George Allan (footballer, born unknown) explained

George Allan was a Scottish footballer who played for Leven Thistle, Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical, as a wing half or inside forward.[1]

Allan joined Partick from Leven Thistle on 22 December 1897. He made his debut against Heart of Midlothian in a 6–2 loss on 25 December the same year.[2] He played his final game for the club on 3 May 1899 in a 4–0 loss against Queen's Park in the Glasgow League.[3] Overall, he made at least 22 appearances and scored 6 goals for the club in all competitions (11 and 6 in the Scottish Football League).[4]

Allan then joined Hamilton,[5] making his Accies debut on 16 September 1899 at home in a friendly against the Kaffirs from Transvaal. Overall, he made 31 appearances for Hamilton (21 in the league) across two seasons, and did not score.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Allan [i] - The Thistle Archive]. 2021-12-25. www.thethistlearchive.net.
  2. http://ptearlyyears.net/1890s/1897-98 1897-98
  3. http://ptearlyyears.net/1890s/1898-99 1898-99
  4. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  5. http://ptearlyyears.net/1890s/1899-1900 1899-1900 – Second Division Champions
  6. Web site: Hamilton Academical Memory Bank - ALLAN, George (1899). 2021-12-25. sites.google.com.