Player Profile

Many fans were not impressed when Steve McMahon spent nearly £½ million on Allison from local rivals Bristol City in July 1995 - he had a reputation as a bit of a donkey with Town fans after many derby games.

It didn't take long for "The Chief" to prove them wrong - though he missed the occasional sitter, he had a reasonable scoring ratio, but his main contribution to the team was as a powerful targetman with the ability to hold the ball up in attack. He became a firm fans' favourite, helping the Town to promotion in his first season with the club.

He played for the Town in the First Division until November 1997 - with the Bosman ruling now in effect, and with his contract up for renewal at the end of the season, hard-up Town were unable to refuse Huddersfield's £800,000 bid.

Playing Record

Senior

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.

Career details

Club	Details
Westend Juniors Westend Juniors	(youth)
Halifax Town Halifax Town	August 1986 (trainee) July 6th, 1987 (signed professional contract)
Watford Watford	July 26th, 1989 £250,000 fee ; transferred out (August 9th, 1990)
Bristol City Bristol City	August 9th, 1990 (transferred in, exchange , £150,000 exchange for Mark Gavin, valued at £250,000 - Allison valued at £150,000); transferred out (July 22nd, 1995)
Swindon Town Swindon	July 22nd, 1995 (transferred in, fee set by tribunal , £475,000 )
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town	November 11th, 1997 £800,000 fee
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers	September 3rd, 1999 £300,000 fee ; transferred out (July 30th, 2002)
Sheffield United Sheffield United	July 30th, 2002 (transferred in, free transfer); transferred out (July 30th, 2004)
Chesterfield Chesterfield	July 30th, 2004 (transferred in, free transfer); released (rptd February 25th, 2008)
Chester City Chester	August 2008 (unattached) September 9th, 2008 (assistant manager) October 15th, 2008 (player-assistant manager) November 10th, 2008 (caretaker manager) ; resigned (November 16th, 2008)
Bury Bury	December 2008 (coach)
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers	October 2009 (coach)
Bradford City Bradford	July 2011 (development coach)
Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff Metropolitan University	(first team coach) February 10th, 2017 (manager) ; resigned (September 19th, 2017) September 19th, 2017 (assistant manager)