Graham Allen (soccer player, 1932)

Graham Allen
Personnel
Surname	Graham Frederick Allen
birthday	August 30, 1932
place of birth	Walsall ,  England
date of death	September 2017
Place of death	Walsall ,  England
position	Center Forward
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1954	Walsall FC	2 (1)
1 Only league games are given.

Graham Frederick Allen (born August 30, 1932 in Walsall , † September 2017 there ) was an English football player .

Career

The amateur player Allen came in early April 1954 for the reserve team of FC Walsall in the Birmingham & District League for use and scored two goals in the 3-2 win against Brierley Hill Alliance . He then made his debut on April 16, 1954 in a 3-1 loss to Southend United in the Football League Third Division South and scored in the 53rd minute with a left-footed shot from about 18 meters to the final score. With his use he became the 14th Walsall player during the season who was called up as a center forward . On the last day of the season against Gillingham FC (final score 1: 1) his second and last appearance followed, both times he replaced Len Davis , who dodged the half-forward positions. Walsall finished the season bottom of the table in 24th place.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Graham Allen in the database of barryhugmansfootballers.com (English). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
2. ^ Wellington T v Walsall . In: Sports Argus , April 3, 1954, p. 7.  (link subject to charge)
3. ^ Walsall v Brierley Hill . In: Sports Argus , April 10, 1954, p. 7.  (link subject to charge)
4. ↑ WALSALL BOY SCORES IN LEAGUE DEBUT . In: Birmingham Daily Gazette , April 17, 1954, p. 5.  (paid link)
5. ^ Another Defeat for Walsall . In: Birmingham Daily Post , April 17, 1954, p. 18.  (paid link)
6. ↑ THREE ALLENS ARE ON PARADE . In: Sports Argus , April 24, 1954, p. 7.  (link subject to charge)
7. ↑ cf. Tony Matthews: The Saddlers: The Complete Record of Walsall Football Club . Breedon Books Publishing, Derby 1999, ISBN 978-1-85983-156-4 , pp. 197 .