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Dennis Allen (footballer)

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Dennis Allen
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-03-02)2 March 1939 [citation needed]
Place of birth Romford, England[citation needed]
Date of death 9 July 1995(1995-07-09) (aged 56)[citation needed]
Place of death Reading, England[citation needed]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1961 Charlton Athletic 5 (1)
1961–1970 Reading 336 (85)
1970–1971 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 17 (3)
1972–1973 Oostende 29 (1)
1974–1979 Cheltenham Town
Total 387 (90)
Managerial career
1974–1979 Cheltenham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis James Allen (2 March 1939 – 9 July 1995[citation needed]) was an English football player and manager.

Born in Romford, Allen represented Charlton Athletic (1956–1961), Reading (1961–1970) and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (1970–1971) as an inside-forward. He scored 89 goals in 358 league appearances. Dennis went on to be player-manager at Cheltenham Town.[2]

His brother Les (b. 1937), son Martin (b. 1965), grandson Charlie Allen (b. 1992), great-nephew Oliver (b. 1986) and nephews Bradley (b. 1971), Clive (b. 1961) and Paul Allen (b. 1962) all played football professionally. Martin went on to manage Cheltenham Town himself.

References

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  1. ^ Maurice Golesworthy, ed. (1965). Soccer Whos Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
  2. ^ "Like father, like son". Cheltenham Town F.C. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
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  • Dennis Allen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database