Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1913)

English footballer

Jimmy AllenPersonal 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

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

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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)

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