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Philip Allen (footballer)

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Philip Allen
Personal information
Full name Philip John Allen[1]
Date of birth 5 November 1902
Place of birth Hanwell, England
Date of death May 1992 (1992-06) (aged 89)[1]
Place of death Newton Abbott, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Grenadier Guards
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1924 Brentford 3 (0)
Peterborough & Fletton United
Wellingborough Town
Stamford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip John Allen (5 November 1902 – May 1992) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Brentford.

Career

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A full back, Allen joined Third Division South club Brentford in 1922.[2] Confined mostly to the reserve team, he made just three first team appearances before departing at the end of the 1923–24 season.[2] After his release, Allen dropped into non-League football and played for Southern League club Peterborough & Fletton United and Northamptonshire League clubs Wellingborough Town and Stamford.[2]

Personal life

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Allen served in the Grenadier Guards.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1922–23[3] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
1923–24[3] Third Division South 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 7. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 9. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.