Jack Allan (footballer, born 1886)

For those of a similar name, see Jack Allan (disambiguation).

Jack Allan
Personal information
Date of birth 28 December 1886
Place of birth Wallsend, England
Date of death 4 May 1919(1919-05-04) (aged 32)[1]
Place of death Wallsend, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wallsend
1907 Sunderland 0 (0)
1908–1911 Newcastle United 15 (5)
1911–1912 West Bromwich Albion 19 (4)
1912–1914 Nottingham Forest 22 (3)
Worcester City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley James E. "Jack" Allan[2] (28 December 1886 – 4 May 1919) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest as a forward.[3][4]

Personal life

Allan attended College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham between 1906 and 1908 and during that time, he worked as a physical education teacher at a school in Wallsend.[5] He later taught physical education at the Higher Grade School in Stockton-on-Tees.[5] Allan married in 1915 and had two children.[5] He served as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War and served on the Western Front from May 1918 through the April 1919, after the war.[5] While home on demobilisation leave in May 1919, Allan died of a combination of Spanish flu and pneumonia and he was buried in Church Bank Cemetery, Wallsend.[5][1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1908–09[6] First Division 9 5 0 0 1[a] 0 10 5
1909–10[6] 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
1910–11[6] 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 15 5 0 0 1 0 16 5
West Bromwich Albion 1911–12[7] First Division 19 4 1 0 — 20 4
Nottingham Forest 1912–13[8] Second Division 16 2 0 0 — 16 2
1913–14[8] 6 1 0 0 — 6 1
Total 22 3 0 0 — 22 3
Career total 56 12 1 0 1 0 58 12
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Charity Shield

Honours

Newcastle United

References

  1. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Stanley James E "Jack" Allan". toon1892. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ^ Dykes, Garth (2017). Nottingham Forest FC Who's Who 1892–1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 5. ISBN 978-1911376071.
  4. ^ "To The Glory of God". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Allan, J.S." Universities at War. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Jack Allan". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1911/12". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Stanley Allan". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.


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