John Allan (footballer, born 1872)

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = John Allan

| image =

| fullname = John Allan

| birth_date = 1872

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| death_date =

| position = Forward

| years1 = |clubs1 = Glasgow Thistle |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1893–1894 |clubs2 = Derby County |caps2 = 36 |goals2 = 8

| years3 = 1894–1897 |clubs3 = Notts County |caps3 = 79 |goals3 = 27

| years4 = – |clubs4 = Heanor Town |caps4 = |goals4 =

| totalcaps = 115

| totalgoals = 32

}}

John Allan (born 1872 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the English Football League for Derby County and Notts County. He also played for Glasgow Thistle and Heanor Town.{{cite book|author=Michael Joyce|title=The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939|ISBN=1899468676}}