George Allan (footballer, born 1885)

George Allan
Personal information
Full name George Allan[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Mauchline, Scotland
Date of death 14 March 1916 (aged 30–31)[2]
Place of death Winchester, England
Playing position Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1912 Partick Thistle 61 (7)
Ayr United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George Allan (1885 – 14 March 1916) was a Scottish professional football half back who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle and Ayr United.[3][4]

Personal life

Allan served as a second lieutenant in the London Regiment during the First World War.[3] He was killed in a training accident in Winchester on 14 March 1916,[2] when "one of a party receiving instruction in firing trench bombs from a spring gun. He apparently thought that the fuse had failed to ignite and leaned over to make sure, when the bomb carrier flew up, striking him in the face and causing shocking injuries, as a result of which he died in ten minutes".[3] Allan was buried in Mauchline Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partick Thistle 1905–06[1] Scottish League First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1906–07[1] 26 1 1 0 27 1
1907–08[1] 19 1 3 0 22 1
Career total 51 2 4 0 55 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. 1 2 3 "Casualty". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "ALLAN, George 1902–03 – The Partick Thistle History Archive". partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.


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