William Roberts Allan (1880 – 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He had three spells at hometown club Falkirk (after also starting out locally with East Stirlingshire)East Stirlingshire & Falkirk players to 1946/47, Falkirk Football Historian, 8 July 2013 and spent six seasons with Hibernian,(Hibernian player) Allan, William, FitbaStats featuring on the losing side in the 1914 Scottish Cup Final (lost to Celtic after a replay.Association Football. Scottish Cup–Replayed Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1914 He also had spells with Rangers(Rangers player) Allan, William, FitbaStats and Albion Rovers, and made a final Scottish Football League appearance (in a total of more than 400) for Stenhousemuir in an emergency, aged 41. The closest he came to international recognition was a trial for the Scottish League XI in 1910 during his time at Hibs.
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