John William Allan (26 October 1879 – 28 December 1933) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The club w ...

in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Allan played as a wing and forward during two seasons for Collingwood in the VFL. His first season was in 1902 where he played 17 games for the season, including the 1902 Grand Final win over Essendon. In 1903, Allan only played 2 games, ending his VFL career with 19 games and 9 goals. In 1904, Allan transferred to Port Melbourne, becoming captain in 1905 and later serving as a trainer of the club Outside his football career he worked as a sawyer until a workplace accident in 1919 resulted in him losing his left arm near the elbow. John "Son" Allan died suddenly in late 1933, survived by his wife and five children.

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* * 1879 births Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club Premiership players Port Melbourne Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 1933 deaths One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub