How Did Tony Allen Die? Anthony Allen Footballer Cause of Death Explained

Tony Allen, the Hanley-born left-back and a stalwart of a Stoke City team passed away on December 8, 2022.

How Did Tony Allen Die?

Tony Allen died on December 8, 2022, and his demise news was confirmed by his team. Stroke City FC released a statement on Tony’s death and it reads,

Stoke City was saddened to learn of the passing of Tony Allen, who served the Club with distinction as a player for more than a decade.

Mr. Allen passed away in the Royal Stoke University Hospital earlier this month at the age of 83.

Tony Allen passed away today at the age of 83. Allen made 417 league appearances for Stoke in 13 years as a Potter. Thoughts go out to his friends and family, may he rest in peace! 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/b3zTyW9bbU

— The Bear Pit TV (@TheBearPitTV) December 8, 2022

Tony Allen played as an association football player in favor of the United Kingdom. Allen was a member of sports teams like Stoke City F.C., Bury F.C., Thanda Royal Zulu F.C., England national association football team, Hellenic F.C., Stafford Rangers F.C., and England national under-21 association football team.

Tony Allen Cause of Death

Tony Allen cause of death was not disclosed by the team yet. He passed away after an illness at the Royal, Stoke University Hospital. However, the illness he suffered from is not known.

Stoke City are saddened to learn of the passing of Tony Allen, who served the Club with distinction as a player for more than a decade.

— Stoke City FC (@stokecity) December 8, 2022

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Who was Tony Allen?

Anthony Allen was born on November 27, 1939. He was also known as Tony Allen. Allen was an English footballer who spent the majority of his career as a left-back to Stoke City between 1957 and 1970. Before turning 20 in 1959, he also played three times for England.

Tony Allen Career

Allen was born in Stoke-on-Trent, and after playing football for his high school and the Boys’ Brigade, he was signed by Stoke City as an amateur before turning professional on his seventeenth birthday in November 1956. Under Frank Taylor, he quickly established himself as a regular and was comfortable playing left-back.

Despite competing outside of the top league, the England selectors quickly recognized his abilities. He was called up for the main international side after earning caps at the youth and under-23 levels for a British Home Championship match against Wales in place of Jimmy Armfield on 17 October 1959.

After the game ended in a 1-1 draw, Allen was kept for the next two games against Sweden (which ended in a 3-2 loss) and Northern Ireland (won 2–1). He became an important part of “Waddington’s wall” under new manager Tony Waddington, a strategy that helped Stoke avoid the threat of relegation in 1960–61 and then gain promotion in 1962–63 by winning the Second Division championship. He was constantly present in both the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons.

Tony Allen also volunteered as a coach for neighborhood youth teams. Allen, played in all ten games of that cup run, as well as all five FA Cup games and all 42 league games that season.

Allen finally moved on to Bury in 1970, where he played for Hellenic in South Africa and Stafford Rangers before retirement. After his football career came to an end, he moved back to Stoke and started working as a newsagent in Blythe Bridge, where he also coached junior clubs.