Allan Harris

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Brixworth, London
Date Of Birth
December 28, 1942
Date Of Death
November 23, 2017 (74)
Games Played
69
-
Per Game
Games Started
69
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
6210
90.0
Per Game
Goals
1
0.01
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Allan grew up in East London and along with his younger brother, Ron "Chopper" Harris, he made an early mark on the game as a full-back. Both boys joined Chelsea and Allan won England schoolboy caps before progressing to the national Youth team. He got a first team chance at the age of 18 but competition was tough for full backs at Stamford Bridge and in December 1964 manager Tommy Docherty accepted Jimmy Hill's offer of £35,000 for Allan. He quickly settled into the Sky Blues team and impressed with his stylish play and tough tackling. His time at the club however was short. In May 1966 he rejoined his old club after 60 odd games for the Sky Blues. A year later he was on the move again, to QPR where, in his first season, he was a member of Rangers' Division 2 promotion team under Alec Stock.
 
He left QPR in 1971 and after brief spells at Plymouth and Cambridge United he moved into management as Terry Venables' assistant at Crystal Palace. Two promotions in three seasons made Venables and Harris hot property and in 1980 Allan followed Terry to QPR.
 
At Loftus Road the pairs' reputation was enhanced by an FA Cup final appearance in 1982 (they lost after a replay to Spurs) and promotion to Division 1 the following year. In May 1984 Venables received a huge offer to manage Barcelona and Allan was Terry's right hand man as they helped Barca win their first Spanish league title for 11 years. The following season they were surprisingly beaten by Steaua Bucharest in the European Cup final and in 1986 when Venables resigned Allan followed him to Tottenham.
 
In 1989 he left Spurs to manage Spanish club Espanol. Later spells managing club sides in Kuwait, Egypt and Turkey have enabled him to achieve his ambitions and see the world. His last post in England was a spell as number 2 at Reading in 1997 and then had three years as national coach of Malaysia.

Football League Second Division (England)
1965-1966
Coventry City
40
40
3600′
1964-1965
Coventry City
20
20
1800′
60
60
0
5400′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1965-1966
Coventry City
4
4
360′
1964-1965
Coventry City
1
1
90′
5
5
0
450′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1965-1966
Coventry City
4
4
360′
1 (0)
4
4
0
360′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Totals:
69
69
0
6210′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Second Division 1965-1966
Football League Second Division 1965-1966
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Bury
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bury
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 1965-1966
FA Cup 1965-1966
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
W 1:2
90`
League Cup 1965-1966
League Cup 1965-1966
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 6:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
W 0:3
90`
1
Football League Second Division 1964-1965
Football League Second Division 1964-1965
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Swansea Town
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Bury
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 5:4
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
L 3:5
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1964-1965
FA Cup 1964-1965
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 3:0
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Chelsea
Tue, 10 May, 1966
Coventry City
Chelsea
Tue, 10 May, 1966
Chelsea
Coventry City
Fri, 27 Nov, 1964
Chelsea
Coventry City
Fri, 27 Nov, 1964