Dennis Allen (footballer)

Dennis Allen
Personal information
Date of birth	2 March 1939 [citation needed]
Place of birth	Romford, England[citation needed]
Date of death	9 July 1995 (aged 56)[citation needed]
Place of death	Reading, England[citation needed]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1961	Charlton Athletic
1961–1970	Reading
1970–1971	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
1972–1973	Oostende
1974–1979	Cheltenham Town
Total
Managerial career
1974–1979	Cheltenham Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis James Allen (2 March 1939 – 9 July 1995^{[citation needed]}) was an English football player and manager.

Born in Romford, Allen represented Charlton Athletic (1956–1961), Reading (1961–1970) and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (1970–1971) as an inside-forward. He scored 89 goals in 358 league appearances. Dennis went on to be player-manager at Cheltenham Town.^[2]

His brother Les (b. 1937), son Martin (b. 1965), grandson Charlie Allen (b. 1992), great-nephew Oliver (b. 1986) and nephews Bradley (b. 1971), Clive (b. 1961) and Paul Allen (b. 1962) all played football professionally. Martin went on to manage Cheltenham Town himself.

References

^ Maurice Golesworthy, ed. (1965). Soccer Whos Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
^ "Like father, like son". Cheltenham Town F.C. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.

Dennis Allen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-03-02)2 March 1939 ^{[citation needed]}
Place of birth	Romford, England^{[citation needed]}
Date of death	9 July 1995(1995-07-09) (aged 56)^{[citation needed]}
Place of death	Reading, England^{[citation needed]}
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)^[1]
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1961	Charlton Athletic	5	(1)
1961–1970	Reading	336	(85)
1970–1971	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	17	(3)
1972–1973	Oostende	29	(1)
1974–1979	Cheltenham Town
Total		387	(90)
Managerial career
1974–1979	Cheltenham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals