Appearances:
161 |
Starts:
161 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
3 |
Games per Goal:
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #355
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1946-47
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1946-47
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Centre Back
1934-35
1938-39
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Jimmy Allen
Jimmy Allen
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1934-35 | 1935-36 | 1936-37 | 1937-38 | 1938-39 |
Age
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D2 | D2 | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
34 | 23 | 12 | 47 | 45 |
Starts
34 | 23 | 12 | 47 | 45 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1934-35 | 1935-36 | 1936-37 | 1937-38 | 1938-39 |
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James Phillips Allen
Birth Date
16 October 1909
Birth Place
Poole, Dorset
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Longfleet St. Mary’s School |
Poole Central |
Poole Town |
1930-34 Portsmouth, 132 (1) |
Transfer in
Aged
24
From
Portsmouth
For
£10,775
On
June 1934
Under
Billy Smith
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
35
Retired
To
For
Free
On
1944
Under
Alex Massie
Subsequent Clubs
Retired |
Died
8 February 1995, Aged 85
Villa Career
1934-39 £10.77k, 161 | 3 | #355 |
Appearances
Unused
161
0
Goals
3
Played Under
Jimmy McMullan
Jimmy Hogan
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1934-35
25 August 1934
Birmingham (a), Division One
24
No Substitutes in Period
26 December 1936
Appearances
Goals
161
3
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1938-39
6 May 1939
Middlesbrough (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
29
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Jimmy Allen
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1946-47
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1946-47
Player #357 for Aston Villa, James Phillips Allen, known as Jimmy Allen, played as a centre back for the club. Jimmy played for Villa between 1934-35 and 1938-39 making 161 appearances and scored 3 goals.
Jimmy was born in Poole, Dorset on 16 October 1909 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 25 August 1934 aged 24.
Villa had signed Jimmy from from Portsmouth for a fee of £10,775 in June 1934. The fee paid was, at the time, both a club and British record transfer fee however despite the stylish and quick thinking centre half being a key cog in Villa’s pre war armoury Jimmy was unable to help Villa avoid relegation from Division One for the first time in the club’s history in 1935-36.
Jimmy did, however, go on to captain the side in the Second Division championship winning season of 1937-38 and helped Villa re-consolidate their position as a Division One side in 1938-39.
Villa’s pre-war captain was still on the books when football resumed post WW2 with the regional league in 1945-46 and for the first season of League football proper in 1946-47.
Jimmy had undertaken essential war work in the South of England whilst football was in abeyance through WW2 and despite his reappearance at the club post war, he was forced to retire due to injury in 1944 having played his last game for Villa on 6 May 1939 aged 29.
Jimmy had played under Villa’s first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan and his successor Jimmy Hogan.
Jimmy passed away in Southsea on 8th February 1995 aged 85."