Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1913) explained

Jimmy Allen
Fullname:James Allen
Birth Date:18 August 1913
Birth Place:Amble, Northumberland, England
Position:Defender
Years2:1934–1935
Years3:1935–1937
Years4:1937–1938
Clubs1:Stakeford Albion
Clubs2:Huddersfield Town
Clubs3:Queens Park Rangers
Clubs4:Clapton Orient
Caps2:1
Caps3:44
Caps4:5
Goals2:0
Goals3:1
Goals4:0

James Allen (18 August 1913 – 1979) was a professional footballer, who played for Stakeford Albion, Huddersfield Town and Queens Park Rangers and Clapton Orient.

Biography

James Allen was born in Amble, Northumberland, on 18 August 1913.[1] He was a right half-back who played for Northumberland club Stakeford Albion before joining Huddersfield Town in March 1934, where he made a solitary appearance against Preston North End in January 1935. He transferred to Queens Park Rangers in April 1935, for whom he made 45 senior appearances, and then joined Clapton Orient on a free transfer in May 1937, making five senior appearances in the 1937–38 season. Allen died in Hammersmith, London, in 1979.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kaufman . Neilson N . Ravenhill . Alan E . The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club . 2002 . Tempus Publishing . 0752424122 . 13.