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Florence Allen (born 13 August 1999) is an English former footballer who played in the defender position for Bristol City. She has represented England on the under-17 national team. She is currently the General Manager of Norwich City Women.

Flo Allen

Personal information
Full name	Florence Allen
Date of birth	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Norwich, England
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Norwich City Women (General Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2022	Bristol City	87	(0)
National team‡
2014	England U-15
2014–2016	England U17	5	(0)
2018-2019	England U19	6	(1)
Teams managed
2022–	Norwich City Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 April 2019

Early life

Allen was raised on her family's farm in Norfolk and began playing football at the age of 6.[2] At the age of 16, she moved to Bristol to pursue her dream of becoming a professional footballer.[2]

Playing career

Bristol City, 2016–2022

Allen signed with Bristol City in January 2016 ahead of the 2016 FA WSL season.[3] She made 11 appearances for the team and helped secure a second-place result with a 10–3–3 record and promotion to FA WSL 1.[4] Allen was sidelined during the 2018–19 season due to a long term hip injury.[5] Allen announced her retirement from professional football in April 2022.

International

Allen has represented England on the under-15 and under-17 national teams.[6][7] She was named to the England squad for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in September 2016.[8][9]

Honours

with Bristol City.

• FA WSL 2 Runner-up: 2015

See also

References

Further reading

• Caudwell, Jayne (2011), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Routledge, ISBN 041556087X
• Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
• Scraton, S., Magee, J., Caudwell, J. (2008), Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experience (Ifi) (Vol 1), Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1841262250
• Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
• Williams, Jean (2003), A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain, Routledge, ISBN 0415263387

External links

• Flo Allen – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Flo Allen – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Bristol City player profile
• Flo Allen on Twitter
• Flo Allen at Soccerway

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