| Ben Allan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 1990, Hawthorn vs. Collingwood, at AFL Park | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–89, 1996 | Claremont | 66 (67) | |
| 1990–1994 | Hawthorn | 98 (72) | |
| 1995–1997 | Fremantle | 47 (34) | |
| Total | 211 (173) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1988–1995 | Western Australia | 6 (2) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2001 | Fremantle | 13 (2–11–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Benjamin Thomas Allan (born 15 October 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and for the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
In a short but decorated playing career, Allan was appointed the inaugural captain of Fremantle, and is one of only two footballers to have won three consecutive Simpson Medals, the other being Barry Cable. He won the medal in 1988 and 1990 for being the best player in a State of Origin match involving Western Australia, and in 1989 as best on ground in the WAFL Grand Final.