Joseph Ball Allon was born on 12 November 1966 and is an English former footballer.
13 Facts About Joe Allon
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Joe Allon retired in 1998 because of a knee injury.
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Joe Allon scored 12 times in 40 league and cup appearances in a partnership with Colin Pascoe before he returned to the North-East to join Hartlepool United in November 1988 as one of Bobby Moncur's first signings as manager.
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Joe Allon enjoyed a reunion with his former Newcastle United teammate Gascoigne in September 1990 as Pools played Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup.
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Joe Allon hit 35 goals in 55 games in the campaign and was named Hennessey Cognac North East Player of the Year and North East Football Writers Player of the Year, and was voted onto the PFA Team of the Year.
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Joe Allon came close of a move to Middlesbrough, but called off the deal after manager Colin Todd was sacked.
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Joe Allon scored at home on his Chelsea debut, at the Shed End he failed to make an impact at Stamford Bridge after sustaining a leg injury which became infected.
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Joe Allon scored 28 goals in 56 league and cup appearances at Griffin Park.
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Joe Allon had a brief spell on loan at Southend United in September 1993, where he punched manager Barry Fry in the face upon scoring his 100th career league goal.
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Joe Allon signed a two-year contract with Vale, which turned out to be only a one-year deal due to an error by the club.
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Joe Allon was the highest-paid player outside of the First Vision at Lincoln.
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Between 2006 and 2008 Joe Allon worked under ex-Chelsea teammate Dennis Wise on the coaching staff at Leeds United.
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Joe Allon suffered a mental breakdown following the death of his mother due to Alzheimer's disease in 2007.