Allan Todd

Allan Todd
Personal information
Full name	Allan Calderwood McKinstrey Todd
Date of birth	5 October 1910
Place of birth	Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Date of death	1975 (aged 64–65)
Place of death	Darlington, England
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Wellesley
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Leith Athletic
	Cowdenbeath
1933–1937	Port Vale
1937–1939	Nottingham Forest
1939–1940	Darlington
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Calderwood McKinstrey Todd (5 October 1910 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Scottish clubs Leith Athletic and Cowdenbeath, and represented English sides Port Vale, Nottingham Forest, and Darlington.

Career[edit]

Todd played for Wellesley, Leith Athletic and Cowdenbeath, before joining English side Port Vale in October 1932.^[1] He featured nine times for the "Valiants" in 1932–33, but remained at The Old Recreation Ground whilst rivals Jock Leckie and Ben Davies both departed.^[1] He played 29 times in 1933–34, beating off competition from Ormond Jones.^[1] However, he played just once in 1935–36, as the club suffered relegation with John Potts between the sticks.^[1] Todd played 39 times in the Third Division North in 1936–37, but refused a new contract with Vale and was given a free transfer to Nottingham Forest in exchange for Arthur Masters.^[1] After leaving the City Ground, Todd later played for Darlington.

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1932–33	Second Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	1933–34	Second Division	28	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
	1934–35	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1935–36	Third Division North	39	0	0	0	4	0	43	0
	Total		78	0	1	0	4	0	83	0
Nottingham Forest	1937–38	Second Division	5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
	1938–39	Second Division	12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		17	0	4	0	0	0	21	0
Darlington	1939–40		0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Career total			95	0	5	0	7	0	0	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 291. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ England and Wales Death Registration Index: Allan Calderwood M Todd
^ "Darlington's new team". Sunday Sun. Newcastle upon Tyne. 20 August 1938. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Allan Todd at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)