Watty Allan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Lennie Allan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1868 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 November 1943 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Blackpool, Lancashire, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Abercorn | |||
| 1888–???? | Stockton | ||
| 1890–1891 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1891–1892 | Stockton | ||
| 1892–1893 | Heywood Central | ||
| 1893 | Rotherham Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1893–???? | Fairfield | ||
| 1895 | Chorley | ||
| 1895–???? | Stalybridge Rovers | ||
| 1896–1897 | Northfleet United | 1 | (0) |
| 1897 | Kettering | ||
| 1897–???? | Berry's | ||
| 1898–???? | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1899–???? | Loughborough | 18 | (6) |
| 1900–1901 | Watford | 18 | (1) |
| 1901–???? | Blackpool | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Lennie Allan (24 December 1868 – 1 November 1943), usually known as Watty Allan, was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward. He played for a number of clubs during his career, most notably Watford and Blackpool.[2][3]
Having previously played in the Second Division with Rotherham Town and Loughborough, he played one season in the Southern League for Watford at inside-left, scoring one goal. After leaving Watford, he joined Blackpool. He died in the town in 1943, aged 74.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Walter Lennie ALLAN". watfordfcarchive.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 22. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
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- 1868 births
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- Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Abercorn F.C. players
- Stockton F.C. players
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- Heywood Central F.C. players
- Rotherham Town F.C. (1878) players
- Fairfield Athletic F.C. players
- Chorley F.C. players
- Stalybridge Rovers F.C. players
- Northfleet United F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Loughborough F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- English Football League players
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