William Allan (footballer, born 1880)

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)[1] and spent six seasons with Hibernian,[2] featuring on the losing side in the 1914 Scottish Cup Final (lost to Celtic after a replay.[3][4] He also had spells with Rangers[5] 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.[6] The closest he came to international recognition was a trial for the Scottish League XI in 1910 during his time at Hibs.[6]

References

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