Albert Allen
Football, Football player
1867 – 1899
Who was Albert Allen?
Albert Allen was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played as an inside-forward with Aston Villa. He made one appearance for England on 7 April 1888 when he scored three goals in a 5-1 victory over Ireland, thus making him one of the five England players who scored a hat trick on his only international appearance.
He first joined Villa in August 1884, and scored Villa's first Football League hat-trick in a 9-1 home win over Notts County on 29 September 1888. He made 44 league appearances for Aston Villa, scoring 27 goals. He died of tuberculosis, which had ended his career prematurely, aged 32.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1867
Aston - Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Birmingham
- Aston
- Died
- Oct 13, 1899
Birmingham
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on July 23, 2013
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