Clive Allen (born Stepney, London, May 20, 1961) was an English international football player and a prolific scorer for a number of clubs. Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First...

Allen is the son of ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Les Allen, who was a member of the legendary team which won the First Division title and FA Cup "double" in 1961 (the Cup success occurred exactly two weeks before Allen Jnr's birth). He is the cousin of football manager Martin Allen. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a London football club. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Martin Allen (born August 18, 1965 in Reading, England) is an English football manager. ...

A fearfully accurate centre forward, Allen joined Queens Park Rangers as a youth player, making his debut in 1978. After the club was relegated in 1979, Allen became a first-choice striker in their quest to return to the top flight, scoring a phenomenal 28 goals. This prompted Arsenal to make a bid of £1,250,000 for him in the summer of 1980, which QPR accepted. This was big news in the sports pages as Allen was still a teenager. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

There followed a most bizarre sequence of events which led to Allen leaving Arsenal before he had even kicked a ball. Two months after arriving at Highbury, he was sold in part-exchange to Crystal Palace in another seven-figure deal which saw England full back Kenny Sansom come the other way. There was a rumour that QPR and Palace had secured a deal for Allen on the condition that QPR did not sell Allen to Palace directly, and Arsenal acted as go-betweens. This has never been confirmed or disproved. The facade of the East Stand, which looms over Avenell Road Arsenal Stadium has been the home ground of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Kenny Sansom (born September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, London) was an English footballer who remains his countrys most capped full back. ...

During his time at Palace, Allen 'scored' one of the most controversial dis-allowed goals of all-time. During Palace's 3-1 away defeat to Coventry City, on 6 September 1980, Allen, who had already scored earlier in the game, was fouled just outside the Coventry penalty area. Allen took the free-kick himself, which thumped against the right-hand post (from Allen's view), then appeared to hit the net, before coming back out again. After much arguing and consulting with his linesman, the referee decided that the goal did not count, and this counted towards a season of misery for Palace, in which they were eventually relegated. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues due to the traditional colour of their strip (which itself is sky blue in honour of the sky blue cloth traditionally made in the city), are a football team based in Coventry, England. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Following relegation, Allen left Palace (having scored just eight goals), and moved back to his former club QPR, after a tumultuous two years elsewhere in London.

QPR, still in the Second Division, were now coached by Terry Venables and Allen's first season back at the club revived his fortunes as he scored 13 goals to help the club to promotion. They also got to the FA Cup final - unusual for a club outside the top flight - and, adding extra intrigue to the occasion, QPR's opponents were Tottenham, with whom Allen Snr. had been so successful. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... Terence Frederick Venables, more commonly known as Terry Venables (born January 6, 1943) is an English football manager, who managed the England national football team. ...

The day went appallingly for Allen - he was injured after just two minutes at Wembley and he had to be substituted. The match ended 1-1 after extra-time but Allen wasn't fit enough to take part in the replay, which Tottenham won 1-0. March 20 9. ...

Over the next two seasons, Allen scored 27 League goals as QPR consolidated their new status back in the First Division. In the summer of 1984, Allen was given his first England cap by Bobby Robson in a friendly against Brazil, coming on as a substitute. England won 2-0 but when Allen started the next game of this tour of South America three days later, they lost 2-0 to Uruguay. He played in the third game of the tour too, which was a goalless draw against Chile. Upon arriving home, Allen joined Tottenham, following in his father's footsteps, for £700,000. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Sir Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson CBE, known as Sir Bobby Robson (born February 18, 1933) is a football manager and former football player. ... A substitute is a player in football who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

A settling-in period at Spurs followed, with Allen scoring twice on his debut and ultimately weighing in with eight goals from 15 appearances in his first season. He suffered with injury during his first two years but a fully-fit Allen took to the field at the start of his third season as Spurs found themselves able to chase three trophies thanks to their red-hot goalscorer. By now, Allen's cousin Paul had also joined the club. A cousin chart identifies the correct name for the relationship between two people with a common ancestor. ...

Allen, playing as a lone forward with the creative forces of Glenn Hoddle, Osvaldo Ardiles and Chris Waddle laying on the chances, fired 33 League goals plus 16 more in the League Cup and FA Cup competitions as Spurs reached both semi-finals while challenging for the League. In the League Cup semi, Spurs faced their fierce rivals Arsenal and Allen scored three goals over three matches (it was level after two legs so a replay was required) but still Arsenal won through to the final. However, Spurs reached the 1987 FA Cup final at Wembley after easily overpowering Watford in the semi. As the season drew to a close, Allen got his fourth England cap in a goalless draw versus Turkey, scoring a dissallowed goal. Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, Hillingdon) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England, currently employed as manager for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Osvaldo César (Ossie) Ardiles (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a football coach and former midfielder who won the 1978 World Cup as part of the Argentinian national team. ... Christopher Roland Waddle (born December 14, 1960) was a famous English footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Watford Football Club are an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. ...

At Wembley, Spurs' opponents were Coventry City and Spurs started as clear favourites. Five years earlier Allen picked up an injury in the second minute of the FA Cup final; this time he picked up a goal. An early Hoddle free kick was cleared to Waddle on the right flank, and the England winger thundered in a near post cross which the perfectly-positioned Allen headed home. However, it would all end in heartbreak for Tottenham, as Coventry fought back to win 3-2 in extra time. Allen's final tally of 49 goals that season broke the Spurs club record held by Jimmy Greaves. He also picked up the titles of PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues due to the traditional colour of their strip (which itself is sky blue in honour of the sky blue cloth traditionally made in the city), are a football team based in Coventry, England. ... James Peter Jimmy Greaves (born 20 February 1940) was an English football player, and more recently a television pundit. ... At the end of every English football season the members of the PFA, the players union, vote on which of its members has played the best football in the previous year. ... The Football Writers Association (FWA) is an association of English football journalists and correspondents writing for newspapers and agencies. ...

Tottenham seemed to peak at this point and the following season Allen's touch wasn't quite the same. He scored eleven goals and won a fifth and final England cap in another goalless draw, versus Israel. He never scored for his country. In March 1988, Spurs sold Allen to French champions Bordeaux for £1 million. Eighteen months later he joined Manchester City, but despite a good goalscoring record he fell out of favour when Peter Reid took over as manager. He subsequently had short spells with Chelsea, West Ham United, Millwall and Carlisle United before retiring in 1995. In an intriguing change of sport, he had a brief spell with the London Monarchs in the NFL Europe. Also won The NFL MVP award in 2004 setting a new NFL record of 105 field goals in a season. Look up March in Wiktionary, the free dictionary March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ... Manchester City Football Club are a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Peter Reid (Born June 20, 1956 in Huyton, Merseyside) was one of the most talented football players of the 1980s when he turned out for Bolton, Everton and England. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is an English Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. ... Millwall Football Club is a professional football team based at the 20,146 capacity New Den Stadium in Bermondsey, Zampa Road, South London, England. ... Carlisle United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in League Two. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year Founded 1991 Year Retired 1998 City London, England Team Colors Red, Royal Blue and White Championships 1 (1991) The London Monarchs were a franchise in NFL Europe and its predecessor league, the World League of American Football (WLAF). ... NFL Europe logo Old World League of American Football (WLAF) logo The NFL Europe League is an American football league which operates in Europe. ...

Allen, who suffered from alopecia for a spell, is now the Tottenham Hotspur reserve team coach under Martin Jol at White Hart Lane, as well as being a pundit for a variety of media organisations. Alopecia is a set of disorders ranging from male and female pattern alopecia (alopecia androgenetica), to alopecia areata, which involves the loss of some of the hair from the head, alopecia totalis, which involves the loss of all head hair, to the most extreme form, alopecia universalis, which involves the...