Graham Allen (born 8 April 1977 in Bolton), is a former professional footballer who last played as a central defender for

Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...

. Graham started his career at Everton making his debut against

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on 26 December 1996. He played 6 times for Everton before signing for Tranmere Rovers in 1998 after a successful loan spell. He played 200 league games for Tranmere Rovers scoring 10 goals before signing for Rushden & Diamonds in 2004 playing 31 league games and scoring 2 goals before signing for Chester City in 2006. Injuries forced him to retire from professional football after only one year at the Deva Stadium, having made just three league appearances for the Blues. After spending time on trial with

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, Allen joined

in August 2007, but was released in September 2007.

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* 1977 births Living people Everton F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Footballers from Bolton English men's footballers Men's association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub