Robert Allan (10 February 1872 – 14 November 1918) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside-right for West Ham United and its predecessor club Thames Ironworks.
[2] Allan started his career at Dundee, making 11 total appearances and scoring 4 goals, including a hat-trick in a Scottish Cup match against King's Park in January 1897.
There, he made 22 consecutive appearances in the Southern League Division One, between his debut against Southampton on 16 December and the end-of-season test match against Fulham on 30 April.
[4] After the winding up of Thames Ironworks and the formation of West Ham United, Allan continued to play for the new club, making 57 appearances over three seasons.
[6] The club handbook from 1900 to 1901 featured the following description of Allan: Shows excellant judgement in everything he does, and can take hard knocks and play on as game as ever.