Michael Allen (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1971 | Middlesbrough | 34 | (0) |
| 1971–1979 | Brentford | 205 | (4) |
| Whitby Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Allen was an English football left back who made over 230 appearances in the Football League, most notably for Brentford.[1]
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Playing career
Middlesbrough
Born in South Shields, Allen began his career at nearby Division Three side Middlesbrough in 1966. Boro achieved promotion to Division Two during the 1966/67 season and Allen made his professional debut on 30 December 1967, in a 2-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers.[2] He scored his only goal for the club in a 1-1 FA Cup third round draw with Millwall on 4 January 1969.[3] Allen failed to make a breakthrough into the first team, his best tally being 15 appearances during the 1969/70 season.[2] He departed Ayresome Park a few months into the 1971/72 season, having made 38 appearances and scored one goal for Middlesbrough.[2]
Brentford
Allen dropped through the leagues to join Division Four high-flyers Brentford in October 1971 in a £10000 deal.[1] Operating as a midfielder, his 33 appearances during the 1971/72 season helped the club to a third-place finish and promotion to Division Three.[4] The Bees were relegated back to Division Four at the first time of asking and after moving to his preferred left back position in 1974,[5] Allen put in a Player of the Year award-winning season in 1975/76, missing only one league game.[1] Allen helped the club secure promotion back to Division Three in 1978 with a fourth-place finish.[1] He made just seven appearances in Division Three and departed Griffin Park at the end of the 1978/79 season.[1] Allen made 255 appearances and scored 13 goals during nearly 9 years with the Bees.[1]
Whitby Town
In 1979, Allen returned to his native northeast and saw out his career with a spell at Northern League side Whitby Town.[1]
Personal life
After retiring from football, Allen worked for ICI.
Honours
As an individual
- Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year (1): 1975/76[6]
- Brentford Players' Player of the Year (1): 1975/76[6]
References
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