George Allan (footballer, born 1885)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Allan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Mauchline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 1916 (aged 30–31)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Winchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1912 | Partick Thistle | 51 | (2) |
| Ayr United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Allan (1885 – 14 March 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle and Ayr United.[3][4]
Personal life[edit]
Allan's military service during the First World War began in the Highland Light Infantry.[5] After being commissioned into the London Regiment as a second lieutenant, he was killed in a training accident at Morn Hill Camp,[5] outside Winchester, on 14 March 1916.[3] Whilst being taught how to fire a West Spring Gun, Allan was hit in the face by a trench bomb and died of wounds 10 minutes later.[3] He was buried in Mauchline Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partick Thistle | 1905–06[1] | Scottish First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1906–07[1] | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1907–08[1] | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Allan, George 1902–03". The Partick Thistle History Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b George Allan on Lives of the First World War
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- Scottish Football League players
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- London Regiment officers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
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- Highland Light Infantry soldiers
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