Clive Allen

Clive Darren Allen (born 20 May 1961) is a retired English footballer, a prolific scorer for a number of clubs.

Allen is the son of ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Les Allen, who was a member of the team which won the First Division title and FA Cup "double" in 1961. He is the brother of former footballer Bradley Allen and cousin of football manager Martin Allen and ex West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paul Allen.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

He started his career at Queens Park Rangers in the late 1970s, and scored 32 league goals in 49 appearances, before moving to Arsenal.

Arsenal

Allen signed for Arsenal in the middle of 1980 for a fee of £1.25m, but he did not play a single competitive match (although he did play three matches in Arsenal's 1980–81 pre-season friendly campaign). He shortly moved on to Crystal Palace in a swap deal with Kenny Sansom.

Crystal Palace

Allen was Palace's top scorer for the 1980–81 season with nine goals in the league and 11 in all competitions, when Palace finished bottom of the First Division.

Clive Allen (basketball)

Clive Allen (born 23 August 1961) is a British basketball coach and former player, best known for playing for the Birmingham Bullets. After retirement, he worked on the coaching staff of BBL teams the Milton Keynes Lions and the Birmingham Panthers. He was also an England international, and is the father of women's basketball player Dominique Allen.

Career

During his playing career, he played for teams including the Birmingham Bullets of the British Basketball League (BBL) and the Dudley Bears. He was best known for his work with the Bullets, being described after his career as a "legend" from that club, and twice made it to the play-offs with the team. Allen was also an international, playing for the England men's national basketball team on five occasions.

Along with Tony Simms, he coached the Aston Athletics basketball team in 2005 and shortly afterwards was assistant coach at the Milton Keynes Lions under Nigel Lloyd. He was general manager for the Birmingham Panthers, again under Lloyd, during their only season during 2007-08. Following the club's closure, he was in discussion with association football club West Bromwich Albion to form a new club for the BBL, and to bring back the Birmingham Bullets. In 2009 he became Sporting Club Albion's (part of West Bromwich Albion F.C.) basketball co-ordinator, and later became Head Basketball Development Coach for the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley.