George Horsburgh Allan (23 August 1875 – 17 October 1899) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a forward for Liverpool, Celtic and Scotland in the late 19th century.
The 20-year-old Allan made an impact for Liverpool after making his debut in a Football League Second Division match a 5–1 home thumping of Newcastle United on 14 September 1895, scoring his first goal for the club seven days later on 21 September against Loughborough Town at the Athletic Ground.
Allan scored a further three goals in the promotion Test matches (the equivalent of today's play-offs) helping the Anfield club regain their spot in the top flight of English football.
Allan moved to Celtic in May 1897 where he carried on his goalscoring exploits, hitting 15 goals in 17 games to help the club win the Scottish league.
[2] Allan was a prolific goalscorer who could have gone on to be one of the all-time greats, but his life was cut short when he contracted tuberculosis in 1899 during his second spell at Liverpool; he was forced to give up playing and died of the condition on 17 October of that year.