Albert Victor Edward Allen (7 May 1887 – 4 June 1975) was an

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player and umpire. He played for

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in the

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(VFL). For a short period he was appointed to the VFL list of umpires.

Football career

Allen was recruited to Richmond from Preston and made his debut in round 3 versus

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. 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

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versus

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match. He umpired his last VFL match, Carlton versus Richmond the following week.Flegg, David. ''Records''. Accessed 30 November 2013. Microsoft Access database.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Bert Richmond Football Club players Australian Football League umpires Northern Bullants players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne 1887 births 1975 deaths People from Fitzroy, Victoria 20th-century Australian sportsmen