His father was a police sergeant .
Samuel Allardyce was born in October 1954 on the Old Park Farm Estate , Dudley , the son of Robert Allardyce ( 1916 -- 1989 ) and Mary Agnes Allardyce ( 1918 -- 1991 ) .
Samuel Allardyce 's father was a police sergeant .
Samuel Allardyce was born in October 1954 on the Old Park Farm Estate , Dudley , the son of Robert Allardyce ( 1916 -- 1989 ) and Mary Agnes Allardyce ( 1918 -- 1991 ) .