John William Allan (26 October 1879 – 28 December 1933)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

[2] Allan played as a wing and forward during two seasons for Collingwood in the VFL.

In 1904, Allan transferred to Port Melbourne,[3] becoming captain in 1905[4] and later serving as a trainer of the club[5] Outside his football career he worked as a sawyer until a workplace accident in 1919 resulted in him losing his left arm near the elbow.

[6] John "Son" Allan died suddenly in late 1933, survived by his wife and five children.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1870s is a stub.