Graham Allner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Birmingham City | |||
| Walsall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Paget Rangers | |||
| Managerial career | |||
|
AP Leamington | |||
| 1983–1998 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 1998–1999 | Worcester City | ||
| 2002 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Graham Allner (born 7 September 1949) is an English former football player and manager.
He was manager of
Early life
Allner was born in Birmingham, England.
Playing career
Allner started his playing career as a schoolboy at
He joined
Allner then made his first entry into coaching, being appointed player assistant manager at Cheltenham Town.
Managerial career
Allner began his managerial career with
Kidderminster almost made it to the Football League in 1996–97 after leading the Conference by 15 points at Christmas, but a storming run by close contenders Macclesfield Town pushed them into second place.
Allner quit in November 1998 after almost 16 years in charge, and was eventually replaced by
He later worked as a coach under Steve Cotterill at Cheltenham Town and helped them win promotion to Division Two in 2002. When Cotterill moved to Stoke City a few weeks after the promotion triumph, Allner was promoted to the manager's seat but was sacked on 13 January 2003 with Cheltenham heading for relegation. His successor was Bobby Gould.
He is currently working for the Scouting Network.
Honours
As a player
Paget Rangers
- Midland Combination: 1969–70, 1970–71
Alvechurch
- Midland Combination: 1971–72; runner-up 1972–73
- West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division: 1973–74
- Worcestershire Senior Cup: 1973–74
- Birmingham Senior Amateur Cup: 1973–74
Worcester City
- Southern Football League Premier Division: 1978–79
As a manager
AP Leamington
- Southern League Premier Division: 1982–83
Kidderminster Harriers
- FA Trophy: 1987
- Football Conference: 1994–95