| Malcolm Allison | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Malcolm Alexander Allison | |
| Date of birth | September 5, 1927 | |
| Place of birth | Dartford, England | |
| Playing position | Centre half | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ? 1945–1951 1951–1957 |
Erith & Belvedere Charlton Athletic West Ham United |
? 2 (0) 238 (10) |
| Teams managed | ||
| ? 1964–1965 1972–1973 1973–1976 1976–1977 1978–1979 1979–1980 1980 –1981 1981–1982 1982–1984 1985-86 1988 1992–1993 |
Bath City Plymouth Argyle Manchester City Crystal Palace Galatasaray SK Plymouth Argyle Manchester City Crystal Palace Sporting Clube de Portugal Middlesbrough Kuwait S.C. Farense Bristol Rovers |
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Playing career
Allison joined West Ham United in February 1951, after seven seasons at Charlton Athletic. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of A promising career as a centre-half was ended prematurely by a bout of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common He fell ill after a game against Sheffield United on 16 September 1957 and had a lung removed in hospital. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) This turned out to be his last senior game for West Ham and although he battled on in their reserve team, he later played for Romford. Reserve team is the term applied to the second team fielded by a Sports club. Romford FC (The Boro are a football club based in Romford, England.
Management career
Allison's first taste of coaching was at West Ham, where - under Ted Fenton - he took charge of coaching sessions and acted as mentor to a young Bobby Moore. Edward Fenton (born 7 November 1914 in Forest Gate, London) was manager of English football club West Ham United Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. He was a flamboyant and widely travelled football coach and manager, who was seldom seen without his fedora and a cigar. A fedora is a soft Felt Hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and Pinched in the front on both sides His management career included clubs such as Plymouth Argyle, Manchester City, Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. He also managed overseas, in Turkey with Galatasaray (1976-1977), and in Portugal with Sporting, where he won the championship title, and the Portuguese Cup, in 1981-1982. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting History The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912 but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition the fact which ended it in
Manchester City
His most successful managerial period was probably not in a job where he had full control, but in his post as assistant manager (to Joe Mercer) at Manchester City between 1965 and 1972. Joseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE ( 9 August 1914 - 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager This era is believed to be strongest in Manchester City's history - they won the First Division (1967-68), FA Cup (1969), League Cup (1970) and Cup Winners' Cup (1970), with a team including such greats as Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1969 FA Cup Final took place on Saturday 26 April 1969, at Wembley Stadium, London between Leicester City and Manchester City The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Colin Bell MBE ( 26 February 1946) is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham Mike Summerbee (born 15 December 1942 in Preston) is an English footballer, who played in the successful Manchester City side of Francis Henry Lee (born 29 April 1944 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer However his reputation was blighted by his second spell at the club when he sold crowd favourites such as Peter Barnes and Gary Owen and replaced them with unknowns such as Michael Robinson and Steve Daley. Peter Simon Barnes (born 10 June 1957 in Manchester) is an English former footballer, son of footballer Ken Barnes. Gary Owen may refer to Gary Owen (snooker (born 1929 retired Welsh snooker player Michael John Robinson (born 12 July 1958 in Leicester, England) is a former England -born Irish international footballer Steve Daley (born April 15, 1953 in Barnsley) is a former English footballer, who played as a Midfielder. He is also fondly remembered at Crystal Palace for taking the then third division side to an FA Cup Semi Final in 1976, beating first division Leeds United, Chelsea and Sunderland before losing to Southampton in the semi final at Stamford Bridge. During this cup run his image was iconic, being associated with his lucky Fedora hat, large cigars and sheepskin coat.
Crystal Palace
Allison was certainly one of the most flamboyant characters in Crystal Palace's history and his time at Selhurst Park was a rollercoaster ride for Palace supporters. Selhurst Park is a British football Stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon
On March 31, 1973 Malcolm was appointed Palace manager after previously holding the role at Bath City, Plymouth Argyle and Manchester City where he helped the club to top domestic honours along with Joe Mercer. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Bath City FC are a football club based in Bath, Somerset, currently playing in the Conference South. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Joseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE ( 9 August 1914 - 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager Despite his arrival the Eagles were relegated, losing five out of their last seven games.
The following season was even more disastrous because of a second successive relegation. Malcolm completely restructured the side in an attempt to halt the club's decline and he angered many fans with his decision to replace favourite John Jackson in the Palace goal. John Jackson (born 5 September, 1942 in Hammersmith England) nicknamed "Stonewall" is a former football goalkeeper Malcolm's larger than life image was a mixed blessing in Division Three for it raised hopes and aspirations of supporters while also serving to motivate other clubs when they visited SE25. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest SE25 is a postcode district in the SE postcode area of London England
However 1975-76 was the most successful season for Malcolm at Selhurst Park as he spurred his side on to an FA Cup semi-final appearance. Selhurst Park is a British football Stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Brilliant victories against higher league opposition in the shape of Leeds United, Chelsea and Sunderland led to the club's first FA Cup semi-final appearance but unfortunately eventual winners Southampton proved too strong in the match which was played at Stamford Bridge. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Stamford Bridge is a football Stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that
With the team failing to reach Wembley and win promotion (despite building up a big lead in the league table in the early part of the season) Malcolm resigned in May 1976. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the He returned to the club in 1980-81 for a two-month period in a doomed attempt to avoid relegation from the top flight.
In January 2007 Crystal Palace fans organised a tribute to Allison, which they named Fedora Day. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Fans set up a campaign on [www.cpfc.org], an unofficial forum dedicated to the club, to mark the 31st anniversary of the famous FA Cup run which Allison masterminded. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The date chosen was that of the game against Preston North End in the 4th Round of the FA Cup on 27 January 2007. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Fans sporting Allison's favoured Fedoras smoked cigars and drank champagne while cheering on their side. This generated major national press coverage, including The Sun newspaper, Crystal Palace – managed by Peter Taylor, a star of the 1976 side – were unable to match their predecessors and were knocked out of the cup 2-0. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language For the former Derby County/Nottingham Forest manager/assistant manager also a manager of Brighton & Hove Albion who died in 1990 see Peter Taylor (footballer born 1928 Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
References
- Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media, 18. ISBN 1 903135 50 8.
- Malcolm Allison management statistics at Soccerbase
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