David Allison (footballer) explained

David Allison
Fullname:David Allison
Birth Date:1873
Birth Place:Menton, France
Position:Striker
Years1:1899–1901
Clubs1:Milan
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Totalcaps:4
Totalgoals:0

David Allison (1873 – after 1901) was a French-born English footballer, who played as a striker.

Club career

In 1899, Allison was one of the charter members of Italian club AC Milan, which was originally named Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club, and was selected as the first captain of the team.[1] Allison is also credited as the first goalscorer in the history of the club, scoring the opening goal in Milan's first match, against Mediolanum, in the semifinal of the prestigious Medaglia del Re trophy, on 11 March 1900.[2] He was also the season's top scorer with two goals, the second of which was scored in the final of the aforementioned trophy, won by his club against Juventus with a 2-0 score. In his second and last season with the club, he won the Italian Championship, the first in Milan's history, as well as a second Medaglia del Re.

Honours

Club

1901[3]

Other competitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La nascita di una mito . MagliaRossonera.it . 18 June 2010 . Italian.
  2. Web site: La prima partita del Milan . MagliaRossonera.it . 3 June 2010 . Italian.
  3. Web site: Scudetto 1901. acmilan.com. 4 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Italy - Medaglia di Re. rsssf.org. 4 November 2023.