Roy Allen
Collingwood
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1924 v MEL10 May 1924
- Most recent
- R6 1924 v SME31 May 1924
Stats
Bio
Born in Korweinguboora before moving to the Magpies' heartland as a child, Roy Allen was a local product who attended Clifton Hill Primary School and grew up carrying Dick Lee's kit bag to gain entry to Victoria Park. He served a dedicated apprenticeship with the club's reserves side, Collingwood District, featuring in their 1919 and 1920 premierships before finally breaking into the senior lineup. A defender who was handed the number one guernsey, Allen made his VFL debut in Round 3, 1924 against Melbourne, but his top-level playing career was restricted to just two appearances in that solitary season. Despite his brief time as a player, Allen established a lasting legacy in the game as a respected official across field, boundary, and goal umpiring duties—famously reporting John Coleman in 1951—and later achieved distinction as just the second former VFL player to reach the age of 100.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Mar 1901
- Died
- 17 Nov 2001 (aged 100y 235d)
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
- Collingwood2 games, 0 goals1924
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Korweinguboora before moving to the Magpies' heartland as a child, Roy Allen was a local product who attended Clifton Hill Primary School and grew up carrying Dick Lee's kit bag to gain entry to Victoria Park. He served a dedicated apprenticeship with the club's reserves side, Collingwood District, featuring in their 1919 and 1920 premierships before finally breaking into the senior lineup. A defender who was handed the number one guernsey, Allen made his VFL debut in Round 3, 1924 against Melbourne, but his top-level playing career was restricted to just two appearances in that solitary season. Despite his brief time as a player, Allen established a lasting legacy in the game as a respected official across field, boundary, and goal umpiring duties—famously reporting John Coleman in 1951—and later achieved distinction as just the second former VFL player to reach the age of 100.