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Clive
Allen |
Queen's Park Rangers,
Tottenham Hotspur
FC
5 appearances, 0 goals
P 5 W 1 D 3 L 1 F 2:
A 2
*(actual F 0: A 2)
50% successful
1984-88
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 320 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Clive Darren
Allen |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
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Born |
20 May 1961 in
Stepney, London [registered as
Clive D. Allen in Stepney, June 1961].
Attended Rayners
School, Hornchurch |
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Height/Weight |
5' 10", 12st.
3lbs [1985] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
|
Biographies |
There's Only
One Clive Allen: An Autobiography, Clive Allen with Steve Stammers.
Arthur Barker. London 1987. |
| |
This covers the
career to date of the much-travelled striker, including Queen's Park
Rangers, Crystal Palace and Spurs.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
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Club(s): |
Played in
Havering, Essex and London Schools, then signed apprentice forms with
Queen's Park Rangers FC in 1977, signing professionally on 20 September 1978. After
49 league appearances and 32 goals, Allen signed for Arsenal FC on 13 June 1980 for £1.25 million. Without playing a
league match, he signed for Crystal Palace FC on 14 August 1980 in a
straight swap involving Kenny Sansom. After
nine goals in 25 league appearances, he rejoined Queen's Park Rangers
FC on 8 June 1981 for £700,000. He made
another 87 league appearances, scoring forty goals. Tottenham Hotspur FC
signed him
on 16 August 1984 for £750,000 and after
105 league appearances, in which he scored sixty goals, Allen moved onto France with FC des Girondins de
Bordeaux for £1 million on 10 May 1988. After one season and
thirty French league appearances with 21 goals,
he returned to England with
Manchester City FC on 18 August 1989 for £1.1 million,
making 53 league appearances and scoring
another sixteen goals. Joined Chelsea FC
on 6 December 1991 for £250,000 for
another sixteen league appearances and seven goals. West Ham United FC on 27 March 1992 for
£250,000, making 38 league appearances
and scored seventeen goals. Millwall FC signed Allen on 25 March 1994 for £75,000 and
after twelve league appearances, onto Carlisle United FC
on a free transfer on 7 September 1995, before retiring
after three league appearances.
He completed 418 league appearances and scored
202 goals. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1981-82, 1986-87; |
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Individual honours |
PFA
Division Two Team of the Year
1979-80; FWA Player of
the Year 1986-87, PFA Player of the Year 1986-87;
PFA Division One Team of the Year 1986-87;
Football League (one appearance) |
|
Distinctions |
Scored 49 goals
in 1986-87. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Barry J. Hugman's
PFA Yearbook [1996]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
983rd player to
appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Forward |
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First match |
No. 590, 10 June 1984, Brazil 0 England 2, a
friendly match at Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, substitute
(76), aged 23 years 21 days. |
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Last match |
No. 630, 17 February 1988,
Israel
0 England 0, a friendly match at The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv,
substituted (68), aged 26 years 273 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England U21
(three appearances), England U15 (seven appearances, one goal). |
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Distinctions |
The 25th post-war Londoner to represent England
(39th overall)
Despite his prolific goalscoring, Clive Allen never actually witnessed an
England goal. His 320 minutes playing never produced a single goal. |
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Beyond England |
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Following retirement from playing football,
Clive played American Football with the London Monarchs in NFL Europe.
He then held various coaching roles with Tottenham Hotspur, as well as
media roles with the Sky Sports and ITV teams. |
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Clive Allen - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
320 |
0 |
0 min |
0 |
none |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Clive Allen
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Away |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
4 |
4 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
4 |
4 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Clive Allen
- Match Record -
By Shirt Colour |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0.667 |
0.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
Red |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
| All |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
4 |
4 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Clive Allen
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
ECF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
| European
Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
3 |
3 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
4 |
4 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Clive Allen
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
European Championship Preliminary
Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP 1986-88 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
EC All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
EC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Clive Allen
- Match History |
|
Club: Queen's Park Rangers F.C. - 3 full appearances |
manager: Bobby Robson - 5
full capsx
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Age
23 |
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1 |
590 |
10 June 1984 -
Brazil
0 England 2, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de
Janeiro |
tour |
AW |
sub 76 |
16 |
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2-0
when substituting |
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2 |
591 |
13 June 1984 - Uruguay
2
England 0,
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
AL |
Start off 75 |
10 |
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0-2
when substituted |
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3 |
592 |
17 June 1984 -
Chile
0
England 0,
Estadio Nacional
de Chile, Santiago |
AD |
Start |
10 |
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Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 2 full appearances |
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Age
25 |
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4 |
624 |
29 April 1987 - Turkey 0 England 0, Atatürk
Stadyumu, İzmir |
ECP |
AD |
Start
off 73 |
9 |
|
0-0
when substituted |
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Age
26 |
|
5 |
630 |
17 February 1988 - Israel 0 England 0, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv. |
Fr |
AD |
Start
off 68 |
7 |
|
0-0
when substituted |
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