Doug Allder

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]

Doug Allder
Personal information
Full name Douglas Stewart Allder[1]
Date of birth (1951-12-30) 30 December 1951
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

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

  • Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1977–78[3]

Individual

References
  1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 9. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. "Players – Abdi to Aston" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 12. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. Lane, David (2002). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume One. Hampton Wick: Woodpecker Multimedia. pp. 73–87. ISBN 0-9543682-0-7.
  4. Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. Surrey: T.G Jones. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1., pp 22
  5. "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. "Top 20 Appearances". millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  8. "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. Edwards, Leigh (March 1997). The definitive Torquay United F.C. ISBN 1-899468-09-9.
  12. 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. 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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