Les Allen

This article is about the English footballer. For the Australian footballer, see Les Allen (Australian footballer). For the musician and vocalist, see Les Allen (musician).

Les Allen

Personal information
Full name	Leslie William Allen
Date of birth	(1937-09-04) 4 September 1937
Place of birth	Dagenham, England
Height
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1959	Chelsea	44	(11)
1959–1965	Tottenham Hotspur	119	(47)
1965–1969	Queens Park Rangers	128	(55)
Total		291	(113)
Managerial career
1969–1970	Queens Park Rangers
1972–1974	Swindon Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie William "Les" Allen (born 4 September 1937) is an English former footballer and manager.

Playing career

Allen signed for Chelsea on his 17th birthday in September 1954 but never established his place in the Chelsea first-team. He scored 12 League goals for Chelsea in 44 appearances before joining Tottenham Hotspur in December 1959.

He was a key member of Tottenham's double winning side of 1960-61, forming a lethal goalscoring partnership with Bobby Smith. He scored 47 league goals in 119 appearances, but struggled to retain his place following the arrival of Jimmy Greaves.

He joined Queens Park Rangers in July 1965 and scored 55 goals in 123 starts and five substitute appearances. He was a member of the QPR team who became the first Third Division side to win the Football League Cup Final 1967.

Managerial career

He briefly managed QPR during the 1969-70 season. In November 1972 he became manager of Swindon Town, remaining in charge until 1974.

Family

His brother Dennis, son Clive and nephew Paul were also footballers.