Derek Allan

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Derek Allan
Personal information
Full name Derek Thomas Allan [1]
Date of birth (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Greenock Morton (U17 coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1993 Ayr United 5 (0)
1993–1996 Southampton 1 (0)
1996 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 8 (0)
1996–1999 Brighton & Hove Albion 72 (2)
1999–2001 Kingstonian 60 (4)
2001–2004 Queen of the South 47 (0)
2004–2005 Dumbarton 6 (0)
Total199(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Thomas Allan (born 24 December 1974) is a Scottish former football defender.

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He is currently the coach of Greenock Morton's U17 side.

Playing career

Allan or ("Swan Neck") (Due to his aerial ability) was born in Irvine, Scotland and started his professional career at Ayr United, where he made only five appearances. After just one year at the club he was sold to Southampton of the English Premiership for a fee of £75,000 in March 1993. He also was part of the Scottish Under 21 squad in April 1993 which played Iceland at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.

Southampton's manager Ian Branfoot saw Allan as "one for the future" but a series of injuries restricted him to just one Premier League appearance when he came on as a late substitute for Matthew Bound in a 1–0 defeat at Manchester City on 1 May 1993. [3]

In March 1996 Jimmy Case took him on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion, before making the move permanent. In the three years he spent at Brighton he made 67 league appearances, scoring twice. Allan joined non-league side Kingstonian and was player of the year in the 1999–00 season. Allan had a successful spell at Kingsmeadow, being part of the winning 2000 FA Trophy squad beating Kettering Town 3-2 in a dramatic 2000 Wembley Final, which turned out to be one of the last games ever played at the 'Old Wembley'. 68 appearances in 2 seasons [3]

In July 2001 he was signed by Scottish side Queen of the South where he won the Scottish Second Division Title in May 2002. His stay was again hampered by injuries [4] and he was limited to just 47 league appearances. Allan spent the last season of his career at Dumbarton, [5] before early retirement at the age of just 30.

Derek is now the Elite Youth Coach at Greenock Morton Under 17s and a fully UEFA Qualified 'A' licence Youth Coach.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ayr United 1992–93 [6] Scottish First Division 500000—50
Southampton
1992–93 [7] Premier League 100000—10
1993–94 [7] Premier League000000—00
1994–95 [7] Premier League000000—00
Total1000000010
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 1995–96 [8] Second Division 800000—80
Brighton & Hove Albion
1996–97 [8] Third Division 31000201 [lower-alpha 1] 0340
1997–98 [9] Third Division19110001 [lower-alpha 1] 0211
1998–99 [10] Third Division22100101 [lower-alpha 1] 0241
Total802103030872
Kingstonian
1999–2000 [11] Football Conference 29110—6 [lower-alpha 2] 0361
2000–01 [12] Football Conference31350—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0383
Total604600080744
Queen of the South
2001–02 [13] Scottish Second Division 1302 [lower-alpha 4] 01 [lower-alpha 5] 0—160
2002–03 [14] Scottish First Division180001 [lower-alpha 5] 0—190
2003–04 [15] Scottish First Division160001 [lower-alpha 5] 0—170
Total470203000520
Dumbarton 2004–05 [16] Scottish Second Division6000001 [lower-alpha 6] 070
Career total199690601202266
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy (2 appearances) and Conference Cup (4 appearances)
  3. ↑ Appearances in Conference Cup
  4. ↑ Scottish Cup
  5. 1 2 3 Scottish League Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Kingstonian

Queen Of The South

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References

  1. ↑ "Derek Allan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1997). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline. p. 424. ISBN   978-0-7472-7738-5.
  3. 1 2 Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. pp. 227 & 472. ISBN   0-9534474-3-X.
  4. ↑ "Queen of the South Squad Details 2003/2004". www.qosfc.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007.
  5. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  6. ↑ ""Games played by Derek Allan in 1992/1993"". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 228. ISBN   0-9534474-3-X.
  8. 1 2 "Player search: Allan, DT (Derek)" . English National Football Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Derek Allan in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Derek Allan in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Derek Allan in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Derek Allan in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Derek Allan in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Derek Allan in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Derek Allan in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Derek Allan in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Football: Geoff's special Ks; UMBRO TROPHY FINAL - KETTERING 2 KINGSTONIAN 3. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Official Queen of the South Site". www.qosarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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