Ian Allinson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian James Robert Allinson | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Hitchin, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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St Albans City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1983 | Colchester United | 308 | (69) |
| 1983–1987 | Arsenal | 83 | (16) |
| 1987 | Stoke City | 9 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Luton Town | 32 | (3) |
| 1988–1989 | Colchester United | 38 | (10) |
| 1989–1992 | Baldock Town | ||
| Total | 470 | (98) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1992 | Baldock Town | ||
| 1992–1994 | Stotfold | ||
| 1994 | Corby Town | ||
| 1994–1998 | Stotfold | ||
| 1999–2000 | Barton Rovers | ||
| 2000–2001 | Harlow Town | ||
| 2001–2003 | Barton Rovers | ||
| 2004–2005 | Boreham Wood | ||
| 2005–2006 | Stotfold | ||
| 2006–2008 | Stotfold | ||
| 2008–2015 | Boreham Wood | ||
| 2016– | St Albans City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ian James Robert Allinson (born 1 October 1957) is an English football manager and former player who is the current manager of St Albans City.
In his playing career, Allinson amassed over 300 league appearances for Colchester United in two spells, and played over 100 games in all competitions for Arsenal. He also appeared for Stoke City and Luton Town. During his managerial career, he has managed a number of non-league teams, including Baldock Town, Barton Rovers over two spells, Harlow Town, Stotfold over two spells and has had a previous stint with Boreham Wood.
Born in Hitchin, Allinson began his career with Colchester United as an apprentice in the summer of 1974 and made his debut later in the season, coming on as a substitute for Jimmy Lindsay against Bobby Charlton's Preston North End on 19 April 1975. The match at Layer Road resulted in a 2–2 draw. After picking up the club's 'Young Player of the Year' award after his first season with the club, he was rewarded with his first professional contract in October 1975.
Allinson played a crucial role in Colchester's promotion winning side of the 1976–77 season, netting the winning goal in the final game of the season against Bradford City that secured a promotion slot. A consistent performer with the U's, it was not until the 1981–82 season that Allinson began to be noticed by the wider football world. Colchester boasted a powerful strike force of Roy McDonough, Kevin Bremner, Tony Adcock and Allinson, who scored 43 league goals in just two seasons. Allinson was valued in the region of £100,000 to Colchester, but an administration error cost the club dearly when his future benefits and bonuses were erroneously entered as less than his previous contract, entitling the player to a free-transfer. Fulham were the club most likely to sign Allinson, before a late bid from Arsenal was placed, joining them in the summer of 1983.
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