William Allen (22 October 1917 – 1981) was an English

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. Allen joined

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

from Chesterfield in 1950. He then moved to

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in 1950, where he retired in 1952.

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1917 births People from Newburn Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne (district) Footballers from Tyne and Wear 1981 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chesterfield F.C. players York City F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub