Martin Allen

Martin Allen
	Allen in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Martin James Allen
Date of birth	14 August 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth	Reading, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1989	Queens Park Rangers
1989–1995	West Ham United
1995–1997	Portsmouth
1997–1998	Southend United
Total
International career
1986–1987	England U21
Managerial career
2003–2004	Barnet
2004–2006	Brentford
2006–2007	Milton Keynes Dons
2007	Leicester City
2008–2009	Cheltenham Town
2011	Barnet
2011–2012	Notts County
2012	Barnet
2012–2013	Gillingham
2014–2016	Barnet
2016–2017	Eastleigh
2018	Barnet
2018	Chesterfield
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin James Allen (born 14 August 1965) is an English football manager and former player. He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for both Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and Southend United. Five years later, he took his first job in management, at non-league Barnet. He has since managed Brentford, Milton Keynes Dons, Leicester City, Cheltenham Town and Notts County. He rejoined Barnet as manager on 16 April 2012 on a short-term, three-match contract succeeding Lawrie Sanchez. In July 2012 he became manager of Gillingham and in the 2012–13 season led the team to the Football League Two title, earning Allen his first promotion as a manager and Gillingham's first divisional title in 49 years. He was sacked as Gillingham manager in October 2013. Allen rejoined Barnet for a fourth spell in 2014, leading the Bees back into League Two before dropping divisions to join Eastleigh in December 2016, a role he held only until the following February.

^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[1] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

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