Joe Allen (footballer, born 1909)

Joe Allen
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Allen
Date of birth30 December 1909
Place of birthBilsthorpe, England
Date of death1978
Playing positionInside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1932Tottenham Hotspur0(0)
1932-1934Northfleet United (loan)?(?)
1932–1933Tottenham Hotspur1(1)
1932–1933Queens Park Rangers F.C.51(6)
1933–1934Mansfield Town8(5)
1935–1937RC Roubaix?(?)
1937Clapton Orient
1937–1938RC Roubaix
1938–1939FC Nancy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Joseph "Joe" Allen (born 30 December 1909 in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire –died 1978) was a professional footballer who played for Northfleet, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Mansfield Town and Racing Club de Roubaix.[1]

Football career

Allen played for local club Bilsthorpe Colliery before joining Tottenham Hotspur for his first spell at White Hart Lane in 1932. In the same year he moved to the Spurs nursery club Northfleet United on loan.[2] The inside forward rejoined the Lilywhites where he scored one goal in his solitary match for the club.[3] In 1933 he signed for Queens Park Rangers where he went on to feature in 51 matches and scoring on six occasions for the Loftus Road outfit. Allen moved to Mansfield Town and competed in a further eight games and netting five goals. He ended his career in French team RC Roubaix and FC Nancy.[4]

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 8. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. "Kent's nursery clubs". Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  3. "A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players". Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  4. Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.