Dick Allman

Messina Wilson Allman (5 April 1883 – December 1943) was an English footballer who played as a forward.

He turned professional with Burslem Port Vale in April 1903 before joining Reading in May 1905. Two years later, he signed with Portsmouth via Plymouth Argyle and helped the "Greens" to finish as Southern League runners-up in 1907–08. He joined Stoke in May 1908 before moving on to Liverpool two months later. He then had spells with Grantham, Wrexham, and Ton Pentre, scoring the winning goal for Wrexham in the 1910 Welsh Cup final. He joined Leicester Fosse in November 1911, before transferring to Croydon Common in June 1912. He helped Croydon to win the Southern League Division Two title in 1913–14. After a spell guesting for Arsenal during World War I, he ended his career after the war with non-playing spells with Crystal Palace and Maidstone United.

Career Burslem Port Vale Allman signed for Football League Second Division club Burslem Port Vale in April 1903, having previously played for local minor-league sides Burslem Park Boys and Burslem Higherhave. He scored his first goal at the Athletic Ground on 16 January 1904, in a 2–2 draw with Burnley, and finished the 1903–04 campaign with three goals in nine appearances. He also scored the winning goal for Wrexham over Chester in the 1910 Welsh Cup final. After the war he served Crystal Palace and Maidstone United as a reserve player. Southern League First Division 19 6 0 0 19 6 Liverpool 1908–09 First Division

Wrexham 1909–10 Birmingham & District League

Leicester Fosse 1911–12 Second Division

1912–13 Southern League Second Division 24 8 4 2 28 10 1913–14 Southern League Second Division 29 10 1 0 30 10 1914–15 Southern League First Division 26 3 2 0 28 3

79 21 7 2 86 23

236 73 11 2 247 75

Honours Wrexham Welsh Cup: 1909–10

Croydon Common Southern League Second Division: 1913–14