George Allen (footballer)
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George Henry Allen (born 29 January 1932) is a former English professional footballer.
Allen was born in Birmingham. A strong-tackling left-back, he joined Coventry City as an amateur whilst in the army without making any first-team appearances. In November 1952, he joined Birmingham City on a free transfer, making his league debut the following season on 19 April 1954 in a second division game against Nottingham Forest at St. Andrews which ended 2–2 . He wasn't to gain a regular place in the side until 1959, making only 30 appearances in his first 7 years at St. Andrews. When Ken Green the regular left-back was injured, Allen took his place and kept it until receiving a fractured skull in 1961. On his recovery, he could not regain his place in the side, mainly due to the form of Graham Sissons. After 135 league games in almost 10 years for Birmingham, he moved to Torquay United in January 1962, following in the footsteps of his City team mate Gordon Astall who had made the same journey six months earlier. He made his Torquay debut in a 4–2 home win over Hull City on 20 January and remained a regular until losing his place to Tony Hellin late in the 1964–65 season. In 1965 he moved to north Devon non-league side Bideford. He had played 134 league games for Torquay, failing to score for either of the league clubs he played for.
| Season | Team | Division | League Apps | League Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–53 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953–54 | " | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | " | 2 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | " | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | " | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1957–58 | " | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1958–59 | " | 1 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1959–60 | " | 1 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1960–61 | " | 1 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1961–62 | " | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1961–62 | Torquay United | 3 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1962–63 | " | 4 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1963–64 | " | 4 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1964–65 | " | 4 | 30 | 0 |
