Jack Allen (footballer, born 1889)

Jack Allen (2 December 1889 – 1948), sometimes known as Walter Allen,[3] was an English footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Chesterfield.[2]

Jack Allen
Personal information
Full name John Allen[1]
Date of birth 2 December 1888[2]
Place of birth Attercliffe, England
Date of death 1948 (aged 59–60)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906 Colne
1906–1907 Attercliffe Friends
1907–1909 Chesterfield 11 (1)
1909–1910 Doncaster Rovers
1910 Tibshelf Colliery
1910–1911 Croydon Common 2 (0)
1911–1912 East Vale
South Normanton Colliery
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 1907–08[4] Second Division 11 1 0 0 11 1
Croydon Common 1910–11[3] Southern League Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 13 1 0 0 13 1

References edit

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 7. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ a b c "Chesterfield Town FC: Football League players, 1899 to 1909". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Biographies – Walter Allen" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Line-ups – 1907–08". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 7 April 2019.