years clubs article_title statsend name debutdate birth_date originalteam debutopponent debutteam heightweight
1949-1952 richmond tom allen -lrb- australian footballer -rrb-
 1952 tom allen round 14 1949 18 april 1930 richmond mutuals north melbourne richmond 180 cm / 83 kg
tom allen -lrb- australian footballer -rrb-

tom allen -lrb- born 18 april 1930 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer .
he played in the vfl with the richmond football club from 1949 to 1952 .
in his debut game against north melbourne he kicked 12 behinds .
this set a record for most behinds in a game without a goal .
the record was later equalled by stuart spencer of the demons .
allen went on to coach a number of teams , finally coaching richmond 's fourths , the essex heights under 17s , from 1965 to 1980 .
under his guidance essex heights won premierships in 1973 , 1975 , 1976 , 1978 and 1979 .
he was coach of victoria at the 1975 australian schoolboys ' championships .
