Stanley James E. "Jack" Allan (28 December 1886 – 4 May 1919) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest as a forward.
Personal life Allan attended College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham between 1906 and 1908 and during that time, he worked as a physical education teacher at a school in Wallsend. He later taught physical education at the Higher Grade School in Stockton-on-Tees. Allan married in 1915 and had two children. He served as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War and served on the Western Front from May 1918 through the April 1919, after the war. While home on demobilisation leave in May 1919, Allan died of a combination of Spanish flu and pneumonia and he was buried in Church Bank Cemetery, Wallsend.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNewcastle United1908–09First Division95001Appearance in FA Charity Shield01051909–104000—401910–112000—20Total1550010165West Bromwich Albion1911–12First Division19410—204Nottingham Forest1912–13Second Division16200—1621913–146100—61Total22300—223Career total561210105812
Honours Newcastle United
FA Charity Shield: 1909
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