William Roberts Allan (1880 – 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He had three spells at hometown club Falkirk (after also starting out locally with East Stirlingshire)[1] and spent six seasons with Hibernian,[2] featuring on the losing side in the 1914 Scottish Cup Final (lost to Celtic after a replay.[3][4] He also had spells with Rangers[5] and Albion Rovers, and made a final Scottish Football League appearance (in a total of more than 400) for Stenhousemuir in an emergency, aged 41.[6] The closest he came to international recognition was a trial for the Scottish League XI in 1910 during his time at Hibs.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Roberts Allan | ||
| Date of birth | 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1965 (aged 84–85) | ||
| Place of death | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Woodbine Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Vale of Carron | |||
| 1899–1901 | East Stirlingshire | 8 | (0) |
| 1900 | → Camelon (loan) | ||
| 1901–1904 | Falkirk | 38 | (0) |
| 1904–1905 | Rangers | 8 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Albion Rovers | 17 | (0) |
| 1906–1908 | Falkirk | 64 | (0) |
| 1908–1916 | Hibernian | 239 | (0) |
| 1916–1921 | Falkirk | 42 | (0) |
| 1918–1919 | → Clackmannan (loan) | ||
| 1921 | Stenhousemuir | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 417 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ East Stirlingshire & Falkirk players to 1946/47, Falkirk Football Historian, 8 July 2013
- ^ (Hibernian player) Allan, William, FitbaStats
- ^ "Scottish Cup Final | Easy Victory for Celtic Over Hibernians". The Scotsman. 17 April 1914. Retrieved 17 September 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
- ^ Association Football. | Scottish Cup–Replayed Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1914
- ^ (Rangers player) Allan, William, FitbaStats
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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