Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1913)

James Allen (18 August 1913 – 1979) was a professional footballer, who played for Stakeford Albion, Huddersfield Town and Queens Park Rangers and Clapton Orient.

Jimmy Allen
Personal information
Full name James Allen
Date of birth (1913-08-18)18 August 1913
Place of birth Amble, Northumberland, England
Date of death 1979 (aged 65–66)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stakeford Albion
1934–1935 Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
1935–1937 Queens Park Rangers 44 (1)
1937–1938 Clapton Orient 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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James Allen was born in Amble, Northumberland, on 18 August 1913.[1] He was a right half-back who played for Northumberland club Stakeford Albion before joining Huddersfield Town in March 1934, where he made a solitary appearance against Preston North End in January 1935.[1] He transferred to Queens Park Rangers in April 1935, for whom he made 45 senior appearances, and then joined Clapton Orient on a free transfer in May 1937, making five senior appearances in the 1937–38 season.[1] Allen died in Hammersmith, London, in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 0752424122.
  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • allfootballers.com (registration required)