Ron Allan

Ronald David Allan (3 March 1924 – 21 May 1997)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ron Allan
Personal information
Full name	Ronald David Allan
Date of birth	(1924-03-03)3 March 1924
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria[1]
Date of death	21 May 1997(1997-05-21) (aged 73)
Place of death	Berwick, Victoria
Original team(s)	West Melbourne
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946–1949	North Melbourne (VFL)	14 (4)
1949	Brighton
1950	North Melbourne seconds
1951	Preston
1952–1954	Latrobe
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Allan, a utility from West Melbourne, played with the North Melbourne seconds during the war, but had to wait until he left to army to make his senior debut.^[3] He made 14 league appearances for North Melbourne, from 1946 to 1949.^[4]

Midway through the 1949 season, Allan got a clearance to Brighton, in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).^[5] In 1950, Allan captained the North Melbourne seconds team, which finished runners-up.^[6] He returned to the VFA in 1951, joining Preston, then in 1952 moved to Tasmania to captain-coach North West Football Union club Latrobe.^[6][7] His time in charge of Latrobe included a top four finish in 1953.^[8]

Family

His son, Barry, played for North Melbourne in the 1960s.^[9]