Real Name: Frank Allen
Normal Position: Inside Right
Height: 5' 9
Weight: 11st 7lbs
Born: 05/05/1901 (Altofts, Normanton)
Died: 30/10/1989 (Ravenshead, Nottingham)

Frank AllenSigned by Jimmy Commins on 3 separate occasions, Frank was a versatile performer who played equally well at wing-half or inside-forward, making Football League appearances in all. At Barnsley he moved from Right-half to inside-forward to accommodate Dai Jones (q.v.). Although never regarded as a prolific goalscorer, he achieved his best return with New Brighton where he scored 19 of his 38 League goals including a first half hat-trick against Southport when the Rakers scored 5 goals in the first 25 minutes on 7 April 1934. He was signed a third time by Jimmy Commins at Barrow where he appeared along with ex-Southport players Ralph Hills, Ossie Littler, Tommy Moon and Joe Wilson. He actually played with Jack Little (q.v.) and Peter McPherson (q.v.) at Le Havre where he also coached local schoolboys, returning after 2 years in preference to becoming a naturalised Frenchman! In later life he was heavily involved in golf and flower shows, though a ceased hip, the legacy of an early pit injury, was still a handicap. A widower for over 20 years, he died of pneumonia in hospital at the age of 88.

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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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
1929/1930 3607
Total 36 0 7


Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date Competition Venue Opponents Score
12/04/1930 League / D3NA SOUTH SHIELDS 0 - 4
05/04/1930 League / D3NH ROCHDALE 2 - 3
01/03/1930 League / D3NA CHESTERFIELD 0 - 2
26/02/1930 Liverpool Senior CupA EVERTON 2 - 5
22/02/1930 League / D3NH DONCASTER ROVERS 1 - 1
15/02/1930 League / D3NA PORT VALE 0 - 1
08/02/1930 League / D3NH NEW BRIGHTON 2 - 1
01/02/1930 League / D3NA STOCKPORT COUNTY 2 - 2
25/01/1930 League / D3NH YORK CITY 1 - 0
18/01/1930 League / D3NA CREWE ALEXANDRA 4 - 5
11/01/1930 League / D3NA ROCHDALE 2 - 2
04/01/1930 League / D3NA HARTLEPOOL 1 - 1
01/01/1930 League / D3NH BARROW 0 - 2
28/12/1929 League / D3NH NELSON 0 - 0
26/12/1929 League / D3NA WIGAN BOROUGH 1 - 1
25/12/1929 League / D3NH WIGAN BOROUGH 1 - 1
21/12/1929 League / D3NH DARLINGTON 3 - 0
14/12/1929 League / D3NA DARLINGTON 1 - 2
07/12/1929 League / D3NH SOUTH SHIELDS 2 - 1
04/12/1929 FA Cup / 1RA CHESTERFIELD 2 - 3
30/11/1929 FA Cup / 1H CHESTERFIELD 0 - 0
23/11/1929 League / D3NH ROTHERHAM UNITED 7 - 1
16/11/1929 League / D3NA HALIFAX TOWN 1 - 1
09/11/1929 League / D3NH TRANMERE ROVERS 4 - 4
02/11/1929 League / D3NA LINCOLN CITY 1 - 1
26/10/1929 League / D3NH CHESTERFIELD 5 - 1
21/10/1929 Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 RA MANCHESTER CITY 0 - 7
19/10/1929 League / D3NA DONCASTER ROVERS 1 - 3
28/09/1929 League / D3NH STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 - 2
24/09/1929 Lancashire Senior Cup / 2H MANCHESTER CITY 3 - 3
21/09/1929 League / D3NA YORK CITY 4 - 0
14/09/1929 League / D3NH CREWE ALEXANDRA 0 - 3
12/09/1929 League / D3NA CARLISLE UNITED 0 - 4
07/09/1929 League / D3NH HARTLEPOOL 1 - 1
03/09/1929 League / D3NH CARLISLE UNITED 4 - 3
31/08/1929 League / D3NA NELSON 2 - 2

Games where player has scored

Date Competition Venue Opponents Score
05/04/1930League / D3NH ROCHDALE 2 - 3
18/01/1930League / D3NA CREWE ALEXANDRA 4 - 5
04/12/1929FA Cup / 1RA CHESTERFIELD 2 - 3
23/11/1929League / D3NH ROTHERHAM UNITED 7 - 1
26/10/1929League / D3NH CHESTERFIELD 5 - 1
28/09/1929League / D3NH STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 - 2
03/09/1929League / D3NH CARLISLE UNITED 4 - 3