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Martin Allen

This article is about the English football manager. For other people, seeMartin Allen (disambiguation).

Martin James Allen(born 14 August 1965) is an Englishfootballmanager and former player.

Martin Allen
Allen in 2013
Personal information
Full name Martin James Allen
Date of birth (1965-08-14)14 August 1965(age 59)
Place of birth Reading,England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Queens Park Rangers 136 (16)
1989–1995 West Ham United 190 (25)
1995–1997 Portsmouth 45 (4)
1997–1998 Southend United 5 (0)
Total 376 (45)
International career
1985 England U19 3 (0)
1986–1987 England U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Barnet
2004–2006 Brentford
2006–2007 Milton Keynes Dons
2007 Leicester City
2008–2009 Cheltenham Town
2011 Barnet
2011–2012 Notts County
2012 Barnet
2012–2013 Gillingham
2014–2016 Barnet
2016–2017 Eastleigh
2018 Barnet
2018 Chesterfield
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for bothQueens Park RangersandWest Ham Unitedbefore finishing his playing career withPortsmouthandSouthend United.Five years later, he took his first job in management, at non-leagueBarnet.He has since managedBrentford,Milton Keynes Dons,Leicester City,Cheltenham TownandNotts County.He rejoined Barnet as manager on 16 April 2012 on a short-term, three-match contract succeedingLawrie Sanchez.In July 2012 he became manager ofGillinghamand in the2012–13season led the team to theFootball League Twotitle, earning Allen his first promotion as a manager and Gillingham's first divisional title in 49 years. He was sacked as Gillingham manager in October 2013. Allen rejoined Barnet for a fourth spell in 2014, leading the Bees back intoLeague Twobefore dropping divisions to joinEastleighin December 2016, a role he held only until the following February.

Playing career

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Often referred to by his nickname of "Mad Dog", Allen began his career withQueens Park Rangers,signing professional in 1983 and spending six years atLoftus Roadplaying in the1986 League Cup finaldefeat againstOxford United,before a £670,000 move toWest Ham United.Signed by managerLou Macari,Allen made his debut on 26 August 1989 in a 3–2 home win againstPlymouth Argyle.He scored the second goal, the other West Ham goals coming fromDavid KellyandKevin Keen.[2]Under managerBilly BondsAllen was part of the team which won promotion to theFirst Divisionin 1991 and to thePremier Leaguein 1993.[3]Allen was frequentlybookedduring his West Ham career and had a reputation for poor discipline.[4]He wassent offin a match on 17 January 1990 for a two-footed lunge onDerby County'sMark Patterson.[5]During a game on 30 November 1991 againstSheffield Wednesday,managed by Allen's manager at Queens Park Rangers,Trevor Francis,Allen was booked after only 20 seconds of being on the pitch for a jump tackle onCarlton Palmerwhich saw Palmer carried off with a suspected broken leg. Although not sent-off, West Ham manager Bonds fined Allen a week's wages.[6]During his time at Queens Park Rangers Allen had been refused permission, by manager Francis, to attend the birth of his first child as Allen would miss an important match. Allen attended the birth and was disciplined by the club.[7]Under Bonds andHarry RedknappAllen formed a successful partnership withPeter Butlerwith Allen contributing 34 goals from midfield in 234 appearances. However, by 1995 team discipline was poor at West Ham and with Allen playing alongsideJulian Dicks,John MoncurandDon Hutchisonbookings were commonplace.[4]Allen was again dismissed in a match against Queens Park Rangers on 3 May 1995 after foulingRufus Brevett.[8][9]He would play only five more games before being allowed to leave.[3]

Allen stayed with the Hammers until September 1995 when he made a £500,000 switch toPortsmouthafter a successful loan spell atFratton Park.[10]After three frustrating years with Pompey, which took in a brief loan stint atSouthend United,he retired and began a coaching career.

Management career

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Reading

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Allen began his management career as an assistant manager at hometown clubReading,where he joinedAlan Pardewwhen the Royals were in the relegation zone. The team produced championship form in their closing 20 fixtures, winning 12 and drawing 4 to secure a top 10 finish. Two years later they won promotion to Division One.

Barnet

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Allen's first full manager role was at Conference sideBarnet,from March 2003 to March 2004. He succeeded fromPeter Shreeves,to whom he was assistant manager from March 2002. Allen built a team from scratch in pre-season of the2003–04campaign. The team shot straight to the top end of the table, however Allen left forBrentfordwith a few weeks of the season remaining in a move that disappointed many Barnet fans. Under the guidance of new managerPaul Fairclough,the Bees made the play-offs but were beaten in the semi-finals byShrewsbury Town.

Brentford

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Allen exiting theBrentfordteam bus atVictoria Parkin 2005.

Allen took over fromWally DownesatSecond Divisionside Brentford in March 2004.[11]He had a good run at the club, saving them from relegation to theThird Divisionin what remained of the2003–04season.[12]In the2004–05and2005–06seasons he took Brentford to the play-offs with fourth and third-place finishes respectively, but they were eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday andSwansea Cityrespectively in the semi-finals on both occasions.[13]Allen won press attention during the 2004–05 season for the success of his self-described "two bob team",[14]which was composed of ageing pros (John Salako,Andy Myers,Scott FitzgeraldandJamie Lawrence),free transfers(Deon Burton,Chris Hargreaves,Stewart TalbotandIsaiah Rankin) and young guns who would go on to play in thePremier League(Jay Tabb,Stephen Hunt,Sam SodjeandMichael Turner).[15]Allen took Brentford to the fifth round of theFA Cupin two consecutive years, going out to Premier League sidesSouthamptonin the 2004–05 season (losing 3–1 in a replay, after a 2–2 draw atSt Mary's) andCharlton Athletic3–1 in the 2005–06 season.[13]He also was in charge of one of the majorgiant killingsin the fourth round in the 2005–06 season, beating Premier League sideSunderland2–1.[16]

At Brentford, he proved to be a very popular manager with the fans and an object of curiosity to opponents and media alike due to his unconventional managerial methods, which paid off due to the relative success Brentford had under him on a limited budget. He participated in a 25-mile sponsored bike ride in November 2005 to raise funds for Brentford.[17]To inspire the team, Allen swam in theTeesbefore a 1–0 FA Cup fourth round replay victory overHartlepool Unitedin February 2005 and jumped naked into theSolentbefore Brentford's 2–2 draw at Southampton in the following round.[18]In May 2006, Allen announced his resignation as manager of Brentford, citing lack of Board commitment to investing in the team to take it to the next level.[19]In July 2006 he completed hisUEFA Pro Licencein coaching.[20]With the club struggling in League One in late 2010, there was speculation that Allen would replaceAndy Scottas manager, but the reports were quashed by Brentford chief executive Andrew Mills.[21]

Milton Keynes Dons

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Allen then dropped down a level to manage League Two teamMilton Keynes Donsfor the2006–07season, a club with heavy financial backing and ambitions from ownerPete Winkelman,albeit one that had been in severe decline for the past few years and had dropped from theChampionshipto League Two in three seasons. Allen managed to arrest the club's decline and took his team to the play-offs, but lost in the semi-finals to Shrewsbury Town.

Leicester City

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In May 2007, Allen became the new manager at Championship sideLeicester City,[22]after Leicester and Milton Keynes Dons had negotiated a compensation package.

In August 2007, strikerJimmy Floyd Hasselbainkagreed contract terms with Leicester and chairmanMilan Mandarićinvited him to undergo a medical at Leicester.[23]But when Hasselbaink arrived in Leicester on 13 August, Allen told him that the medical was no longer going take place.[24]Six days later, Mandarić confirmed an interest in strikerDerek Riordan,who was lacking first team football atCeltic.However, Allen refused to make an offer for Riordan, which further aggravated Mandarić.[25]Relations with chairman Milan Mandarić quickly deteriorated and his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 August 2007 after just four games in charge.[26]

After leaving Leicester, Allen declared his interest in managingSwindon Town,[27]which eventually went toMaurice Malpas.

Cheltenham Town

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Allen was appointed as manager ofCheltenham Townon 15 September 2008, on a three-year contract.[28]His father,Dennis,had been manager atWhaddon Roadbetween 1974 and 1979.[29]With financial difficulties hitting the club and an increasingly troubled dressing room atmosphere, the entire Cheltenham squad were put up for sale. Allen allowed key players to leave mid-season either on loan or for reduced prices, contributing to a run of results which left Cheltenham near the foot of the League Two table. On 20 October 2009 and amidst poor results on the pitch, Allen was suspended by Cheltenham Town and placed ongardening leavepending an internal investigation into allegations that he racially abused a nightclubbouncer.[30]In NovemberGloucestershirepolice announced that no action would be taken against Allen concerning the alleged nightclub incident. He remained on leave whilst Cheltenham Town considered his future at the club.[31]On 11 December it was announced he had left the club.[32]In January 2010 he was appointed part-timescoutfor Queens Park Rangers.[33]

Return to Barnet

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On 23 March 2011, Allen returned to his first managerial club, Barnet, until the end of the 2010–11 season.[34]He was working on an eight-game contract but left after only three games, in which Barnet were unbeaten,[35]to take charge ofNotts County.

Notts County

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Allen took charge of Notts County on 11 April 2011 signing a one-year rolling contract.[35]Notts County won eight points out of the seven games Allen was in charge of at the end of the 2010–11 season, enough for them to avoid relegation. Allen was named League One Manager of the Month in September 2011 after leading the team to four wins and a draw in the league.

Allen was sacked by Notts County on 18 February 2012.[36]

Third spell at Barnet

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Allen was appointed caretaker manager of Barnet on 16 April 2012 for the last three games of the 2011–12 season, replacingLawrie Sanchez.[37]Barnet managed two wins under Allen's managership, finished 22nd and avoided relegation fromLeague Twowith a 2–1 win on 5 May 2012 on the last day of the season, againstBurton Albion.[38]Following the end of the season, Allen's contract ended.[39]

Gillingham

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On 5 July 2012, Allen was appointed manager ofGillinghamsigning a two-year contract.[40] His first match as Gillingham manager came on 14 August 2012, a 2–1 away win againstBristol Cityin theLeague Cup.[41]While at Gillingham, Allen oversaw theKentside's best ever start to a league season.[42]He also broke the club record for most away wins in a football league season with a 1–0 win overChesterfield,the eleventh of the season on 23 February 2013. On 6 April 2013 Gillingham secured promotion toLeague One,Allen's first ever promotion in his career as a manager.[43]They secured theLeague Twotitle with a 2–2 draw againstAFC WimbledonatPriestfieldon 20 April.[44]On 20 May 2013, Allen was crownedLeague 2 Manager of the Yearby theLMAfor his achievements with the club.[45]Allen was sacked by Gillingham in October 2013 after sixteen months in charge. Gillingham had won just two games from eleven played on their return to League One.[46]

Fourth spell at Barnet

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Allen was appointed head coach of Barnet on 19 March 2014 until the end of the 2014–15 season, marking his fourth spell at the club.[47]He coached them to the 2014–15Football Conferencechampionship on 25 April 2015 to secure promotion to League Two.[48]Barnet comfortably avoided relegation in their first season back in League Two, finishing 15th. However, despite the Bees starting the 2016–17 season just outside the play-off zone in 8th place, Allen made an unexpected request to terminate his contract to joinNational LeaguesideEastleigh.The request was granted on 1 December 2016.[49]

Eastleigh

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On 1 December 2016, Eastleigh had confirmed that Allen had joined up with them taking the Manager's position previously help byRonnie Moore.[50]His first game incharge was in theFA CupagainstHalifax Townwhich ended 3–3.[51]This required a replay in which Eastleigh went away to Halifax and won 2–0.[52]For the third round of the FA Cup Allen and Eastleigh were drawn an away match againstBrentford.BBCsFootball Focusinterviewed Allen in the lead up to the game and he revealed he almost quit football due to health problems while suffering from stress at Barnet.[53]Eastleigh lost their game against Brentford 5–1.[54]Allen was fired by Eastleigh on 22 February 2017 after only winning two of his 14 games in charge.[55]

Fifth spell at Barnet

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On 19 March 2018, the departure ofGraham Westleyand the return of Allen as manager ofBarnetwas announced.[56]On 10 May 2018, it was announced that Allen had left the club, following relegation from the Football League.[57]

Chesterfield

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Less than a week after leaving Barnet, Allen was appointed manager ofChesterfield,who themselves had seen relegation from the Football League at the end of the2017–18season.[58]Allen was sacked on 27 December 2018, with the club sitting third bottom of the National League table.[59]

Personal life

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Family

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His cousins,Paul Allen,Bradley AllenandClive Allen,were also footballers, as was his uncleLes Allen.His father,Dennis,played for Reading, Charlton Athletic andBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.His sonCharlie Allenplayed under his management at several clubs. His nephewHarry Grantplayed professionally,[60]and Harry's brother Freddie trained withOxford United's youth team before being released by the club.[61]

Business career

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Having run his own soccer schools programme across 13 towns while still playing professionally. Allen, a UEFA Pro Licence holder and a graduate of the LMA's Certificate in Applied Management atWarwick University,created the company Pro FC which finds young people with the potential to become footballers. He is also non-exec director of the football charity,Coaching for Hope.[62]

Journalism

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In December 2013 Allen began writing for theDaily Mail.His column, "Mad Dog on Monday", is published online via the Daily Mail's website,Mail OnlineSport.[63]

Managerial statistics

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As of 26 December 2018[64]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Barnet March 2003 March 2004 47 20 17 10 042.55
Brentford 18 March 2004 31 May 2006 124 54 36 34 043.55
Milton Keynes Dons 21 June 2006 25 May 2007 55 28 11 16 050.91
Leicester City 25 May 2007 29 August 2007 4 2 1 1 050.00
Cheltenham Town 15 September 2008 11 December 2009 60 13 19 28 021.67
Barnet 23 March 2011 11 April 2011 3 2 1 0 066.67
Notts County 11 April 2011 18 February 2012 43 16 10 17 037.21
Barnet (caretaker) 16 April 2012 11 June 2012 3 2 0 1 066.67
Gillingham 5 July 2012 13 October 2013 64 27 17 20 042.19
Barnet 19 March 2014 1 December 2016 135 57 35 43 042.22
Eastleigh 1 December 2016 22 February 2017 14 2 5 7 014.29
Barnet 19 March 2018 9 May 2018 8 5 1 2 062.50
Chesterfield 15 May 2018 27 December 2018 30 7 12 11 023.33
Total 591 235 165 191 039.76

Honours

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As a player

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Queens Park Rangers

West Ham United

Individual

As a manager

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Brentford

Gillingham

Barnet

Individual

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