| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Kevin Allen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-08-28)28 August 1962 (age 63)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Aveley,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1985 | West Ham United | 152 | (6) |
| 1985–1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | 292 | (23) |
| 1993–1995 | Southampton | 43 | (1) |
| 1994 | →Luton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1995 | →Stoke City (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Swindon Town | 36 | (1) |
| 1997 | Bristol City | 15 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Millwall | 28 | (0) |
| – | Purfleet | ||
| Total | 587 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | England Youth | 22 | (3) |
| 1981 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 1985 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Kevin Allen (born 28 August 1962) is an English former professionalfootballer and delegate liaison officer for theProfessional Footballers' Association.
As a player, he was amidfielder who notably played top flight football forWest Ham United,Tottenham Hotspur andSouthampton, with appearance for Spurs and the Saints in thePremier League. He also played inthe Football League forLuton Town,Stoke City,Swindon Town,Bristol City andMillwall.[3] He won threecaps forEngland at under-21 level.[4]
At 17 years and 256 days old, Allen's appearance for West Ham United againstArsenal in the1980 FA Cup Final made him the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup final atWembley Stadium, thoughJames Prinsep played at a younger age atKennington Oval in 1879. Both records have since been broken.[5] His debut for West Ham had come on 29 September 1979 when 32 days after his 17th birthday he had appeared for the club in their 2–1 home win overBurnley in the Second Division. He collected a Second Division title medal for the Hammers in1980–81 and helped re-establish them as a First Division side. He made 152 league appearances for the Hammers, scoring six goals, before a £400,000 fee took him to their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 19 June 1985.[6]
He scored on his debut in an emphatic 4–0 win at White Hart Lane versusWatford. Allen went on to play in two FA Cup finals forTottenham Hotspur, on the losing side in1987 alongside his cousinClive Allen. However, Allen was victorious in the1991 FA Cup defeatingNottingham Forest 2–1.[7] In eight years with Tottenham, he played 292 league games and scored 23 goals. He was voted player of the year for the1992–93 season, his final full season atWhite Hart Lane.[8]
He remained atWhite Hart Lane until 16 September 1993, when a £550,000 deal took him toSouthampton. He played 33FA Premier League games in1993–94, scoring once, but played just ten league games without scoring in1994–95 and was loaned out for 17 games toStoke City, scoring once in a 4–2 defeat away atSouthend United inMarch 1995. He then signed forSwindon Town on a free transfer and helped them win the Division Two title (and promotion to Division One) in1995–96.
Allen comes from a family of footballers, his uncles are formerReading strikerDennis Allen and fellow Tottenham playerLes Allen. His cousins areMartin Allen,Clive Allen andBradley Allen.
After retiring from playing football at the end of the1997–98, which he spent in Division One with Millwall, he now works for the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) in their Player Services DepartmentProfessional Footballers' Association.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 1979–80 | Second Division | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 38 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | |
| Total | 152 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 197 | 11 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1985–86 | First Division | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| 1988–89 | First Division | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 36 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 3 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 292 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 377 | 28 | ||
| Southampton | 1993–94 | Premier League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Luton Town (loan) | 1994–95 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stoke City (loan) | 1994–95 | First Division | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Swindon Town | 1995–96 | Second Division | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| Bristol City | 1996–97 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Millwall | 1997–98 | Second Division | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Career total | 587 | 32 | 53 | 5 | 77 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 742 | 43 | ||
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