Clive Allen
A prolific striker who won both the PFA and Football Writers' Association player of the year awards in 1986-87.
Clive Allen is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for seven different London clubs. He was a prolific striker throughout his career. In 1986-87 he won the PFA and Football Writers' Association player of the year awards. He also won 5 caps for England from 1984 to 1988.
- Notable Achievement
- Scored 33 League goals and 49 goals in all competitions in 1986-87, a club recor
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Lore & Background
Clive Allen's time at Tottenham Hotspur began with a debut on 25 August 1984, where he scored twice in a 4–1 away win at Everton. He scored 10 goals from 18 appearances in his first season, with Spurs finishing third behind Liverpool and Everton. The 1986-87 season was his peak: he scored 33 League goals and 49 goals in all competitions, a club record. That season he scored in the 1987 FA Cup Final, though he was on the losing side alongside his cousin Paul Allen. He also won the PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards. Allen moved from Spurs to join Bordeaux in March 1988.
In Their Own Story
In the 1986-87 season, Clive Allen scored 33 League goals and 49 goals in all competitions, a record for Tottenham Hotspur. He scored in the 1987 FA Cup Final, but was on the losing side alongside his cousin Paul Allen. That season he also won the PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards.
Reader's Guide
Clive Allen played for Tottenham Hotspur from 1984 to 1988. He scored twice on his debut on 25 August 1984, a 4–1 away win at Everton. In his first season he scored 10 goals from 18 appearances, with Spurs finishing third behind Liverpool and Everton. His peak season was 1986-87, when he scored 33 League goals and 49 goals in all competitions, a club record. He scored in the 1987 FA Cup Final but was on the losing side. That season he won the PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards. He moved from Spurs to join Bordeaux in March 1988.
Did You Know?
- Clive Allen scored twice on his Tottenham debut on 25 August 1984, a 4–1 away win at Everton.
- In 1986-87 he scored 33 League goals and 49 goals in all competitions, a club record for Tottenham.
- He won both the PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards in 1987.
- He scored in the 1987 FA Cup Final but was on the losing side alongside his cousin Paul Allen.
- Allen moved from Spurs to join Bordeaux in March 1988.
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