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English footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dennis James Allen (2 March 1939 – 9 July 1995[citation needed]) was an English football player and manager.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [citation needed] | 2 March 1939||
Place of birth | Romford, England[citation needed] | ||
Date of death | 9 July 1995 56)[citation needed] | (aged||
Place of death | Reading, England[citation needed] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1961 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | (1) |
1961–1970 | Reading | 336 | (85) |
1970–1971 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 17 | (3) |
1972–1973 | Oostende | 29 | (1) |
1974–1979 | Cheltenham Town | ||
Total | 387 | (90) | |
Managerial career | |||
1974–1979 | Cheltenham Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Romford, Allen represented Charlton Athletic (1956–1961), Reading (1961–1970) and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (1970–1971) as an inside-forward. He scored 89 goals in 358 league appearances. Dennis went on to be player-manager at Cheltenham Town.[2]
His brother Les (b. 1937), son Martin (b. 1965), grandson Charlie Allen (b. 1992), great-nephew Oliver (b. 1986) and nephews Bradley (b. 1971), Clive (b. 1961) and Paul Allen (b. 1962) all played football professionally. Martin went on to manage Cheltenham Town himself.
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