Clive Allen

Clive Allen reads to me like a proper old-school goal poacher. Born in Stepney and playing for seven different London clubs, his career is practically a map of the capital. The 1986-87 season, when he swept both the PFA and Football Writers' Association player of the year awards, was the peak, and five England caps confirm the pedigree. I love that he stayed rooted in London while racking up goals, and the flirtation with American football suggests an athlete whose instincts ran deep. There is something honest and unglamorous about a pure striker, and I find that genuinely endearing.

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Name (English)

Clive Allen

Name (Japanese)

クライヴ・アレン

Reading

くらいゔ・あれん

Born

May 20, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Stepney, United Kingdom

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / American football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive%20Allen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706818

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach
• American football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.