Tom Allan

Thomas James Allan (born 30 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back or left back for Bridlington Town A.F.C. He has played in the Football League for York City.

Allan started his career with hometown club York City aged eight and had a loan spell with Hucknall Town of the Northern Premier League Division One South in 2011. He signed a professional contract with York in December 2012, and made his first-team debut in League Two shortly after. He had a loan spell with Conference North club Harrogate Town in 2013 before being released by York in 2014. He spent one season with Conference Premier club Gateshead before being released.

Career York City

Born in York, Allan joined the youth system of hometown club York City in 2002 at the age of eight. He signed for Northern Premier League Division One South club Hucknall Town on loan in October 2011, making his only appearance as a substitute against Stamford before returning to York in November. While still a second-year trainee, he signed a one-and-a-half-year professional contract with York on 6 December 2012, with manager Gary Mills commenting: "Tom has come on unbelievably in the last 12 months and thoroughly deserves his first professional contract". His debut came two days later in a 3–0 victory away to Workington, and made one more appearance for the club before returning to York on 20 December 2013. Allan came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Will Hayhurst in York's 0–0 away draw with Fleetwood Town in the play-off semi-final second leg, resulting in the team being eliminated 1–0 on aggregate.

Non-League Allan joined Conference Premier club Gateshead, managed by his former York manager Mills, on 30 June 2014. He signed a one-year contract that would be extended by a further year pending on him making a pre-determined number of appearances. He was released by new manager Malcolm Crosby in June 2015.

Allan signed for newly relegated National League North club Alfreton Town on 6 July 2015 on a one-year contract. Allan dropped down two divisions in December 2016 by joining Northern Premier League Division One North club Tadcaster Albion on loan. He scored on his debut on 17 December 2016 in a 3–2 away win over Radcliffe Borough, dispossessing Lassana Nalatche before shooting into the bottom corner. In June 2017, Allan signed a new one-year contract at Alfreton.

Return to York City Allan re-signed for York City, with the club now in the National League North, on 17 May 2018. He rejoined Alfreton Town on 16 November 2018 on loan until 1 January 2019, having started only four matches for York in 2018–19. His debut came the following day when starting Alfreton's 3–1 home win over Nuneaton Borough in the league. The loan was extended until the end of the season in January 2019.

Allan missed the start of the 2019–20 season with a three-match suspension before joining York's divisional rivals Farsley Celtic on 16 August 2019 on a one-month loan. He made seven appearances for Farsley, scoring two goals, He returned to Farsley Celtic on 17 October on loan until 4 January 2020, making 13 appearances and scoring 1 goal during his second loan spell.

Allan was released by York at the end of the 2019–20 season, in which he made two appearances for the club in all competitions. before being eliminated from the play-offs in the semi-final.

Post York City career Allan signed for Farsley Celtic on 1 August 2020 on a one-year contract.

Prior to the 2021–22 season, Allan returned to former club Alfreton Town.

After a short spell with Alfreton, Allan returned to Farsley Celtic in October 2021.

In November 2024, Allan joined Bridlington Town A.F.C and was retained for the 2025–26 season.

Style of play Allan primarily plays at centre back and left back. By late 2016, he had started playing as a left winger. Conference Premier

2012–13 League Two

2013–14 League Two

Hucknall Town (loan) 2011–12 National League North

2016–17 National League North

2017–18 National League North

Tadcaster Albion (loan) 2016–17 Northern Premier LeagueDivision One North

2018–19 National League North

2019–20 National League North

Alfreton Town (loan) 2018–19 National League North

Farsley Celtic (loan) 2019–20 National League North

2020–21 National League North

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