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Albert Allen

Aston Villa FC

 1 cap, 3 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 5: A 1
100% successful
1888

disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90

Profile
Full name Albert Allen

Notes

An non-contemporary source names him as Albert Arthur Allen.
Born 7 April 1867 in Aston, Birmingham [registered in Birmingham, June 1867 - so too was an Albert Harry Alrdidge]

Notes

According to the 1881 census, this 14-year old was a Metal Roller, the third son of six, living with his mother (after his father had died), at 469 Park Road, Birmingham.

There are four different Albert Allen's within age, in the Birmingham District, only one was born in 1867 (the others born in 1866 and 1868)
Died 13 October 1899 in Birmingham, aged 32  [registered in Birmingham, December 1899]
Height/Weight not known

Notes

Actual birthdate and a middle name suggestion of Arthur provided by The Aston Villa Player Database.  Although the Football Association give his date of birth as 1st April and no middle name.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]

Club Career
Club(s)

Started with St. Phillips FC in Aston before joining Aston Villa FC in August 1884.  Forced to retire through illness in May 1891.  Scored 27 goals in 44 league games.
Club honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions Allen scored Aston Villa's first Football League hat-trick in a 9-1 home win over Notts County on 29 September 1888.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]

England Career
Player number One of five players who became the 147th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-left
First & last match No. 34, 7 April 1888, Ireland 1 England 5, a British Championship match at Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast, aged 21 years 0 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1887-88;
Team honours British Championship 1887-88;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England
After football, worked in Birmingham, doing what? we do not know, until his ill-health ultimately took his life. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.9/10.

 

Albert Allen - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 3 30 min 3 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.

 

Albert Allen - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Albert Allen - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Albert Allen - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1887-88 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC Total 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC All 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Albert Allen - Match History
 Club:  Aston Villa F.C. - 1 full cap

Coach: F.A. Committee - 1 full capx

Age 21
1 34 7 April 1888 - Ireland 1 England 5, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast AW BC Start 14,39,60 il

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