Allan Elleman

Name: Allan Richard Elleman
Born: 3 November 1862, Birmingham (England)
Position: Full-Back/Outside-Right

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Full Caps (1889-1890).
Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish Cup Winner 1887/88.

Club Career:
Glentoran; Cliftonville 1884/85-1889/90; West Bromwich Albion (Football League) 1889/90 (0/0 League); Sheffield United (Midland League); Notts County (Football League) 1891/92 (6/2 League); Grimsby Town (Football Alliance) 1891/92.

Biography:
Allan Elleman's first appearance at an international match was as an umpire - these were the days before referees with each competing team supplying an umpire who talked through any disputes - for a match between England and Ireland in March 1889. A month later he made it on to the field of play as a player, featuring at right-back in Ireland's 3-1 defeat by Wales. The following year he captained Ireland from outside-right in a 9-1 defeat by England that proved to be his final international outing.

An Irish Cup winner with Cliftonville in 1888, Elleman left Ireland to return to his native midlands late in the 1889/90 season, signing with West Bromwich Albion. Know as "the Wee Englishman", Elleman was regarded as being naturalised in Ireland, though ironically it was his move to an English club that brought his Ireland career to a close.

Ireland Cap Details:
27-04-1889 Wales... H L 1-3 BC
15-03-1890 England. H L 1-9 BC

Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.