Allan Calderwood McKinstrey Todd (5 October 1910 – 1975) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Scottish clubs

Leith Athletic Leith Athletic Football Club is a football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. They compete in the East of Scotland Football League, Conference A. First team matches are played at Peffermill 3G. The present club considers itse ...

and Cowdenbeath, and represented English sides

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

, Nottingham Forest, and

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Career

Todd played for Wellesley,

and Cowdenbeath, before joining English side

in October 1932. He featured nine times for the "Valiants" in 1932–33, but remained at

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whilst rivals

Jock Leckie John Thompson Leckie (3 March 1906 — 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Leckie played for Alva Albion, Alloa Athletic, St Johnstone, Raith Rovers and Bray Unknowns before moving down to England to sign with Po ...

and Ben Davies both departed. He played 29 times in 1933–34, beating off competition from Ormond Jones. However, he played just once in 1935–36, as the club suffered relegation with John Potts between the sticks. Todd played 39 times in the

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in 1936–37, but refused a new contract with Vale and was given a free transfer to Nottingham Forest in exchange for Arthur Masters. After leaving the City Ground, Todd later played for

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Todd, Allan 1910 births 1975 deaths People from Perth and Kinross Scottish footballers Association football goalkeepers Leith Athletic F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players