Player Details

Real Name: Adrian Allen
Normal Position: Outside Right
Height: 5' 9
Weight: 11st 0lbs
Born: 23/03/1934 (Preston)
Died: 12/03/2009 (Beauchief, Sheffield)

As a teenager Adrian was on the books of Preston North End prior to being called up for National Service; he served as a Royal Naval Officer in the Korean War but found time to represent the Royal Navy and Combined Services at soccer. On returning to the U.K. he entered college and joined Southport as an amateur. After 3 appearances with Southport `A\' in April 1954 he began the following season with 3 Reserve games and in less than a fortnight made his footballing debut against Oldham when he was marked by George Hardwick, the former England Captain. He played for the County at schoolboy, junior and senior levels and in anuary 1955 was chosen to play for Lancashire against North Riding. Although lacking in weight and height he showed a rare turn of speed and an ability to send accurate passes across the goal from the dead ball line. In his 6 League games Southport gained 4 wins and 2 draws. After leaving Southport he turned professional and was a regular goalscorer in the Lancashire Combination. Outside of football he followed an academic career; a graduate of 3 Universities � Manchester, London and Durham � he taught in Secondary Schools in the Preston and Manchester areas prior to being appointed Headmaster of a Comprehensive School in Sheffield where he has lived and worked for the last 20 years. Still keen on football, he plays regularly for an over-40s side and has no intention of giving up the game in the forseeable

Player Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

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Season	Date	From	To	Value
1954/1955		Southport	MORECAMBE

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Statistics include the following competitions
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,

Season	Apps	Subs	Goals
1954/1955	7	0	0
Total	7	0	0

Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponents	Score
11/05/1955	Liverpool Senior Cup	A	TRANMERE ROVERS	0 - 2
07/05/1955	League / D3N	H	SCUNTHORPE UNITED	1 - 1
02/05/1955	League / D3N	H	HARTLEPOOL	1 - 0
30/04/1955	League / D3N	A	STOCKPORT COUNTY	2 - 0
13/11/1954	League / D3N	H	GRIMSBY TOWN	2 - 2
02/10/1954	League / D3N	A	HALIFAX TOWN	1 - 0
25/09/1954	League / D3N	H	OLDHAM ATHLETIC	1 - 0