Barry Allan (footballer)
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| Barry Allan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1942 | ||
| Original team(s) | Beaconsfield (SWGFL) | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962–1967 | North Melbourne | 61 (18) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Barry Allan (born 26 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Allan, who was recruited from Beaconsfield in the South West Gippsland Football League, is the son of 1940s North Melbourne player Ron Allan.[1] He made his senior VFL debut in round four 1962. During his first couple of seasons he played mostly reserves football before becoming a regular senior player.[2]
A ruckman, Allan played 61 league games for North Melbourne, from 1962 to 1967.[3][4]
He had been appointed captain-coach of Pakenham in 1966, but North Melbourne refused to clear him.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "BARRY ALLAN". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Know your players". The Canberra Times. 9 July 1966. p. 35. Retrieved 22 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Barry Allan". AFL Tables.
- ^ The Age, "Pakenham still seeks coach", 8 June 1966, p. 1
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