Thomson Allan Explained

Thomson Allan
Fullname:Thomson Sandlands Allan
Height:1.78 m[1]
Birth Date:5 October 1946
Birth Place:Longridge, Scotland
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Edina Hibs
Years1:1963–1971
Caps1:70
Goals1:0
Clubs1:Hibernian
Years2:1967
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Toronto City (loan)
Years3:1971–1979
Caps3:159
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Dundee
Years4:1979
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Clubs4:→ Meadowbank Thistle (loan)
Years5:1979–1980
Caps5:24
Goals5:0
Clubs5:Heart of Midlothian
Years6:1980–1983
Caps6:12
Goals6:0
Clubs6:Falkirk
Years7:1983
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Clubs7:East Stirlingshire
Totalcaps:280
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1974
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Thomson Sandlands Allan (born 5 October 1946) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Allan began his career at Hibernian in 1963, where he was a League Cup runner-up in 1968-69. He joined Dundee in 1971 and collected his only winner's medal at Hampden Park, when the Dark Blues defeated Celtic 1–0 in the 1973 Scottish League Cup Final.

Allan was called up to the Scotland squad that season, earning his only two caps in warm-up matches for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He was selected in the squad for West Germany but was considered back-up to Leeds United's David Harvey and did not play during the tournament.

Allan reverted to part-time status when he started working at British Leyland's Bathgate plant and wound down his career with brief spells at Meadowbank Thistle, Heart of Midlothian, Falkirk and East Stirlingshire before retiring in 1983.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Thomson Allan (Player) . 2023-01-27 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.