Career

Five years earlier Allen picked up an injury in the second minute of the FA Cup final; this time he picked up a goal. An early Hoddle free kick was cleared to Waddle on the right flank, and the England winger thundered in a near post cross which the perfectly-positioned Allen headed home. However, it would all end in heartbreak for Tottenham, as Coventry fought back to win 3-2 in extra time. Allen's final tally of 49 goals in all competitions that season broke the Spurs club record held by Jimmy Greaves, and remains unbroken to this day. He also picked up the titles of PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.

Tottenham seemed to peak at this point and the following season Allen's touch was not quite the same. He scored eleven goals and won a fifth and final England cap in another goalless draw, versus Israel. He never scored for his country. In March 1988, Spurs sold Allen to French champions Bordeaux for £1 million. Eighteen months later he joined Manchester City, but despite a good goalscoring record he fell out of favour when Peter Reid took over as manager. He subsequently had short spells with Chelsea, West Ham United, Millwall and Carlisle United before retiring during the 1995-96 season. In an intriguing change of sport, he had a brief spell with the London Monarchs in the NFL Europe.

Allen was the Tottenham Hotspur reserve team coach under Martin Jol at White Hart Lane, as well as being a pundit for a variety of media organisations. He was coach of Spurs Reserves when they won the FA Premier Reserve League Southern Division in 2005-06. His son Oliver plays for Stevenage.

After Jol's dismissal in October 2007, Allen took up the position of Interim Manager of the senior squad. He took charge of the team for one match, a 1-2 defeat by Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, before handing the reins over to Juande Ramos.

Clive Allen has worked for ITV as an analyst on football shows such as The Goal Rush and UEFA Champions League coverage.