Dick Allman

Burslem Port Vale

Allman signed for Football League Second Division club Burslem Port Vale in April 1903, having previously played for local minor-league sides Burslem Park Boys and Burslem Higherhave. He scored his first goal at the Athletic Ground on 16 January 1904, in a 2–2 draw with Burnley, and finished the 1903–04 campaign with three goals in nine appearances. He hit eight goals in 29 games in 1904–05 to finish as the club's top scorer.

Southern League

He transferred to Reading in May 1905. He scored ten goals in 25 Southern League games in 1905–06 and then seven goals in 36 games in 1906–07. He then departed Elm Park, and started the 1907–08 season at Portsmouth, but moved on to Plymouth Argyle in December 1907 after finding his first-team opportunities at Fratton Park limited. He scored six goals in 19 league games to help the "Greens" to finish as runners-up in the Southern League.

Later career

Allman returned to Staffordshire in May 1908 to sign with Stoke, but never featured at the Victoria Ground, and so instead moved on to Liverpool two months later. He played one First Division game for the "Reds", before he left Anfield. He spent the 1909–10 season with Wrexham, scoring 15 goals in 33 Birmingham & District League fixtures. This tally included hat-tricks against Telford United (15 January) and Burton United (23 October). He also scored the winning goal for Wrexham over Chester in the 1910 Welsh Cup final. He spent the next few years…

Wrexham

Welsh Cup: 1909–10 Croydon Common

Southern League Second Division: 1913–14