Ray Allan
Raymond George Kyle Allan (born 5 March 1955) is a retired Scottish footballer who made over 420 appearances in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as a goalkeeper.[2][3] He is Cowdenbeath's record appearance-maker and was capped by Scotland at junior level.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond George Kyle Allan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Townhill | |||
| –1971 | Woodmill | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Glenrothes | ||
| 1972 | Alloa Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 1972–1975 | Cowdenbeath | 58 | (0) |
| 1975–1979 | Glenrothes | ||
| 1976 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1989 | Cowdenbeath | 363 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Forfar Athletic | 66 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Brechin City | 74 | (0) |
| 1994 | Motherwell | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Brechin City | 45 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Scotland Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Allan is the grandson of footballer George Kyle.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 1971–72[3] | Scottish Second Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Forfar Athletic | 1989–90[6] | Scottish First Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 1990–91[6] | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | |||
| Motherwell | 1994–95[7] | Scottish Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Cup
Honours
Brechin City
- Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion: 1992–93[2][3]
- Scottish League Third Division second-place promotion: 1995–96[2][3]
Glenrothes
- Fife Regional League (3): 1970–71, 1975–76, 1977–78[3][8]
- Fife Regional League East Division (1): 1978–79[3][8]
- Fife & Lothians Cup (1): 1971–72[3][8]
- Fife Junior Cup (4): 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79[3][8]
- Cowdenbeath Cup (3): 1971–72, 1976–77, 1977–78[3][8]
- East Fife Cup (1): 1971–72[3][8]
- Caledonian Cup (1): 1975–76[3][8]
- Fife Drybrough Cup (1): 1978–79[3][8]
- Montrave Cup (1): 1971–72[3][8]
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[9]
References
- Stark, Jim. "Hometown Heroes (Local Footballers in Profile) – No. 6 – George Kyle". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – A". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Raymond Allan". lochgelly3.tripod.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "10 things about Cowdenbeath". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Forfar Athletic Player Raymond Allan Details". www.imorton.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Ray Allan". Motherwellnet. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "History | Glenrothes Juniors FC". www.clubwebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Raymond Allan". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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