Barry Allan (footballer) explained

Barry Allan
Birth Date:26 September 1942
Originalteam:Beaconsfield (SWGFL)
Height:188 cm
Weight:85 kg
Statsend:1967
Years1:1962–1967
Club1:North Melbourne
Games Goals1:61 (18)

Barry Allan (born 26 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Allan, who was recruited from Beaconsfield in the South West Gippsland Football League, is the son of 1940s North Melbourne player Ron Allan.[1] He made his senior VFL debut in round four 1962. During his first couple of seasons he played mostly reserves football before becoming a regular senior player.[2]

A ruckman, Allan played 61 league games for North Melbourne, from 1962 to 1967.[3] [4]

He had been appointed captain-coach of Pakenham in 1966, but North Melbourne refused to clear him.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: BARRY ALLAN . 2023-06-19 . australianfootball.com.
  3. News: Know your players. . . 9 July 1966 . 22 February 2014 . 35 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Barry Allan. AFL Tables.
  5. The Age, "Pakenham still seeks coach", 8 June 1966, p. 1