caption fullname youthclubs years death_date clubs caps birth_place goals position manageryears birth_date managerclubs image article_title name
malcolm . allison in manchester city colours during the 1970s malcolm alexander allison erith & belvedere 1951 -- 1957 14 october 2010 erith & belvedere west ham united 2 238 dartford , england 0 10 centre half 1963 1972 1972 -- 1973 1973 -- 1976 1976 -- 1977 -- 1978 -- 1979 1979 -- 1980 1980 -- 1981 1981 1964 1981 -- 1982 1982 -- 1984 1984 1985 -- 1986 1964 1986 -- 1988 1988 1989 1992 -- 1993 1964 -- 1965 1965 -- 5 september 1927 bath assistant -rrb- manchester city crystal palace galatasaray plymouth argyle manchester city city crystal palace yeovil town sporting cp middlesbrough wilington kuwait toronto vitória de setúbal sc farense fisher athletic bristol rovers city plymouth argyle manchester city -lrb- malcolm allison.jpg malcolm allison
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malcolm allison

malcolm alexander allison -lrb- 5 september 1927 -- 14 october 2010 -rrb- was an english football player and manager .
nicknamed `` big mal '' , he was one of english football 's most flamboyant and intriguing characters because of his panache , fedora and cigar , controversies off the pitch and outspoken nature .
allison 's managerial potential become apparent while in his youth at west ham united , where he became a reliable defender and acted as a mentor to the younger players including future england world cup winning captain bobby moore .
his playing career was cut short in 1958 when he had to have a lung removed because of tuberculosis .
as a coach he is remembered for assisting manager joe mercer in the transformation of the team he supported as a young boy - manchester city .
during the 1960s and early 1970s , allison won seven trophies in seven years with joe mercer .
after mercer left , he went on to manage the club on two occasions whilst offering his managerial services for a third time in 1989 .
he went on to manage several more english sides , as well as three in portugal and the kuwait national team .
