George Allan (footballer, born unknown)

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George Allan was a Scottish footballer who played for Leven Thistle, Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical, as a wing half or inside forward.[1]

Allan joined Partick from Leven Thistle on 22 December 1897. He made his debut against Heart of Midlothian in a 6–2 loss on 25 December the same year.[2] He played his final game for the club on 3 May 1899 in a 4–0 loss against Queen's Park in the Glasgow League.[3] Overall, he made at least 22 appearances and scored 6 goals for the club in all competitions (11 and 6 in the Scottish Football League).[4]

Allan then joined Hamilton,[5] making his Accies debut on 16 September 1899 at home in a friendly against the Kaffirs from Transvaal. Overall, he made 31 appearances for Hamilton (21 in the league) across two seasons, and did not score.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "George Allan [i] - The Thistle Archive". www.thethistlearchive.net. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ 1897-98, Niall Kennedy, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  3. ^ 1898-99, Niall Kennedy, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ 1899-1900 – Second Division Champions, Niall Kennedy, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  6. ^ "Hamilton Academical Memory Bank - ALLAN, George (1899)". sites.google.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.