Don McAllister

Don McAllister
Personal information
Full nameDonald McAllister
Date of birth26 May 1953
Place of birthRadcliffe, Lancashire, England
Playing positionCentral defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1970–1975Bolton Wanderers156(2)
1975–1981Tottenham Hotspur172(9)
1977→ Washington Diplomats (loan)25(0)
1981–1983Charlton Athletic55(6)
1984Tampa Bay Rowdies1(0)
1984Vitoria Setubal?(?)
1984–1985Rochdale3(0)
Teams managed
1985–1986Barnet
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Don McAllister (born 26 May 1953 in Radcliffe, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Vitoria Setubal, and Rochdale.[1]

Football career

McAllister joined local club Bolton Wanderers as an apprentice in June 1970. As a central defender he played on 156 occasions including one as substitute and scoring twice. He signed for Spurs in February 1975 in a £80,000 transfer deal[2] where he went on to make 209 appearances including five as sub and scoring ten goals in all competitions.[3] During his career at the club he was a member of the 1977 relegation side and the 1978 team that won promotion and played a part in the FA Cup winning squad of 1980-81. In the summer of 1977, he went on loan to the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League. Mc Allister joined Charlton Athletic[2] in August 1981, he featured in 55 matches and netting six goals. In 1984 he played one game for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He finished his first class career at Rochdale after a further three appearances.

After football

McAllister emigrated to Sydney, Australia, where he works as a finance manager.[4]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Barry J Hugman (2005). PFA Premier and Football League Players Records 1946-2005. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Transfers Retrieved 12 October 2008
  3. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
  4. ↑ Where are they now ? Retrieved 12 October 2008