Oliver Allen (footballer)

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Oliver Allen
Date of birth	September 7, 1986 (1986-09-07) (age 21)
Place of birth	Essex, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
	West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008	Birmingham City Barnet Stevenage Borough → Crawley Town (loan)	00 (0) 13 (4) 13 (1) 02 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:01, 5 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Oliver Allen (born 7 September 1986) was an English footballer who played as a striker. His father, Clive was a very successful player for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1980s.

Oliver is a former West Ham United trainee (commonly known as The Academy of Football), he also used to play for Spurs (at youth level), but moved to Birmingham during 2005. He scored 13 goals in 18 games for the Birmingham reserves, but never played for the first team, moving to Barnet on a free transfer in January 2007. He had some success at Barnet, scoring four goals in four consecutive games in February, but did not add to that tally. He was released by the club in May 2007.^[1]

After impressing on trial - scoring a goal against Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly - he signed a two-year contract with Conference side Stevenage Borough.^[2]^[3] In 2008 he went on loan to Crawley Town. At the end of the 2007-08 season he retired from football due to a a persistent knee injury and a desire to pursue a career working in the City.