Percy Allen (footballer)
Percy Allen (2 July 1895 – October 1969) was an English footballer born in West Ham, Essex.
Allen served in the British Army during World War I, and played amateur soccer before moving to West Ham United for the club's initial Division Two season. He made his debut in a 2-1 home defeat to Birmingham on 1 November 1919, at outside right. He was played at centre forward, but became an ever present at right half during the 1921-22 season.
Allen was transferred to Northampton Town in 1923, and also played for Peterborough & Fletton United, Lincoln City, Weymouth and Stamford Town.
After retirement, Allen went on to work for West Ham Corporation, and later owned a newsagents in East Ham.
References
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1895 births
- 1969 deaths
- People from West Ham
- English footballers
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- The Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Weymouth F.C. players
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs
