Barry_Allan_(footballer)

Barry Allan (footballer)

Barry Allan (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Barry Allan (born 26 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Allan, who was recruited from Beaconsfield in the South West Gippsland Football League, is the son of 1940s North Melbourne player Ron Allan.[1] He made his senior VFL debut in round four 1962. During his first couple of seasons he played mostly reserves football before becoming a regular senior player.[2]

A ruckman, Allan played 61 league games for North Melbourne, from 1962 to 1967.[3][4]

He had been appointed captain-coach of Pakenham in 1966, but North Melbourne refused to clear him.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. [2]
    "BARRY ALLAN". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Know your players". The Canberra Times. 9 July 1966. p. 35. Retrieved 22 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    "Barry Allan". AFL Tables.
  5. [5]
    The Age, "Pakenham still seeks coach", 8 June 1966, p. 1


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