Bob Allen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Robert Allen | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Bromley-by-Bow, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 1992 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Epping, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1931–1932 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Leytonstone | ||
| 1933 | Clapton Orient | 1 | (0) |
| 1934–1936 | Fulham | 11 | (0) |
| 1937 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | (6) |
| 1938 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 1938 | Dartford | ||
| Port Vale (guest) | |||
| Northampton Town (guest) | |||
| 1946 | Northampton Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1947–1951 | Colchester United | 70 | (6) |
| 1951–1952 | Bedford Town | 45 | (0) |
| Total | 118 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Albert Robert Allen (11 October 1916 – 7 February 1992) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Clapton Orient, Fulham, Doncaster Rovers, Northampton Town and Colchester United. The majority of his success as a player came at Colchester United, where he won the Southern League Cup and finished as runner-up in the league the same year, helping the club gain entry to the Football League.
Born in Bromley-by-Bow, London, two-time England Schoolboy international Allen was on the books at Tottenham Hotspur before leaving to join Leytonstone in 1932, before rekindling his Football League career at Clapton Orient in 1933 where he made one appearance. Allen then joined another London-based club, Fulham, where he made eleven appearances in two years.
Allen moved north to play for Doncaster Rovers in 1937, joining for a fee of £350. He scored six goals in 31 games for the club during his single season before moving back to London with Brentford, where he failed to make a first-team appearance. He then played for Dartford prior to World War II. During the war years, Allen made guest appearances for Port Vale and then Northampton Town before joining the latter when League football recommenced following the hostilities.
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