Full name Leslie William Allen 1959–1965 Tottenham Hotspur 1954–1959 Chelsea Height 1.78 m | Years Team Role Footballer Place of birth Dagenham, England Name Les Allen | |
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Date of birth (1937-09-04) 4 September 1937 (age 78) Similar People Clive Allen, Maurice Norman, Bobby Smith, John White, Paul Allen | ||
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Leslie William Allen (born 4 September 1937) is an English former footballer and manager.
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- Playing career
- Managerial career
- Honours
- Family
- References
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Playing career
Allen started his playing career at amateur club Briggs Sports where he helped them to reach the semi-finals of the Amateur Cup in 1954. In the same year Allen signed for Chelsea on his 17th birthday in September 1954 but never established his place in the Chelsea first-team. He scored 12 League goals for Chelsea in 44 appearances before joining Tottenham Hotspur in December 1959.
He was a key member of Tottenham's double winning side of 1960-61, forming a lethal goalscoring partnership with Bobby Smith. He scored 47 league goals in 119 appearances, but struggled to retain his place following the arrival of Jimmy Greaves.
Allen was rewarded with an England call-up in February 1961 where he earned one cap for England Under 23s against Wales.
He joined Queens Park Rangers in July 1965 for a recorded sum of £21,000. Allen scored 55 goals in 123 starts and five substitute appearances. He was a member of the QPR team who became the first Third Division side to win the Football League Cup Final 1967.
Managerial career
He briefly managed QPR during the 1969-70 season. In November 1972 he became manager of Swindon Town, remaining in charge until 1974.
Honours
Tottenham
QPR
Family
His brother Dennis, son Clive and nephew Paul were also footballers.