Joe Allon
Joseph Ball Allon (born 12 November 1966) is an English former footballer. A striker, he scored 135 goals in 361 league and cup games in a 14-year career in the English Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Ball Allon | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Newcastle United | 9 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Swansea City | 34 | (12) |
| 1988–1991 | Hartlepool United | 112 | (48) |
| 1991–1992 | Chelsea | 14 | (2) |
| 1992 | → Port Vale (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Brentford | 45 | (19) |
| 1993 | → Southend United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Port Vale | 23 | (9) |
| 1995 | Lincoln City | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Hartlepool United | 56 | (19) |
| Total | 306 | (111) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Starting his career with Newcastle United in 1984, he failed to break into the first-team and moved on to Swansea City three years later. After a season with the Swans he signed with Hartlepool United. After scoring 48 league goals for the club he transferred to Chelsea in 1991. After a season with Chelsea, including a loan spell with Port Vale, he joined Brentford. In 1994, he moved back to Port Vale permanently, before moving back to Hartlepool United via Lincoln City in 1995. He retired in 1998 because of a knee injury. He won three promotions with three clubs, and was voted onto the Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year in 1990–91 and won the North-East Footballer of the Year award in 1990–91.