Born in Hurworth-on-Tees, County Durham Allison started out as a judge's secretary in his native North East, while playing for a local amateur team in Stockton-on-Tees.
Born in Hurworth-on-Tees, County Durham Allison attended Holy Trinity School in Stockton as a teenager. He started out as a judge's secretary in his native North East, while playing for a local amateur team in Stockton-on-Tees.