Emily Allen

Emily Allen
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 7
Youth career
Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bristol Academy 0 (0)
2011–2016 Cardiff Met. Ladies 19 (15)
2017–2021 Oxford United 39 (32)
2021– Cardiff Met. Ladies 13[1] (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Emily Allen (born 29 January 1992)[2] is a Welsh[2] footballer born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.[3] She played for FA Women's National League South team Oxford United as a midfielder and striker until 2021. In 2021 she returned to Cardiff Met.

Career

Allen started playing football in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire when she was 5 and coached by her father.[4] She later moved to Swindon Town Ladies followed by Swindon Badgers before joining Cirencester Town F.C. in Gloucestershire. In 2008, when she turned 16, Allen signed a contract with FA Women's Premier League National Division team Bristol Academy W.F.C. as she was unable to sign a contract until then.[5] In 2010, she was part of the Filton Academy team that reached the final of the English Schools Cup when she was 18. Later in the year, Allen made her first team debut for Bristol Academy coming on as a substitute against Everton Ladies in the FA Women's Premier League National Division.[4] Allen then joined Cardiff Met. Ladies in 2011.[3] While playing for Cardiff, in 2013, Allen set a Welsh Premier Women's Football League record by scoring 15 goals in one game against Caerphilly Castle F.C.[6] In 2015, Allen played for Cardiff Met. Ladies in the UEFA Women's Champions League and scored the team's only goal in the campaign.[2] She was later named as the team captain,[7] and also took the team's penalty kicks.[8] In 2021 she rejoined Cardiff Met.[9]

Personal life

As well as playing football, during her youth Allen played cricket for the youth team of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Allen studied for a National Diploma in Sports Development at Filton College, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College in Bristol. Allen has now completed BSc in Sports Coaching.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Emily Allen (Cardiff Met.) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Emily Allen –". UEFA. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Emily Allen: 2014/2015 Biography & Statistics". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b Danny Hall. "Ex-Cirencester Town striker fires Filton to English Schools Cup Final". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Former Ciren Youngster In The Premier League". Cirencester Town FC. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies net 43 goals against Caerphilly Castle". BBC Sport. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ^ Williams, Aled (12 September 2015). "Welsh Women's Premier League 'improving' – Cardiff Met captain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Five-Star Shan Warms Up for Trip to Portugal". Daily Post. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016 – via HighBeam}.
  9. ^ "Emily Allen Rejoins Cardiff Met WFC from @OfficialOUWFC". Twitter. Retrieved 26 January 2023.


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