Malcolm Allen (footballer)
Malcolm Allen (born 21 March 1967) is a Welsh football coach, former professional footballer and sports pundit and co-commentator. As a player, he was a striker, notably having a brief spell in the Premier League with Newcastle United and a loan spell with Aston Villa, although spells with Watford, Norwich City and Millwall in the Football League brought most of his appearances during his career. He retired having had a brief spell with non-league side Stevenage Borough. He was capped 14 times by Wales, scoring 3 goals. Since retiring, he has worked as a youth team coach for Aberystwyth, but now works in media and is a pundit and commentator for S4C show Sgorio. Early life Allen was born in Deiniolen, Gwynedd. Playing career Allen began his career with Watford, signing apprentice terms in July 1983, before becoming professional in March 1985. He scored Watford's only goal in 1985 FA Youth Cup final. He played and scored for the Hornets in their FA Cup semi-final defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in 1987, and in 19 cup appearances for Watford scored eight goals. He was loaned to Aston Villa in September 1987 by new Watford manager Dave Bassett, and after Watford were