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Clive
Allen |
Queens Park Rangers,
Tottenham Hotspur
FC
5 caps, 0 goals
P 5 W 1 D 3 L 1 F 2:
A 2
*(actual F 0: A 2)
50% successful
1984-88
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 320 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
Clive Darren
Allen |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Born |
20 May 1961 in
Stepney, London |
|
Height/Weight |
5' 10", 12st.
3lbs [1985] |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
|
Biographies |
There's Only
One Clive Allen: An Autobiography, Clive Allen with Steve Stammers.
Arthur Barker. London 1987. |
| |
This covers the
career to date of the much-travelled striker, including Queen's Park
Rangers, Crystal Palace and Spurs.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played in
Havering, Essex and London Schools, then signed apprentice forms with
Queens Park Rangers FC in 1977, signing professionally on 20 September 1978.
Signed for Arsenal FC on 13 June 1980 for £1.25 million. Without playing a
first-class match, he signed for Crystal Palace FC on 14 August 1980 in a
straight swap involving Kenny Sansom. Rejoined Queens Park Rangers
FC on 8 June 1981 for £700,000. Tottenham Hotspur FC beckoned
on 16 August 1984 for £750,000 and onto France with FC des Girondins de
Bordeaux for £1 million on 10 May 1988. He returned to England with
Manchester City FC on 18 August 1989 for £1.1 million. Joined Chelsea FC
on 6 December 1991 for £250,000. West Ham United FC on 27 March 1992 for
£250,000. Millwall FC on 25 March 1994 for £75,000 and then onto Carlisle United FC
on a free transfer on 7 September 1995, before retiring. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runner-up 1981-82, 1986-87. |
|
Individual honours |
FWA Player of
the Year 1986-87, PFA Player of the Year 1986-87;
Football League (1 appearance) |
|
Distinctions |
Scored 49 goals
in 1986-87. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Barry J. Hugman's
PFA Yearbook [1996]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
983rd player to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
|
First match |
No. 590, 10 June 1984, Brazil 0 England 2, a
friendly match at Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro,
as a 76th minute substitute, aged 23 years 21 days. |
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Last match |
No. 630, 17 February 1988,
Israel
0 England 0, a friendly match at The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv,
substituted after 68 minutes, aged 26 years 273 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
None. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual honours |
England U21
(3 appearances), England U15 (7 appearances, 1 goal). |
|
Distinctions |
Despite his prolific goalscoring - Clive Allen never actually witnessed an
England goal. His 320 minutes playing never produced a single goal. |
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Beyond England |
|
Following retirement from playing football,
Clive played American Football with the London Monarchs in NFL Europe.
He then held various coaching roles with Tottenham Hotspur, as well as
media roles with the Sky Sports and ITV teams. |
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Clive Allen - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
320 |
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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Clive Allen
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Away |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
4 |
4 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
4 |
4 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Clive Allen
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
ECF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
| European
Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
3 |
3 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
4 |
4 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Clive Allen
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
European Championship Preliminary
Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP 1986-88 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
EC All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
EC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Clive Allen
- Match History |
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Age
23 |
|
1 |
590 |
10 June 1984 -
Brazil
0
England
2,
Estádio Maracanã, Rio |
Fr |
AW |
Sub 76 |
? |
|
2-0
when substituting |
|
2 |
591 |
13 June 1984 -
Uruguay
2
England
0,
Estadio
Centenario, Montevideo |
Fr |
AL |
Start - off 75 |
10 |
|
0-2
when substituted |
|
3 |
592 |
17 June 1984 -
Chile
0
England
0,
Estadio Nacional
de Chile,
Santiago |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
10 |
|
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Age
25 |
|
4 |
624 |
29 April 1987 - Turkey 0 England 0, Atatürk
Stadyumu, İzmir |
ECP |
AD |
Start
- off 73 |
9 |
|
0-0
when substituted |
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Age
26 |
|
5 |
630 |
17 February 1988 - Israel 0 England 0, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv. |
Fr |
AD |
Start
- off 68 |
7 |
|
0-0
when substituted |
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