Real Name: Albert Allen
Normal Position: Full Back
Height: 5' 9 1/2
Weight: 11st 10lb
Born: 16/10/1891 (Moston, Manchester)
Died: 23/10/1971 (Crumpsall, Manchester)

Jack AllenAn uncompromising and sturdy full-back who made his footballing debut with Glossop North End in their last season in the Second Division. During the First World War he saw service as a Lieutenant in Italy. In five peace-time seasons with Manchester City he made 55 Football League appearances and had a further 107 Central League games. With City he also won a Lancashire Senior Cup Winners medal in May 1921. His 2 spells at Haig Avenue (where he worked for a time in Edgar Rayner's fish shop) was split by a campaign with Crewe Alexandra. Back in 1916-17 he also made 2 appearances for Southport who were then in the North West War League. On his retirement he worked as an agent for the Royal London Mutual Insurance Company where his football contacts proved invaluable. 'Mad Jack' was a larger-than-life character off the field who compered Police shows and could get whole busloads of people in stitches with laughter. His private life was less happy. Latterly he lived for io years in Southport only moving back to Higher Blackley, Manchester after the death of his second wife a year before he died.

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
1924/1925 Southport CREWE ALEXANDRA
1924/1925 UNATTACHED Southport
1926/1927 CREWE ALEXANDRA Southport
1926/1927 Southport LANCASTER TOWN



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
1924/1925 3800
1926/1927 4200
Total 80 0 0


Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date Competition Venue Opponents Score
30/04/1927 League / D3NH CHESTERFIELD 2 - 1
25/04/1927 League / D3NA WALSALL 1 - 1
23/04/1927 League / D3NA NELSON 2 - 1
20/04/1927 League / D3NA CREWE ALEXANDRA 0 - 1
18/04/1927 League / D3NA BARROW 4 - 1
16/04/1927 League / D3NH WALSALL 6 - 1
15/04/1927 League / D3NH BARROW 3 - 0
02/04/1927 League / D3NH ROTHERHAM UNITED 2 - 0
26/03/1927 League / D3NA STOKE CITY 0 - 4
19/03/1927 League / D3NH DONCASTER ROVERS 2 - 0
12/03/1927 League / D3NA WREXHAM 0 - 3
05/03/1927 League / D3NH NEW BRIGHTON 7 - 2
26/02/1927 League / D3NA STOCKPORT COUNTY 4 - 2
19/02/1927 League / D3NA WIGAN BOROUGH 1 - 3
12/02/1927 League / D3NH ROCHDALE 1 - 1
05/02/1927 League / D3NA TRANMERE ROVERS 0 - 3
29/01/1927 FA Cup / 4A LIVERPOOL 1 - 3
22/01/1927 League / D3NA ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 - 2
15/01/1927 League / D3NH LINCOLN CITY 2 - 3
08/01/1927 FA Cup / 3H BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 0
01/01/1927 League / D3NA HARTLEPOOL 0 - 2
27/12/1926 League / D3NH HALIFAX TOWN 0 - 0
25/12/1926 League / D3NA HALIFAX TOWN 1 - 1
18/12/1926 League / D3NH ASHINGTON 4 - 1
11/12/1926 FA Cup / 2H CROOK TOWN 2 - 0
04/12/1926 League / D3NH NELSON 3 - 4
02/12/1926 FA Cup / 1RA TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 1
27/11/1926 FA Cup / 1H TRANMERE ROVERS 1 - 1
20/11/1926 League / D3NH BRADFORD ( PARK AVENUE ) 2 - 1
13/11/1926 League / D3NA ROTHERHAM UNITED 2 - 1
30/10/1926 League / D3NA DONCASTER ROVERS 1 - 3
23/10/1926 League / D3NH WREXHAM 6 - 0
16/10/1926 League / D3NA NEW BRIGHTON 1 - 4
12/10/1926 Lancashire Senior Cup / 2H BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 - 2
09/10/1926 League / D3NH STOCKPORT COUNTY 2 - 2
28/09/1926 League / D3NH CREWE ALEXANDRA 2 - 2
25/09/1926 League / D3NA ROCHDALE 0 - 1
18/09/1926 League / D3NH TRANMERE ROVERS 1 - 3
13/09/1926 League / D3NA CHESTERFIELD 1 - 5
11/09/1926 League / D3NA DURHAM CITY 2 - 4
08/09/1926 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1H WIGAN BOROUGH 3 - 0
04/09/1926 League / D3NH ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 - 1
02/05/1925 League / D3NA ASHINGTON 0 - 2
25/04/1925 League / D3NA BRADFORD ( PARK AVENUE ) 0 - 1
21/04/1925 League / D3NA NELSON 1 - 2
18/04/1925 League / D3NH DARLINGTON 1 - 0
14/04/1925 League / D3NA ROTHERHAM COUNTY 3 - 1
13/04/1925 League / D3NH DONCASTER ROVERS 3 - 0
11/04/1925 League / D3NA ROCHDALE 0 - 1
10/04/1925 League / D3NA DONCASTER ROVERS 1 - 0
04/04/1925 League / D3NH HARTLEPOOL 2 - 0
28/03/1925 League / D3NA GRIMSBY TOWN 1 - 3
21/03/1925 League / D3NH NEW BRIGHTON 2 - 0
14/03/1925 League / D3NA HALIFAX TOWN 0 - 2
07/03/1925 League / D3NH ACCRINGTON STANLEY 3 - 1
28/02/1925 League / D3NA CHESTERFIELD 2 - 1
21/02/1925 League / D3NH DURHAM CITY 1 - 1
14/02/1925 League / D3NA CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 - 1
07/02/1925 League / D3NA WIGAN BOROUGH 0 - 2
31/01/1925 League / D3NA WALSALL 0 - 0
24/01/1925 League / D3NH TRANMERE ROVERS 1 - 0
17/01/1925 League / D3NA LINCOLN CITY 1 - 1
10/01/1925 League / D3NA NEW BRIGHTON 1 - 1
03/01/1925 League / D3NH BARROW 5 - 0
26/12/1924 League / D3NA WREXHAM 3 - 2
25/12/1924 League / D3NH WREXHAM 1 - 0
17/12/1924 League / D3NA DARLINGTON 1 - 2
08/11/1924 League / D3NH HALIFAX TOWN 3 - 1
15/10/1924 Lancashire Senior Cup / 2H BURNLEY 1 - 0
11/10/1924 League / D3NH CREWE ALEXANDRA 2 - 0
04/10/1924 League / D3NH WIGAN BOROUGH 0 - 1
01/10/1924 League / D3NA HARTLEPOOL 2 - 1
27/09/1924 League / D3NH WALSALL 1 - 0
20/09/1924 League / D3NA TRANMERE ROVERS 0 - 1
16/09/1924 League / D3NH ASHINGTON 3 - 0
13/09/1924 League / D3NH LINCOLN CITY 4 - 0
09/09/1924 League / D3NH ROTHERHAM COUNTY 2 - 0
06/09/1924 League / D3NA BARROW 0 - 1
02/09/1924 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1H ROCHDALE 5 - 3
30/08/1924 League / D3NH NELSON 1 - 0

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