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English footballer

Philip Allen
Personal information
Full name Philip John Allen
Date of birth 5 November 1902
Place of birth Hanwell, England
Date of death May 1992 (1992-06) (aged 89)
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

A full back, Allen joined Third Division South club Brentford in 1922. Confined mostly to the reserve team, he made just three first team appearances before departing at the end of the 1923–24 season. 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.

Personal life

Allen served in the Grenadier Guards.

Career statistics

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

References

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


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