Chris Allen (footballer born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Anthony Allen | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Oxford United | 150 | (12) |
| 1996 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Luton Town (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1999 | Port Vale | 5 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | 16 | (0) | |
| 2001 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | Dover Athletic | 17 | (2) |
| 2002 | Aldershot Town | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | North Leigh | ? | (?) |
| Total | 243+ | (18+) | |
| National team | |||
| England under-21 | 2 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher Anthony "Chris" Allen (born 18 November 1972) is an English former football midfielder, who now works at Oxford United as a first team coach.
A former England under-21 international, he started his career at Oxford United in 1991, playing 181 games in five years, helping to send the club on their way back to the First Division in 1995–96 before he signed with Nottingham Forest for a £400,000 fee. He played 26 Premier League games for Forest, though played little part in the club's 1997–98 First Division promotion campaign. Instead he was loaned out to Luton Town and Third Division promotion winners Cardiff City, before he was allowed to sign with Port Vale in March 1999. His career diminished in brief spells with and Brighton & Hove Albion, before he featured for non-league sides Dover Athletic, Aldershot Town and North Leigh. He retired from playing in 2010, having helped North Leigh to win promotion from the Hellenic Football League in 2007–08.
Allen started his career with Oxford United, and made his debut under Brian Horton in the 1991–92 Second Division campaign; he played fourteen games, helping the "U's" to avoid relegation. He made 31 appearances in 1992–93, as Oxford finished mid-table in the newly re-branded First Division. New manager Denis Smith played Allen in 45 games in 1993–94, though neither player or manager could prevent Oxford suffering relegation into the third tier. He played 36 games in 1994–95, as United missed out on the play-offs by six points. He played 24 games in the club's promotion winning 1995–96 campaign. Allen scored a total of 17 goals in 181 appearances in all competitions. Whilst at Oxford, he was capped twice for England at under-21 level.
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