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Dennis James Allen (2 March 1939 – 9 July 1995^{[citation needed]}) was an English football player and manager.

Dennis Allen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-03-02)2 March 1939 [citation needed]
Place of birth	Romford, England[citation needed]
Date of death	9 July 1995(1995-07-09) (aged 56)[citation needed]
Place of death	Reading, England[citation needed]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1961	Charlton Athletic	5	(1)
1961–1970	Reading	336	(85)
1970–1971	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	17	(3)
1972–1973	Oostende	29	(1)
1974–1979	Cheltenham Town
Total		387	(90)
Teams managed
1974–1979	Cheltenham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Romford, Allen represented Charlton Athletic (1956–1961), Reading (1961–1970) and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (1970–1971) as an inside-forward. He scored 89 goals in 358 league appearances. Dennis went on to be player-manager at Cheltenham Town.[2]

His brother Les (b. 1937), son Martin (b. 1965), grandson Charlie Allen (b. 1992), great-nephew Oliver (b. 1986) and nephews Bradley (b. 1971), Clive (b. 1961) and Paul Allen (b. 1962) all played football professionally. Martin went on to manage Cheltenham Town himself.

References

External links

• Dennis Allen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

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