He signed amateur forms for Leeds United in 1934, but never played a first-team game for the club.

He signed amateur forms for Sheffield United, and became a professional on his 17th birthday.

He signed amateur forms for the Oldham club in 1971 and became a full-time professional in 1974.

A year later, he signed amateur forms with Manchester United, before turning professional in December 1959.

He signed amateur forms with Cardiff City in 1942, becoming a professional when league football resumed after the war.

Club cricket - mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the game, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening.

He later asked to be released from the club in order to join Derry City as he was only on amateur forms.

Shortly afterwards he signed amateur forms with County at the age of nineteen.

Allen signed amateur forms with Port Vale in December 1944.

This amateur form of the sport is also found in some countries, such as the United States, where professional racing exists.