn, England | ||
Date of death | 19 November 1957[2] | (aged 54)||
Place of death | Burnopfield, England [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
1921–1922 | Prudhoe Castle | ||
1922–1924 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1924 | Leeds United | 2 | (0) |
1924–1927 | Brentford | 54 | (25) |
1927–1931 | Sheffield Wednesday | 104 | (76) |
1931–1934 | Newcastle United | 81 | (34) |
1934–1935 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | (2) |
1935–1936 | Gateshead | 23 | (12) |
Ashington | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John William Alcroft Allen (31 January 1903 – 19 November 1957) was an English professional football forward and outside left, who played in the Football League for Leeds United, Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Bristol Rovers and Gateshead. [5]
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he played for his home town club Newcastle United between 1931 and 1934. [6] He played up front as a striker and managed to score 41 goals in 90 appearances for Newcastle. [6] Perhaps the most important of those goals were scored in the 1932 FA Cup Final, in which Newcastle beat Arsenal 2–1 with both goals coming from Allen. [6]
Allen is best remembered for his time at Sheffield Wednesday where he scored 33 goals in both 1928–29 and 1929–30 to help the Owls clinch back-to-back Division One titles. [7]
Allen also played for Leeds United, [8] Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Gateshead in his successful career. [1]
Allen's brother Ralph was also a footballer. [9] His grandson Paul Darling is Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board and another grandson Ian Darling is a British circuit judge.
Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United