George Allan (footballer, born 1885)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Allan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Mauchline, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 March 1916 (aged 30–31)[2] | ||
Place of death | Winchester, England | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905–1912 | Partick Thistle | 61 | (7) |
Ayr United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Allan (1885 – 14 March 1916) was a Scottish professional football half back who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle and Ayr United.[3][4]
Personal life
Allan served as a second lieutenant in the London Regiment during the First World War.[3] He was killed in a training accident in Winchester on 14 March 1916,[2] when "one of a party receiving instruction in firing trench bombs from a spring gun. He apparently thought that the fuse had failed to ignite and leaned over to make sure, when the bomb carrier flew up, striking him in the face and causing shocking injuries, as a result of which he died in ten minutes".[3] Allan was buried in Mauchline Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Partick Thistle | 1905–06[1] | Scottish League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1906–07[1] | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
1907–08[1] | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Career total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c "Casualty". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "ALLAN, George 1902–03 – The Partick Thistle History Archive". partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- 1916 deaths
- British military personnel of World War I
- 1885 births
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- People from East Ayrshire
- British Army officers
- Scottish Football League players
- Association football wing halves
- Ayr United F.C. players
- London Regiment officers
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