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meant Allen was unable to establish himself as a regular in the side, making only 30 appearances in his first seven years at the club. When Green sustained the injury which eventually forced his retirement, Allen took his place and kept it until suffering a fractured skull in 1961. On his recovery,
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on 20 January 1962 and was ever-present for the remainder of the season. The following season, he missed just one game as
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beginning the season at left-back in his place. However, after three games, Allen regained his place and Austin switched to right-back in place of
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which ended 2–2. The form of established full-back pairing
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he could not regain his place, mainly due to the form of
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1152:"Matches: Saturday, March 25, 1961"
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114:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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21:George Allen (disambiguation)
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