Tom Allan (footballer)
 Allan playing for York City in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas James Allan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gateshead | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2014 | York City | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Hucknall Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Gateshead | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:35, 25 March 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thomas James "Tom" Allan (born 30 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Gateshead as a defender. He started his career with hometown club York City aged eight and had a loan spell with Hucknall Town in 2011. He signed a professional contract with York in 2012, before being released in 2014.
Career
York City
Born in York, North Yorkshire, Allan joined the youth system of hometown club York City in 2002 at the age of eight.[3] He signed for Northern Premier League Division One South side Hucknall Town on loan in October 2011, making his only appearance as a substitute against Stamford before returning to York in November.[4][5] While still a second-year trainee, he signed a one-and-a-half-year professional contract with York on 6 December 2012, with manager Gary Mills commenting: "Tom has come on unbelievably in the last 12 months and thoroughly deserves his first professional contract".[2][3] He made his first team debut as a 56th minute substitute for Chris Doig in York's 4–1 home win over Bristol Rovers on 15 December 2012.[6] Allan made his full debut on 13 April 2013 in a 2–0 away win over Northampton Town, and finished the 2012–13 season with five appearances for York.[6]
He joined Conference North side Harrogate Town on a one-month loan on 21 November 2013, having made four appearances for York up to that point in the 2013–14 season.[7] His debut came two days later in a 3–0 victory away to Workington, and made one more appearance for the club before returning to York on 20 December 2013.[8][9] Allan came on as an 89th minute substitute for Will Hayhurst in York's 0–0 away draw with Fleetwood Town in the play-off semi-final second leg, resulting in the team being eliminated 1–0 on aggregate.[10] This was his sixth appearance for York in the 2013–14 season.[10] He was released by York in May 2014, as the offer of a new two-year contract was withdrawn after he failed to respond to it within a one-month timeframe.[11]
Gateshead
Allan joined Conference Premier club Gateshead, managed by his former York manager Mills, on 30 June 2014.[12] He signed a one-year contract that would be extended by a further year pending on him making a pre-determined number of appearances.[12] He made his debut on 23 August 2014 as a second-half substitute for Lewis Guy in a 6–1 home defeat to Grimsby Town.[8] He scored his first career goal on 25 October 2014 in a 4–0 home win against Gainsborough Trinity in the FA Cup.[8]
Style of play
Allan plays at centre-back and left-back.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 January 2015.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hucknall Town (loan) | 2011–12[5] | NPL Division One South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| York City | 2012–13[6] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013–14[10] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2013–14[8] | Conference North | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Gateshead | 2014–15[8] | Conference Premier | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in League Two play-offs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, Tony; Joyce, Michael; Longbottom, David, eds. (2013). English National Football Archive Yearbook 2013. Tony Brown. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-905891-62-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flett, Dave (7 December 2012). "Youth team ace Tom Allan promoted to York City's senior squad". The Press (York). Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tom Allan Turns Professional". York City F.C. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ex-boss Tommy guns down new-look Yellows". Hucknall Dispatch. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Town in lift-off under Lyttle". Hucknall Dispatch. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Games played by Tom Allen in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Tom Allan To Harrogate Town". York City F.C. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "T. Allan". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ↑ "Town’s winter wonderland". Wetherby News. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Games played by Tom Allen in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ Flett, Dave (20 May 2014). "Coulson and Oyebanjo offered deals but Puri, Reed, Andrew and Allan released". The Press (York). Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Gateshead sign Andrai Jones Tom Allan and Michael Rankine". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "York City Youth Team". York City F.C. Youth Team. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013.
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