| Allan Shires | |
| Fullname: | Allan Jeffrey Shires[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1948 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Leigh-on-Sea, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Southend United |
| Years1: | 1965–1966 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1966–1968 |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Clubs3: | Chelmsford City |
| Clubs4: | Pegasus Athletic |
| Clubs5: | Southend Manor |
| Totalcaps: | 24 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
Allan Jeffrey Shires (born 29 June 1948) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Southend United and Colchester United. He has a wife named Christine. They have three children; Darren, Dawn and Julie. Allan has two Sons-in-Law, Darren Yuille and Jeff Smith. He also has a Daughter-in-Law, Liezel. Allan Shires has six grandchildren; Angel Shires, Leon Shires, Billy Yuille, Louis Yuille, Katie Smith and Jennifer Smith.
Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Shires was an apprentice with local club Southend United, where he made one substitute appearance in the 1965–66 season.[2] [3] [4]
Shires was released by Southend in the summer of 1966 and taken on trial and subsequently signed by Essex rivals Colchester United.[2] He made his debut for the U's on 27 August 1966 in a 2–1 away defeat to Shrewsbury Town.[5] His first goals came in a 3–2 away win over Reading on 8 October 1966, the second of which was a last-minute match winner.[2] [6] Shires went on to play 23 times for Colchester, scoring one further goal[7] during a 5–3 home defeat to Torquay United on 4 November 1967.[8] He played his last game for the club against Gillingham on 13 April 1968, a game in which he broke his collarbone.[2] [9]
Shires was released from Colchester in the summer of 1968, subsequently joining Chelmsford City. He also appeared for Southend Manor.[2]