Stanley James E. "Jack" Allan[2] (28 December 1886 – 4 May 1919) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest as a forward.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 December 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1919 (aged 32)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Wallsend, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wallsend | |||
| 1907 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1908–1911 | Newcastle United | 15 | (5) |
| 1911–1912 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | (4) |
| 1912–1914 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | (3) |
| Worcester City | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editAllan attended College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham between 1906 and 1908 and during that time, he worked as a physical education teacher at a school in Wallsend.[5] He later taught physical education at the Higher Grade School in Stockton-on-Tees.[5] Allan married in 1915 and had two children.[5] He served as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War and served on the Western Front from May 1918 through the April 1919, after the war.[5] While home on demobilisation leave in May 1919, Allan died of a combination of Spanish flu and pneumonia and he was buried in Church Bank Cemetery, Wallsend.[5][1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1908–09[6] | First Division | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 1909–10[6] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1910–11[6] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1911–12[7] | First Division | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1912–13[8] | Second Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| 1913–14[8] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 56 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearance in FA Charity Shield
Honours
editNewcastle United
References
edit- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Stanley James E "Jack" Allan". toon1892. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Dykes, Garth (2017). Nottingham Forest FC Who's Who 1892–1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 5. ISBN 978-1911376071.
- ^ "To The Glory of God". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Allan, J.S." Universities at War. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Jack Allan". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1911/12". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Stanley Allan". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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