Michael Allen (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Allen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1949 | ||
Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
Playing position | Left back, Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1966–1967 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1971 | Middlesbrough | 35 | (0) |
1971–1979 | Brentford | 205 | (11) |
Whitby Town | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Michael Allen (born 30 March 1949) is an English retired professional football left back who made over 230 appearances in the Football League, most notably for Brentford.[2]
Playing career
Middlesbrough
Born in South Shields, Allen began his career at nearby Division Three side Middlesbrough in 1966.[1] Boro achieved promotion to Division Two during the 1966–67 season and Allen made his professional debut on 30 December 1967, in a 2–1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers.[3] He scored his only goal for the club in a 1–1 FA Cup third round draw with Millwall on 4 January 1969.[4] Allen failed to make a breakthrough into the first team, his best tally being 15 appearances during the 1969–70 season.[3] He departed Ayresome Park a few months into the 1971–72 season, having made 38 appearances and scored one goal for Middlesbrough.[3]
Brentford
Allen dropped through the leagues to join Division Four high-flyers Brentford in October 1971 in a £10,000 deal.[2] Operating as a midfielder, his 33 appearances during the 1971–72 season helped the club to a third-place finish and promotion to Division Three.[5] The Bees were relegated back to Division Four at the first time of asking and after moving to his preferred left back position in 1974,[5] Allen put in a Player of the Year award-winning season in 1975–76, missing only one league game.[2] Allen helped the club secure promotion back to Division Three in 1978 with a fourth-place finish.[2] He made just seven appearances in Division Three and departed Griffin Park at the end of the 1978–79 season.[2] Allen made 255 appearances and scored 13 goals during nearly 9 years with the Bees.[2]
Whitby Town
In 1979, Allen returned to his native northeast and saw out his career with a spell as player/coach at Northern League side Whitby Town.[6]
Personal life
After retiring from football, Allen moved to Marton and worked for ICI Wilton.[7]
Honours
As a player
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1971–72[5]
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1977–78[5]
As an individual
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough | 1967–68[3] | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1968–69[3] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
1969–70[3] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
1970–71[3] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
1971–72[3] | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
Brentford | 1971–72[5] | Fourth Division | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |
1972–73[5] | Third Division | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
1973–74[5] | Fourth Division | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
1974–75[5] | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
1975–76[5] | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
1976–77[5] | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
1977–78[5] | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
1978–79[5] | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 205 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 227 | 13 | ||
Career total | 240 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 265 | 14 |
References
- 1 2 "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Mike Allen". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 9. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Micky Allen". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough v Millwall, 04 January 1969". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 391–395. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 263.
- ↑ "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971-72". The League Paper. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the 70s. Legends Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-1906796709.