| Born on 20th May 1961 in
Stepney, London, England. Position
: Forward
Height : .m (5' 10")
Weight : kg (12st 3lbs)
A much travelled striker, but one who
always scored goals wherever he played, came home to White Hart Lane in
1984, when he signed for his Dad Les' old club.
Had an interesting early career,
including a £1.25 million transfer to Arsenal from QPR, becoming the
youngest million pound player in the process and then leaving for
Crystal Palace, in an exchange deal for Kenny Samson without even
playing a first team match for the Gooners. It was not a happy
season at Selhurst Park for Clive, who returned to Loftus Road in the
following summer.
His return to Rangers coincided with a
revival in his goalscoring habits and he shot them to the FA Cup Final
of 1982, where his team succumbed after a replay to Tottenham Hotspur.
Unfortunately for Clive, who scored the goal to take QPR to Wembley, he
only lasted 10 minutes of the first match, as he left the play with an
injured ankle and took no further part in that game nor the replay.
His form won him a place on England's
close season tour to South America in 1984 and when he returned, he
found himself a wanted man.
Coming in from Queens Park Rangers, Clive
settled immediately and like his Dad began knocking the goals in for
the Lilywhites. Two goals on his debut in a 4-1 win against FA Cup
Winners Everton at Goodison Park saw him set to become a big favourite
with the fans, even though he sustained a groin injury in December 1984.
He was out of the team for nearly 12 months, but on his return, finished
the 1985-86 season strongly and this was an indication of what was to
come.
In the following season, he opened his
account with three goals at Aston Villa on the first day of the season
and when David Pleat was hit by injury at Oxford United, he resorted to
playing Clive up front with a five man midfield (by now including his
cousin Paul) behind him. For a player who was an artist at playing
with his back to goal, it was perfect for Allen. He went on to
have a golden goalscoring season, netting 49 goals in 54 games. Unfortunately, he played in a season to remember
for the goals he scored, but one to forget for the lack of success in
terms of silverware, with a defeat in the FA Cup Final being a great
disappointment, after his near post header had given Tottenham a second
minute lead.
His efforts won him both PFA and Sports
Writers Footballer of the Year awards, but after that, the ace
goalscorer never reached such totals again. His Spurs playing
career ended when he was allowed to join Bordeaux in France, which was
an experience of playing on the continent that he had always wanted.
After a while in France, he returned to England
and moved around clubs, playing for Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham United
and Millwall. He even ventured outside London for a short spell with
Carlisle United and stepped outside of the game to play American Football for London Monarchs as a place-kicker in 1997.
Having retired from football and looking for a way
back into the game, Clive was appointed as Development Squad coach in summer
2004, taking the Reserve team to the Premier Reserve League South title in
2005-06, but losing out to Manchester United in the play-off with the Northern
winners. Clive's task now is to bring players up to the level of the
senior side, so that they can integrate into the first team squad when called
upon and he has helped many young players under his charge.
Clive's son Ollie was at Spurs as a junior.
NICKNAME :
MIDDLE NAME : Darren
Career Record
| Club |
Signed |
Fee |
Debut |
Apps |
Goals |
|
Queens Park Rangers |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
|
Arsenal |
June 1980 |
£1,250,000 |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
Crystal Palace |
August 1980 |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
|
Queens Park Rangers |
July 1981 |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
| TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR |
August 1984 |
£700,000 |
25th
August 1984 v Everton (Division 1) (Away) Won 4-1 |
?? |
?? |
|
Bordeaux (France) |
March 1988 |
£1,000,000 |
?? |
?? |
?? |
|
Manchester City |
1989 |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
|
Chelsea |
1991 |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
|
West Ham United |
1992 |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
|
Millwall |
1994 |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
|
Carlisle United |
1995 |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
Honours
England international
5 full caps (4 starts + 1 as a sub); 0 goals
Under-21 - ?? caps; ?? goals
FA Cup Runners-up medal 1982 (QPR), 1987 (THFC)
Milestones
Scored 44 goals in London derbies for Spurs
(21), QPR (19), Chelsea (2), West Ham United (1) and
Crystal Palace (1).
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