Geoff Allen

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Geoff Allen
Personnel
Surname Geoffrey Barry Allen
birthday November 10, 1946
place of birth Newcastle-upon-Tyne ,  England
position Left winger
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1964-1970 Newcastle United 22 (1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1965 England Juniors
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1977– North Shields FC
1 Only league games are given.

Geoffrey Barry "Geoff" Allen (born November 10, 1946 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne ) is a former English football player .

Career

Allen was from February 1964 on the professional squad of Newcastle United and came on April 25, 1964 in a 2-0 home win against Norwich City to his competitive debut in the Second Division . Continuous problems with the cruciate ligaments subsequently prevented the development of the English junior national player, after a further deployment in the 1964/65 season , which Newcastle finished as a second division champion and thus rose to the first division , he only came back to a number of from November 1966 Stakes. A highlight of the left winger was the opening in the Messestädte-Pokal 1968/69 , when he showed an outstanding performance in a 4-0 home win over Feijenoord Rotterdam .

Only a few weeks later, in October 1968, he suffered another serious injury against Nottingham Forest and finally ended his professional career at the age of 24. In May 1971 he was given a benefit game ("testimonial match") with 10,000 spectators against an all-star team. Allen subsequently switched to coaching and was initially employed as an assistant coach at Newcastle from 1970 to 1974, a role he held again from 1979 to 1981. He also served as a coach still at FC Gateshead (1974-1977) and Mansfield Town worked (1981-1983), the FC North Shields in the Northern Football League , he was from 1977 with chief responsibility for some time trainer and mediated in this role Peter Cartwright to Newcastle United. After his professional career, Allen worked full-time at the crane manufacturer Fassi .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Paul Joannou: The Black 'n' White Alphabet - A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United FC Polar Print Group Ltd., Leicester 1996, ISBN 1-899538-03-8 , p. 14th f .
  2. ↑ chroniclelive.co.uk: Newcastle United's best floodlit games: Feyenoord put to the sword in first ever European fixture (October 6, 2015) , accessed October 2, 2016
  3. ^ Paul Joannou: United - The First 100 Years ... and More: Official History of Newcastle United FC 1882-1995 . Polar Print Group Ltd., Leicester 1995, ISBN 978-1-899538-10-2 , p. 280 f .
  4. ↑ questia.com: Evening Chronicle: Despair for Allen Gave Me a Chance (Feb. 11, 2004) , accessed October 2, 2016
  5. ^ Paul Joannou: Newcastle United. A Complete Record 1882-1990 . Breedon Books, Derby 1990, ISBN 0-907969-79-8 , pp. 356 .
  6. ↑ chroniclelive.co.uk: Northumberland Senior Cup goal was all Wright for Peter (March 1, 2015) , accessed October 2, 2016
  7. ^ Paul Joannou: Newcastle United: The Ultimate Who's Who 1881 - 2014 . N Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne 2014, ISBN 978-0-9568156-1-3 , pp. 20 .
personal data
SURNAME Allen, Geoff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Allen, Geoffrey Barry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle-upon-Tyne