Joe Allen (footballer, born 1909) explained

Joe Allen
Fullname:Joseph Allen
Birth Date:30 December 1909
Birth Place:Bilsthorpe, England
Position:Inside forward
Years1:1932
Years2:1932–1934
Years3:1932–1933
Years4:1932–1933
Years5:1933–1934
Years6:1935–1937
Years7:1937
Years8:1937–1938
Years9:1938–1939
Clubs2:Northfleet United (loan)
Clubs7:FC Nancy
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Caps2:?
Goals2:?
Caps3:1
Goals3:1
Caps4:51
Goals4:6
Caps5:8
Goals5:5
Caps6:?
Goals6:?
Caps7:?

Joseph Allen (30 December 1909 – October 1978) was a professional footballer who played for Northfleet, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Mansfield Town; Racing Club de Roubaix and FC Nancy.[1]

Football career

Allen played for local club Bilsthorpe Colliery before joining Tottenham Hotspur for his first spell at White Hart Lane in 1932.

In the same year he moved to the Spurs nursery club Northfleet United on loan.[2] The inside forward rejoined the Lilywhites where he scored one goal in his solitary match for the club.[3] A 1-1 draw with Bradford City at White Hart Lane in April 1933, in a season where Tottenham would be promoted from the old Second Division.[4]

In 1933 he signed for Queens Park Rangers where he went on to feature in 51 matches and scoring on six occasions for the Loftus Road outfit.

Allen moved to Mansfield Town and competed in a further eight games and netting five goals.

He ended his career in France playing for RC Roubaix and then FC Nancy.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records. 2004 . soccerdata . 1-899468-63-3. 8.
  2. Web site: Kent's nursery clubs . 19 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103054217/http://www.soccer-history.co.uk/arsenaltottenhamnursery.pdf . 3 November 2013 .
  3. Web site: A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players . 19 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090415215517/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html . 15 April 2009 .
  4. Web site: Tottenham Football/ Premier League debut scorers.
  5. Book: Barreaud, Marc . Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) . 1998 . L'Harmattan, Paris . 2-7384-6608-7.