John Allen (soccer player, 1955)
John Allen | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | April 24, 1955 | |
place of birth | Coventry , England | |
position | Center Forward | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
Hinckley Athletic | ||
1978-1980 | Leicester City | 0 (0) |
1980-1981 | Port Vale | 18 (4) |
Hinckley Athletic | ||
1 Only league games are given. |
John Allen (born April 24, 1955 in Coventry ) is a former English football player .
Career
Allen played for Hinckley Athletic in the West Midlands (Regional) League before joining Leicester City in 1978 . There the center forward remained without a competitive game for the professional team, in May 1980 he joined the fourth division Port Vale . After his debut in August 1980 in a 3-2 defeat by Tranmere Rovers in the League Cup , Allen came regularly to use in the following months and scored four goals in 18 league games. After he was last used in a game in January 1981, Allen returned the following season in non-league football and played again for Hinckley Athletic.
Individual evidence
- ^ John Allen in the database of barryhugmansfootballers.com (English). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ↑ Jeff Kent: Port Vale Personalities - A Biographical Dictionary of Players, Officials and Supporters . Witan Books, Stafford 1996, ISBN 0-9529152-0-0 , pp. 5 .
- ↑ neilbrown.newcastlefans.com: JOHN ALLEN , accessed October 2, 2016
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Allen, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Coventry |