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Ronnie Allen (born 15 January 1929 - died 1 June
2001) was an England|English football
(soccer)|footballer.


==Playing career==
Born in Fenton, Staffordshire|Fenton,
Stoke-on-Trent, he started his senior career with
local club Port Vale F.C. as a right-winger, also
playing for the Royal Air Force during his
national service.

He was transferred to West Bromwich Albion F.C. in
1950 for Pound Sterling|GBP 15,000 and, though
only 5 foot (unit of length)|foot 8 inch (1.73 m)
and barely 11 stone (weight)|stone (70 kg), he
emerged as a talented striker, helping to define
the modern role of target man. His unconventional
style limited his appearances for England national
football team|England to only five cap
(football)|caps.

Allen scored twice in Albion's FA Cup victory of
1954 and, later the same year, once in England's
3-1 defeat of Germany national football team|West
Germany. In the latter game, he played in a
forward line graced by Tom Finney and Stanley
Matthews. He was Football League First
Division|First Division top scorer in 1954/1955
with 30 goals.

After 458 games and 234 goals with West Brom, he
moved to Crystal Palace F.C. in 1961.


==Management career==
*Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., (1965 - 1968),
winning promotion to the first division in 1967;
*Athletic Bilbao, (1968 - 1972), winning the Copa
del Rey (1969);
*Sporting Clube de Portugal, (1972 - 1973); 
*Walsall F.C., (1973 - 1977);
*West Bromwich Albion, (1977);
*Saudi Arabia national football team, (1977 - ??);
*Panathinaikos, (?? - 1981);
*West Bromwich Albion, (1981 - 1982).


==Bibliography==
*Allen, R (1955) It's goals that count
(http://www.copac.ac.uk/copac/wzgw?id=6406810&f=u&
esn=F&rsn=2&rn=1 COPAC record)


==External links==
*http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4202296-10
3684,00.html Obituary from The Guardian