Personality
Allison was remembered as one of the most exuberant characters in football and some believed his character made him "ahead of his time". His reputation as an unpredictable character was certainly well known by his assistant at Manchester City Joe Mercer. When Mercer was stopped by police in his car for erratic driving in the early hours of the morning after leaving a club function at Maine Road, upon winding down his window Mercer quipped to the police officer: "OK chaps, what's Malcolm done now?"
Whilst at City Allison enjoyed winding up rivals, Manchester United. At a reception, he called Matt Busby "Matt Baby" and when City beat United 4-1 in January 1970 he walked over to the Stretford End and held four fingers aloft to signify the margin of City's victory. Allison later revealed he had hired a steeplejack to lower the flag on top of Old Trafford's main stand to half-mast.
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