Patrick Allan (20 September 1892 – 15 July 1955) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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, primarily for Clyde. Having joined the club in late 1911 from a team in

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(details are not well documented) he was quickly involved in the run to the

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but did not take part in Clyde's defeat to

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; however, he was in the side which claimed the

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in the 1914–15 season. In a career interrupted by

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, Allan played for

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in one unofficial wartime international match.

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1892 births 1955 deaths Footballers from Stirling (council area) Men's association football forwards Scottish men's footballers Scottish people of Irish descent Clyde F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Vale of Leven F.C. players Dumbarton Harp F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scotland men's wartime international footballers {{Scotland-footy-forward-1890s-stub