Rory Allen

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Rory Allen
Personal information
Full name Rory Allen
Date of birth (1965-10-17) 17 October 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Beckenham, England
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Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Tottenham Hotspur 20 (2)
1998 → Luton Town (loan) 9 (7)
1999–2002 Portsmouth 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rory Allen (born 17 October 1977) is an English ex-professional football player.

Club career

Early career

A striker, Allen made his professional football debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 4 September 1996 as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat at Wimbledon (aged 18). He went on to score four times in 28 games for Spurs including starting a memorable[according to whom?] 3rd round FA Cup tie in 1997 against Manchester United alongside Neale Fenn up front[where?]. Two of his four goals came in the league, against Newcastle[1] and Manchester United,[2] also scoring a brace against Preston North End in the League Cup.[3] Allen was sent on loan to Luton Town in 1997, scoring 7 goals in 9 appearances in what was then Division Two (the third tier of English football).

Portsmouth

Portsmouth paid Spurs a club record £1,000,000 for him in July 1999, as he became Pompey's first million-pound signing,[4] citing manager Alan Ball as a key factor in his decision to make the move.[5] He suffered an injury in pre-season training.[5] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth on 15 August 1999 in a match against Wolves.[6] The following week, he made it two goals in a week, scoring in a 2–0 victory at home to Stockport.[7] He injured his ankle in September 1999, lasting only 24 minutes of a league match against Ipswich.[8] He wouldn't play again until making an appearance as a substitute in March 2000.[9] Allen scored his third Portsmouth goal against QPR in May 2000, equalising in the 53rd minute but with Portsmouth finally losing the match 3–1.[10]

He struggled for match fitness,[11] and missed the whole of the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons due to knee problems.[12] He scored in a pre-season friendly match against Spanish side Alavés in August 2002,[12] but made no further competitive appearances. He left the club in November 2002, handing in a letter of resignation with eight months of his contract remaining.[13] Having already undergone eight operations to his ankles and knees over the course of his career, this signalled his retirement from football aged just 25.[14]

Personal life

In 2000, Allen was arrested and fined alongside Portsmouth goalkeeper Aaron Flahavan after admitting being abusive towards police officers following a drinking session.[15]

References

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  4. ↑ Pompey swoop for Spurs striker, Andover Advertiser, 15 July 1999.
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  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. – via Highbeam Research (subscription required)

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