George Allan (footballer, born 1885)

George Allan (1885 – 14 March 1916) was a Scottish professional football half back who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle and Ayr United.[3][4]

George Allan

Personal information
Full name	George Allan[1]
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth	Mauchline, Scotland
Date of death	14 March 1916 (aged 30–31)[2]
Place of death	Winchester, England
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1912	Partick Thistle	51	(2)
	Ayr United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Allan served as a second lieutenant in the London Regiment during the First World War and was killed in a training accident in Winchester on 14 March 1916.[3] Whilst being taught how to fire a West Spring Gun, Allan was hit in the face by a trench bomb and died of wounds 10 minutes later.[3] He was buried in Mauchline Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Partick Thistle	1905–06[1]	Scottish First Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1906–07[1]		26	1	1	0	27	1
	1907–08[1]		19	1	3	0	22	1
Career total			51	2	4	0	55	2

References

1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
3. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
4. "ALLAN, George 1902–03 – The Partick Thistle History Archive". partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.