Reg Allen
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Reginald Arthur Allen (born Marylebone London May 3, 1919) was a goalkeeper with QPR and Manchester United in the 1930s and 1940s.
Reg made his QPR debut against Newport County in December 1938 and was known as one of the best goalkeepers of his era. Reg went on to play 183 league games for QPR, his career impacted by the war years where he wwas a POW in North Africa. He was a member of the 1948 QPR that won the 3rd division championship.
He was transferred to Manchester United in 1950 for a then world record fee for a goalkeeper.
