Douglas Stewart Allder (born 30 December 1951 in Hammersmith, London) is an English former professional footballer who made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Millwall as a left winger. He was capped by England at youth level and is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Stewart Allder[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1951-12-30) 30 December 1951 (age 70) | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1969 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1975 | Millwall | 203 | (10) |
| 1975–1977 | Orient | 41 | (0) |
| 1977 | Torquay United | 0 | (0) |
| 1977 | Watford | 1 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | Brentford | 88 | (2) |
| 1980–1981 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 21 | (1) |
| 1981 | Walton & Hersham | ||
| 1981–1982 | Staines Town | ||
| Total | 354 | (13) | |
| National team | |||
| England Youth | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Allder began his career with Second Division club Millwall and signed apprentice terms in April 1968 for £4 a week.[3] He signed a professional contract in October 1969,[4] worth £20 a week.[3] He made his debut and broke into the team during the 1969–70 season, making 24 appearances.[5] A dispute with Benny Fenton in 1971 saw Allder play on a week-to-week contract and he nearly moved to play under Gordon Jago at divisional rivals Queens Park Rangers.[3] The move was cancelled after Jago replaced Fenton as Millwall manager, which meant Allder remained at The Den.[3] The Lions occasionally challenged for promotion to First Division,[6] but relegation to Third Division at the end of the 1974–75 season saw Allder depart the club.[7] In his six years with Millwall he made 227 appearances and scored 12 goals.[7] Allder is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame.[8]
In July 1975, Allder moved to Second Division club Orient in exchange for Terry Brisley and Barrie Fairbrother.[9] He left Orient at the end of the 1976–77 season, after making 41 league appearances without scoring.[10] Looking back in 2002, Allder said "I knew straight away it was a bad move. I wasn't happy there".[3]
Allder had a one-month trial with Fourth Division club Torquay United in August 1977 and made one appearance as a substitute for Lindsay Parsons in a League Cup tie away at Cardiff City.[2][11] In September 1977, he had a month-long trial with Watford and made a single appearance away at Rochdale, in which he was substituted at half-time.[3][4] Watford went on to win the 1977–78 Fourth Division title and Allder received a winners' medal from chairman Elton John after the final game of the season against Brentford.[3]
In October 1977, Allder joined Fourth Division club Brentford on trial.[12] He quickly became the regular left winger in the team and signed a contract.[12] The Bees were promoted to the Third Division at the end of the season, after securing a fourth-place finish.[13] Allder had an infamous brawl with Sheffield United's Mick Speight during a match at Griffin Park in November 1979, which resulted in the fight spilling over into the Sheffield United dugout and both players being sent off.[3] Allder was released at the end of the 1979–80 season and made 95 appearances and scored three goals during his time at Griffin Park.[3][1]
Allder joined Isthmian League club Tooting & Mitcham in 1980.[14] He moved to Staines Town in March 1981, before moving to Walton & Hersham.[2]
In 1992, Allder was working in the Millwall Centre of Excellence.[4]
As of 2002, Allder was working at Heathrow Airport.[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 1969–70[5] | Second Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1970–71[15] | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 1971–72[16] | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| 1972–73[17] | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74[18] | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75[19] | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 203 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 227 | 11 | ||
| Torquay United | 1977–78[11] | Fourth Division | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Watford | 1977–78[2] | Fourth Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1977–78[13] | Fourth Division | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| 1978–79[13] | Third Division | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 1979–80[13] | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 292 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 324 | 14 | ||
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