Doug Allder
Personal information
Full name Douglas Stewart Allder[1]
Date of birth (1951-12-30) 30 December 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1968–1969 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1975 Millwall 203 (10)
1975–1977 Orient 41 (0)
1977 Torquay United 0 (0)
1977 Watford 1 (0)
1977–1980 Brentford 88 (2)
1980–1981 Tooting & Mitcham United 21 (1)
1981 Walton & Hersham
1981–1982 Staines Town
Total 354 (13)
International career
England Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Douglas Stewart Allder (born 30 December 1951 in Hammersmith, London) is an English former professional footballer who made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Millwall as a left winger. He was capped by England at youth level and is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame.[2]

Playing career

Millwall

Allder began his career with Second Division club Millwall and signed apprentice terms in April 1968 for £4 a week.[3] He signed a professional contract in October 1969,[4] worth £20 a week.[3] He made his debut and broke into the team during the 1969–70 season, making 24 appearances.[5] A dispute with Benny Fenton in 1971 saw Allder play on a week-to-week contract and he nearly moved to play under Gordon Jago at divisional rivals Queens Park Rangers.[3] The move was cancelled after Jago replaced Fenton as Millwall manager, which meant Allder remained at The Den.[3] The Lions occasionally challenged for promotion to First Division,[6] but relegation to Third Division at the end of the 1974–75 season saw Allder depart the club.[7] In his six years with Millwall he made 227 appearances and scored 12 goals.[7] Allder is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame.[8]

Orient

In July 1975, Allder moved to Second Division club Orient in exchange for Terry Brisley and Barrie Fairbrother.[9] He left Orient at the end of the 1976–77 season, after making 41 league appearances without scoring.[10] Looking back in 2002, Allder said "I knew straight away it was a bad move. I wasn't happy there".[3]

Free agent

Allder had a one-month trial with Fourth Division club Torquay United in August 1977 and made one appearance as a substitute for Lindsay Parsons in a League Cup tie away at Cardiff City.[2][11] In September 1977, he had a month-long trial with Watford and made a single appearance away at Rochdale, in which he was substituted at half-time.[3][4] Watford went on to win the 1977–78 Fourth Division title and Allder received a winners' medal from chairman Elton John after the final game of the season against Brentford.[3]

Brentford

In October 1977, Allder joined Fourth Division club Brentford on trial.[12] He quickly became the regular left winger in the team and signed a contract.[12] The Bees were promoted to the Third Division at the end of the season, after securing a fourth-place finish.[13] Allder had an infamous brawl with Sheffield United's Mick Speight during a match at Griffin Park in November 1979, which resulted in the fight spilling over into the Sheffield United dugout and both players being sent off.[3] Allder was released at the end of the 1979–80 season and made 95 appearances and scored three goals during his time at Griffin Park.[3][1]

Non-League football

Allder joined Isthmian League club Tooting & Mitcham in 1980.[14] He moved to Staines Town in March 1981, before moving to Walton & Hersham.[2]

Coaching career

In 1992, Allder was working in the Millwall Centre of Excellence.[4]

Personal life

As of 2002, Allder was working at Heathrow Airport.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 1969–70[5] Second Division 23 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
1970–71[15] 38 3 1 0 3 0 42 3
1971–72[16] 40 4 3 0 1 0 44 4
1972–73[17] 40 1 3 0 3 0 46 2
1973–74[18] 30 1 2 0 5 1 37 2
1974–75[19] 32 1 2 0 0 0 34 1
Total 203 10 12 0 12 1 227 11
Torquay United 1977–78[11] Fourth Division 0 0 — 1 0 1 0
Watford 1977–78[2] Fourth Division 1 0 — — 1 0
Brentford 1977–78[13] Fourth Division 31 2 2 0 — 33 2
1978–79[13] Third Division 30 0 0 0 2 0 32 0
1979–80[13] 27 0 1 0 2 1 30 1
Total 88 2 3 0 4 1 95 3
Career total 292 12 15 0 17 2 324 14

Honours

Watford

Brentford

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 9. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ^ a b c d "Players – Abdi to Aston" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 12. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lane, David (2002). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume One. Hampton Wick: Woodpecker Multimedia. pp. 73–87. ISBN 0-9543682-0-7.
  4. ^ a b c Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. Surrey: T.G Jones. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1., pp 22
  5. ^ a b "Millwall Season 69/70 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. ^ Millwall F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  7. ^ a b "Top 20 Appearances". millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "The Millwall Hall of Fame". millwallfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Transfer In". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Doug Allder". Doing The 92. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  11. ^ a b Edwards, Leigh (March 1997). The definitive Torquay United F.C. ISBN 1-899468-09-9.
  12. ^ a b Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 287–288. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  13. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–395. ISBN 0951526200.
  14. ^ "Season 1980–81". Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Millwall Stats 1970–1971". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Millwall Stats 1971–72". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Millwall Stats 1972–73". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Millwall Stats 1973–74". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Millwall Stats 1974–75". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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