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Tony
Allen |
Stoke City
FC
3 caps, 0 goals
P 3 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 5:
A 5
50% successful
1959
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
Anthony Allen |
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Born |
27 November
1939 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [registered in Stoke
on Trent, March 1940].
Attended Broom Street School and Wellington
School, Hanley |
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Height/Weight |
5' 9", 11st
12lbs [1960] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Club 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, he
went on to make 417 league appearances, during which time
time he scored twice, Allen moved to Bury FC in
October 1970 for £10,000 until November 1971. He
made 29 league appearances. 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. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Second Division winners 1962-63; Football League Cup
runners-up 1963-64. |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(two appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of five who
became the 781st players (781) to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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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. |
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Last match |
No. 337, 18 October 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; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship shared 1959-60; |
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Individual honours |
England U23
(seven appearances), England Youth; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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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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Tony Allen - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
270 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
0 |
None |
|
Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Tony Allen
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
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 |
| All |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Tony Allen
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
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 |
| All |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Tony Allen
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Tournament |
|
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
Tournaments |
|
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 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Tony Allen
- Match History |
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Club:
Stoke City F.C. - 3 full caps |
Coach: Walter
Winterbottom - 3
full capsx
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Age 18 |
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1 |
u23 |
24 September 1958 - England U23 4 Poland U23
1, Hillsborough, Sheffield |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
3 |
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2 |
u23 |
15 October 1958 - England U23 3
Czechoslovakia U23 0, Carrow Road, Norwich |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
3 |
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Age 19 |
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3 |
u23 |
18 March 1959 - France U23 1 England U23 1,
Lyon |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
3 |
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4 |
u23 |
7 May 1959 - Italy U23 0 England U23 3,
Milan |
Tour |
AW |
Start |
3 |
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5 |
u23 |
10 May 1959 - West Germany U23 2 England U23
2, Ruhr Stadium, Bochum |
AD |
Start |
3 |
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6 |
u23 |
23 September 1959 - England U23 0 Hungary
U23 1, Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
3 |
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1 |
335 |
17 October 1959 - Wales 1 England 1,
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
3 |
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2 |
336 |
28
October 1959 - England 2 Sweden 3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
3 |
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3 |
337 |
18 November 1959 - England 2 Northern
Ireland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
Start |
3 |
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7 |
u23 |
2 March 1960 - Scotland U23 4 England U23 4,
Ibrox Park, Copland Road, Glasgow |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
3 |
Notes
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