Albert Victor Edward Allen (7 May 1887 – 4 June 1975) was an
Australian rules football
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player and umpire. He played for
Richmond
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in the
Victorian Football League (VFL). For a short period he was appointed to the VFL list of umpires.
Football career
Allen was recruited to Richmond from
Preston
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and made his debut in round 3 versus
University. Named at full-forward he snapped the match's first goal and scored another later but the Tigers were defeated by 15 points.
The following week Allen played in his second and final VFL match. He kicked one goal and Richmond lost again this time by 26 points.
Richmond made four changes the following week including Allen who did not play for Richmond again.
Umpiring career
In 1915 Allen was briefly appointed to the VFL list of boundary umpires. He made his VFL debut in round 7 earning Heritage Number 100 when he officiated in the
South Melbourne versus
Melbourne match. He umpired his last VFL match,
Carlton
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versus Richmond the following week.
[Flegg, David. ''Records''. Accessed 30 November 2013. Microsoft Access database.]
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Richmond Football Club players
Australian Football League umpires
Preston Football Club (VFA) players
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
1887 births
1975 deaths
People from Fitzroy, Victoria