William Allan (footballer, born 1880)

Scottish footballer

William Allan
Personal information
Full name	William Roberts Allan
Date of birth	1880
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death	1965 (aged 84–85)
Place of death	Falkirk, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Woodbine Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Vale of Carron
1899–1901	East Stirlingshire	8	(0)
1900	→ Camelon (loan)
1901–1904	Falkirk	38	(0)
1904–1905	Rangers	8	(0)
1905–1906	Albion Rovers	17	(0)
1906–1908	Falkirk	64	(0)
1908–1916	Hibernian	239	(0)
1916–1921	Falkirk	42	(0)
1918–1919	→ Clackmannan (loan)
1921	Stenhousemuir	1	(0)
Total		417	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Roberts Allan (1880 – 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He had three spells at hometown club Falkirk (after also starting out locally with East Stirlingshire) and spent six seasons with Hibernian, featuring on the losing side in the 1914 Scottish Cup Final (lost to Celtic after a replay. He also had spells with Rangers and Albion Rovers, and made a final Scottish Football League appearance (in a total of more than 400) for Stenhousemuir in an emergency, aged 41. The closest he came to international recognition was a trial for the Scottish League XI in 1910 during his time at Hibs.

References

East Stirlingshire & Falkirk players to 1946/47, Falkirk Football Historian, 8 July 2013
(Hibernian player) Allan, William, FitbaStats
"Scottish Cup Final | Easy Victory for Celtic Over Hibernians". The Scotsman. 17 April 1914. Retrieved 17 September 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
Association Football. | Scottish Cup–Replayed Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1914
(Rangers player) Allan, William, FitbaStats
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)