Bill Allen (footballer)

Bill Allen
Personal information
Birth 7 July 1889
Recruited from South Yarra
Height and weight 188 cm / 85 kg
Death 13 November 1948(1948-11-13) (aged 59),
Playing career¹
Team(s)

Melbourne (1910–15, 1919–23)

  • 142 games, 54 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1923 season

William "Bill" Miller Allen (7 July 1889 – 13 November 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Allen was a ruckman and played during a dour period for the club. He was with Melbourne from 1910 to 1923 but missed the 1916, 1917 and 1918 seasons due to the war. During the summer of 1914/15 he played a couple of first class cricket matches for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.

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