Jack Allen (footballer, born 1903)

Jack Allen
Allen in 1924.
Personal information
Full name John William Alcroft Allen[1]
Date of birth (1903-01-31)31 January 1903
Place of birth Newburn, England
Date of death 19 November 1957(1957-11-19) (aged 54)[2]
Place of death Burnopfield, England[3]
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[4]
Position(s) Forward, outside left
Youth career
1921–1922 Prudhoe Castle
1922–1924 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924 Leeds United 2 (0)
1924–1927 Brentford 54 (25)
1927–1931 Sheffield Wednesday 104 (76)
1931–1934 Newcastle United 81 (34)
1934–1935 Bristol Rovers 6 (2)
1935–1936 Gateshead 23 (12)
Ashington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Alcroft Allen (31 January 1903 – 19 November 1957) was an English professional football forward and outside left, who played in the Football League for Leeds United, Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Bristol Rovers and Gateshead.[5]

Career

Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he played for his home town club Newcastle United between 1931 and 1934.[6] He played up front as a striker and managed to score 41 goals in 90 appearances for Newcastle.[6] Perhaps the most important of those goals were scored in the 1932 FA Cup Final, in which Newcastle beat Arsenal 2–1 with both goals coming from Allen.[6]

Allen is best remembered for his time at Sheffield Wednesday where he scored 33 goals in both 1928–29 and 1929–30 to help the Owls clinch back-to-back Division One titles.[7]

Allen also played for Leeds United,[8] Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Gateshead in his successful career.[1]

Personal life

Allen's brother Ralph was also a footballer.[9] His grandson Paul Darling is Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board and another grandson Ian Darling is a British circuit judge.

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday

Newcastle United

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 7. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Jack Allen at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Bristol Rovers Football League Players Index". Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "The lure of promotion. Leeds United". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Allen Jack Image 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1930". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Jack Allen". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Jack Allen". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". Ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  9. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z of Bees: A Brentford Encyclopaedia. Harefield: Yore. p. 23. ISBN 1874427577. OCLC 39504068.


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