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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Allen | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilsthorpe, England | ||
| Date of death | 1978 (aged 68–69) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1934 | → Northfleet United (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1932–1933 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (1) |
| 1932–1933 | Queens Park Rangers F.C. | 51 | (6) |
| 1933–1934 | Mansfield Town | 8 | (5) |
| 1935–1937 | RC Roubaix | ? | (?) |
| 1937 | FC Nancy | ? | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editAllen 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]
References
edit- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 8. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- ^ "Kent's nursery clubs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ "A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players". Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ "Tottenham Football/ Premier League debut scorers".
- ^ Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.