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Harry Allen

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

 5 caps, 0 goals, 1 own goal

P 5 W 3 D 1 L 1 F 18: A 6
70% successful
 1888-90

disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 450

Profile
Full name Henry Allen
Born 19 January 1866 in Walsall [no registration in Walsall can be found until June 1868].

Notes

According to the 1881 census, 15-year old Harry lived at 121 Regent Street, Walsall.  The fourth of ten children, to Joseph and Emma Allen. He was a tube maker.
Died 23 February 1895, aged 29 years [registered as Harry Allen in Walsall, March 1895].
Height/Weight 5' 11", 11st 12lbs [1889]

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Patrick Talbot's White Shirt, Black Country [2004].

Club Career
Club(s) Began his career with Walsall Swifts FC, before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1886.  Illness and a back injury forced Allen to retire from football in October 1894, after 153 appearances and 8 goals for Wolves.
Club honours FA Cup winner 1892-93, runner-up 1888-89.
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Patrick Talbot's White Shirt, Black Country [2004].

England Career
Player number One of seven players who became the 140th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-half;
First match No. 32, 4 February 1888, Wales 1 England 5, a British Championship match at Nantwich Road, Crewe, aged 22 years 16 days;
Last match No. 40, 5 April 1890, Scotland 1 England 1, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow, aged 24 years 76 days;
Major tournaments British Championship 1887-88, 1888-89, 1889-90.
Team honours British Championship 1887-88, 1889-90 (shared).
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England
Became a coal merchant and a landlord in Wolverhampton following his retirement from the game, until his untimely death four months later. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.10.

 

Harry Allen - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
5 5 5 450 0 0 min 0 None 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.

 

Harry Allen - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 0 2.00 3.00 0.00 -1
Away 4 3 1 0 16 3 +13 0 1 4.00 0.75 87.5 +3
All 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12 0 1 3.60 1.20 70.0 +2

 

Harry Allen - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12 0 1 3.60 1.20 70.0 +2
All 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12 0 1 3.60 1.20 70.0 +2

 

Harry Allen - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1887-88 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 0 1 5.00 0.667 100.0 +3
BC 1888-89 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 0 2.00 3.00 0.00 -1
BC 1889-90 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC Total 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12 0 1 3.60 1.20 70.0 +2
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC All 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12 0 1 3.60 1.20 70.0 +2
All 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12 0 1 3.60 1.20 70.0 +2

 

Harry Allen - Match History
 Club:  Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 5 full caps

Coach: F.A. Committee - 5 full capsx

Age 22
1 32 4 February 1888 - Wales 1 England 5, Nantwich Road, Crewe BC AW Start ch
2 33 17 March 1888 - Scotland 0 England 5, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AW Start ch
3 34 7 April 1888 - Ireland 1 England 5, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast BC AW Start ch
4 37 13 April 1889 - England 2 Scotland 3, The Oval, Kennington, London BC HL Start ch
5 40 5 April 1890 - Scotland 1 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AD Start ch

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