Allan Todd

Allan Todd
Personal information
Full name	Allan Calderwood McKinstrey Todd
Date of birth	5 October 1910
Place of birth	Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Date of death	1975 (aged 64–65)
Place of death	Darlington, England
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Wellesley
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Leith Athletic
	Cowdenbeath
1933–1937	Port Vale
1937–1939	Nottingham Forest
1939–1940	Darlington
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Calderwood McKinstrey Todd (5 October 1910 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Scottish clubs Leith Athletic and Cowdenbeath, and represented English sides Port Vale, Nottingham Forest, and Darlington.

Career

Todd played for Wellesley, Leith Athletic and Cowdenbeath, before joining English side Port Vale in October 1932.^[1] He featured nine times for the "Valiants" in 1932–33, but remained at The Old Recreation Ground whilst rivals Jock Leckie and Ben Davies both departed.^[1] He played 29 times in 1933–34, beating off competition from Ormond Jones.^[1] However, he played just once in 1935–36, as the club suffered relegation with John Potts between the sticks.^[1] Todd played 39 times in the Third Division North in 1936–37, but refused a new contract with Vale and was given a free transfer to Nottingham Forest in exchange for Arthur Masters.^[1] After leaving the City Ground, Todd later played for Darlington.

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1932–33	Second Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	1933–34	Second Division	28	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
	1934–35	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1935–36	Third Division North	39	0	0	0	4	0	43	0
	Total		78	0	1	0	4	0	83	0
Nottingham Forest	1937–38	Second Division	5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
	1938–39	Second Division	12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		17	0	4	0	0	0	21	0
Darlington	1939–40		0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Career total			95	0	5	0	7	0	0	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 291. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ England and Wales Death Registration Index: Allan Calderwood M Todd
^ "Darlington's new team". Sunday Sun. Newcastle upon Tyne. 20 August 1938. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Allan Todd at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)