Jack Allen (footballer, born 1903)

Jack Allen

Personal information
Full name	John William Alcroft Allen
Date of birth	31 January 1903
Place of birth	Newburn, England
Date of death	19 November 1957 (aged 54)
Playing position	Forward, outside left
Youth career
	Prudhoe Castle
1922–1924	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1924	Leeds United	2	(0)
1924–1927	Brentford	54	(25)
1927–1931	Sheffield Wednesday	104	(76)
1931–1934	Newcastle United	81	(34)
1934–1935	Bristol Rovers	6	(2)
1935–1936	Gateshead	23	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jack Allen (31 January 1903–1957) was an English professional football forward and outside left, most notably in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United.

Career

Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he played for his home town club Newcastle United between 1931 and 1934. He played up front as a striker and managed to score 41 goals in 90 appearances for Newcastle. Perhaps the most important of those goals were scored in the 1932 FA Cup Final, in which Newcastle beat Arsenal 2–1 with both goals coming from Allen.

Allen is best remembered for his time at Sheffield Wednesday where he scored 33 goals in both 1928/29 and 1929/30 to help the Owls clinch back-to-back Division One titles.

Allen also played for Leeds United,^[1][2] Brentford,^[3] Bristol Rovers and Gateshead in his successful career.

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday

• Division One winner (2): 1928/29 and 1929/30

Newcastle United

• FA Cup winner (1): 1932

References

1. "Leeds United F.C. History". Ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
2. "Leeds United F.C. History". Ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
3. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-04.