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Tony
Allen |
Stoke City
FC
3 appearances, 0 goals
P 3 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 5:
A 5
50% successful
1959
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
| |
Anthony Allen |
|
Birth |
Monday, 27 November 1939 in Hanley, Staffordshire [registered in Stoke
on Trent, March 1940].
Attended Broom Street School and Wellington
School, Hanley |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
|
Playing Career |
|
Club(s) |
Began with
Stoke Boys' Brigade before joining Stoke City FC firstly as an amateur,
then turned professional on 27 November 1956. Despite both Everton FC and
Chelsea FC offering £30,000 to buy Allen in December 1959,
Allen moved to Bury FC on 8
October 1970 for £10,000 until November 1971. Moved to South Africa
with Hellenic FC of Cape Town, from February 1972. Returned to
England in October 1973, turning out for Stafford Rangers FC and Nantwich
Town FC. |
League honours
443+3 appearances, 2 goals |
Stoke
City FC 1957-70 414+three appearances, two goals.
debut
(division two): 14 September 1957 Doncaster Rovers FC 0 Stoke City FC 1
Bury FC 1970-71 29 appearances
debut (division three):
10 October 1970 Plymouth Argyle FC 3 Bury FC 4.
last (division four): 11 September 1971
Bury FC 0 Cambridge United FC 1. |
|
Club honours |
Football League
Division Two winners 1962-63 (41ᵃ);
Division One best:
tenth 1965-66(17ᵃ);
Football League Cup
runners-up 1963-64.
FA Cup best: fifth round, 1957-58, 1960-61,
1963-64 & 1968-69; |
|
Individual honours |
Football League
(two appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
Height/Weight |
5' 9", 11st
12lbs [1960] |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
One of five who
became the 781st players (781) to
appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Left-back |
|
First match |
No. 335, 17 October 1959, Wales 1 England 1,
a British Championship match at
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff,
aged 19 years 324 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 337, 18 November 1959, England 2 Northern
Ireland 1, a British Championship match at
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London,
aged 19 years 356 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1959-60; |
|
Team honours |
British
Championship shared 1959-60; |
|
Individual honours |
England U23
(seven appearances, 1958-60), England Youth; |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Beyond England |
|
Works as a licensee in Stoke, where he has
been since retiring from football. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.11./Pringle & Fissler [1996] |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
starts |
substitute |
reserve |
minutes |
Goals |
captain |
| 3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
▲0
▼0 |
0 |
270 |
0 |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Match Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Tournament Record
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1959-60 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
BC All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Match History
|
apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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1 |
335 |
17 October 1959 - Wales 1 England 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
|
3 |
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2 |
336 |
28
October 1959 - England 2 Sweden 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HL |
|
3 |
|
3 |
337 |
18 November 1959 - England 2 Northern
Ireland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
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3 |
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