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Paul Allen
Personal information
Full name	Paul Kevin Allen
Date of birth	28 August 1962 (age 47)
Place of birth	Aveley, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
–	West Ham United
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

For other persons named Paul Allen, see Paul Allen (disambiguation).

Paul Kevin Allen (born 28 August 1962 in Aveley, Thurrock, Essex) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Luton Town, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Bristol City and Millwall in the 1980s and 1990s.^[1] He won three caps for England at under-21 level.^[2]

At 17 years and 256 days old, Allen's appearance for West Ham United against Arsenal in the 1980 FA Cup Final made him the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, though James Prinsep played at a younger age at Kennington Oval in 1879. Both records have since been broken.^[3]

Allen went on to play in two FA Cup finals for Tottenham Hotspur, on the losing side in 1987 but victorious in 1991.^[4]

He remained at White Hart Lane until 16 September 1993, when a £550,000 deal took him to Southampton. He played 33 FA Premier League games in 1993-94, scoring once, but played just 10 league games without scoring in 1994-95 and was loaned out for 17 games to Stoke City, scoring once. He then signed for Swindon Town on a free transfer and helped them win the Division Two title (and promotion to Division One) in 1995-96.

After retiring from playing football he worked for the Professional Footballers' Association.^[5]

[edit] References

^ "Paul Allen". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/paulallen.htm. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England – U-21 International Results 1976–1985 – Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u21-intres76.html. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
^ Moore, Glenn (2 January 2009). "Curtis Weston: History man or just a footballing footnote?". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/curtis-weston-history-man-or-just-a-footballing-footnote-1220953.html. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
^ Smith, Dave (10 December 2002). "PAUL ALLEN: Still remembered for the cup final goal he didn't score!". Professional Footballers' Association. http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/paul-allen-still-remembered-for-the-cup-final-goal. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
^ Struthers, Greg (27 March 2005). "Caught in Time: West Ham win the FA Cup, 1980". The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article438151.ece. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

[edit] External links

Paul Allen career stats at Soccerbase
League stats at Neil Brown's site

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[0] "Paul Allen". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/paulallen.htm. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

[1] Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England – U-21 International Results 1976–1985 – Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u21-intres76.html. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

[2] Moore, Glenn (2 January 2009). "Curtis Weston: History man or just a footballing footnote?". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/curtis-weston-history-man-or-just-a-footballing-footnote-1220953.html. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

[3] Smith, Dave (10 December 2002). "PAUL ALLEN: Still remembered for the cup final goal he didn't score!". Professional Footballers' Association. http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/paul-allen-still-remembered-for-the-cup-final-goal. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

[4] Struthers, Greg (27 March 2005). "Caught in Time: West Ham win the FA Cup, 1980". The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article438151.ece. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

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