Reg Allen
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| Reg Allen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Reginald Allen | |
| Date of birth | 3 May 1919 | |
| Place of birth | Marylebone, England | |
| Date of death | 3 April 1976 (aged 56) | |
| Place of death | Ealing, England | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1938–1950 1950–1955 |
Queens Park Rangers Manchester United |
183 (0) ? (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Arthur Reginald Allen (born 3 May 1919 in Marylebone, London, died 3 April 1976) was a goalkeeper with Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
Reg made his QPR debut against Newport County in December 1938 and was known as one of the best goalkeepers of his era. Reg went on to play 183 league games for QPR, his career impacted by the war years where he was a POW in North Africa. He was a member of the 1948 QPR that won the Division Three (South) championship.
He was transferred to Manchester United in 1950 for a then world-record fee for a goalkeeper, but had retired from football within five years.
He died on 3 April 1976, one month before what would have been his 57th birthday.
[edit] Honours
[edit] As a player
- Division Three (South) Title winner: 1947–48
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