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  1. Malcolm Alexander Allison (5 September 1927 – 14 October 2010) was an English football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Mal", he was one of English football's most flamboyant and intriguing characters because of his panache, fedora and cigar, controversies off the pitch and outspoken nature.

  2. Oct 14, 2023 · One of the most flamboyant figures to emerge in post-war British football history thanks to his larger than life personality and penchant for hyperbole, Allison – or Big Mal as he was universally known – more often than not backed up his big words with even bigger deeds.

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  3. Allison, who yearned for the top job, became frustrated and was involved in an attempted boardroom coup. The situation became confused and Allison was close to dismissal.

  4. Apr 11, 2012 · Former Manchester City manager Malcolm Allison has died, it was announced today. He was 83. The club paid tribute to 'Big Mal' on its website, describing him as "flamboyant, brilliant and...

  5. Oct 15, 2010 · Former Manchester City FC and Crystal Palace FC manager Malcolm Allison has died aged 83. As assistant to Joe Mercer, Allison helped to oversee Manchester City's greatest period of success in...

  6. Oct 15, 2010 · Former Manchester City manager Malcolm Allison has died aged 83. Allison joined the Blues in 1965 as assistant manager to Joe Mercer, with the duo helping City to land the League Championship,...

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  8. Malcolm Allison, the fedora-wearing, cigar-smoking, larger-than-life football manager of the 1960s and 1970s, died yesterday at the age of 83.

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