| Wayne Allison |
| Personal information |
|---|
| Full name | Wayne Anthony Allison |
| Date of birth | 16 October 1968 (1968-10-16) (age 38) |
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Playing position | Striker |
| Club information |
|---|
| Current club | Chesterfield |
| Number | 22 |
| Senior clubs1 |
|---|
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1987-1989
1989-1990
1990-1995
1995-1997
1997-1999
1999-2002
2002-2004
2004-
| Halifax Town
Watford
Bristol City
Swindon Town
Huddersfield Town
Tranmere Rovers
Sheffield United
Chesterfield
Career | 084 0(23)
007 00(0)
195 0(48)
103 0(31)
076 0(15)
102 0(26)
073 00(7)
106 0(22)
743 (172) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 1 August 2007.
* Appearances (Goals) |
Wayne Allison (born 16 October 1968 in Huddersfield, England) is an English football centre forward currently playing for the English League One side Chesterfield. In a career spanning over 20 years; he has played for 8 clubs and scored over 170 goals.
Allison, who is nicknamed the "Chief", began his career at home town club Westend Juniors and was the first player from that amateur side to turn professional. His first professional team was Halifax Town, for whom he played from 1987 to 1989, scoring 31 goals in 84 games. Allison then moved on to Watford for £250,000. At Watford he made only 7 appearances, scoring no goals. This prompted another move, this time for £300,000 to Bristol City in August 1990. He was more successful in Bristol, netting 57 goals in 225 games over a 5 year spell at the club.
Steve McMahon signed him to local rivals Swindon Town in 1995 for a fee set by tribunal of £475,000. A roaming player for the club, Allison's ability to hold the ball up whilst others advanced in support and also help in defence earned him the inclusion in Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats. He left Swindon for Huddersfield Town, his home town team, for his highest transfer fee of his career (£800,000). Unfortunately, this spell was not quite as successful as he may have hoped and Allison was on the move again in September 1999. This time to Tranmere Rovers for a £300,000 fee. During his three year stay at Prenton Park he netted 32 goals in 117 appearances.
Allison then moved on a free transfer to Sheffield United. Although he had been offered a better deal at League One Boston, he opted for a the challenge of gaining promotion for the Blades. He then went on to become an important part of Neil Warnock's Plans at Bramall Lane, featuring heavily in a season where Sheffield United reached both domestic cup semi finals. He started in both semi finals against Arsenal (FA Cup) and Liverpool in both legs of the League Cup. He made his last move to date, to Chesterfield on 25 June 2004, on another free transfer, aged 36.
Notes
- ^ a b c Mattick, Dick (2002). "Wayne Allison", Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats. Tempus Publishing, 10. ISBN 0-7524-2714-8.
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