Fred_Allen_(footballer)

Fred Allen (footballer)

Fred Allen (footballer)

English footballer

For other people with the same name, see Fred Allen (disambiguation).

Frederick Allen (July 1860 – c. 1926) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath.

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Allen was born in the Hockley district of Birmingham and played football for Springhill Methodists before joining Small Heath in 1890.[1] He played three times for them in the Football Alliance in the 1891–92 season when Jack Hallam was switched to a more central forward position.[2] He died in Birmingham in about 1926.[1]

A forward called Fred Allen is recorded to have played for Luton Town in the Southern League from 1892 to 1895. He was the club's top goalscorer during the 1893–94 season.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. [2]
    Matthews, p. 141.
  3. [3]
    Bailey, Steve (December 1997). The Definitive Luton Town F.C. Soccerdata. p. 89. ISBN 1-899468-10-2.
  4. [4]
    Collings, Timothy (1985). The Luton Town Story 1885–1985. Luton Town F.C. p. 309. ISBN 0-951067-90-7.


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