Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1913)

Jimmy Allen
Personal information
Full name	James Allen
Date of birth	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
	Stakeford Albion
1934–1935	Huddersfield Town
1935–1937	Queens Park Rangers
1937–1938	Clapton Orient
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Biography

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

^ ^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)
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[Kaufman02-1] Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 0752424122.

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