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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie William Allen | ||
| Date of birth | (1937-09-04)4 September 1937 (age 88) | ||
| Place of birth | Dagenham,Essex, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1959 | Chelsea | 44 | (11) |
| 1959–1965 | Tottenham Hotspur | 119 | (47) |
| 1965–1969 | Queens Park Rangers | 128 | (55) |
| Total | 291 | (113) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1971 | Aris | ||
| 1972–1974 | Swindon Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie William Allen (born 4 September 1937)[1] is an English formerfootball player and manager who played as aninside forward.
Allen started his playing career at amateur clubBriggs Sports where he helped them to reach the semi-finals of the Amateur Cup in 1954.[2] In the same year Allen signed forChelsea on his 17th birthday in September 1954 but never established his place in the Chelsea first-team. He scored 12 League goals for Chelsea in 44 appearances.
Allen joinedTottenham Hotspur in December 1959 as part exchange forJohnny Brooks.[3] He scored twice in his debut game for Spurs against Newcastle, and five againstCrewe Alexandra in the1959–60 FA Cup tie a few weeks later that ended 13–2, which is the highest scoring FA Cup tie of the 20th century, and the club's record win.[4]
He was a key member of Tottenham's double winning side of 1960–61, forming a lethal goalscoring partnership withBobby Smith. He scored 23 goals in the league that season, and four in the cups.[3] In all, he scored 47 goals in 119 league appearances for the club, and 61 goals in all appearances (134). but struggled to retain his place following the arrival ofJimmy Greaves, and had to compete withBobby Smith for the centre-forward spot.[3]
Allen earned an England call-up in February 1961 where he earned one cap for England Under 23s against Wales.[2]
Allen joinedQueens Park Rangers in July 1965 for a recorded sum of £21,000.[2] Allen scored 55 goals in 123 starts and five substitute appearances. He was a member of the QPR team who became the first Third Division side to win the Football League Cup Final 1967.[5]
Allen briefly managed QPR during the 1969–70 season. In November 1972 he became manager ofSwindon Town, remaining in charge until 1974.[6]
His brotherDennis, sonsClive[7] andBradley and nephewsPaul andMartin were also professional footballers.
Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers