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Barry Allan (footballer)

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Barry Allan
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-09-26) 26 September 1942 (age 82)
Original team(s) Beaconsfield (SWGFL)
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1962–1967 North Melbourne 61 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Allan, who was recruited from Beaconsfield in the South West Gippsland Football League, is the son of 1940s North Melbourne player Ron Allan.[1]

A ruckman, Allan played 61 league games for North Melbourne, from 1962 to 1967.[2][3]

He had been appointed captain-coach of Pakenham in 1966, but North Melbourne refused to clear him.[4]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ "Know your players". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1966. p. 35. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Barry Allan". AFL Tables.
  4. ^ The Age, "Pakenham still seeks coach", 8 June 1966, p. 1