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 | |||
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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 |
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