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Malcolm Allen (born 21 March 1967) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played for Watford, Aston Villa, Norwich City, Millwall, Newcastle United and Stevenage Borough. Allen played 14 times for Wales between 1986 and 1993. After retiring from the professional game he moved into coaching and television punditry. He is a Welsh speaker.〔Jones, pp 23〕 ==Career== Allen was born in Deiniolen, Gwynedd, but began his career with Watford, signing apprentice terms in July 1983, before becoming professional in March 1985.〔 He scored Watford's only goal in 1985 FA Youth Cup final.〔 He played and scored for the Hornets in their FA Cup semi-final defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in 1987, and in 19 cup appearances for Watford scored eight goals.〔 He was loaned to Aston Villa in September 1987 by new Watford manager Dave Bassett, and joined Norwich for a fee of £175,000 in August 1988.〔 Whilst with Norwich he scored four in their club record FA Cup victory, 8–0 against Sutton United in the fourth round. This was one of the most successful seasons in Norwich's history, as they finished fourth in the league and were semi-finalists in the FA Cup. In 1989, an incident between Allen and David O'Leary sparked a mass brawl at Arsenal's Highbury stadium.〔(Happened on this Day – 4 November ), BBC Sport〕 O'Leary picked up Allen by the scruff of his neck and carried him some yards. Police officers needed to intervene,〔(Graham Kelly: Points deduction is best weapon but it must be used with the utmost care ), The Independent〕 and Arsenal were fined £20,000.〔(We are so sorry ), The Sun〕〔(Goons' role of shame update ), RedCafe.net〕 Allen joined Millwall in March 1990 for £400,000, spending three years there before moving to Newcastle United for £300,000 in August 1993. He retired due to injury, aged 28, in December 1995.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malcolm Allen (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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